This next book I just don't get.  I mean, I guess I understand it, I just don't get it.

DC Comics Presents #47 from July 1982, featuring the first comic book appearance of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!  I understand how this being the first comic book appearance could be a big thing, I just don't get it.  It's not like the toy line had a successful or fondly remembered comic book run like G.I. Joe or Transformers did.

As a kid growing up in the 1970's, this toy line was before my time.  Although, now that I think about it, this book was from 1982 which puts me at 12 years old.  Why do I remember this being much later than that?

Hold on a sec while I do some quick googling...

So the toy line started in 1982, with the show following a year later in 1983.  So this issue is pretty early in the He-Man lore.  According to the editorial in the letters page, this issue also features the appearance of some characters who have not been publicly released toys yet.  I guess I can kind of see it now, especially since this issue predates the television show.  You learn something new every day.

I also managed to find another copy of this issue in the $2 bins from a vendor at last year's Motor City Comic-Con, so this is a good flying under the radar pick of a book to find out in the wild for a quick flip.  I just checked the sold eBay listings, and I thought the Overstreet prices were crazy!  With VG copies fetching upwards of $30-50 raw, I just might have to put up my under copy.