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The Mego Micronauts
had no back story for kids to identify with, and back then they didn't
need one. But later on in the '80's, having a TV show tie-in of some kind
was a necessity. Commercials just weren't enough to sell a product, so
the next best thing to having a Saturday morning cartoon for the Lords
of Light was for them to create their own back story and include it with
the toys. This was done in the form of a mini-comic book, which was as
equally entertaining to read as it was somewhat disturbing to look at.
"Die a thousand deaths, Izzurian!" isn't the most appropriate
slogan to help sell toys to children, but nevertheless was the war cry
of the Evilites. Illustrated by noted cartoonist Howard Nostrand, this
10" x 14" 2-sided glossy fold up comic was a nice addition to
a rather poorly made action figure. Click on the thumbnails below to see
the "big picture" behind the fight between the Lords of Light
and the Evilites, and "let the saga continue..."
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