"Song of Celice" - He-Man & Battle-Cat Cel

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe "Song of Celice" He-Man and Battle-Cat Original Production Cel Setup with "Trouble's Middle Name" Master Background (Filmation, c. 1983-1984). Presented here in this legendary lot is a superb original hand-painted cel setup with a Master Background featuring the titular character He-Man and his companion Battle-Cat from the seminal Saturday morning cartoon, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The series became one of the most influential animated shows of the 1980s, creating the biggest boom within animation industry and running for two seasons with 65 episodes each. He-Man and Battle Cat's terrific combine cel figure, measuring 8.5" x 8.75", can be seen at the 6:59 timestamp from the episode titled "Song of Celice" that originally aired on 10/5/1983 as Episode 22 of Season 1 and sees Skeletor abduct Celice, the Singer from the Kingdom of Tahryn, in order to awaken the monster Yog and destroy Eternia. The gorgeous Master Background, measuring 14.25" x 10.5", appears at the 12:22 timestamp from the episode titled "Trouble's Middle Name" that originally aired on 10/29/1984 as Episode 28 of Season 2 and sees He-Man and the Masters of the Universe invited to the Sun Temple to witness the charging of the Sun Stone. But along the way, they meet Prankster, a visitor from Orko's home dimension of Trolla, who keeps causing problems for the gang. Meanwhile, Negator sets out to follow the heroes so that he can steal the Sun Stone's energy for himself. The year of 2026 is the year of He-Man since a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up game, developed by Bitmap Bureau and published by Limited Run Games, will be releasing this year alongside the feature film Masters of the Universe which will release 6/5/2026 and is directed by Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings, Bumblebee), starring Nicholas Galitzine as the heroic He-Man and Jared Leto as the wicked Skeletor. This colorful cel setup captures the heroic essence of He-Man and represents a significant era of pop culture and animation, a nostalgic collectible for fans of vintage animation and 1980s television. The overall condition is Very Good to Fine with light handling wear and edge wear.