GOLDEN BOOKS 1983 - 1986

Western Publishing Company released a large number of MOTU and POP books under the banner of Golden. Below is what I believe to be the complete list. Links are provided to the books which have been scanned and presented on this site. Most of these books can still be tracked down on sites like AbeBooks if you're interested in finding copies of the others. I haven't listed them here, but some titles were apparently released as both soft and hard covers.

The stories were pretty basic, although The Sunbird Legacy stands out as an exception. The interior illustrations varied in quality but were generally adequate for children's picture books. By contrast, the cover paintings by Earl Norem were much more dramatic and detailed. It seems the stories were aimed at children who were learning to read, so don't expect too much from the content. There are, however, some good moments of jeopardy and action.

MOTU Soft Covers

• The Sword of Skeletor
• The Thief of Castle Grayskull
• Caverns of Fear
• The Trap
• Mask of Evil
• Time Trouble
• The Rock Warriors
• Secret of the Dragon's Egg
• Meteor Monsters
• The Magic Mirrors
• A Hero in Need
• Power from the Sky

POP Soft Covers

• The Sword of She-Ra
• Glimmer of Hope
• The Enchantment
• The Crooked Crown

Giant Picture Books

• Heroic Warriors
• Evil Warriors

MOTU Hard Covers

• The Sunbird Legacy
• I Have the Power
• Skeletor's Flower of Power
• He-Man Smells Trouble
• The River of Ruin
• Teela's Secret
• The Horde

POP Hard Covers

• She-Ra, the Princess of Power
• The Queen of the Ball
• Everything but Happiness
• The Spirit of She-Ra

MOTU Hard Covers (Heroic Champions)

• Dangerous Games
• New Champions of Eternia
• Demons of the Deep
• Maze of Doom

POP Hard Covers (Heroic Champions)

• The Silent Storm
• The Trouble with Doubles
• Too Long at the Fair
• The Folly of Catra