Limited Edition Masters Of The Universe Heroes Vs. Villains Gummies - Huer

While walking through my local Safeway, I came across an endcap that caught my eye. Mainly because of its familiar package from my youth. I knew right away it was Masters Of The Universe related, but what, I wasn't sure. As I got in closer, I discovered that what was before me was a display full of pouches housing Huer brand gummies.

Naturally I wanted to take a bag (or ten) home with me, but that was when I noticed the price. Regularly priced, these were $4.99 a pouch. Safeway was feeling "generous" and had them on sale for 2 for $7.00.

Getting the bags home, I popped one open to see if the gummies looked just like they showed on the package. I mean, kind of. The Evil-Lyn and Power Sword are probably the most accurate. Though I'm not honestly understanding why they would do Evil-Lyn. It would seem more appropriate to cast Skeletor's Havoc Staff to mirror the Power Sword of He-Man.

What kind of miffed me was that there was only one Skeletor in the pouch, but five of all the others. That's bogus!

Flipping the bag over, it gives you information on each of the gummies flavor, He-Man being orange, the Power Sword being strawberry, blueberry for Evil-Lyn, and grape / lemon for Skeletor. While He-Man definitely had his flavor going on, the Power Sword tasted more like cherry to me, and Evil-Lyn more like grape. As for Skeletor, I unfortunately didn't get to try him. More on that below.

What I will say is that they have a very thick syrupy flavor, laden with sugar. It leaves a rather unpleasant aftertaste in the back of your throat. Overall, pretty awful. I can't believe I used to eat this type of stuff as a kid.

The other side of the back of the package tells you just how unhealthy these are for you. With three servings in each container, this isn't what we'll call good for you (on any level). Further, with how bad they are, it's not worth the calories. I definitely would not buy these again.

Being a collector first, I did do what collector's do. I collected. My second, unopened bag, got vacuum sealed, and the set of four gummies from the bag I opened also got that treatment. Will these last on my shelf? Well, time will tell. But as you can see, this is why I ultimately didn't get to try the Skeletor one.

Collectors gonna collect!

If you're a He-Man fan, I would definitely recommend grabbing come bags for your collection. However, if you're looking for a tasty snack with a nostalgic flare, while these hit the latter mark, the flavor is horrible. Still, this was fun to pick up and add to my ever expanding and overstuffed shelves.

Being limited, I'm not sure how long these will be around, but I don't suspect it will be long past the movie's release in theaters. For now, the Safeway near me had an entire display full of them. They're not exactly flying off shelves, and I suspect that's mainly driven by the price point. They're far pricier than they should be, and don't really deliver on the value.

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Amazing Fantasy 15 (General Mills)

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Amazing Fantasy 15
General Mills
2022

On October 20, 2022, Wal-Mart launched an online exclusive box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal. Featured on the box was a fabulous rendering of the original 1962 cover of Amazing Fantasy 15, the first appearance of Spider-Man in Marvel Comics. Limited to just 1,962 boxes, and despite being priced at $10.00 per box, the cereal sold out fast - Mainly to scalpers, of course.

The main treasure within this collectable box was on the back. Flipping it over, it would open up, like a book, and featured an abridged reprint of Amazing Fantasy. Yes, that's right. A fantastic and iconic comic right there on the back of your cereal box!

Back in 2024, when I wrote this post, sealed boxes were still relatively easy to come by, on secondary markets, of course. Typically, they sell for between $20.00 and $25.00, with free shipping, which I suppose isn't terrible. I mean, it was decent enough for me to grab one, and by the time you read this, I may have opted to grab more. It's a unique collectible for comic fans, and a fun way to read the origin of Marvel's web spinning super hero.

Based on the label, the cereal expired as of April 20, 2023. While I suppose that's not too long a period between then and now, I still wouldn't recommend eating any of it. But, hey, to each their own if you opt to get a box or two.

For those of you who've never taken a moment to read this iconic story, I took the liberty of posting the book in its entirety below, ads and all. Personally, I'm not a fan of the "B" and "C" stories, but that Spider-Man debut makes up for it in spades. It's a classic read! Enjoy!

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Star Wars: Blue Milk (TruMoo and Kemps)

Star Wars: Blue Milk
TruMoo and Kemps
2024

Need to chow down on some sugary cereal before traveling the Jundland Wastes? Well, don't forget your blue milk. TruMoo and Kemps have you covered.

With Disney's inception of Galaxy's Edge, came the various menu items to fill the park out with Star Wars themed eateries. Of course, blue milk was bound to be among the options for local denizens. However, with it, also came the obvious conclusion to mass dairy producers TruMoo and Kemps that they too could capitalize on the novelty beverage from a galaxy far far away. They already had the main ingredient. All they need was a touch of blue dye, and a smidge of vanilla flavoring.

Blue milk not your thing? That's cool. It also came in chocolate, and strawberry. Additionally, if you got the mall cartons, there were a variety of different character pictures to collect.

What's interesting is that chocolate appears to come in multiple sizes, pints, half gallon, and gallons, the blue version only came in half gallons, and the strawberry in pints. Why? I don't know.

Depending on what area you're from, TruMoo may not have been available, leaving you have to track down the counterpart from Kemps. While it was the same logo, with exception of the company logo, the variety didn't seem to be available. Kemps appears to have only produced the half gallon in blue milk, skipping the chocolate and strawberry flavors completely.

They did, however, produce several special labels for their gallon white milk varieties.

If these weren't enough milk jug fun times for you, other brands also slapped their logos on the variety of white milk labels shown here. These included, but may not have been limited to, Reitter, Deans, Garelick Farms, Prices, Alta Dena, Oakhurst, Lehigh Valley, Meadow Gold, Pet, Gandy's, Swiss Premium, Jilbert, Creamland, Cass-Clay, Tuscan, Country Fresh, and Oak Farm. Basically, it all came down to which dairy distributer covered what region, and I'm pretty sure I didn't capture them all here.

I mean, if you want to collect Star Wars milk containers, you've got tons of variety here between skim, 1%, 2%, and whole. I wouldn't necessarily advise you try and track down a full bottle, what with it being long expired at this point. However, empty ones are plentiful online.

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Fallout Nuka Cola Quantum and Victory (Jones Soda Co.)

 

Nuka Cola Quantum
Jones Soda Co.
2015

When Fallout 4 was on the horizon of being released, Jones Soda Co. teamed up with Bethesda  to released a limited batch of Nuka Cola Quantum. If being limited edition wasn't bad enough, Jones doubled down by making it a Target exclusive. This, of course, meant that few bottles made it to shelves, typically bought by employees who put them straight on ebay. The ones that did make it ot shelves were often bought by scalpers, who, as you probably guessed, also put them straight on ebay.

As prices of the drink immediately skyrocketed to $100.00 per bottle, most fans of the game simply gave up on getting an opportunity to try it. It was like Pepsi Perfect all over again!

For the few fans who did manage to get one of the bottles from retail, and crack it open, the general consensus was that the flavor was lacking. Many noted the berry lemonade drink tasting watered down, and chemically, and overall being overpriced, and underwhelming.

Despite this consensus this didn't stop collectors for wanting them.

Nuka Cola Victory
Jones Soda Co.
2024

Following the launch of the Amazon Prime television series, Jones returned to the world of Fallout, and released an all new limited drink, Nuka Cola Victory.

Unlike their prior entry, and despite being limited, Victory seemed a bit easier to come by. This was most likely aided by it not being exclusive to a specific store, as well as being sold directly on the brewer's website, in addition to retail stores.

This time, the soda boasted a peach mango flavor. However, and despite this, the reviews seemed to echo Quantum. Chemically was a word thrown around in various reviews, as well as artificial, underwhelming, and overpriced. On top of this, you also have the secondary market boom making a return as the scalpers gobble these up.

Once again, Jones seemed to fail in the flavor department, while also creating something that the fans would still buy anyway. While I personally own these two drinks, not being a soda drinker, I haven't tried them. As such, I can't say anything about the flavors themselves.

What I will say is that while they're unique pieces to add to one's Fallout collection, they're certainly generic in every sense of the word. I mean, let's be honest. These bottles don't replicate the look of a Nuka Cola from the game. It's just a standard bottle with a printed label on it. You could essentially make these at home, and have something just as impressive, if not better, and people have.

Nuka Cola
Getränkefeinkost
2010

An honorable mention goes to German brewer, Getränkefeinkost, who in 2010 released three different Nuka Cola flavors as a promotional counterpart to Fallout New Vegas. As word began spread, many people chalked these up to being unauthorized. With such a "weird" look to the Vault Boy, this was an easy assumption to make, but an incorrect one.

Being from Germany, this wasn't something on my radar back in 2010. Of course, nor was Fallout, if I'm being honest. As such, this wasn't a soft drink that I picked up when first released. Being that the bottles expired in 2013, and again, not being a soda drinker, these also aren't something I've tried to this day, so I also don't know what these taste like. I also cannot find any reviews of anyone who did.

Being an import in minimum quantities, these bottles don't typically sell for cheap. Further, the ones available are usually empty. I've seen empty ones sell for as much as $100.00, and full ones for much, much, much, more.

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