Licensing television into books is a scheme dear to the publishing industry, because nothing sells books like TV. I found this strange example in the dollar bin of a Lincoln Square record shop.
Attack of the Mutants is "A THUNDERCATS ADVENTURE" written by Ann Hodgman, who at one point served as the food editor for the magazine Spy. She went on to write several young-adult vampire novels, none of which featured any Thundercats--which is too bad, really. At least that would be something new to do with a pretty tired monster.
The art credited to "Mones," who I believe is Isadoro Mones, who did covers for Vampirella and Creepy. A quick look at his very 1970s psychedelic and sexy art for this book gives the impression it was not aimed at cereal-munching children, but rather some acid-eating cult of furries. There's a pretty kickass painting of Panthro fighting a giant fire-breathing moth, but you really need to see it full-size to appreciate it. Trust me on this one.
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