Warlord #6
(April-May 1977)

DC, 1976 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1977-01-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893248205
Editing
Jack C. Harris (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #139.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Warlord / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Grell (signed)
Inks
Mike Grell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-420
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can the Warlord rejoin the woman he loves -- or will his own people execute him as a traitorous spy?
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Mariah Romanova; Professor George Lakely; Stryker; Tikal
Reprints

The Whole World's Upside Down (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Topsy-Turvy Man
Synopsis
Topsy-Turvy turns people upside down to shake out their cash and Hostess Fruit Pies, but is captured from the bottom up by Batman.

Indexer Notes

Hostess Fruit Pie advertisement on inside front cover.

Home Is a Four-Letter Word! (Table of Contents: 2)

Warlord / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Grell
Pencils
Mike Grell
Inks
Mike Grell
Colors
Elizabeth Safian
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4597
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Professor Mariah Romanova (first appearance); Professor George Lakely (first appearance); Professor Richard Belding (first appearance); Professor Tor Olafson (first appearance); Tikal; Stryker (first appearance)
Synopsis
Introducing Mariah (Romanova), a modern woman who meets Morgan on the surface and then returns to Skartaris with him.
Reprints

[Look, Friends!] (Table of Contents: 3)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Grit.

After page 4 of the story.

[Powerful Muscles Fast!!] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mighty Muscles Muscle Builder / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[Write Right Now!] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Half page of small, classified style ads.
Before page 5 of the story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

After page 8 of the story.

[Make Money Fast] (Table of Contents: 7)

Anchor Specialties Identification Plates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[Write Right Now!] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Full page of small, classified style ads.
Before page 9 of the story.

[Personalized Metal Social Security Plates] (Table of Contents: 9)

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

After page 10 of the story.

[3 Big Drafting Kits] (Table of Contents: 10)

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[Hungry Plant] (Table of Contents: 11)

Insect Eating / Hungry / Carnivorous Plants / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[The Next Two DC Dollar Comics] (Table of Contents: 12)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, you can still suscribe to your favorite DC Comics!
Characters
Superman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One of you Justice Leaguers gave out our top secrets!
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]

Indexer Notes

Promo for the Amazing world of DC Comics #14.

Before page 11 of the story.

[Joe Weider] (Table of Contents: 15)

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Joe Weider (photo)

And Now... Still Another Message of Untold Importance From Our Prolific Publisher!! (Table of Contents: 16)

DC Publishorial / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jenette Kahn (credited)
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Jenette Kahn (photo)

Indexer Notes

Discussion of inflation and cost of comics, and pitch for the value of new DC Dollar Comics.

Before page 12 of the story.

[Make Money Customizing Cars] (Table of Contents: 17)

Customizing Center Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

After page 16 of the story.

[Big-as-Life Hang-ups] (Table of Contents: 18)

Super-Hero Stick-Ons or Hang-Ups / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Batman; Superman

[First Edition Sale!] (Table of Contents: 19)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for DC Comics packaged in sets.
Before page 17 of the story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Chain Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-626
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just wanted to let you know that I think Warlord is the best looking comic book being published today.

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers Tony Starks, Mike White, and Anthony Dickelson; responses from Jack C. Harris.

Volume 77 Issue 4 - Week of January 24, 1977 (Table of Contents: 21)

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Bob Rozakis; Anthony Tollin (production)

Characters
Justice League [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]]

Indexer Notes

Solicitation for titles shipping the weeks of January 24, 1977 and January 31, 1977. Planet Mini-Puzzle #2. Spotlight on JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #142 and KARATE KID #8.

[100 pc. Toy Soldier Set] (Table of Contents: 22)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[Prizes or Cash] (Table of Contents: 23)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[Make Money Get Prizes] (Table of Contents: 24)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Can the Warlord rejoin the woman he loves -- or will his own people execute him as a traitorous spy?"]
    Warlord
  2. 1. The Whole World's Upside Down
    Batman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  3. 2. Home Is a Four-Letter Word!
    Warlord
  4. 3. [Look, Friends!]
    Grit Newspaper
  5. 4. [Powerful Muscles Fast!!]
    Mighty Muscles Muscle Builder
  6. 5. [Write Right Now!]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Slim Jim
  8. 7. [Make Money Fast]
    Anchor Specialties Identification Plates
  9. 8. [Write Right Now!]
  10. 9. [Personalized Metal Social Security Plates]
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  11. 10. [3 Big Drafting Kits]
    North American School of Drafting
  12. 11. [Hungry Plant]
    Insect Eating / Hungry / Carnivorous Plants
  13. 12. [The Next Two DC Dollar Comics]
  14. 13. ["Yes, you can still suscribe to your favorite DC Comics!"]
  15. 14. ["One of you Justice Leaguers gave out our top secrets!"]
  16. 15. [Joe Weider]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  17. 16. And Now... Still Another Message of Untold Importance From Our Prolific Publisher!!
    DC Publishorial
  18. 17. [Make Money Customizing Cars]
    Customizing Center Training
  19. 18. [Big-as-Life Hang-ups]
    Super-Hero Stick-Ons or Hang-Ups
  20. 19. [First Edition Sale!]
  21. 20. ["I just wanted to let you know that I think Warlord is the best looking comic book being published today."]
    Chain Mail
  22. 21. Volume 77 Issue 4 - Week of January 24, 1977
    Daily Planet
  23. 22. [100 pc. Toy Soldier Set]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  24. 23. [Prizes or Cash]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  25. 24. [Make Money Get Prizes]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • CTGarry
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Morbus Iff
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Van Dore