Warlord #24
(August 1979)

DC, 1976 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-05-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893248208
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #168.

The Song of Ligia (Table of Contents)

Warlord / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Grell (signed)
Inks
Mike Grell (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (sourced)
Letters
?

Job Number
C-993
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Ligia
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Spot-bilt / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We wear Spot-bilt just like O. J.
Characters
O. J. Simpson

Indexer Notes

Shoe ad.

Song of Ligia (Table of Contents: 2)

Warlord / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Grell
Pencils
Mike Grell
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-6091
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Tara (memory); Ligia; Joshua (clone, memory); Harrando; Deimos
Synopsis
Ligia rescues Morgan from drowning, and his painful memories, in a magical bubble under the sea.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Fruit Stripe Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey kids, have as much fun in Fruit Stripe Land...

Indexer Notes

After page 4 of the main story.

Fun Factory (Table of Contents: 4)

Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Before page 5 of the main story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two big hits

Indexer Notes

Hostess cakes ad.

After page 8 of the main story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Try these for size!
Characters
Jonah Hex; Superman

Indexer Notes

Promo for digests featuring Jonah Hex and Superman.

Before page 9 of the story.

Pete Rose Batting Practice (Table of Contents: 7)

Turco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Pete Rose

Indexer Notes

Ad for a device to let kids practice batting without a pitcher done in comic form.

After page 10 of the story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get into the war--

Indexer Notes

Promo for All-Out War #1.

Pick Up Sticks. (Table of Contents: 9)

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Slim Jim ad.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember how many times you felt left out...

Indexer Notes

Ad for Grit newspaper.

Supershirts! (Table of Contents: 11)

Heroes World / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Joker; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Supergirl [Linda Lee Danvers; Kara Zor-El]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepott]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Storm (seahorse)

Indexer Notes

Before page 11 of the main story.

[Lamborghini Countach 1/20 Scale] (Table of Contents: 12)

Digital Marketing / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

After page 12 of the main story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Because you demanded it!
Characters
Supergirl; Superman

Indexer Notes

Promo for Superman #338.

Before page 13 of the main story.

$10,000 Reward! (Table of Contents: 14)

Coin Values Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Rare penny ad.

After page 16 of the main story.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 15)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Before page 17 of the main story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Jack C. Harris
Pencils
Mike Grell (illustration)
Inks
Mike Grell (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-290
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Editor, Once there was the Warlord...

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Robert L. Bender, Morris Ellis, and Harold Kramer.

Miniature preview of next issue's cover art.

Volume 79 Issue 23 - Week of May 21, 1979 (Table of Contents: 17)

Daily Planet / in-house column / 0.8 page (report information)

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

Job Number
P-323
Characters
Green Arrow; Green Lantern

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Hembeck

Genre
humor; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Orlando
Inks
Joe Orlando
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Enter the wonderful world of amazing live sea-monkeys...

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

Corgi Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shhhh don't let Lois Lane find out you're a friend of Superman
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Ad for a Superman line of Corgi cars.

Daisy 840 (Table of Contents: 21)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Song of Ligia
    Warlord
  2. 1. ["We wear Spot-bilt just like O. J."]
    Spot-bilt
  3. 2. Song of Ligia
    Warlord
  4. 3. ["Hey kids, have as much fun in Fruit Stripe Land..."]
    Fruit Stripe Gum
  5. 4. Fun Factory
    Fun Factory
  6. 5. ["Two big hits"]
    Hostess
  7. 6. ["Try these for size!"]
  8. 7. Pete Rose Batting Practice
    Turco
  9. 8. ["Get into the war--"]
  10. 9. Pick Up Sticks.
    Slim Jim
  11. 10. ["Remember how many times you felt left out..."]
    Grit Newspaper
  12. 11. Supershirts!
    Heroes World
  13. 12. [Lamborghini Countach 1/20 Scale]
    Digital Marketing
  14. 13. ["Because you demanded it!"]
  15. 14. $10,000 Reward!
    Coin Values Co.
  16. 15. Write Right Now!
  17. 16. ["Dear Editor, Once there was the Warlord..."]
    Chain Mail
  18. 17. Volume 79 Issue 23 - Week of May 21, 1979
    Daily Planet
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
  20. 19. ["Enter the wonderful world of amazing live sea-monkeys..."]
    Sea-Monkeys
  21. 20. ["Shhhh don't let Lois Lane find out you're a friend of Superman"]
    Corgi Toys
  22. 21. Daisy 840
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore