Warlord #63 [Direct]
(November 1982)

DC, 1976 Series
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Volume
7
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-07-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Laurie Sutton (editor)

Issue Notes

Sutton is credited on the letters page, back-up story and the indicia, while Andru is credited in the Warlord story's credit box.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

The Kaash'ban (Table of Contents)

Warlord / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Grell (signed)
Inks
Mike Grell (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
C-172
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Mikola Rostov; Shakira

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

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

Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Kaash'ban (Table of Contents: 2)

Warlord / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Grell (plot); Sharon Grell (uncredited)
Pencils
Dan Jurgens
Inks
Mike DeCarlo
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Ross Andru

Job Number
J-8371
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Mikola Rostov; Mariah Romanova; Machiste; Aram al Ashir; Shakira; Reaudel; Failith; Calef
Synopsis
Morgan and Rostov stop off in Kaambuka.

Indexer Notes

Scripting credits per Mike Grell October 2006. "I worked by dictation and she typed the scripts. I plotted, she wrote. I got billing credit."

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

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Tyco Magnum 440 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Tyco Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Life Savers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Dave Manak

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where science ends -- magic begins...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
He-Man [Prince Adam]; Teela; Man-At-Arms [Duncan]; Battle Cat [Cringer]; Zodac Zur; Skeletor [Keldor]; Beast Man [Raqquill Rqazz]

Indexer Notes

"Cover" of Masters of the Universe preview. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Fate Is the Killer (Table of Contents: 8)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Dave Hunt
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Dave Manak

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Zodac; Prince Adam [He-Man]; Man-at-Arms; Teela; Cringer [Battle Cat]; The Sorceress; Skeletor; Mer-Man; Beast-Man; Superman
Synopsis
Skeletor seeks the other half of the power sword.

Indexer Notes

Masters of the Universe preview story inserted between pages 13 and 14 of the first story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Dungeons & Dragons; TSR Hobbies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Stranded! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Barren Earth / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Cohn
Pencils
Ron Randall
Inks
Ron Randall
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
Milt Snapinn; Todd Klein (feature logo design)
Editing
Laurie Sutton

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Advar; Jinal Ne Comarr; Razik; Lizzak
Synopsis
Introduces some of the main cast and the setting. In the midst of a battle with the Qlov civilization, a few humans crash upon a scorchd desert Earth of the future. Intro Jinal Ne Comarr, who will become the leader of the little band of humans.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Laurie Sutton (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-1118
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My fellow Skartarans: I hope you've enjoyed...

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers David L. Mason, Dennis Petilli, and Wallace Lee Hopkins. Editor Sutton bids the reader farewell and introduces a new artistic team.

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

Kidco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Frogger Video Game Cartridge (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Parker Brothers Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Kaash'ban
    Warlord
  2. 1. ["You're building for real."]
    Lego Toys
  3. 2. The Kaash'ban
    Warlord
  4. 3. ["Now Bubble Yum is super yum"]
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. ["We are looking for a few good boys and girls..."]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. Tyco Magnum 440
    Tyco Toys
  7. 6. ["Be a Life Savers flavor shooter!"]
    Life Savers
  8. 7. ["Where science ends -- magic begins..."]
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  9. 8. Fate Is the Killer
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  10. 9. ["A bad case of Worms"]
    Mattel Toys
  11. 10. A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure
    Dungeons & Dragons; TSR Hobbies
  12. 11. ["Sgt. Rock is on the move in 82!"]
    Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock
  13. 12. Stranded!
    The Barren Earth
  14. 13. Write Right Now!
  15. 14. ["DC is on the move!"]
  16. 15. ["My fellow Skartarans: I hope you've enjoyed..."]
    Chain Mail
  17. 16. ["Triple free offer!!!"]
    Kidco
  18. 17. Frogger Video Game Cartridge
    Parker Brothers Games
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore