Warlord #40 [Direct]
(December 1980)

DC, 1976 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)

Issue Notes

The Brotherhood of Death (Table of Contents)

Warlord / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Job Number
C-434
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We challenge you.

Indexer Notes

Lego

The Brotherhood of Death (Table of Contents: 2)

Warlord / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Grell
Pencils
Mike Grell
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-6899
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Shakira; King Aram al Ashir; Mustulous; Harrarh; Tara (last page cameo)
Synopsis
Morgan arrives at the kingdom of his friend Ashir.
Reprints

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aayyy... it's me, the Fonz! Now catch my new show and my new friends every Saturday morning on ABC!
Characters
Arthur Fonzerelli [Fonzy]; Wonder Woman; Superman; Batman; Robin; Richie Rich; Dollar; Scrappy Doo; Scooby Doo; Dingbat; Heathcliff; Plastic Man; Plasticbaby; Thundarr

Indexer Notes

After page 4 of The Brotherhood of Death.

[Sea-Monkeys] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Before page 5 of The Brotherhood of Death.

Superman Saves the Weather Satellites! (Table of Contents: 5)

Hostess Twinkies; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Tara Cobal (villain); Fortran (villain)
Synopsis
Tara plans to set up her own weather satellite empire.

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies in comic strip format.

Between pages 8 and 9 of The Brotherhood of Death.

[Fun Factory] (Table of Contents: 6)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Between pages 13 and 14 of The Brotherhood of Death.

[Grit] (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[Masquerade Make-up Kits] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Book of the Dead (Table of Contents: 9)

Wizard World / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Grell
Pencils
Mike Grell
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
J-6792
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Mongo Ironhand; Mariah Romanova; Machiste; Zarrgon Fire-Eye (evil wizard)
Synopsis
Mongo finds the Book of the Dead, but it is stolen by Zarrgon.
Reprints

[Write Right Now!] (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Between pages 4 and 5 of The Book of the Dead.

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

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

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

Job Number
L-622
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've been buying the Warlord on and off since it began...

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Frank Boteler and Gerald Perkins.

[Truckin'] (Table of Contents: 12)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Monogram Models.

The Dingo Kids Meet O. J. Simpson (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
The Dingo Kids; O. J. Simpson

Indexer Notes

Ad for dingo Boots in comic form.

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Brotherhood of Death
    Warlord
  2. 1. ["We challenge you."]
  3. 2. The Brotherhood of Death
    Warlord
  4. 3. ["Aayyy... it's me, the Fonz! Now catch my new show and my new friends every Saturday morning on ABC!"]
  5. 4. [Sea-Monkeys]
  6. 5. Superman Saves the Weather Satellites!
    Hostess Twinkies; Superman
  7. 6. [Fun Factory]
  8. 7. [Grit]
  9. 8. [Masquerade Make-up Kits]
  10. 9. The Book of the Dead
    Wizard World
  11. 10. [Write Right Now!]
  12. 11. ["I've been buying the Warlord on and off since it began..."]
    Chain Mail
  13. 12. [Truckin']
  14. 13. The Dingo Kids Meet O. J. Simpson
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore