Warlord #52 [Direct]
(December 1981)

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Volume
6
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-09-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Laurie Sutton (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

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

Back in the U.S.S.R. (Table of Contents)

Warlord / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Grell
Inks
Mike Grell
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Job Number
C-720
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

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

Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Challenge #8860

Indexer Notes

Lego.

Back in the U.S.S.R. (Table of Contents: 2)

Warlord / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Grell (credited) (plot); Sharon Grell
Pencils
Mike Grell (credited)
Inks
Rodin Rodriguez (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-7693
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Shakira; Tara; Jennifer Morgan; Faaldren
Synopsis
Morgan tries to return to Skartaris.
Reprints

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)

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The magic in gum is Bubble Yum.

Indexer Notes

Shows how to do a magic trick.

Between pages 4 and 5 of Back in the U.S.S.R.

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

Willy Wonka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Amaze your friends with my Willy Wonka magic card trick!
Characters
Willy Wonka

Indexer Notes

Between pages 9 and 10 of Back in the U.S.S.R.

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

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

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

Job Number
L-893
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The letter X. X as in Warlord.

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Mark Amundsen, Terry L. Richardson, and Marcelo Sanjines.

NBC Superstar Saturday Pow! (Table of Contents: 6)

NBC Saturday Cartoons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Barney Rubble; Fred Flintstone; Dino; Brainy Smurf; Papa Smurf; Smurfette; Gargamel; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Space Ghost; Spider-Man; Iceman; Firestar; Speedy Gonzales; Daffy Duck; Rocket J. Squirrel; Bullwinkle Moose

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

Dragonsword / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz (credited)
Pencils
Tom Yeates (credited)
Inks
Tom Yeates (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Shelly Leferman (credited)

Job Number
J-7686
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There came a time of destiny...
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Thiron; Dysillus; Jerrand; Anna; Quisel
Synopsis
Introduction of some of the supporting cast, including the evil emperor Quisel and his enchanted battle-axe.

[Kung-Fu] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

After page 5 of Dragonsword.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We are looking for a few good boys and girls...

Indexer Notes

Before page 6 of Dragonsword.

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

Tyco Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Magnum 440's are the fastest HO racing cars...

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

MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
First there were Fast 111's you like to race...

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Back in the U.S.S.R.
    Warlord
  2. 1. ["Challenge #8860"]
    Lego Toys
  3. 2. Back in the U.S.S.R.
    Warlord
  4. 3. ["The magic in gum is Bubble Yum."]
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. ["Amaze your friends with my Willy Wonka magic card trick!"]
    Willy Wonka
  6. 5. ["The letter X. X as in Warlord."]
    Chain Mail
  7. 6. NBC Superstar Saturday Pow!
    NBC Saturday Cartoons
  8. 7. ["There came a time of destiny..."]
    Dragonsword
  9. 8. [Kung-Fu]
  10. 9. ["We are looking for a few good boys and girls..."]
    Grit Newspaper
  11. 10. ["Magnum 440's are the fastest HO racing cars..."]
    Tyco Toys
  12. 11. ["First there were Fast 111's you like to race..."]
    MPC Model Kit
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore