Warlord #81 [Direct]
(May 1984)

DC, 1976 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-01-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Ross Andru (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor); Dick Giordano (executive editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Warlord / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Jurgens (signed)
Inks
Rick Magyar (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin

Job Number
C-647
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Jennifer Morgan; Tinder [Joshua Morgan]; the Warlord [Travis Morgan]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Atari Presents Joust (Table of Contents: 1)

Atari Video Games and Systems / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Comics advertisement for the Joust video game from Atari.

Thief's Magic (Table of Contents: 2)

Warlord / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Burkett
Pencils
Dan Jurgens
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
G-1087
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Deimos (in a dream); Faaldren; Jennifer Morgan; Joshua Morgan (in a dream); Tinder; the Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Shakira; Ashiya
Synopsis
Morgan's son Joshua re-enters as a major character.
Reprints

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gotta-get-a-Grit!

Indexer Notes

After page 4 of Thief's Magic.

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

Musical Microchip Greeting Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Easy to sell new musical microchip greeting cards

Indexer Notes

Sold by Codon Enterprises Inc.

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

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mindy Newell (signed as Mindy)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi! My name is Mindy Newell.

Indexer Notes

Before page 5 of Thief's Magic.

Military Diamond Sales (Table of Contents: 6)

Military Diamond Sales Rings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Between pages 8 and 9 of Thief's Magic.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7)

3 D Stickers; American Red Cross; Centorcomics; Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System; Colonie Stamps; Empire Comics; Fantaco Comics; Giant Land Hermit Crabs; Golden State Comics; Harti Comics; Howard Rogofsky Comics; J & S Comics; John S. Iavarone Comics; Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog; K & R Comics; March of Dimes; Pendulum Bodybuilding Course; Robert Bell Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

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

Kmart Stores; Remco Toys; Warlord / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (sourced)
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cross swords with champions!
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
The Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Arak; Hercules

Indexer Notes

Warlord action figures and accessories sold at Kmart.

Other Survivors...! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Barren Earth / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Cohn
Pencils
Ron Randall
Inks
Ron Randall
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
Duncan Andrews

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Barasha; Jinal Ne' Comarr; Qlov; Yisrah; Skinner; Renna; Lur
Synopsis
It turns out there are some Qlov survivors from the space battle that Jinal survived.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Episode sixteen.

Task Force (Table of Contents: 10)

Fighting Ships; Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Ad for two games from Helen of Toy, Co.

Between pages 4 and 5 of Other Survivors...!

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

Chain Mail / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ross Andru
Pencils
Dan Jurgens (cover preview); ? (header)
Inks
Dick Giordano (cover preview); ? (header)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-1565
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Issue #75 of the Warlord continued to show that Cary Burkett is worthy of the honor of scripting this series.

Indexer Notes

Letters on Warlord #75 and preview of next issue's cover.

Letters from T. M. Maple, Phil Latter, John A. Leach, Gary Zenker, Brian Walsh, and Mike Sopp.

The Way to Go with Captain O (Table of Contents: 12)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain "O"; kids [Jeff; Jenny; Lynn; Mike]
Synopsis
Kids wonder how to make money.

Indexer Notes

Comics advertisement for the Olympic Sales Club.

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

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
75 free Matchbox puffy stickers!

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Video Game (Table of Contents: 14)

Intellivision; Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Warlord
  2. 1. Atari Presents Joust
    Atari Video Games and Systems
  3. 2. Thief's Magic
    Warlord
  4. 3. ["Gotta-get-a-Grit!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  5. 4. ["Easy to sell new musical microchip greeting cards"]
    Musical Microchip Greeting Cards
  6. 5. ["Hi! My name is Mindy Newell."]
    Meanwhile...
  7. 6. Military Diamond Sales
    Military Diamond Sales Rings
  8. 7. Write Right Now!
    3 D Stickers; American Red Cross; Centorcomics; Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System; Colonie Stamps; Empire Comics; Fantaco Comics; Giant Land Hermit Crabs; Golden State Comics; Harti Comics; Howard Rogofsky Comics; J & S Comics; John S. Iavarone Comics; Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog; K & R Comics; March of Dimes; Pendulum Bodybuilding Course; Robert Bell Comics
  9. 8. ["Cross swords with champions!"]
    Kmart Stores; Remco Toys; Warlord
  10. 9. Other Survivors...!
    The Barren Earth
  11. 10. Task Force
    Fighting Ships; Task Force
  12. 11. ["Issue #75 of the Warlord continued to show that Cary Burkett is worthy of the honor of scripting this series."]
    Chain Mail
  13. 12. The Way to Go with Captain O
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  14. 13. ["75 free Matchbox puffy stickers!"]
    Matchbox Models
  15. 14. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Video Game
    Intellivision; Mattel Toys
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Max Capp
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Jim Van Dore