Warlord #86 [Direct]
(October 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
1984-06-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Ross Andru (editor); Nicola Cuti (associate editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

The Forever Man! (Table of Contents)

Warlord / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Jurgens (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Dr. Reno Franklin

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Atari Presents Mario Bros. (Table of Contents: 1)

Atari / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Mario; Luigi

The Forever Man (Table of Contents: 2)

Warlord / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Burkett
Pencils
Dan Jurgens
Inks
Mike DeCarlo
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
G-1415
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Tara; Krystovar; Scarhart [Waynah Hunnuh]; Shakira; Dr. Reno Franklin; Jennifer Morgan; Faaldren; Aram Al Ashir; Tinder [Joshua Morgan]; Chakka
Synopsis
Dr. Franklin's fate is explained.

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

Oreo Cookies; Newtons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fun for everyone! From Oreo and Newtons cookies!

Indexer Notes

Between pages 4 and 5 of The Forever Man.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein

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

Indexer Notes

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

Between pages 10 and 11 of The Forever Man.

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

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

Script
Dick Giordano (signed as Dick (extra kerning))
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If I were asked to sum up DC's publishing philosophy in two words (and incidentally, no one has actually asked me to do so), I would have to respond: diversity and commitment.

Indexer Notes

After page 13 of The Forever Man.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The drama continues to unfold...
Genre
horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
Swamp Thing

Indexer Notes

Swamp Thing subscription.

Before page 14 of The Forever Man.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Between pages 16 and 17.

Capture the Qlov! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Job Number
G-1416
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Skinner; Renna; Lur; Yisrah; Jinal Ne Comarr; Barasha
Synopsis
The gang fights a single Qlov and most of them find it much toughter than they expected.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Episode Twenty-One.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Q. What do you get in the DC digests?
Characters
Binky; Peter Porkchop; Superman

Indexer Notes

Between pages 5 and 6 of Capture the Qlov!

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Jurgens (cover preview); ? (header)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (cover preview); ? (header)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-1732
First Line of Dialogue or Text
With issue #82 of the Warlord, the storyline you've been brewing really hits its stride.

Indexer Notes

Letters from Timothy Butler, Vicki Newton, Kevin T. Brown, Corey Liss, Mark Dito, and John Rose.

The Way to Go... With Captain O (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain O; Mike; Jenny; Lynn; Jeff
Synopsis
Captain O teaches the kids to sell stuff.

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic form.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

M&M's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Collect Olympic heroes trading cards.
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Eruzione (photo); Muhammad Ali (photo)

Bump 'n' Jump Video Game (Table of Contents: 13)

Intellivision / 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 Forever Man!
    Warlord
  2. 1. Atari Presents Mario Bros.
    Atari
  3. 2. The Forever Man
    Warlord
  4. 3. ["Fun for everyone! From Oreo and Newtons cookies!"]
    Oreo Cookies; Newtons
  5. 4. ["Cross swords with champions!"]
    Remco Toys; Warlord
  6. 5. ["If I were asked to sum up DC's publishing philosophy in two words (and incidentally, no one has actually asked me to do so), I would have to respond: diversity and commitment."]
    Meanwhile...
  7. 6. ["The drama continues to unfold..."]
    Swamp Thing
  8. 7. Write Right Now!
  9. 8. Capture the Qlov!
    The Barren Earth
  10. 9. ["Q. What do you get in the DC digests?"]
  11. 10. ["With issue #82 of the Warlord, the storyline you've been brewing really hits its stride."]
    Chain Mail
  12. 11. The Way to Go... With Captain O
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  13. 12. ["Collect Olympic heroes trading cards."]
    M&M's
  14. 13. Bump 'n' Jump Video Game
    Intellivision
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore