The Warlord (comics)

The Warlord
The Warlord #67. Cover art by Mike Grell
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	1st Issue Special #8, (Nov. 1975)
Created by	Mike Grell (writer and artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Travis Morgan
Place of origin	Skartaris
Team affiliations	United States Air Force
Abilities	fencer and expert marksman.
The Warlord
Series publication information
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Sword and sorcery, Science fantasy
Publication date	(vol. 1) January–February 1976 – Winter 1988 (vol. 2) January – June 1992 (vol. 3) April 2006 – January 2007 (vol. 4) June 2009 – September 2010
Number of issues	(vol. 1): 133 and 6 Annuals (vol. 2): 6 (vol. 3): 10 (vol. 4): 16
Main character(s)	Warlord
Creative team
Writer(s)	List (vol. 1) Mike Grell, Cary Burkett, Michael Fleisher (vol. 2) Mike Grell (vol. 3) Bruce Jones (vol. 4) Mike Grell
Penciller(s)	List (vol. 1) Mike Grell, Mark Texeira, Jan Duursema, Dan Jurgens, Pat Broderick, Rich Buckler, Alan Kupperberg, Ron Randall, Mike Chen, Adam Kubert, Rick Stasi, Andy Kubert, Paris Cullins, Jerry Bingham, Art Thibert, Pablo Marcos (vol. 2) Dameon Willich (vol. 3) Bart Sears (vol. 4) Joe Prado, Chad Hardin
Inker(s)	List (vol. 1) Mike Grell, Vince Colletta, Mike DeCarlo, Tom Mandrake, Dan Adkins, Pablo Marcos (vol. 2) Rick Hoberg, Tim Burgard (vol. 3) Bart Sears (vol. 4) Joe Prado, Chad Hardin
Collected editions
Warlord: The Savage Empire
Showcase Presents: Warlord

The Warlord is a sword and sorcery character appearing in comic books published by American company DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Mike Grell, he debuted in 1st Issue Special #8 (Nov. 1975). The comic's protagonist, Travis Morgan, obtains the name "Warlord" as he fights for the freedom of the people of Skartaris.

The character the Warlord debuted in 1st Issue Special #8 (cover-dated Nov. 1975). He went on to star in The Warlord #1 (Feb. 1976), followed by an eight-month hiatus after issue #2, picking up again with #3 (Nov. 1976). The title lasted 133 issues until Winter 1988. Creator Mike Grell wrote and drew the comic for six years, handing over the art chores after issue #59 (July 1982); he continued writing the series through issue #71 (July 1983).

A continuation of Jack Kirby's OMAC series, by Jim Starlin, was featured as a backup for several issues (#37-39 and #42-47).Arak, Son of Thunder, created by Roy Thomas and Ernie Colón, first appeared in a special insert in The Warlord #48 (Aug. 1981).Claw the Unconquered appeared in a two-part backup feature in issues #48-49 by Jack C. Harris and Thomas Yeates. "Dragonsword" was a backup feature by Paul Levitz and Yeates which appeared in #51-54 (Nov. 1981-Feb. 1982).Arion, a sword and sorcery title by writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Jan Duursema, began as a six-page backup feature in The Warlord #55 (March 1982). Another backup feature was "The Barren Earth" by writer Gary Cohn and artist Ron Randall, which was concluded in a four-issue limited series. A Bonus Book in issue #131 (Sept. 1988) featured artist Rob Liefeld's first work for DC.