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Publishers / DC / Warlord (1976) / #8
8August-September 1977
$0.35

Warlord #8

DC · August-September 1977 · on sale May 24, 1977

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Identification plate

Series
Warlord (DC, 1976 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
August-September 1977
Key date
August 1977
On-sale date
May 24, 1977
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893248209
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The City in the Sky!cover1pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike GrellTravis Morgan, The Warlord
2The City in the Skycomic story17script: Mike Grell; pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike GrellTravis Morgan, The Warlord
7Just Imagine!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8The Great Superman Movie Contestactivity1letters: typeset
9-letters page1letters: typeset
10What Does 'Showcase' Mean Anyway?in-house column0.67script: Jenette Kahn
11#15 Denny O'Neilin-house column0.33script: Mike Gold

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Warlord: The Savage Empire #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-024-0
1992On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Warlord #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-2473-8
2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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