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Warlord, #22

Published: June 1979

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Issue Contents:
The Beast in the Tower!

Story Featuring Warlord

Credits
The Beast in the Tower

Story Featuring Warlord

Storyline

Morgan, having left his friends to be alone and escape the memory of killing his "son", is told by a fortune teller that he has a destiny.

Credits
Story Notes

The strip returns to a series of one-issue adventures.

Street Ball

Ad Featuring Spalding Sports Equipment

Credits
Story Notes

Advertisement in the form of a comic. Back cover.

Prizes or Cash

Ad Featuring Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards

Story Notes

Olympic Sales Club.

204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set

Ad Featuring Revolutionary War Soldiers

Story Featuring Hembeck

"Who's that guy?"

Storyline

The Manhunter from Neptune is looking for work at DC.

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Volume 79 Issue 13 - Week of March, 19, 1979

In-House Column Featuring Daily Planet

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Letter Column Featuring Chain Mail

"Upon reading Warlord #16, I was slowly realizing (as a friend also pointed out) that Morgan has always been searching for something."

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Story Notes

Letters from Philip Whitmarsh, Neil Ahlquist, Cliff Dunn, and Tom McNulty.

Kryptonite Rocks!!

Ad Featuring Kryptonite Rocks

Story Notes

Before page 17 of The Beast in the Tower.

Sea-Monkeys

Ad Featuring Sea-Monkeys

Story Notes

After page 16 of The Beast in the Tower.

Write Right Now!
Story Notes

A page of ads for various products, many in text-only, classified style. Before page 13 of The Beast in the Tower.

"Detective Comics continues its 40th anniversary celebration!"

Be a Draftsman

Ad Featuring North American School of Drafting

Story Notes

After page 12 of The Beast in the Tower.

"Now it can be told!"

Story Notes

Before page 11 of The Beast in the Tower.

World of Krypton
Wonder Woman Contest
Fruit Stripe Gum

Ad Featuring Fruit Stripe Gum

Story Notes

After page 10 of The Beast in the Tower.

"Our two wild westerns......are wilder than the west ever was!"

Story Notes

Before page 9 of The Beast in the Tower.

Superman Meets the Orbitrons!

Story Featuring Superman , Ad Featuring Hostess Twinkies

Storyline

The Orbitrons steal gold, but Superman satisfies them with Hostess Twinkies.

Credits
Story Notes

After page 8 of The Beast in the Tower. Art credits confirmed from sale of original art at Heritage Auctions (https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/complete-story/curt-swan-and-tex-blaisdell-hostess-twinkies-ad-complete-1-page-story-superman-meets-the-orbitrons-original-art-dc-1974-/a/121848-11181.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Open-ThisAuction-120115). We formerly credited the inks to Vince Colletta.

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Remember how many times you felt left out"

Story Notes

Grit advertisement. Before page 5 of The Beast in the Tower.

Pick Up Sticks.

Ad Featuring Slim Jim

Story Notes

Ad for meat snacks.

Ad Featuring Mego Toys

"Here they are! Batman & Robin with magnetic hands and feet"

Story Notes

After page 4 of The Beast in the Tower.

Fun Factory

Ad Featuring Fun Factory Novelties