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21May 1979
$0.40

Warlord #21

DC · May 1979 · on sale 1979-02-27

First appearance: Deimos
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Identification plate

Series
Warlord (DC, 1976 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
May 1979
Key date
1979-05-00
On-sale date
1979-02-27
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893248205
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Deimos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Terminator!cover1pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd KleinTravis Morgan, The Warlord
2Terminatorcomic story17script: Mike Grell; pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaTravis Morgan, The Warlord
7Justice League of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano
9Wonder Woman Contestactivity1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typesetWonder Woman (photo of Linda Carter)
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
11The World's Greatest Superheroespromo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: Martin Pasko; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince CollettaSuperman; Lex Luthor
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Mike Grell; colors: Adrienne RoyDeimos First, Travis Morgan
16-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
18-letters page1script: JCH
19Volume 79 Issue 8 - Week of February 19, 1979in-house column1script: Bob Rozakis, Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Fred Hembeck; letters: Fred Hembeck; editing: Bob RozakisBob Rozakis (in Hembeck strip and as illo)

Plus 11.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #101981On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Warlord #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-2473-8		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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