The Warlord No. 4: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Warlord No. 4: date made: 1976. date made: 1978. maker: D. C. Comics, Inc..
The object in the museum catalogue
"The Warlord" is a comic character created by writer and artist Mike Grell, first introduced in DC Comics "First Issue Special #8" in 1974.
"Sword and sorcery" fantasy was in vogue at the time of the Warlord's premiere, with DC's rival Marvel Comics finding success with its interpretation of pulp author Robert E. Howard's "Conan The Barbarian." The Warlord titled his own comic for 133 issues, (1976-1988,) and has been featured in several revivals since.
"The Warlord" is United States Air Force pilot Travis Morgan. After flying through a hole in the North Pole, the Vietnam veteran finds himself in the magical "lost world" of Skartaris, where he becomes a freedom fighter, trained in combat by his future wife Tara.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1976
- date made: 1978
- maker: D. C. Comics, Inc.
- Object Name: comic book
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in; x 17.145 cm x 27.305 cm
- Subject: Comics
- Subject: Fantasy
- ID Number: 2013.3039.036
- catalog number: 2013.3039.036
- nonaccession number: 2013.3039
- Credit Line: Gift of George R. Zug
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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