Warlord

The Original Warlord Title started in Jan. 1976 and lasted 133 issues and 6 annuals. There was a 6 issue limited series in 1992. In 2006, a 8 issue limit series started in Feb. and went to September.

US Air-Force pilot Travis Morgan becam a widower when his wife was killed in a car crash. Their daughter Jennifer was then 8 years old and, believeing life on an Air Force base was wrong for her, Morgan sent her to live with her aunt Marie. Morgan subsequently served in the Vietnam war.

Morgan was sent on a secret aerial spy mission by the Pentagon to photograph a new Soviet installation. The Soviets fired missiles at his plane, and though Morgan avoided a direct hit, one of the missiles took out a jet, causing a severe fuel leak. Heading towards Alaska, Morgan finally ran out of fuel.

Parachuting from the plane, Morgan descended through an inter-dimensional nexus from Earth's arctic region to the other dimensional realm of Skartaris. Soon he rescued Tara, the heir to the throne of the city of Shamballah, from the clutches of a dinosaur. Morgan and Tara were captured and brought to the city of Thera, where he first met his arch enemy, the high priest Deimos. Tara taught Travis her language and they escaped from Thera. She also taught him to become an expert swordsman. Later Morgan was enslaved and trained as a gladiator. He led other gladiators to freedom and intended to bring liberty to the people of Skartaris.

Travis Morgan became known as a great leader in Skartaris and was given the name Warlord. He went on to marry Tara and she became ruler of Shaballah, and they had a son, Joshua. Deimos kidnapped the boy and used advanced technology to clone him and then adance his clone rapidly to manhood. Morgan, thinking the clone was his true son, was forced to kill the clone in battle. Morgan believed his son dead, but he was actually brought up by peasants and lives under the name of Tinder.

Warlord's friends include Machiste, Mariah and Shakirah. His daughter Jennifer came to Skartaris in search of him and became the realm's supreme sorceress. Warlord may not have suceeded in bringing liberty to all Skartaris, but he continued to have many far flung adventures.His marriage to Tara remains intact, despite having their share of difficulties.