Comic Title: Warlord #1
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1976
On Sale Date: October 16, 1975 Newsstand Date October 16, 1975
Source: House Ad, Wonder Woman #221, Page 21

Newsstand Date October 16, 1975
Source: Comic Reader, #123

Copyright Date October 16, 1975
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1976

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 32
Editor: Joe Orlando

Title: "This Savage World"
Pages: 18

Feature(s):
Warlord (of Earth-1)

Writer/Artist: Mike Grell

Reprinted In:
Warlord #51 (1981)
Warlord TPB (1992)
Showcase Presents:Warlord Vol. 1 TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Warlord (last appearance in 1st Issue Special #8; next appearance in Warlord #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tara (last appearance in 1st Issue Special #8; next appearance in Warlord #4)

Villain(s)

• A group of slave drivers (no further appearances)
• A satyr (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several unnamed slaves (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Deimos (in flashback)
• King Baldur of Thera and various Theran soldiers (in flashback)

Comments:
This story continues in Warlord #2.

Synopsis:
After escaping the city of Thera, Travis Morgan and Tara trek through the jungle of Skartaris back to Tara's homeland Shamballah. Along the way, the girl tutors Morgan in the art of swordplay. One night, the couple take refuge in a cave. During the night, Tara is lured away by a satyr. Morgan goes after her and frees her from the satyr's spell.

The couple returns to the cave for the evening only to find a group of slavers waiting for them. Despite their best efforts, Morgan and Tara are captured. They are marched to the slave markets of Bal Shazar. During the march Morgan is able to saw through Tara's slave collar using the titanium chain of his dog tags. He then delays the slavers while Tara escapes on a stolen horse. As punishment for his actions, Morgan is tied to a tree by the slavers and left to die from exposure.