Comic Title: Warlord #17
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1979
On Sale Date: October 26, 1978 Newsstand Date October 26, 1978
Source: House Ad, Warlord #16, Page 30

Newsstand Date October 26, 1978
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #23

Copyright Date October 26, 1978
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1978

Newsstand Date October 24, 1978
Source: Comic Reader, #161

Newsstand Date October 23, 1978
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 78 #41
Listed as on sale the week of October 23rd

Shipping Date October 3, 1978
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #23

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.40
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack C. Harris

Title: "Citadel of Death"
Pages: 17

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

Writer/Penciller: Mike Grell
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: Milton Snapinn
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Warlord Vol. 1 TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Warlord (last appearance in Warlord #16; next appearance in Warlord #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tara (last appearance in Warlord #16; next appearance in Warlord #18)

Villain(s)

• Several hobgoblins (no further appearances)
• A blob creature (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ogir Falconeye (a wizard; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Shadow (last appearance in Warlord #16; next appearance in Warlord #18)

Comments:
"The Quest Part II"

Pages 4-15 of this story are divided into two parts. The main story continues on the top of the page. The bottom third of the page tells the back story of Timgad following an adventure of Ogir Falconeye.

Synopsis:
Travis Morgan and Tara cross a vast desert. They are nearly out of water when they spot a citadel in the distance. The city which appears empty is Timgad, the Citadel of the Sorcerer Kings. The couple finds a well. While drinking, they are attacked by hobgoblins. During the ensuing fight, Morgan falls through a trap door and lands in a hallway below.

Morgan discovers a box that glows with magic and a skeleton. The skeleton belongs to Ogir Falconeye, a wizard who entered the city long ago to steal the magic box. He fell through the same trap door as Morgan and was attacked by a blob creature. Leaving the box behind, Ogir constructed a mystic circle to keep the creature from reaching him. However, he was trapped inside the circle and eventually starved to death.

When the creature attacks Morgan, he takes refuge in the enchanted circle. The Warlord then faces the same dilemma as Ogir, except he still has the magic box in his possession. Morgan opens the box and finds a magic gem. He combines the gem with a pendant from the skeleton. The combined magic drives off the creature. He then reunites with Tara, chases off the remaining attackers, and plans to use the magic gem in his upcoming confrontation with Deimos.