Comic Title: Warlord #89
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: January 1985
On Sale Date: October 18, 1984 Newsstand Date October 18, 1984
Source: DC Releases, #8

Newsstand Date October 25, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #56

Shipping Date September 25, 1984
Source: DC Releases, #8

Shipping Date September 25, 1984
Source: Comics Journal, #93

Copyright Date September 25, 1984
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1984
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date September 25, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #56

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Ross Andru

Title: "Innocence Avenged"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Cary Burkett
Artist: Rich F. Buckler
Letterer: Adam Kubert
Colorist: Jerry Serpe

Feature Character(s)

• Warlord (last appearance in Warlord #88; next appearance in Warlord #90)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tara (last appearance in Warlord #87; next appearance in Warlord #90)
• Scarhart (last appearance in Warlord #88; next appearance in Warlord #90)
• Joshua Morgan (last appearance in Warlord #88; next appearance in Warlord #90)

Villain(s)

• Captain Dakos (A New Atlantean; no further appearances)
• Govenor DeMarkal (last name revealed; last appearance in Warlord #88; no further appearances)
• Diern (DeMarkal's advisor; no further appearances)
• Lord Sabre-Tooth (last appearance in Warlord #76; next appearance in Warlord #93)
• Soldiers from New Atlantis (last appearance in Warlord #88; next appearance in Warlord #92)

Other Character(s)

• Patch (last appearance in Warlord #88; no further appearances)
• Daphne and another woman (no further appearances)
• Avenel (last appearance in Warlord #88; no further appearances)
• Chakka (last appearance in Warlord #88; next appearance in Warlord #90)

Comments:
This story is continued from Warlord #88.

Synopsis:
In the city of Bakwele, Avenel, the son of Patch has been captured by the New Atlanteans. Governor DeMarkal attempts to extract information from the boy about his mother's black market operations. When Lord Sabretooth, the commander of the occupying forces, comes to town he intends to use the boy to scare the population into submission.

Avenel is taken to the town square and whipped. Sabretooth also publicly claims to have killed the Warlord. When Travis Morgan then shows up to save the boy, Sabretooth is humiliated and the hope of the population is restored. After rescuing Avenel, Morgan is asked to stay and liberate the city. He refuses, choosing instead to return to his original mission of regaining control of Shamballah.