Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Warlord Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2009
On Sale Date: September 16, 2009 Direct Market Date September 16, 2009
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Direct Market Date September 16, 2009
Source: Previews, #249

Cover Price: $17.99
Page Count: 528
Editor: Sean Mackiewicz

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Iron Devil"
Pages: 17

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

Writer/Artist: Mike Grell

Reprinted From:
Warlord #7 (1977)

Feature Character(s)

• Warlord (last appearance in Warlord #12; next appearance in Warlord #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Machiste (last appearance in Warlord #5; next appearance in Warlord #8)
• Mariah (last appearance in Warlord #12; next appearance in Warlord #8)

Villain(s)

• A gang of street thugs (no further appearances)
• A tribe of beastmen (in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dak Bel Shan (a swordmaker; no further appearances)
• Several royal guards (no further appearances)
• A serving wench (no further appearances)
• Ghedron (a guard; not named in this story; first appearance; next appearance in Warlord #29)

Comments:
Machiste loses his hand in this story.

Synopsis:
Travis Morgan and Mariah have arrived in the city of Kiro. After fighting some street thugs, the Warlord contacts a swordsmith to make two quality swords with the steel from Mariah's rifle. Mariah then gets a barbarian makeover. The pair are then assaulted and captured by royal guards.

Warlord and Mariah are escorted to the king's chambers. Morgan is startled to learn that his old friend Machiste is the ruler of Kiro. Machiste explains that after parting ways with Morgan in Thera he was attacked by beastmen. He then found a magic axe in a cave which he cannot put down.

When Machiste angrily attacks a serving girl, Warlord defends her. A fight between Morgan and Machiste ensues. The Warlord then severs his friend's hand which holds the axe. Once separated from the weapon, Machiste is freed from its evil influence. He orders it thrown into a volcano, but the guard assigned to the task grabs the hilt and is overcome by its evil.