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 Beast in the Tower"
Pages: 17

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

Writer/Penciller: Mike Grell
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted From:
Warlord #22 (1979)

Feature Character(s)

• Warlord (last appearance in Warlord #21; next appearance in Warlord #23)

Villain(s)

• A female werewolf (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several street thieves (no further appearances)
• Several soldiers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An old man (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Under the mistaken belief that he has recently killed his own son, Travis Morgan drowns his sorrows in a tavern. When he heads outside, armed men attack him hoping to steal from an easy target. The Warlord is not an easy mark, and he kills most of them. The final attacker approaches from behind, then he is struck by a silver crossbow bolt.

Morgan spots the crossbow's owner, a slender black girl. She runs away after making eye contact with the Warlord. He follows her and witnesses soldiers abducting her. They take her inside a tower, so Morgan follows. Once inside the tower, Morgan is startled to find it enhanced by magic and traps.

The Warlord reaches the top of the tower only to be attacked by a werewolf. He uses the silver arrow to kill it. The werewolf then transforms back into the girl. An old man who Morgan met at the bar suddenly appears. He explains that the girl was his daughter, and that Morgan has freed her from her curse.