Comic Title: Warlord #22
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1979
On Sale Date: March 22, 1979 Newsstand Date March 22, 1979
Source: House Ad, Warlord #21, Page 29

Newsstand Date March 22, 1979
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #28

Copyright Date March 22, 1979
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1979

Newsstand Date March 20, 1979
Source: Comic Reader, #166

Newsstand Date March 19, 1979
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 79 #10
Listed as on sale the week of March 19th

Shipping Date February 27, 1979
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #28

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

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 In:
Warlord #22 [Whitman Exclusive] (1979)
Showcase Presents:Warlord Vol. 1 TPB (2009)

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.