Comic Title: Warlord #24
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1979
On Sale Date: May 24, 1979 Newsstand Date May 24, 1979
Source: House Ad, Warlord #23, Page 29

Newsstand Date May 24, 1979
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #30

Newsstand Date May 24, 1979
Source: Comics Journal, #46

Copyright Date May 24, 1979
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1979

Newsstand Date May 22, 1979
Source: Comic Reader, #168

Newsstand Date May 21, 1979
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 79 #19
Listed as on sale the week of May 21st

Shipping Date May 1, 1979
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #30

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

Title: "The Song of Ligia"
Pages: 17

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

Writer/Penciller: Mike Grell
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

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

Feature Character(s)

• Warlord (last appearance in Warlord #23; next appearance in Warlord #25)

Villain(s)

• A group of pirates (no further appearances)
• Two Piscines (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ligia (a sea maiden; no further appearances)
• The captain and crew of a merchant ship (no further appearances)
• Harrando (a thief; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Tara (in Warlord's thoughts)
• A clone of Joshua (in Warlord's memories)

Synopsis:
The Warlord gains transport on a merchant vessel. When the ship is attacked by pirates, Morgan leads the crew into battle. An arrow strikes him in the shoulder, and he falls overboard. Alone in the water, Morgan eventually sinks into the deep.

He is found by Ligia, a magically green skinned woman who takes him to an undersea dome. Using magic she heals Morgan's injury. She is also an empath and feels this man's emotional pain. To help him she takes away his memory.

For a time, Morgan is happy in the undersea dome. He and Ligia live happily. However, Ligia senses that some part of him is missing. When she is attacked by mermen known as Piscines, Morgan immediately rushes to her defense. Combat restores his spirit. However, to protect Ligia, Morgan takes a spear directly to the chest.

Ligia possesses the magic to heal him. However, it will completely and permanently drain her of magic. She does so anyway. Morgan then washes up on shore. Without magic, Ligia transforms into the form of a porpoise unable to achieve human shape.