Comic Title: Warlord #81
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: May 1984
On Sale Date: February 16, 1984 Newsstand Date February 16, 1984
Source: Comic Reader, #216

Newsstand Date February 16, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #40

Shipping Date January 24, 1984
Source: Comic Reader, #216

Shipping Date January 24, 1984
Source: Comics Journal, #86

Copyright Date January 24, 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 January 24, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #40

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

Title: "Thief's Magic"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Cary Burkett
Penciller: Dan Jurgens
Inker: Dan Adkins
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Feature Character(s)

• Warlord (last appearance in Warlord #80; next appearance in Warlord #82)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jennifer Morgan (last appearance in Warlord #79; next appearance in Warlord #83)
• Joshua Morgan (last appearance in Warlord #61; next appearance in Warlord #83)

Villain(s)

• Soldiers from New Atlantis (last appearance in Warlord #80; next appearance in Warlord #83)

Other Character(s)

• Faaldren (last appearance in Warlord #79; next appearance in Warlord #83)
• A merchant (dies in flashback; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Deimos (in Morgan's dream)
• A clone of Joshua (in Morgan's dream)

Synopsis:
Jennifer Morgan and Faaldren are traveling from Castle Deimos toward Shamballah when they catch the young boy Tinder trying to steal from them. Jennifer questions the boy and learns that he was working for a merchant who was killed by soldiers and beast-men from New Atlantis. He also tells Jennifer that Shamballah has been conquered.

When the soldiers return, Jennifer is wounded. Faaldren is captured. To save them all Jennifer casts an illusion spell that utilizes Tinder's imagination. He conjures up a train which he learned about from the man he met in the dungeons of Shamballah. The illusion successfully drives away the soldiers.

Jennifer is impressed by the boy and astonished by his knowledge of the outside world. She agree to teach him. Neither is aware that they share the same father Travis Morgan making them brother and sister.