"The jewels and scepter of my manhood..." There's an aphorism I didn't need today.

I've scheduled Warlord posts for years out, but let's hit one now! From 1985, Warlord #93, "Devil's Wings" Written by Cary Burkett, art by Ron Randall. (This was a guest-spot for Randall, he would become the regular artist with #104.)

The New Atlantean invasion of Skartaris continues, as an old mountain man scout sees them moving an army through a pass, and rides to warn the Warlord, who is training with his men--and maybe giving a bully sergeant the what-for. If that army joined the main forces, Skartaris was doomed; but Morgan has a plan to divert them. First, they set up a fake camp, to lure the Atlanteans into a trap; then they retreat, but leave a trail straight into "Devilwing Canyon." General Sabertooth thinks he finally has the Warlord's number, as he leads his men into the aforementioned devil-wings, angry bat-creatures who take a pretty big bite out of his forces. Morgan and his men drop a bunch of rocks on them too, with Morgan telling Sabertooth he'll never find his secret mountain base that definitely exists...! He'll be looking for that for a while.

As usual, some subplots continue: Jennifer Morgan had saved Tinder and his weird-caveman friend from the gem of the Evil One, and asks prince of thieves Ashir to keep him occupied and away from it, as she tried to use the gem's power against the Atlanteans. Ashir gives Tinder a lesson in cheese-filching, which involves more lock-picking than you might expect. (Tinder had been a thief before, he may already have had some skills, but someone learns something there...) And later, as Tara goes for a swim, Tinder notices her taking off a certain armband, that had once been his: Travis Morgan's wristwatch! Tinder steals it back, leaving Tara crying, mourning the memento of her lost son, not realizing he wasn't lost and was closer than she would think. (IT'S TINDER; that plotline would go on for just about ever.)

Also this issue, a U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership: Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 99,331, plus about 1,500 in subscriptions.