Warlock (magazine)

Warlock was a British magazine published by Penguin Books and game manufacturer Games Workshop between 1984 and 1986. The primary focus of the magazine was fantasy, with emphasis on the Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebook series.

Warlock
Cover of Warlock magazine #3 (1984).
Art by Terry Oakes.
EditorVarious
CategoriesAdventure gamebook
FrequencyQuarterly then bimonthly
First issue1984
Final issue
Number		December 1986
13
Company
CountryUnited Kingdom

Publication history

The magazine was established by Fighting Fantasy creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, running for 13 issues from 1984 until December 1986. Jackson and Livingstone were the editors until issue 10 and then editors-in-chief, with Marc Gascoigne as editor. The desk editor for the first five issues was Philippa Dickinson.[1] Warlock was published in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, where the title had an extended run before ceasing publication in 1997.[2]

Regular features included announcements, cartoons, competitions, interviews, maps of the Fighting Fantasy world, mini-adventures including abbreviated versions of Caverns of the Snow Witch and House of Hell[3] with different artwork, a monster bestiary (becoming the basis for the Fighting Fantasy title Out of the Pit) and miniature figure tutorials.

Mini-adventures
IssueTitleAuthor(s)Illustrator(s)SectionsPublished
1The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: Part ISteve Jackson and Ian LivingstoneRuss Nicholson2731984
2The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: Part IISteve Jackson and Ian LivingstoneRuss Nicholson1271984
2Caverns of the Snow WitchIan LivingstoneDuncan Smith1901984
3The House of HellSteve JacksonTim Sell1851984
4The Dervish StonePaul StruthTim Sell2001985
5Dungeon of JusticeJonathan FordJohn Blanche and Bob Harvey2001985
6The Dark Chronicles of AnakendisAndrew WhitworthMark Dunn, Bill Houston and Trevor Hammond2001985
7The Temple of TestingA. E. ArkleJohn Glentoran2001985
8The Floating CityRuth PracyPete Martin2001986
9Fortress ThrongardTom WilliamsLeo Hartas1721986
10Rogue MageGraeme DavisTony Ackland and Pete Martin2001986
11The Land of ChangesRuth PracyPete Martin2001986
12Deadline to DestructionGavin ShuteDavid Stevens2001986
13The Temple of the PharoahTom WilliamsDave Carson1941986

References
  1. Green, J. (2014). You Are The Hero. Snowbooks Fantasy Histories Series. Snowbooks Limited. ISBN 978-1-909679-40-5. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. "Fighting Fantasy Warlock Magazine". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "House of Hell".
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