2nd appearance of Xena in a comic book. Cover by Brian Stelfreeze. “The Warrior Princess, Part Two of Three: The Shaper,” script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jeff Butler, inks by Rick Magyar and Steve Montano;

Xena and Herc find the fake Herc’s army, and learn that it is led by a shape-shifter, Periclymenus; The shaper is on his way to Thebes to kidnap Herc’s mom, though; And then off to his alcemist brother’s for a potion that gives him lots of power.

36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.