The primary focus of the magazine was fantasy, with emphasis on the Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebook[broken anchor] series.

The magazine was established by Fighting Fantasy creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, running for 13 issues from 1984 until December 1986.

The desk editor for the first five issues was Philippa Dickinson.

[1] Warlock was published in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

[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.