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Variant cover art by Mirka Andolfo
Foil edition
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Variant virgin cover art by Mirka Andolfo, limited to one per store
Retailer appreciation edition
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Variant virgin cover art by Mirka Andolfo, limited to one per store
Retailer appreciation edition
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Premiere issue about two FBI agents investigating the disappearance of two fellow agents in a warehouse where horror awaits
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Premiere issue about two FBI agents investigating the disappearance of two fellow agents in a warehouse where horror awaits
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Variant cover art by Ben Templesmith offered by Slab City Comics, limited to 200 copies
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Variant cover art by Ben Templesmith offered by Slab City Comics, limited to 200 copies
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Blank sketch variant
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Cover art by Andy Clarke
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Premiere issue of an ongoing series about survivors of a zombie outbreak from writer Robert Kirkman
Adapted by AMC for cable television
1st appearance of Rick Grimes
1st appearance of Shane Walsh
Print run: 7,266
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Premiere issue of an ongoing series about survivors of a zombie outbreak from writer Robert Kirkman
Adapted by AMC for cable television
1st appearance of Rick Grimes
1st appearance of Shane Walsh
Print run: 7,266
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Exclusive black and white reprint of The Walking Dead #1 distributed to VIP ticket buyers for The Walking Dead Escape Tour, a multi-city obstacle course promotion
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Exclusive black and white reprint of The Walking Dead #1 distributed to VIP ticket buyers for The Walking Dead Escape Tour, a multi-city obstacle course promotion
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Exclusive reprint of The Walking Dead #1 distributed to the first 1,000 people who signed up as a Walker or Survivor for The Walking Dead Escape Tour, a multi-city obstacle course promotion
Variant was also on sale at the time of the event
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Exclusive reprint of The Walking Dead #1 distributed to the first 1,000 people who signed up as a Walker or Survivor for The Walking Dead Escape Tour, a multi-city obstacle course promotion
Variant was also on sale at the time of the event
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Variant cover art by Tony Moore, 'Cynthiana, Kentucky Edition'
Distributed at the 2016 Walking Dead Day celebration in the city/state that inspired the opening landscape of the comic series, created by Cynthiana KY natives, Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore
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Variant cover art by Tony Moore, 'Cynthiana, Kentucky Edition'
Distributed at the 2016 Walking Dead Day celebration in the city/state that inspired the opening landscape of the comic series, created by Cynthiana KY natives, Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore
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Variant cover art by Charlie Adlard
Reprint of The Walking Dead #1 including original story pitch and the first full manuscript
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Variant cover art by Charlie Adlard
Reprint of The Walking Dead #1 including original story pitch and the first full manuscript
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10th Anniversary Special
First full color reprint of the Walking Dead #1
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10th Anniversary Special
First full color reprint of the Walking Dead #1
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Reprint of The Walking Dead #1 included with purchase of the 2018 The Walking Dead calendar
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Reprint of The Walking Dead #1 included with purchase of the 2018 The Walking Dead calendar
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2013 New York Comic Con exclusive
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Promotional comic included with the purchase of a 2014 Hyundai Tucson along with a zombie apocalypse-themed survival kit
Reprint of The Walking Dead #1 (2003)
There is also a Black Friday 10th Anniversary variant that looks identical from the front cover but the back cover of the Hyundai variant has the car company's logo and slogan
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Promotional comic included with the purchase of a 2014 Hyundai Tucson along with a zombie apocalypse-themed survival kit
Reprint of The Walking Dead #1 (2003)
There is also a Black Friday 10th Anniversary variant that looks identical from the front cover but the back cover of the Hyundai variant has the car company's logo and slogan
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Variant cover art by Chris Burnham
Scarce 'The Last Wine' edition reprinting The Walking Dead #1
Promotional comic distributed with The Walking Dead branded wine which include augmented reality "living" labels, interactive with mobile phones
Consumer popularity caused wine distributors to restrict shipment of the wine to avoid a complete absence of the product from the market between vintages
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Variant cover art by Chris Burnham
Scarce 'The Last Wine' edition reprinting The Walking Dead #1
Promotional comic distributed with The Walking Dead branded wine which include augmented reality "living" labels, interactive with mobile phones
Consumer popularity caused wine distributors to restrict shipment of the wine to avoid a complete absence of the product from the market between vintages
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Variant cover with 'Mature Readers' printed in black
The initial first printing of The Walking Dead had to be stopped to correct the color so that Mature Readers was visible
The printer estimates 10% of the run is printed with 'Mature Readers' in black
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Variant cover with 'Mature Readers' printed in black
The initial first printing of The Walking Dead had to be stopped to correct the color so that Mature Readers was visible
The printer estimates 10% of the run is printed with 'Mature Readers' in black
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