The Walking Dead (2003)
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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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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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Variant cover art by Charlie Adlard
2017 San Diego Comic Con exclusive available at the Diamond Previews booth
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Variant cover art by Charlie Adlard
2017 San Diego Comic Con exclusive available at the Diamond Previews booth
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Copies ordered by retailers: 11,689
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Second printing indicated by the number 2 as the last number on the UPC/barcode
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Second printing indicated by the number 2 as the last number on the UPC/barcode
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Death of Donna
1st appearance of Otis
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1st appearance of Hershel
1st appearance of Lacey
1st appearance of Maggie
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1st appearance of Hershel
1st appearance of Lacey
1st appearance of Maggie
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Death of Lacey and Arnold
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Final appearance of Shane, as a zombie
Multiple deaths
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Final appearance of Shane, as a zombie
Multiple deaths
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Low print run
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Low print run
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1st appearance of Michonne, one of the more resourceful survivors of the series
[SDCC 2022 - Rick and Michonne will be featured in a spin-off limited series]
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1st appearance of Michonne, one of the more resourceful survivors of the series
[SDCC 2022 - Rick and Michonne will be featured in a spin-off limited series]
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Peruvian Edition
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Allen gets bitten by a zombie
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Death of Allen
Rick vs. Tyresse
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Low print run
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Estimated print run under 20,000
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1st appearance of The Governor
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Low print run: 21,366
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Extremely violent, Michonne tortures the Governor and amputates his arm
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Extremely violent, Michonne tortures the Governor and amputates his arm
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Second printing distinguished by blue light cast on the wall behind The Governor
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Second printing distinguished by blue light cast on the wall behind The Governor
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Second printing, yellow cover (first printing is pink/purple)
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Second printing, yellow cover (first printing is pink/purple)
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Rare printing error exists where the second to last page is printed twice and the last page is missing
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Rare printing error exists where the second to last page is printed twice and the last page is missing
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Birth of Judith Grimes, the daughter of Lori and Shane
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Birth of Judith Grimes, the daughter of Lori and Shane
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Carol is bitten by a zombie
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Death of Carol
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Death of Tyreese
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Death of Lori
Death of The Governor
Death of Hershel and others
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Death of Lori
Death of The Governor
Death of Hershel and others
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