The Walking Dead (2003)
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1st appearance of Rick's wife Lori Grimes
1st appearance of Rick's son, Carl Grimes
1st appearance of Glenn
Print run: 6,067
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1st appearance of Rick's wife Lori Grimes
1st appearance of Rick's son, Carl Grimes
1st appearance of Glenn
Print run: 6,067
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1st appearance of Rick's wife Lori Grimes
1st appearance of Rick's son, Carl Grimes
1st appearance of Glenn
Second printing, FEB printed to the right of the issue number
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1st appearance of Rick's wife Lori Grimes
1st appearance of Rick's son, Carl Grimes
1st appearance of Glenn
Second printing, FEB printed to the right of the issue number
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1st appearance of Andrea
1st appearance of Carol
Print run: 6,992
[September 2020 - a Daryl & Carol series is scheduled to follow the final season of The Walking Dead]
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1st appearance of Andrea
1st appearance of Carol
Print run: 6,992
[September 2020 - a Daryl & Carol series is scheduled to follow the final season of The Walking Dead]
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Infiltration of Atlanta
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Death of Amy
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Death of Shane
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1st appearance of Tyreese
Charlie Adlard takes over interior art from original artist Tony Moore
In 2012, Moore filed a lawsuit that settled out of court alleging Kirkman convinced him into surrendering his rights to The Walking Dead comic and TV profits
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1st appearance of Tyreese
Charlie Adlard takes over interior art from original artist Tony Moore
In 2012, Moore filed a lawsuit that settled out of court alleging Kirkman convinced him into surrendering his rights to The Walking Dead comic and TV profits
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Variant cover art by Daniel Warren Johnson
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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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Scarce, low print run
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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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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell
Randomly distributed in opaque polybags during The Walking Dead's 15-year comic book anniversary promotion
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell
Randomly distributed in opaque polybags during The Walking Dead's 15-year comic book anniversary promotion
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Allen gets bitten by a zombie
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Copies ordered by retailers: 17,667
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Copies ordered by retailers: 17,623
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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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