The following is a list of issue from The Walking Dead with a brief synopsis of each issue .........
Volume 1: Days Gone ByeIssue | Cover | Storyline |
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1 | Rick Grimes wakes from a coma to a zombie infested world, and meets Morgan and Duane Jones. After Morgan gives insight into the situation, Rick sets out to Atlanta to find his missing wife and son. | |
2 | Rick finally reaches Atlanta, and is escorted to a small camp of survivors where he is reunited with his wife and his son. | |
3 | The survivors learn vital information from a walker. Rick's friend Shane grows jealous of Rick's sudden return. | |
4 | Shane and Rick have a disagreement whether to stay or leave, and Rick feels the group needs more guns. Rick and Glenn make a trip into the city limits to get more guns, but not without trouble. Lori is keeping a secret from Rick. | |
5 | Rick teaches the survivors how to shoot. Shane becomes increasingly angry at Rick. The camp suffers from casualties when it is attacked by zombies. | |
6 | The group mourns for those that have died. Shane pulls a gun on Rick and is about to shoot him when Carl shoots him in the neck. |
Volume 2: Miles Behind Us
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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7 | The group buries Shane and leaves the camp. They encounter a small group of survivors, Tyreese, Chris, and Julie. Lori reveals that she is pregnant. | |
8 | Lori's pregnancy stirs the group. Dale has speculations over the father. The survivors find a potential safe-haven, Wiltshire Estates, but they fail to see a sign at the entrance warning "All Dead Do Not Enter". | |
9 | The survivors settle into their newly found community. Their streak of luck is ruined when the group is attacked and Donna is killed. Weeks after, Carl is seriously wounded. | |
10 | Survivors are taken to Greene Farm, where Carl regains consciousness. Hershel reveals what he has on his barn. | |
11 | While trying to lure a walker into the barn, walkers flee and kill two of Hershel's children, causing him to come to his senses. | |
12 | Rick's group are forced out from the farm, and stumble upon their new home, a prison. |
Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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13 | The survivors rid the newly found prison of walkers. Inside they find an interesting surprise, four surviving inmates. | |
14 | Inmates give Rick's group a tour. Rick escorts Greene Family and Glenn back to Prison. Chris kills Julie in a suicide pact gone wrong. | |
15 | Tyreese kills Chris in revenge, and the survivors learn something important. Rick visits Shane, Tyreese is abandoned, and Hershel loses once more. | |
16 | Dexter is locked up, presumed to be the murderer. Tyreese is secured, and Andrea is attacked by the real murderer, Thomas. | |
17 | Thomas wounds Andrea but she is saved by Rick. Rick establishes his new "You kill, you die" rule. | |
18 | Maggie gets her revenge on Thomas after he attacks Patricia. Later, Dexter and Andrew are about to force Rick's group out of the Prison. |
Volume 4: The Heart's Desire
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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19 | Rick kills Dexter after getting a chance during an attack of zombies. Michonne and Otis reach The Prison. Tyreese advises Rick to rethink his new rule. | |
20 | While clearing the prison, Allen is bitten. | |
21 | Rick amputates Allen's leg in order to save him. Carol caughts Tyreese having an affair with Michonne. | |
22 | After finding Carol with her wrists slit, Rick blames Tyreese for her actions. | |
23 | Rick and Tyreese get into a fight which quickly turns physical. In the meantime, Allen passes away, and Rick passes out mysteriously. | |
24 | Rick wakes up and Dale informs him that he is no longer their only leader. Rick gives the group his "We are the walking dead" -speech. |
Volume 5: The Best Defense
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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25 | Outside The Prison, survivors discover a helicopter. | |
26 | Rick, Michonne and Glenn are tracking the helicopter, and find it crashed, with footprints on the ground. | |
27 |
Rick, Michonne, and Glenn encounter Woodbury, Georgia, The Governor and his men. The Governor informs them that they are feeding the walkers with strangers.
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28 | Locating Woodbury turns out to be a horrifying mistake. Rick wakes up in the town's hospital and is shocked by his loss. | |
29 | After waking up, The Governor informs Rick that he let Glenn free and knows everything about the Prison. | |
30 | Tyreese tries to track the missing survivors. The Governor reveals that he lied about letting Glenn free. |
Volume 6: This Sorrowful Life
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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31 | The Governor hires Michonne to fight with one of the cage fighters. She executes the fighter quickly. Martinez tells Rick they have to leave immediately. | |
32 | Survivors are gathered up and are leaving Woodbury behind. Not everyone makes it out alive, and Michonne goes to get her revenge on The Governor. | |
33 | Michonne mutilates The Governor, leaving him for dead. She reaches the others and acts as if nothing had ever happened. | |
34 | The survivors arrive at the Prison, but the sight isn't delightful. | |
35 | The Prison is quickly secured, but not without losses. Rick realizes that Martinez is gone. | |
36 | Rick tracks Martinez and kills him. Glenn proposes to Maggie. Rick tells everyone to be ready for Woodbury's attack. |
Volume 7: The Calm Before
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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37 | Glenn and Maggie's wedding are held. A handful of Prison survivors take a trip outside due to lack of weapons. Lori tells Rick they need to talk about Shane. | |
38 | Rick tells Lori he already knew about their relationship. The survivors outside, after finding some weapons, hide out in a store, when men from Woodbury, Georgia approach. | |
39 | The threat in a store is eliminated, Dale is bitten and Judith is born. | |
40 | Dale's infected limb is amputated and he manages to survive. In the shooting range, he looks at Tyreese and Andrea, jealously. | |
41 | A little group brings a zombie inside for Alice. Andrea assures Dale she and Tyreese are just friends. Carol does something drastic. | |
42 | Two weeks after Carol's death, Woodbury, Georgia finally reaches Prison, ready to fight. |
Volume 8: Made To Suffer
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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43 | Flashback shows, how The Governor survived Michonne's torture. After a few weeks, he starts the assault on the Prison survivors. | |
44 | The Governor opens fire, but the soldiers withdraw in the end. Rick faints due his injury. | |
45 | Dale forms a little group and leaves the Prison. Rick states to those who stayed that they can't do this. Tyreese is captured by Woodbury, Georgia survivors. | |
46 | The Governor brings Tyreese to The Prison and decapitates him in front of everyone, failing to get access to the Prison. | |
47 | The Governor commits his final attack to The Prison and destroys the fences. Rick finds someone pointing a gun to Lori's head. | |
48 | The assault claims a lot of casualties from both sides. Rick and Carl remain to be the only survivors. |
Volume 9: Here We Remain
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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49 | Rick becomes unconscious, with his eyes glazed over. | |
50 | Carl saves his father, and Rick wakes up for a moment, proving he's not dead. | |
51 | Rick finally wakes up and finds a phone. He starts talking believing he is connected to Lori. | |
52 | Michonne encounters Rick and Carl. The trio later discovers Glenn and Maggie. | |
53 | The group reaches Hershel's Farm, where others have been hiding. In the morning, they discover three new survivors; Abraham, Rosita and Eugene. | |
54 | Rick tells Carl not to trust anyone before the survivors leave Hershel's Farm. |
Volume 10: What We Become
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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55 | Rick has a nightmare about Lori. Eugene discovers that zombies are getting weaker over time. Maggie attempts to hang herself. | |
56 | Maggie is secured, and Rick and Abraham get into a serious disagreement about the situation. | |
57 | Rick, Carl and Abraham take a trip to Atlanta to find an old friend. At night, they encounter three marauders, which they kill immediately. Abraham wants to reveal to Rick what happened to his family. | |
58 | Rick and Abraham share their stories. The group finds Morgan, but his son has died and turned. Morgan is unable to shoot him. | |
59 | Morgan joins the group. Survivors encounter The Herd and start to run. | |
60 | The group reaches the rest, and tell them they have to leave. Ben doesn't seem alright, and Dale isn't satisfied with Rick's decisions. |
Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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61 | Ben suddenly murders Billy, and the group discuss about possibly having to kill him. Gabriel reaches the group. Ben is shot by Carl. Survivors are watched by two men. | |
62 | After mourning for the twins, Dale goes missing. | |
63 | The group search for Dale, and Gabriel is suspected. The Hunters have a meal off Dale. | |
64 | Dale reveals something to his hijackers. Dale is secured later on and Rick realizes they're being toyed with by the attackers. | |
65 | The group goes to execute The Hunters. | |
66 | The Hunters are killed, and Dale dies to his wounds. Carl reveals to Rick he killed Ben. |
Volume 12: Life Among Them
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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67 | Weeks after Dale's death, Rick and Carl have time to talk about Ben. Eugene reveals something to the group. A new survivor appears. | |
68 | Everyone recommends to leave with Aaron, but Rick still has his suspicions over him. | |
69 | The survivors reach their new home; Alexandria Safe-Zone. | |
70 | The group settles in to their new home. The place seems safe enough, but who is Davidson? | |
71 | Rick swears if they ever were to be driven away, they would take the place over. | |
72 | Alexandria community are having a party for the survivors. Rick tells Glenn they would have to get their guns back. |
Volume 13: Too Far Gone
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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73 | Abraham saves Holly from certain death, and Tobin's actions in the past are questioned. Glenn gets the guns. | |
74 | Glenn and Heath make a run to the town. Gabriel reveals something to Douglas. | |
75 | Rick tries to deal with a resident who beats his family, but is stopped by Michonne. Supply runners discover a new group outside the town. | |
76 | Douglas and Rick reveal to each other what they've been through. Carl later discovers Rick talking on the phone to Lori. | |
77 | Pete's actions force Rick to shoot him, and a group of scavengers start to head to Alexandria. | |
78 | The threat is dealt with, and Douglas states the community needs Rick as a leader. |
Volume 14: No Way Out
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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79 | The survivors discover a massive herd outside Alexandria. | |
80 | The Herd claims it's first victim. Jessie Anderson kisses Rick. | |
81 | Herd breaks in to Alexandria, causing more losses. | |
82 | Morgan is wounded, and dragged to safety. Rick assures everyone he's not going to help anyone except his own to survive. | |
83 | Morgan dies to his wounds. Outside Rick suffers from massive losses. Carl is seriously injured. | |
84 | The survivors defeat all walkers and learn they're a manageable threat. |
Volume 15: We Find Ourselves
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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85 | The Survivors clean up Alexandria and mourn for those who have died. They start to discuss measures and actions that have to be taken for the future. Carl shows signs of being alive. | |
86 | Carl's actions were false alarm, but he is still alive. Rick states that he believed in the potential of the community to give them the power to survive in the future. | |
87 | Rick mourns for the Anderson family, and tries again to talk to Lori, who is mad about what happened to Carl. Carl wakes up and asks where his mother is. | |
88 | Rick tells Carl what happened to Lori and Judith. Nicholas plans to take over Alexandria. | |
89 | Rick makes clear how wrong Nicholas' actions are. | |
90 | Nicholas calms down and retreats to his house. Carl is released from the hospital. Rick and Andrea kiss. |
Volume 16: A Larger World
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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91 | Survivors are running out of food. Someone is watching Alexandria. | |
92 | Survivors encounter the unknown observer, Paul, who reveals he came from a big commuity, where almost two hundred other survivors live. | |
93 | Rick stuns Paul fearing they might have been targeted by hostile survivors. Rick swears he is going to take everything the new community has if Paul is lying. | |
94 | Survivors take a trip to Hilltop Colony, and Rick slowly starts to trust Jesus. | |
95 | Rick tackles a man after he stabs the leader, and kills him immediately with his own knife. | |
96 | The Hilltop Colony residents are shocked about the murder of Ethan. Paul starts to explain the situation regarding 'The Saviors', who keep the area clean from zombies but require half of Hilltops supplies as payment. Everyone agrees that Rick's group is able to defeat them. On the way to the Safe-Zone Rick states they can finally start living. |
Volume 17: Something To Fear
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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97 | Rick's group encounter members of The Saviors, and after dealing with most of them Rick tells the last one to pass a message on to Negan. Maggie reveals she's pregnant. Abraham and Eugene slip outside in hopes that they can restore their ammunition not knowing they are watched by a group of men. | |
98 | Outside Abraham is killed, as the rest of the Saviors withdraw. Rick replies to his death he doesn't know what to do. | |
99 | Rick and a few others drive to the Hilltop Colony, hoping to get help with defeating The Saviors. A group of Saviors plan to attack the Safe-Zone at dawn. | |
100 | Rick's group is ambushed by a large group of Saviors, and Negan. He sets off boundaries by beating Glenn's head in with a baseball bat. | |
101 | The group reaches Hilltop Colony. With Jesus among them, the group gets back to Safe-Zone only to see the aftermath of a failed attack by The Saviors. Dwight is being held captive by Andrea. | |
102 | Rick decides to let Dwight go in order to prevent more deaths. Rick sends Paul Monroe out to follow him and find out more information about The Saviors. |
Volume 18: What Comes After
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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103 | Rick reveals his plan to Andrea, to go against The Saviors, which he set in motion with Jesus. Negan pays a visit to Safe-Zone to receive their offering. | |
104 | Rick tells everyone Negan is now in charge. Carl hides in The Saviors' van, and kills several of them after he is discovered. He is stopped violently by Dwight until Negan tells him to stop and asks "is that any way to treat their new guest?". | |
105 | Negan gives Carl a tour on The Saviors' base and later on, humiliates Carl for killing his men. Afterwards he tries to figure out what to do with Carl. | |
106 | After realizing Carl is missing, Rick pays a visit to Negan only to hear that Negan is anxious to show him what he has done to Carl. | |
107 | Negan returns Carl back to Rick and says that he can be reasonable. Back at the safe-zone Jesus reveals to Rick that it's time he introduces him to a man by the name of Ezekiel. | |
108 | Rick and Paul are escorted to Ezekiel, the leader of The Kingdom. Dwight reveals his intentions of wanting to help them take down their common enemy, but Rick doubts his true allegiances. |
Volume 19: March To War
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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109 | Rick starts to set his plan to take down The Saviors. Jesus does the same at the Hilltop Colony, but is betrayed by Kal, who flees to go warn The Saviors. | |
110 | Jesus is able to prevent Kal from informing The Saviors of the resistance movement. Rick leads a small group of survivors to The Kingdom. | |
111 | Survivors bring their forces together at The Kingdom. Negan arrives at Alexandria to collect the offering. He is approached by Spencer, who wants him to kill Rick and appoint him leader of the Safe-Zone. Negan dislikes his lack of courage and kills him. | |
112 | Rick finds out what happened to Spencer and decides to kill Negan. After opening fire Negan reveals another dozen Saviors stationed outside the walls. | |
113 | Negan is about to execute his attackers. Andrea is ambushed. | |
114 | Negan's execution attempt is outrageously interrupted, causing multiply Saviors to die and the rest to withdraw. Andrea is secured. Negan realizes they are going to war. |
Volume 20: All Out War - Part 1
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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115 | Soldiers from Alexandria, Hilltop, and Kingdom travel to The Sanctuary, and ask Negan to surrender. Gregory announces that the Hilltop is allied with The Saviors. | |
116 | Negan refuses the offer. Rick and his army suffer from casualties, and Holly makes a dangerous decision. Rick announces to everyone that the war has only just begun. | |
117 | Rick prepares his men for the next move, and The Sanctuary is surrounded by roamers. Negan shows Holly in a gruesome way that Saviors are not monsters. | |
118 | Maggie tells Gregory off for his cowardliness, and says she believes in Rick. Rick's men start to attack one of the outposts, not without casualties. Ezekiel feels ashamed for his actions. | |
119 | In the aftermath of attacking the outposts, Negan starts an assault on the Alexandria Safe-Zone. | |
120 | An assault hits Alexandria. |
Volume 21: All Out War - Part 2
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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121 | After the destruction of Alexandria, the remaining survivors move to Hilltop. Eugene and his ammunition crew are captured by The Saviors. | |
122 | Dwight assures Eugene he'll help him escape, with help from a new ally. All the communities are gathered together at the Hilltop, and Negan plans an attack there with gruesome tactics. | |
123 | Carson leads Eugene and his crew to safety, with more allied Saviors. After breaking in to Hilltop, Negan forces Dwight to shoot Rick. | |
124 | Saviors retreat from Hilltop, and the survivors realize that no matter how minor wound one retrieves from the modified weapons they will die, among them Rick. | |
125 | The survivors wounded by The Saviors begin to pass. Rick realizes he has been shot with a clean bolt and convinces Negan how they could live together, he then swiftly slashes Negan's throat open. | |
126 | The war ends, and Rick saves Negan's life. Negan is informed he will be proven wrong about the surviviors rebuilding the civilization. |
Volume 22: A New Beginning
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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127 | Two years after the events of "All Out War", the survivors have gotten more into building their society, and finally started living their lives. Carl reveals to Negan, now a prisoner, that he still wants him dead. | |
128 | Andrea questions Magna, while Rick allows Carl to become an apprentice. Two Hilltop residents struggle outside the communities, and Magna assures her group they'll find out what Alexandria is hiding from them. | |
129 | Rick and Carl start their journey to Hilltop, but the route isn't as safe as it seems. Ken is seriously hurt, and Magna encounters Alexandria's secret. | |
130 | Rick and Carl reach the Hilltop and are greeted by Maggie. Marco leaves Ken behind, and returns to the Hilltop with a strange revelation. | |
131 | Maggie sends out a search party for the missing Ken. Later, Rick and Maggie have a heart to heart as Carl moves in to the Hilltop. Meanwhile, Andrea faces new problems. | |
132 | Magna and her group confront Andrea in her house. Meanwhile, Dante fights against a group of survivors who wear zombie skins to blend in. |
Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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133 | A new group of survivors, who call themselves The Whisperers, are brought to light with a threatening mission. | |
134 | Jesus manages to survive his encounter with The Whisperers and brings back a captured female member to the Hilltop. Meanwhile, Carl protects Sophia from a group of bullies, but goes a little too far in doing so. | |
135 | Carl faces the consequences of his actions while it is revealed that the Whisperer Paul has captured is a 16 year old girl. Meanwhile, parents of the bullies, fed up with Maggie's leadership, begin planning to dethrone Maggie as their leader when Gregory insists that they kill her. | |
136 | Though the families of the bullies who attacked Sophia and Carl decline Gregory's plan. They ultimately come to terms with him on one condition, they kill Carl too. Meanwhile, Carl and Lydia form a bond as Maggie and Paul put the pieces together. Outside the Hilltop, The Whisperers await their leader as they spy on the community. | |
137 | Carl and Lydia continue to bond as Maggie and Jesus try to figure out what to do. After a short confrontation with one of the parents of the children beaten by Carl. Gregory invites Maggie to his trailer where he attempts to poison her. However, he is found out by Paul shortly after drugging her. | |
138 | Gregory is subdued and Maggie survives the botched poisoning while Lydia begins to open up how different her world is compared to the Hilltops. Just then, The Whisperers leader arrives with a proposition and not all are happy. |
Volume 24: Life And Death
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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139 | Ezekiel is having fun dispatching some walkers near a port when Rick arrives with a small convoy. Meanwhile, Maggie and the others struggle to find Carl who has been taken in by The Whisperers. Back at the pier, Ezekiel and Rick discuss the upcoming fair when a familiar face arrives. | |
140 | Gregory pleads that he has been framed and insists that he is innocent of any wrong doing, but to no avail. Maggie and Paul discuss what to do with him when Maggie comes to the realization that they may have to kill him. Back at Alexandria, a dangerous mishap occurs. | |
141 | A leader steps down while a surprise waits for Rick. Fates are discussed, and one is decided. | |
142 | Carl butts heads with the leader of The Whisperers, Alpha. Interested in their communities, she manages to infiltrate the fair as Rick gets word that his son has gone missing. | |
143 | Rick forms a search party for Carl and meets The Whisperers face to face with a threat that is all too real. | |
144 | Lines are crossed and all sides pay the price. |
Volume 25: No Turning Back
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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145 | The aftermath. | |
146 | After revealing the group's losses, a call for action turns ugly. Eugene has a plan. | |
147 | Lydia is sent away with Carl and Andrea for her protection, but she suspects something more. Michonne has an a epiphany. | |
148 | Alpha comes to terms with her loss meanwhile, Dwight struggles to find a purpose. The communities grow restless, forcing Rick to find help from an unlikely source. | |
149 | Trouble begins to brew as Rick realizes what he has to do. Dwight makes a decision. | |
150 | Rick's plan is revealed, but not before restless members of the community try to take matters into their own hands. |
Volume 26: Call To Arms
Issue | Cover | Storyline |
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151 | Dwight becomes the leader of Rick's newly formed militia who gets an unexpected volunteer. Elsewhere, Eugene is surprised while working on a radio. | |
152 | Dwight continues to train new recruits. Rick is confronted by a vengeful youth. | |
153 | In spite of Rick, Brandon frees Negan with a plan to destroy both Rick and The Whisperers. | |
154 | Negan's plan is set into motion as he is taken in by The Whisperers and meets Alpha. Aaron and Michonne cross the border in pursuit but are stopped and confronted by The Whisperer's monstrous second-in-command, Beta. | |
155 | Michonne and Aaron are saved by Dwight and his men, but not before Aaron is severally injured. The two rush to the Hilltop for aid leaving Dwight as he realizes they have just committed an act of war. Meanwhile, Negan tries to swoon Alpha and begins to offer valuable information in exchange for joining their group. | |
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