| Slot: |
Walking Dead 1 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 1 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0186693002
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Owner Comments
Walking Dead #1. With rare BLACK MATURE READERS LABEL. This is the book that drew me back into collecting colecting comic books again a (20 year haitus) and the one responsible for all these CGC slabbed books that I now own! I figured..,,,ah I got number 1, that's all I need.....nope.....couldn't stop there....now I got to own them ALL...mmuuuuahhhhhh muuaaaahhhh (sinister laugh).
Anyways, great book. First appearance of Rick Grimes. a local police officer who wakes up from a coma and finds himself in a zombie apocalypse......the rest is history.
I love the comic book and the show and my goal is to collect the most unique high grade Walking Dead comic book collection...to include signatures, artist sketches, and all the variants. Here is my collection.....enjoy!
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 2 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 2 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0723153002
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Owner Comments
Issue #2 features the first appearance of Glenn, Lori and Carl Grimes.
The story continues when Rick enters Atlanta in search of his family. He gets more than he bargained for when he enters the city of the dead. Rick enters the city on horseback. Unfortunately, majority population in Atlanta is dead and canniblistic. Rick gets cornered by hoard of zombies.
We encounter Glenn, an experienced scout and scavenger of goods who belong to a group based just outside the city. Glenn rescues Rick and they both escape the city unscathed. Glenn takes Rick back to his camp where is reunited with his wife and son; Lori and Carl.
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 4 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 4 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1185140005
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Owner Comments
Signature Series. Signed by Tony Moore!
Issue #4. After barely surviving a zombie attack, Rick realizes that the camp is too vulnerable without firearms for defense. Rick and Glenn formulate a plan to go back into the City of Atlanta and obtain guns from a gun store. Lori protests Rick's idea, but agrees with his assessment. The problem is, the gun store is located deep inside a city where the zombie population is fairly high. We discover that humans can mask their scent from the dead by rubbing zombie body parts onto clothes and skin.
With zombie blood and gore rubbed on their clothes, Rick and Glenn made it to the gun store. They grabbed some guns and ammunition and threw them into a shopping cart, and exit the store. All is well until some unexpected rain spoiled the party. The rain washes away the zombie stink from Rick and Glenn and the zombies attack. Eventually, they make it out of the city with the guns and ammo....by the skin of their teeth.
Classic suspense!
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 6 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 6 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1108376009
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Owner Comments
Issue #6. Amy is buried. Jim's zombie bite on the arm is badly infected. Winter is coming. Food is scarce. The Atlanta Group struggles to make the next step. Jim realizes that he is going to die. He requests and is granted his wish to die in the forest and be reanimated as a walker and rejoin with his dead family.
Rick, Shane, and Carl are in the woods hunting for game. We see their relationship straining. Rick wants take the group on the road and move far away from the fringes of Atlanta. Shane wants to stay put, he believes that the government will rescue them any day. Back at camp, they both get into argument and Rick is punched in the face by Shane. Lori defends her husband by slapping Shane in the face. Shane feels hurt and alone and goes into the forest to hunt some more game. Rick follows him.
Both men talk amongst themselves. Shane resents Rick returning and ruining his budding relationship with Lori and Carl. He blamed Rick for everything. Shane points his shotgun at Rick's chest and begins to convince himself that Rick was never supposed to comeback. Shane intends to shoot and kill Rick. Carl shoots and kills Shane in the neck to save his father. Both father and son crumple to the ground. Carl tells his dad that killing live ones is not the same as killing the dead ones....
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 7 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 7 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1151624029
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Owner Comments
Signature Series. Won this from Branget on eBay auction. The auction was a tough battle...lots of competition and in the end....my wallet was hurting big time after winning this prize!! Triple signed by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. Double sketched by Moore and Adlard. Charlie Adlard drew an amazing sketch of Tyreese, I haven't seen one as cool as this since. Tony Moore did a nice detailed zombie sketch at the bottom. Both sketches are so detailed that they just blend into the cover, and at a glance, one would assume that those sketches are part of the original cover!
Issue 7 marks the the debut of Charlie Adlard as new artist for the series. Tony Moore ceases being the artist for the series, but continues to be the cover artist up until issue 24.
After the death of Shane, Rick becomes the official leader of this group. They are on the road and encounter a new character named Tyreese who strenghens the group with his amazing hammer zombie killing skills. This is the first appearance of Tyreese. Also, Lori reveals that she is pregnant; more drama to come!!
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 8 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 8 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1151624018
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Owner Comments
Signature Series. Triple signed by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. Also an awesome sketch of Rick Grimes by by Charlie Adlard. The sketch is amazing and fits into the grey background beautifully. Acquired through auction courtesy of Branget.
Issue #8. Lori is pregnant and she shares the news with the group. With no medical professional or facilities in sight, what will the future hold for this baby? Also, there is a chance that Shane might be the father, and Rick acknowledges this possibility.
The group continue on the road and finds a community of homes for the wealthy called "The Wilshire Estates". They decide to stay spend the night in one of the homes. They dispatched all zombies inside the house and also found a cabinet of canned food. We also find out that Andrea and Dale are a couple.
The group hunkers down for a good night sleep, unaware of a snow covered sign on the gate of the estates that warns "ALL DEAD, DO NOT ENTER".
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 9 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 9 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1114893009
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Owner Comments
Signature Series, signed and sketch by Tony Moore. Detailed zombie sketch in the eyeball....really cool! First appearance of Otis.
Issue #9. All seems peaceful in the community called "Wilshire Estates", where empty homes are plentiful. Rick and his crew decide to spread out and claim a home for each couple/family unit. As they begin the process, Rick finds the "All Dead, Do Not Enter" sign. He runs back and warns the group, but was too late, as they find a mob of zombies starting to surround them. Donna is grusiomely killed by a zombie, leaving Allen widowed with his twin boys to take care of.
The group narrowly escape the Estates by hopping back into the RV and driving off. Now, without food, they would have to resort to hunting game for survival. Rick, Tyreese, and Carl head into the woods to hunt. Mistaking Carl for a zombie, he is shot in the shoulder by a stranger named Otis. An enraged Rick threatens to kill Otis.
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 10 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 10 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1098217005
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Owner Comments
Issue #10. Carl is accidentally shot by a stranger named Otis while hunting deer in the woods. Otis offers the lead the group to a nearby farm where medical assistance is available. Rick frantically takes the offer, scoops up Carl, and follows Otis to the farm. Tyreese runs back and inform Rick's group about the situation and they all head to the farm.
At the farm, we meet Veternarian/Farmer Hershel Greene. Otis explains the situation to Hershel. Hershel takes Carl into the house and immediately perform surgery on Carl to save him. We also meet Hershel's children....Lucey, Maggie, Arnold, Billy, Rachel and Susie Greene. We also meet Otis' girlfriend, Patricia.
Carl is stabilized thanks to the medical skills of Hershel. Hershel allows the group to temporarily stay at his farm until Carl is healed enough for travel.
The farm is situated far away from a zombie infested city, has plenty of food and supplies, a large house and a large barn. It seems like a great place to regroup and possibly settle down.
Maggie is attracted to Glenn. Unabashed, she offers to have sex with him. Glenn agrees.
Hershel warns Rick not to use the barn....it's where he keeps the dead ones.
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 11 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 11 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0191578001
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Owner Comments
Signature Series. Signed by Tony Moore.
Issue #11. Hershel has been capturing and keeping wandering walkers inside his barn, and some of those walkers are former family members. He fervently believes that these walkers are living humans who were simply infected with a disease that may be curable one day. Rick is shocked and disagrees. Hershel is shocked that the group had been killing these "poor victims". As guests, Rick didn't want to push Hershel any further.
The next day, the group is target shooting close to a neighboring farm. Hershel runs out and tells them to stop shooting at his neighbor's property (even though his neighbors are dead and current reside in the barn). During this incident, a walker wanders by. Hershel grabs the zombie from behind and takes it to the barn for storage. While opening the door, Hershel was knocked down by a large zombie from behind the door. Arnold runs over and saves his dad from an attacking zombie only to be bitten by his own zombie brother (Shawn). Lacey attempts to save her brother Arnold but is quickly overtaken by multiple zombie and ripped apart.
Hershel, filled with grief begins to shoot and destroy the surrounding zombies, including his sons. A crushed Hershel finally accepts the reality of the zombie apocalypse.
Meanwhile.....Julia and Chris are plotting something that they are keeping secret.
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 12 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 12 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1114640002
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Owner Comments
Signature Series. Signed and sketch by Tony Moore featuring a very detailed zombie head. Also signed by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard! I was about to sell this book, but quickly changed my mind...triple signed with a sketch?.....on my favorite Walking Dead cover?.....It's a keeper!
Issue #12. Lori's pregnancy is advancing along with her morning sickness.
Lots of love and romance in this issue.....Glenn and Maggie get are caught sleeping together by Hershel and he isn't happy about it. Tyreese and Carol are in a budding relationship as are Dale and Andrea.
Rick approaches Hershel and requests that the rest of the group use the rest the rooms in the House. Hershel is offended that Rick would want his crew to take over the rest of his dead children's room and refuses. Hershel wants Rick and his people to leave the farm as soon as Carl is healed up. An angry Lori confronts Hershel, angry that he would kick them out into the dangerous world, especially when she is pregnant as she is. Rick jumps in between Hershel and Lori before things got physical. Hershel points his gun against Rick's head and orders him and the group to leave.
The group packs up and leaves the farm. Glenn decides to stay with Maggie at the farm.
On the road, with the cod winter weather, the group struggles to hunt and survive. After a few days on the road, they find a large prison facility. It might just be what they are looking for....security, shelter, maybe food and water. A new story arc begins in the next issue.
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 13 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 13 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0200246015
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Owner Comments
Issue #13. This issue is the beginning of the famous prison arc. After days on the road and struggling to survive, the group discovers a large prison. Aside from numerous zombies, inside and around it, this prison appears to be uninhibited. Tyreese, Rick, and Andrea spend the day destroying walkers in a wing of the prison. Bodies are burned.
The following day, Rick and Tyreese make entry inside a wing of the prison. They plan to secure an area for everyone to sleep, to find supplies and food, and clear out any remaining walkers. They make entry into the prison cafeteria where they meet four strangers in prisoner garb, eating food.
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 15 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 15 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1148017003
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Owner Comments
Signature Series signed by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard in gold ink with nice placement. The cover is just beautiful with purple lettering and purple tones....one of my favorites.
Issue #15 has lots of death! Rick is awoken in the middle of the night to the sound of a gunshot. We find out that Chris and Julia were involved in some bizarre love/suicide pact with each other. Chris shoots her in the chest and she dies instantly, but also soon reanimates. Tyreese kills Chris by choking him again and again.
Rick realizes that everybody reanimates as a zombie after death, as long as the brain is intact; no zombie bite needed! He grabs his motorcycle and rides out to dig up the now zombified Shane. He gives Shane a final "death" with a gun shot to the brain.
Meanwhile at the prison, after cremating his daughter, Tyreese goes on a zombie killing rampage in one of the prison's uncleared wing....and survives.
Hershel's twin daughters (Rachael and Susie) went to the barber shop area to give themselves a haircut only to be beheaded by a mystery killer.
The story goes on......
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 17 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 17 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0006119002
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Owner Comments
Signature Series. Signed and sketch by Charlie Adlard.
Issue #17. Thomas is revealed to be a serial killer and the murderer of Susie and Rachael. Thomas attempts to kill Andrea and slices the left side of her face. Andrea gets away and gets Rick's attention. Rick severely beats Thomas and injures his right hand during the process. Lori and Tyreese try to hold back Rick from killing Thomas.
Thomas is detained in an secure area. Rick decides to take the leadership role and declares that "if you kill, you die" rule. He justifies that there has to be justice. He decides that Thomas will be hanged.
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 19 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 19 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1151664011
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Owner Comments
First appearance of Michonne. Michonne makes a bold entrance into the series with a with the famous "Zombie Bondage Cover" by Tony Moore. Key issue to own. Michonne is a badass in the comic and the tv show.
Issue 19 continues in the prison. Dexter and his prison crew got weapons from the armory and is turning against Rick's group. Dexter plans to force Rick and his group out of the prison. Meanwhile a sword welding stranger show up and saves Otis from a hoard of zombies; her name is Michonne.
Dexter unknowingly unleashes zombies from the A Block of the prison (an area uncleared of zombies) when he grabbed the weapons from the armory. Both groups engage in mutual firefight against the zombies in order to survive. Rick shoots and kills Dexter during firefight. Dexter's lover, takes off and escapes into the wilderness.
Michonne requests shelter and is for the time being, allowed into the group.
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| Slot: |
Walking Dead 20 |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 20 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0982716012
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Owner Comments
Issue #20.
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