The Walking Dead #1 · 2003
One survivor in a dead world.
Tony Moore’s storefront scene places a lone survivor against a crowd of walkers. Later artists turn that street into a stage for heroes, monsters and parodies.
The origin pointThe Walking Dead #1 · Tony Moore
The original cover
The Walking Dead #1
Tony Moore’s storefront scene places a lone survivor against a crowd of walkers. Later artists turn that street into a stage for heroes, monsters and parodies.
This catalog follows the original cover’s composition across published comics and announced editions. Trade dress, virgin, foil and sketch treatments are described in edition notes. Connecting sets identify their participating issues and panels.
Verified records have source support for the exact cover and target. Partial records retain attribution or edition gaps. Reprints, different homage targets and unresolved references are listed separately below.
No additional edition notes documented.
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- 12
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Research & releases · Reviewed October 14, 2026
New editions and open questions
No additional future-dated homage to this exact cover was confirmed in the late-2026/2027 source sweep. Older preorder labels are not treated as proof of an upcoming release.
Undisclosed print quantities, ambiguous credits and conflicting edition dates remain identified as unknown. This catalog can grow as publishers, artists and collectors provide new evidence.
Reprints, other targets and references under review (1)
- The Walking Dead Deluxe #1
Preserved for edition/reference history; excluded from distinct homage artwork gallery.
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Research changes and source notes
- wd1-0001: Updated
Release listing credits Adlard and Rathburn; CGC collector record explicitly identifies #1 cover swipe.
- wd1-0002: Updated
Overstreet explicitly identifies regular color and sketch editions as the #1 recreation.
- wd1-0003: Updated
Artist/subject/target verified; unsigned edition print run left unknown to avoid conflating signed DF edition.
- wd1-0004: Updated
Primary artist studio fills missing cover credits and confirms homage target.
- wd1-0005: Updated
Retailer directly supplies subject, edition and print run.
- wd1-0007: Updated
Variant-specific artist credit located; target verification remains Partial.
- wd1-0008: Updated
Missing artist and limited edition count found with independent target confirmation.
- wd1-0009: Updated
Artist, convention and publisher filled; placeholder street date removed.
- wd1-0011: Updated
Artist and accurate free-event street date filled from GCD.
- wd1-0012: Updated
Artist credits and variant denomination resolved without upgrading unverified composition.
- wd1-0013: Updated
Independent target evidence located.
- wd1-0014: Updated
Publisher explicitly confirms target.
- wd1-0017: Updated
Independent target statement found.
- wd1-0018: Updated
Publisher and edition letters filled; false precision removed.
- wd1-0019: Updated
Subject and independent target attribution filled; edition counts distinguished.
- wd1-0020: Updated
Retailer confirms homage family; incomplete edition census explicitly acknowledged.
- wd1-0021: Updated
Missing cover artist resolved; not confused with Sean Beck Cover C.
- wd1-0022: Updated
Retailer supplies exact limitation and after Moore attribution.
- wd1-0023: Updated
Cover-specific artist credit resolved, avoiding interior-artist conflation.
- wd1-0025: Updated
Missing regular-cover artist and letter filled; chronology left Partial.
- CL-TWD1-0026: Updated
Original cover recoloring must not count as new homage.
- wd1-0028: Updated
Color credit and depicted subjects filled.
- wd1-0029: Updated
Publisher blank and issue-level street-date error corrected.
- wd1-0030: Updated
Edition collision identified; unverified day removed and attribution explicitly qualified.
- wd1-0031: Updated
Strong catalog evidence replaces single curated-list lead.
- wd1-0032: Updated
Direct exclusive source and limitation found.
- wd1-0010: Updated
Variant-specific GCD character index fills subject and preserves edition-specific date caveat.
- wd1-0024: Updated
Missing colorist and exclusive filled; conflicting date reported rather than overwritten.
- wd1-0027: Updated
Exclusive release timing clarified without changing issue cover-date year.
- CL-TWD1-0033 Dead-Pooh: Added
Distinct missing Marat Mychaels artwork, unlike the later Do You Pooh Boardwalk variant.
- CL-TWD1-0026: Excluded / review
Recolored original Tony Moore cover art, not a new drawing. Preserve workbook row as Reprint / not new artwork; omit distinct homage gallery.
- The Walking Dead #1 SDCC 2015 Skybound 5th Anniversary color/B&W/blue line family: Excluded / review
Lead-list target tag alone is insufficient: cover image appears to reproduce original Moore art. Do not add as distinct homage without demonstrating a new drawing.
- The Walking Dead Deluxe #150 (December 2, 2026): Excluded / review
Upcoming issue confirmed by publisher; no explicit #1 homage identified, so not added to homage catalog.
- Dead Acre: Black Badge #3 Cover G Luciano Fleitas: Excluded / review
Different cover target confirmed by actual visual inspection: #150 Cover E, not #1.
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