"An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled-- no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally start living"--Back cover.

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Robert Kirkman, creator, writer, letterer ; Charlie Adlard, penciler, inker (chapters 17-19) ; Stefano Gaudiano, inker (chapters 20-24) ; Cliff Rathburn, gray tones ; Rus Wooton, letterer.

Originally published in single magazine format as The Walking Dead #97-144.