NMLP P-037193 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Walking Dead #1

Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore · Image Comics · 2003

True first appearance of Rick Grimes. The direct edition with the Image logo is standard; a genuine 2003 newsstand copy with a UPC barcode is far scarcer. Any newsstand premium attaches only to the first print.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-037193 for "The Walking Dead #1" by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-037193, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).