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Cover: Charlie Adlard

The Walking Dead #78

Oct 2010 · Image · 2.99 USD

📊 ~27,947 copies sold its debut month

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A quiet, intimate moment stands in sharp contrast to the brutal world of The Walking Dead — this 2010 issue from Image Comics offers a cover depicting two figures locked in a tender embrace, framed by darkened architecture that hints at both refuge and unease. Charlie Adlard's linework captures the fragile warmth of human connection against a shadowy, uncertain backdrop. Fresh off its 2010 Eisner Award win for Best Continuing Series, Robert Kirkman's survival saga continues to earn every bit of that recognition.

writer Robert Kirkman · artist, inker Charlie Adlard · colorist Cliff Rathburn · letterer Rus Wooton · cover Charlie Adlard

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta

Raw (NM) $11

CGC 9.8 · 123 in census $64

CGC 9.6 · 34 in census $31

CGC 9.4 · 14 in census $27

CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $26*

CGC 9.0 · 5 in census $24*

CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $20*

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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $20*

CGC 7.5 none in existence

CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $20

CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $20*

CGC 6.0 none in existence

CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $20*

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Cast · 11 characters

Abraham Ford Andrea Glenn Heath Jessie Anderson Maggie Greene Michonne Morgan Jones Rick Grimes Sophia Spencer Monroe

Full credits

writer Robert Kirkman

artist, inker Charlie Adlard

colorist Cliff Rathburn

letterer Rus Wooton

cover pencils, inks Charlie Adlard

Reprints

Reprinted in The Walking Dead #13 (2010), Walking Dead #13 (2011), The Walking Dead #7 (2012), The Walking Dead Deluxe #78 (2023), The Walking Dead Deluxe #78 (2023)

Key issues in The Walking Dead

#1 1st appearance — Rick Grimes

#19

#19 1st appearance — Michonne

#2 1st appearance — Carl Grimes

#53

#53 1st appearance — Abraham Ford

#100

#100 1st appearance — Negan

#10

#10 1st appearance — Hershel Greene

#27

#27 1st appearance — The Governor

#7 1st appearance — Tyreese

Variants (1)

Long Beach Comic Con Variant

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