The Walking Dead #1
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The Walking Dead #1 is the debut issue of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic horror comic series that introduces Rick Grimes and the zombie-infested world that became a long-running franchise.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Walking Dead #1 canonical | 3 |
| The Walking Dead #1 (2003 comic) | 1 |
| The Walking Dead #1 (2003) | 1 |
| The Walking Dead #1 (comic) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Walking Dead #1 Context triple: [Robert Kirkman, wrote, The Walking Dead #1]
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The Walking Dead #19
The Walking Dead #19 is an issue of the Image Comics horror series notable for introducing the katana-wielding survivor Michonne to the story.
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The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10
The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10 is an installment of Robert Kirkman’s post-apocalyptic horror comic series that continues Rick Grimes’ group’s struggle for survival amid escalating threats from both the undead and other survivors.
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The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is a post-apocalyptic horror drama television series that continues the story of key characters from the original The Walking Dead universe, focusing on their struggle to survive and reunite in a world overrun by the undead.
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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead is a popular post-apocalyptic horror television series based on the comic book of the same name, following survivors of a zombie outbreak as they struggle to endure both the undead and other humans.
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The Walking Dead: Dead City
The Walking Dead: Dead City is a post-apocalyptic horror television series set in the same universe as The Walking Dead, following familiar characters as they navigate a walker-infested New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Walking Dead #1 Target entity description: The Walking Dead #1 is the debut issue of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic horror comic series that introduces Rick Grimes and the zombie-infested world that became a long-running franchise.
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A.
The Walking Dead #19
The Walking Dead #19 is an issue of the Image Comics horror series notable for introducing the katana-wielding survivor Michonne to the story.
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B.
The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10
The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10 is an installment of Robert Kirkman’s post-apocalyptic horror comic series that continues Rick Grimes’ group’s struggle for survival amid escalating threats from both the undead and other survivors.
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C.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is a post-apocalyptic horror drama television series that continues the story of key characters from the original The Walking Dead universe, focusing on their struggle to survive and reunite in a world overrun by the undead.
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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead is a popular post-apocalyptic horror television series based on the comic book of the same name, following survivors of a zombie outbreak as they struggle to endure both the undead and other humans.
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E.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
The Walking Dead: Dead City is a post-apocalyptic horror television series set in the same universe as The Walking Dead, following familiar characters as they navigate a walker-infested New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | comic book issue ⓘ |
| artist | Tony Moore ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Robert Kirkman ⓘ |
| colorist | Tony Moore ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Tony Moore ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Kirkman ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Carl Grimes
ⓘ
Lori Grimes ⓘ Rick Grimes ⓘ Shane Walsh ⓘ zombies ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| format | single-issue comic ⓘ |
| franchise | The Walking Dead ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ zombie fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Walking Dead #2
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead #2 (2003)
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| imprint | Image Comics ⓘ |
| inker | Tony Moore ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptation |
The Walking Dead (TV series)
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linked to:
The Walking Dead
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| introducesCharacter | Rick Grimes ⓘ |
| introducesFranchise | The Walking Dead multimedia franchise ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Robert Kirkman ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rick Grimes ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing a long-running zombie apocalypse narrative
ⓘ
launching The Walking Dead comic series ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Image Comics ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 32 pages ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Walking Dead (comic book series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead
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| penciller | Tony Moore ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find the world overrun by zombies. ⓘ |
| printedIn | black-and-white ⓘ |
| publicationDate | October 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Image Comics ⓘ |
| series | The Walking Dead ⓘ |
| setting |
Georgia
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| targetAudience | mature readers ⓘ |
| theme |
human relationships under extreme stress
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survival in a zombie apocalypse ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Kirkman ⓘ |
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linked to: The Walking Dead #1
linked to: The Walking Dead #1
subject linked to:
Morgan Jones in The Walking Dead
linked to: The Walking Dead #1