Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #5 The Best Defense
Cover Price 14.99 USD
Pages 140
Notes ISBN: 978-1-58240-612-1

Cover Details

Genre Horror
Pencils Charlie Adlard
Inks Charlie Adlard
Colors Cliff Rathburn
Letters Typeset

1 page The Walking Dead filler

Genre Horror
Pencils Charlie Adlard
Inks Charlie Adlard
Notes Inside front cover.

1 page filler "Title Page"

Letters Typeset

1 page credits

Letters Typeset

132 page The Walking Dead story "The Best Defense"

Characters Rick Grimes; Lori Grimes; Carl Grimes; Patricia; Axel; Andrea; Glenn; Tyreese; Dale; Billy (Donna & Allen's child); Ben (Donna & Allen's child); Sophia; Carol; Hershel Greene; Maggie Greene; Billy Greene; Otis; Michonne; Wes; Martinez; The Governor [Philip]; Bruce; Gabe; Doctor Stevens; Alice; Bob
Synopsis When a helicopter is sighted crashing outside the prison, Rick, Michonne and Glenn travel to see if there are survivors. In the town of Woodbury they find more survivors, ruled by "The Govenor" who has become an evil leader.
Genre Horror
Script Robert Kirkman
Pencils Charlie Adlard
Inks Charlie Adlard
Colors Cliff Rathburn (Gray Tones)
Letters Rus Wooten
Reprinted from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #25; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #26; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #27; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #28; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #29; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #30

1 page filler

Pencils Charlie Adlard
Inks Charlie Adlard

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis Promotional information for other Robert Kirkman trade paperbacks by Image comics.
Letters Typeset
Notes This sequence likely changes content in various printings.

1 page The Walking Dead filler

Pencils Charlie Adlard
Inks Charlie Adlard
Notes Inside back cover.

1 page The Walking Dead promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis Promotional synopsis of The Walking Dead series.
Pencils Charlie Adlard
Inks Charlie Adlard
Letters Typeset
Notes Back Cover.