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The Walking Dead Comic Book Values in 2026

What are The Walking Dead comic books worth in 2026?

The original hit AMC series The Walking Dead is no longer broadcast.

How much are Walking Dead comics worth in today's market?

The show ran for an impressive 11 seasons.

The show's legacy includes several household names from the cast, not to mention spin-off series including Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond and The Walking Dead: Dead City.

Many of the millions of viewers probably didn't realize that The Walking Dead show is actually a comic book TV series.

It's based on an Image Comics title, which began in 2003 and ran for nearly 200 issues.

Walking Dead #1 is amongst the most valuable Modern Age comic books! There are also lots of other issues with significant value.

There are also quite a number of variant cover comics published in this series.

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Most Valuable The Walking Dead Comic Book Issues

Walking Dead #1 (2003). This comic spawned a long-running AMC TV series

Walking Dead #1 (2003). Click to have yours appraised!

Walking Dead #1 (2003)
Spawned a long-running AMC TV series

Lowest price $200

Average price $500

Recent 9.8 Sale $2,675
Recent 9.9 Sale $18,000

Record price $23,000 (CGC 9.9!)
Record price $5,000 (CGC 9.8)

The comic which launched a massively popular TV series is the most valuable modern horror comic.

The cover collects fingerprints, so be sure to wear gloves before you take it out of the bag.

Walking Dead #2. Click for a free appraisal or to sell your comic book collection

The Walking Dead #2

Lowest price $30

Average price $200

Recent 9.8 Sale $1,000

Record price $2,400

Generally scarcer than Walking Dead #1, despite not being as valuable.

Walking Dead #3. Click to sell or appraise The Walking Dead comic book

Walking Dead #3

Lowest price $25

Average price $100

Recent 9.8 Sale $550

Record price $1,095

Walking Dead #4. Click to sell your Walking Dead comics

Walking Dead #4

Lowest price $15

Average price $60

Recent 9.8 Sale $210

Record price $3,850 (CGC 9.9)
$875 (CGC 9.8)

A huge dropoff in value from the record sale means the latest prices are far more realistic.

Walking Dead #5. Click to sell or appraise yours

Walking Dead #5

Lowest price $15

Average price $70

Recent 9.8 Sale $330

Record price $550

Walking Dead #19 (2005): 1st Appearance of Michonne. Click for a free appraisal

Walking Dead #19 (2005)
1st Appearance of Michonne

Lowest price $25

Average price $120

Record price $775

Michonne is the baddest-ass character in an entire show based on badasses. Still popular despite the end of the show.

Walking Dead #27: 1st Governor. Click to sell one

Walking Dead #27
1st Governor

Lowest price $5

Average price $40

Recent 9.8 Sale $135

Record price $860 (CGC 9.9)
$300 (CGC 9.8)

In the early-mid 2010s, this book was on fire. Back then, the show was at its height and keys like this relating to the current storyline took off.

The actual record is well over $2K for a 9.9 and $630 for a 9.8, but as those prices will never, ever be seen again, we have included sales in the past couple of years.

Walking Dead #35 Error. Click to sell your copy

Walking Dead #35
Error: Last page printed twice

Lowest price $150

Average price $450

Recent 9.8 Sale $1,350

Record price $2,200

Error editions of comic books are a niche which is growing in interest.

This isn't rare, but it's certainly scarce. There are only 89 copies in the CGC census to date.

Walking Dead #53: 1st Eugene, Abraham and Rosita. Click to value or sell yours

Walking Dead #53
1st Eugene, Abraham and Rosita

Lowest price $5

Average price $25

Recent 9.8 Sale $140

Record price $320

It was truly impressive how well the actors were cast in the series to match their likeness in The Walking Dead comic book. They often look so alike that it's hard to believe that the show came after the comics!

Walking Dead #100: 1st Appearance of Negan. Click to sell one

Walking Dead #100: 1st Appearance of Negan

Lowest price $5

Average price $30

Recent 9.8 Sale $100

Record price $2,600 (CGC 10.0)
$860 (CGC 9.9)
$285 (CGC 9.8)

There are many variant editions of this milestone issue. Most are not especially valuable, but the outliers are listed in the variant section below.

The Walking Dead Comic Book Variant Covers

Walking Dead #1: The Last Wine Edition (2019). Click to sell one

Walking Dead #1
The Last Wine Edition (2019)

Lowest price $100

Average price $250

Recent 9.8 Sale $550

Record price $2,200

This cool Walking Dead variant cover was included with shipments of Walking Dead-branded wine. Note the 75 percent dropoff in value of this issue!

Walking Dead #1 (2014): Hyundai Special Anniversary Edition. Click to value or sell yours

Walking Dead #1 (2014)
Hyundai Special Anniversary Edition

Lowest price $150

Average price $250

Recent 9.8 Sale $755

Record price $1,400

In a very cool promotion with Hyundai, buyers of new cars received a copy of this comic along with a zombie apocalypse survival kit!

Walking Dead #19 (2018): Campbell Sketch Variant E. Click to sell or appraise one

Walking Dead #19 (2018)
Campbell Sketch Variant E

Lowest price $60

Average price $100

Recent 9.8 Sale $215

Record price $340

This 1:100 variant was a random pull in a blind bag during the 15th anniversary. This looks very similar to the "inked" edition, but the E variant appears to be hand-drawn in pencil.

Walking Dead #100: Lucille variant cover (red foil). Click to sell yours

Walking Dead #100
Lucille variant cover (red foil)

Lowest price $60

Average price $200

Recent 9.8 Sale $1,600

Record price $3,000

The infamous red foil Lucille edition is not really very rare. There are nearly 200 copies in the CGC census, counting Universal and signed examples.

Walking Dead #100: Ottley sketch variant. Click to sell one

Walking Dead #100
Ottley sketch variant

Lowest price $20

Average price $90

Recent 9.8 Sale $235

Record price $460

This Ottley sketch edition of Walking Dead #100 was a promotion with Comixology.

There are over 270 copies in the CGC census.

Walking Dead #100: Hero Initiative Edition. Click to sell one

Walking Dead #100
Hero Initiative Edition

Lowest price $??

Average price $??

Record price $1,830

This blank cover was produced as part of a fundraising auction. Most copies were sketched on and signed. There are Signature Series sales of up to $8,500 (Chris Ivy) on the sketched examples.

There are almost no sales of the completely blank, Universal slabbed examples. This is not surprising, as there are only three Universal versus 106 SS copies in the CGC census!

The blanks which exist are rumoured to have been stolen.