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The Walking Dead Deluxe #138

Image · June 2026 · on sale 2026-06-03

First appearance: Alpha2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Walking Dead Deluxe (Image, 2020 series)
Issue
#138
Publication date
June 2026
Key date
2026-06-03
On-sale date
2026-06-03
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
70985303037913811
Rating
Rated M / Mature

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Alpha - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: David Finch; inks: David Finch; colors: Dave McCaigAlpha First
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2-comic story22script: Robert Kirkman; pencils: Charlie Adlard; inks: Stefano Gaudiano; colors: Dave McCaig; letters: Rus Wooton
3-letters page3script: Sean Mackiewicz, Robert Kirkman
4Issue 138in-house column2script: Robert Kirkman; pencils: Robert Kirkman
5-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Charlie Adlard; inks: Charlie Adlard; colors: Dave StewartNegan
6-illustration1pencils: Charlie Adlard; inks: Charlie Adlard; colors: Cliff Rathburn
7-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Charlie Adlard
8-comic story2script: Derek Hunter; pencils: Derek Hunter; inks: Derek Hunter; colors: Spencer Holt; letters: Derek Hunter
9Issue 139promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: David Finch, Charlie Adlard, Liana Kangas; inks: David Finch, Charlie Adlard, Liana Kangas; colors: Dave McCaig, Liana Kangas
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Charlie Adlard; inks: Charlie Adlard; colors: Dave Stewart

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Cover C - Cliff Rathburnbarcode 70985303037913831
Cover B - Charlie Adlard & Dave McCaigbarcode 70985303037913821

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Series context

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Sources

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