Walking Dead 34

"You Left us at the fence when we were leaving town. You said you had unfinished business with the Governor, the man who cut off my hand and tortured you for days. You left to confront him."

- Rick Grimes

"Safe... But at What Cost?" is the thirty-fourth issue of the survival horror comic book series The Walking Dead published by Image Comics. The story was written by Robert Kirkman with artwork by Charlie Adlard and grey tone coloring highlights by Cliff Rathburn. The issue was published with a January, 2007 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).

Appearances

 * Rick Grimes


 * Alice Warren
 * Caesar Martinez
 * Glenn Rhee
 * Michonne


 * The Governor, Philip Blake
 * Roamers


 * Duane Jones
 * Morgan Jones
 * Stevens


 * Humans
 * Zombies


 * Georgia
 * West Georgia Correctional Facility


 * Kentucky
 * Cynthiana


 * Automobiles
 * Dale's RV


 * Gunshot victims

Notes & Trivia

 * The tagline for this issue is "Safe for now... but for HOW LONG... and at what cost?"


 * This issue went to second printing. The reprint edition is distinguishable from the first print edition by it's golden-yellow cover hue.


 * Morgan Jones and Duane Jones appeared last in The Walking Dead #1.


 * The origin of Caesar Martinez is revealed in this issue. He worked as a gym teacher before the Apocalypse.


 * This is the fifth appearance of Alice Warren. She makes seventeen appearances in the series in total.

Reprints
The story from this issue has been reprinted in the following volumes:
 * The Walking Dead, Book Three
 * The Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 1
 * The Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 1
 * The Walking Dead, Volume 6: This Sorrowful Life