- "You kill. You die."
- ―Rick Grimes
| "Safety Behind Bars" | |
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| The Walking Dead | |
| Title: | "Safety Behind Bars" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 17 |
| Cover price: | $2.95 |
| Cover date: | March, 2005 |
| Publisher: | Image Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Eric Stephenson |
| Writers: | Robert Kirkman |
| Pencilers: | Charlie Adlard |
| Inkers: | Charlie Adlard |
| Cover artists: | Tony Moore |
| Cover inker: | Tony Moore |
| Colorists: | Cliff Rathburn |
| Letterers: | Robert Kirkman |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Walking Dead #16 |
| Next: | Walking Dead #18 |
Issue #16 of The Walking Dead is an untitled story from the series and is the fifth chapter in the "Safety Behind Bars" story-arc. It was written by Robert Kirkman with interior artwork by Charlie Adlard and grey-tone color highlights by Cliff Rathburn. The cover art illustration was provided by Tony Moore. The story was lettered by Robert Kirkman. The issue was published by Image Comics and shipped with a March, 2005 cover date. It carries a cover price of $2.95 per copy (US).
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Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue is reprinted in the Walking Dead, Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars trade paperback collection, as well as the Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 1 collection, and the Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 1 hardcover collection.
- Reference is made to Shane in this issue. Rick returned to Atlanta and found Shane as a zombie and put him down in The Walking Dead #15.
- Repeated references are made to Rachel Greene and Susie Greene in this issue, who were the youngest daughters of Hershel Greene. Thomas Richards beheaded them behind-the-scenes in The Walking Dead #15.
- Rick Grimes makes reference to the deaths of Chris and Julie in this issue. Chris fatally shot Julie as part of a failed suicide pact in The Walking Dead #14. Tyreese strangled Chris in revenge in The Walking Dead #15.