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The Walking Dead #159

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

The Walking Dead #159 is part of The Walking Dead. The comic book series focuses on Rick Grimes, a Kentucky deputy who is shot in the line of duty and awakens from a coma in a zombie apocalypse that has resulted in a state-wide quarantine.

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REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

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CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Moderate

A battlefield duel uses a bat, which breaks during the fighting; other fighters intervene.

Frightening & intense themes

Moderate

People battle amid a zombie herd and try to draw the undead away from one another.

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Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T17:54:12Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

Review: The Walking Dead #159 · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)
Robert Larson, Comic Bastards, 7 October issue review.