The Walking Dead Characters Listed By Order Of Most Appearances

Brandon Davis

11/09/2017 05:35 pm EST

The Walking Dead has been printing for over 10 years from Image Comics and Skybound. To date, 168 issues have been published with issue #169 on the way.

Since the first issue, more than 100 characters have come and gone in Robert Kirkman's books, most of them having died by now. While the off-season of the AMC version of The Walking Dead is long for many fans, one took to Reddit to share a tally of each character's appearance count in The Walking Dead comics. Based on the numbers gathered by Victoriousblacksmith, compiled by The Walking Dead Wiki's information, here is the list from most to least appearances, with the characters which remain alive in bold...

  1. Rick Grimes – 160

  2. Carl Grimes – 144

  3. Andrea - 133

  4. Michonne - 121

  5. Maggie Greene – 111

No other characters have appeared in the comics more than 100 times. What's most interesting here, though, is the fact that Rick Grimes has been absent from 8 issues of the series. Some of these include the Governor-centric flashback issue, some which followed the group at the prison while Rick, Michonne, and Carl were with the villain, and some Carl-heavy stories which saw him growing at the Hilltop.

Sadly, Andrea won't be appearing in any more issues barring a flashback.

40 - 80 issues

Behind Maggie Greene, ironically enough, is her husband Glenn Rhee. While Glenn survived until issue #100, where he was brutally murdered by Negan upon his introduction, the character was sidelined for 15 episodes along the way. He is sixth overall in total appearances.

Here are the characters next in line in order of appearances.

  1. Glenn - 85

  2. Sophia - 85

  3. Eugene Porter - 75

  4. Heath - 61

  5. Paul "Jesus" Monroe - 61

  6. Aaron - 58

  7. Negan - 48

  8. Dale - 47

  9. Rosita Espinosa - 47

  10. Abraham Ford - 43

  11. Olivia - 41

  12. Lori Grimes - 40

It's a safe bet that Negan will continue to climb the ranks. His 48 appearances put him at 12th overall but the character continues to climb the ranks as a leader in Alexandria and is emerging as a fan-favorite character, overall.

10 - 30 issues

Behind Lori's 40 appearances is the conflicted character of Dwight, ranked 18th overall with 38 books including his face. At this point on the list, most of the characters have succumb to the apocalyptic world which they inhabit. Dwight, however, remains a survivor despite his constant inner struggles.

Also, rest in peace Father Gabriel, who suffered one of the most brutal deaths in all of the comics in issue #158, being killed by Whisperer leader Beta.

  1. Dwight - 38

  2. Ben - 36

  3. Billy - 36

  4. Father Gabriel Stokes - 36

  5. Tyreese - 33

  6. Hershel Greene - 32

  7. Denise Cloyd - 32

  8. Brianna - 32

  9. Nicholas - 31

  10. Spencer Monroe - 30

  11. Magna - 30

  12. Carol - 29

  13. Eric - 28

  14. Lydia - 28

  15. Dante - 27

  16. Morgan Jones - 26

  17. Billy Greene - 26

  18. Axel - 26

  19. Holly - 26

  20. Earl Sutton - 25

  21. Yumiko - 24

  22. Patricia - 22

  23. Dr. Harlan Carson - 21

  24. Kelly - 21

  25. Allen - 20

  26. "King" Ezekiel - 19

  27. Hershel Greene JR. - 19

  28. Laura -19

  29. Connie - 18

  30. Alice Warren - 17

  31. Siddiq -17

  32. Vincent - 16

  33. The Governor/Brian Blake -15

  34. Gregory - 15

  35. Annie - 14

  36. Douglas Monroe - 13

  37. Mikey - 13

  38. Paula - 13

  39. Otis - 12

  40. Gabriel Harris - 12

  41. Kal - 12

  42. Alex - 12

  43. Marco - 12

  44. Carson (Savior) - 12

  45. Mark - 12

  46. Alpha - 12

  47. Tara - 11

  48. Sherry - 11

  49. Morton Rose - 11

  50. Bruce Allan Cooper - 10

  51. Julia - 10

  52. Brandon Rose - 10

10 issues or less

The rest of the characters in the series have appeared in 10 issues or less. Most of them have been killed. The notable names listed below include Duane Jones, Morgan's son who appeared in two issues, Judith Grimes who appeared in eight issues before being killed at the prison, and Whisperer leader Beta who survived the Whisperer War and will likely be appearing again at some point.

This part of the list starts with characters tied for 70th in terms of most appearances, ending with 147 total names.

  1. Chris (Julie's boyfriend) - 9

  2. Jessie Anderson - 9

  3. Bruce (Alexandria) - 9

  4. Tobin - 9

  5. John - 9

  6. Beta - 9

  7. Judith Grimes - 8

  8. Julie - 8

  9. Regina Monroe - 8

  10. Louie - 8

  11. Shane - 7

  12. Caesar Ramon Martinez - 7

  13. Ron Anderson - 7

  14. Eduardo - 7

  15. Oscar - 7

  16. Luke - 7

  17. Donna - 6

  18. Dexter - 6

  19. Andrew - 6

  20. Thomas Richards - 6

  21. Greg (Hunter) - 6

  22. Charlie (Hunter) - 6

  23. Barbara - 6

  24. Josh - 6

  25. Amber - 6

  26. Shiva - 6

  27. Tammy Rose - 6

  28. "King" William - 6

  29. Jim - 5

  30. Rachel Greene - 5

  31. Susie Greene - 5

  32. Scott - 5

  33. Samuel - 5

  34. David (Savior) - 5

  35. Ken - 5

  36. Dr Stevens - 4

  37. Chris (Hunter) - 4

  38. Theresa (Hunter) - 4

  39. Albert (Hunter) - 4

  40. David (Hunter) - 4

  41. Peter Anderson - 4

  42. Derek - 4

  43. Johnny - 4

  44. Connor - 4

  45. Pete - 4

  46. Lilly Caul - 3

  47. Bob Stookey - 3

  48. Mike - 3

  49. Seth - 3

  50. Darius - 3

  51. Rolland - 3

  52. Zachary - 3

  53. Duane Jones - 2

  54. Amy - 2

  55. Lacey Greene - 2

  56. Arnold Greene - 2

  57. Anna - 2

  58. Carlos - 2

  59. Paul (Alexandria) - 2

  60. John (Alexandria) - 2

  61. Doug - 2

  62. Taylor - 2

  63. Richard - 2

  64. Brian (Kingdom) - 2

  65. Joshua (Whisperer)

  66. Erin - 1

  67. Wesley - 1

  68. Brian (Hilltop) - 1

  69. Wes - 1

  70. Larry - 1

  71. Ethan - 1

  72. Donnie - 1

  73. Davis - 1

  74. Gary - 1

  75. Benjamin - 1

  76. Gus - 1

  77. Marcus - 1

  78. Bernie - 1

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