Barbara (Comic Series)

This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for her TV Series counterpart. For other pages with the same name, see: Barbara

Barbara
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Blonde
Age	Early to Mid 30s
Occupation	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Status	Unknown
First Appearance	Issue 72
Last Appearance	Issue 115

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It's no trouble at all, really. Tell me what you'd like. I've been so worried that I'd cook something you wouldn't enjoy. ―Barbara to Michonne as she leaves a party held by Douglas.

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Barbara is a survivor of the outbreak in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. She is a resident of the Alexandria Safe-Zone.

Pre-Apocalypse

Location Unknown

Not much is known about Barbara's life prior to or as the outbreak began. It is unknown if she lived in or near Alexandria before the outbreak began.

Post-Apocalypse

Life Among Them

Barbara is first seen at the house party that Douglas holds to introduce Rick's survivor group into the Community. She gossips with the other women of the Alexandria Safe-Zone that Spencer was homosexual like Eric and Aaron. She is seemingly friendly to Olivia and Michonne and urged Michonne to find someone to date, suggesting Heath as he was single.

Like the other Community residents, Barbara seems to block out the factor of the zombie crisis outside their walls. The nature of the party irritates Michonne, who lashes out at Barbara when the latter asks her what type of cake she would like for her to make.

No Way Out

Barbara, like many other residents, does not appear for a while because of the Alexandria Safe-Zone chaos.

Something To Fear

Barbara hasn't shown herself until Issue 89 and Issue 90, where she is seen briefly in the background. Barbara was also seen in Issue 97 inside of the church on the front row with Abraham, Holly, and Spencer while Gabriel Stokes was asking God to keep Rick, Carl, Michonne, Andrea, and Glenn safe while they are in the Hilltop Colony.

All Out War - Part One

She survives the battle against the Saviors at the Alexandria Safe-Zone, and moves to the Hilltop Colony with the other survivors.

All Out War - Part Two

When the Saviors attack at Hilltop, it is unknown if Barbara was killed or not, leaving her status unknown.

Relationships

Allies Alexandria Safe-Zone Douglas Monroe † - Former Leader Olivia † - Friend Paula † - Friend Spencer Monroe † Aaron Eric † Heath Rick's Group Michonne Hawthorne

Enemies The Scavengers Derek † Sandra † Carlos † Patrick † The Saviors Negan

Appearances

• List
• Table

Comic Series

Volume 12: Life Among Them

• Issue 72

Volume 13: Too Far Gone

• Issue 76 ^{(No Lines)}

Volume 15: We Find Ourselves

• Issue 89 ^{(No Lines)}
• Issue 90 ^{(No Lines)}

Volume 17: Something To Fear

• Issue 97 ^{(No Lines)}

Volume 20: All Out War - Part One

• Issue 115 ^{(No Lines)}

Issues	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five
Book Six												✔
Book Seven				👁
Book Eight					👁	👁
Book Nine	👁
Book Ten							👁
Book Eleven
Book Twelve
Book Thirteen
Book Fourteen
Book Fifteen
Book Sixteen

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Gallery

For more images of Barbara, please visit Barbara (Comic Series)/Gallery.

Book Six

Book Seven

Book Eight

Book Nine

Trivia

• In Issue 19's Letter Hacks, Robert Kirkman teased that he might pay homage to another horror actor by naming a character after them. Barbara most likely is a reference to the 1950's horror star Barbara Steele.
  • Another homage to the horror actors is Duane Jones.
• Barbara is one of two named characters whose fate is still unknown after the four-year time skip, the other being Wesley.
• When asked about Barbara's fate, Robert Kirkman jokingly stated that he doesn't remember Barbara.