John Stack (Novel Series)

"Fuck you... We won this one."

—John's last words moments before his death.

John Stack is a survivor introduced in The Walking Dead: Return to Woodbury. He is the husband of Jennifer and father of Kourtney and Kayla. John is described to be a haggard, scrawny man who kept his family alive for a long period of a time by sheer stubborness.

Pre-Apocalypse

Dothan, Alabama

John was a former insurance agent from Dothan, living there with his family. He was married to Jennifer Stack for 21 years.

Post-Apocalypse

John survived with his family for four years until being captured by Spencer-Lee Dryden.

Death

Killed By

Zombies

John sacrifices himself to the walkers so his family and several others could escape. He is then devoured.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims that John has killed:

Possibly numerous counts of zombies

Novel Series Characters
Philip's Group	Penny • Brian • Nick • Philip • Bobby
Chalmers Family	April • Tara • David
Tommy's Group	Cher • Sonny • Shorty • Tommy
Woodbury	David • Tiffany • Mercy • Jenny • Tyler • Barbara • Gloria • Speed • Matthew • Ben • Robbie • Alyssa • Saul • Nathan • Matthew • Calvin • Marianne • Elizabeth • Lydia • Davy • Hap • Caesar • Austin • Dean • Johnny • Earl • Jared • Jameson • Denny • Lou • Hines • Travis • Haynes • Miller • Johnny • Red • Smitty • George • Tom • Clint • Alice • Gus • Gabriel • Don • Daniel • Teddy • Bart • Rudy • Charlie • Raymond • Eric • James • Andy • Alex • Evan • Jake • Ronnie • Arlo • Johnny • Bruce • Sam • Curtis • Stevens • Eugene • Harold • Tommy • Manning • Taggert • Broyles • Swede • Stevie • Stinson • Sam • Trey • Gene • Detroit
Tent City	Lilly • Donna • Ruthie • Mary • Lydia • Harlan • Dick • Bob • Scott • Megan • Joshua • Chad • Sarah
Christina's Group	Christina • Mike
Meriwether County Correctional Facility	Rick • Michonne • Glenn • Carl • Maggie • Andrea • Dale • Hershel • Lori • Judith • Billy • Patricia • Axel • Andrew • Tyreese
Dupree Family	Lucas • Bethany • Thomas • Calvin • Meredith
Pentecostal People of God	Harold • Jeremiah • Reese • Stephen • Mary • Noelle • Emma • Wade • Mark • Joseph • Anthony • Colby • Rose • Cailinn
Calvary Baptist Church	Norma
Most Holy Redeemer Parish	James • Melissa • Rory • Molly • Miles • Leland • Louis • Thurston • Earl • Chester • Patrick
Haralson	Ashley • Jack • Chelsea • Bobby • Trudy • Frank • Jamie • Caleb
Woodbury Newcomers	Jinx • Ian • Jack • Rudy • Linda • Clint • May
Moreland	Cooper • Mike
Atlanta Medical Center	Doe • Theodore • Lawrence • Callum • Glenn • Camo Pants • Sonny • Soames • Raymond • Daniels
Sixteenth Street	Sophie • Connie • Bradley • Lyle • Eve • Martin • Burt • Fred • Johnny
Ile de la Lumiére	Rafael
Stack Family	Jennifer • Kourtney • Kayla • John
Spencer-Lee's Camp	Cindy • Teddy • Spencer-Lee • Daniel • Sally • Barret • Antoine • Ronnie • Dina • Fitz • Mr. Weimann • Mrs. Weimann • Mr. Fordham • Mrs. Fordham
Chen Family	Wenzhu • Ahui
Beacon of Light	Elena • Hengyen • Linnang • Wangfa • Guo • François • Whiny • Haobo • Weizhen • Haihong • Lankui
Village	Meili • Xupin • Jiafeng • Guan • Fang • Shanshan • Shenyang • Huangmang • Huangyi • Jincai
Animals	Gypsy • Shecky • Arrow
Zombies	Maribelle • Bobby
Alive characters appear in green. Dead characters appear in red and italics. Unknown characters appear in blue. Undead characters appear in grey and italics.