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{{SimilarName|the Comic Series character|the Novel Series [[Sam (Woodbury)|character]], the TV Series [[Sam (TV Series)|character]], the Alexandria [[Sam Anderson|resident]], the unseen TV Series [[Sam (Live Bait)|character]], the Video Game [[Sam (Animal)|dog]], or the [[Sam Joan|voice actor]]}}
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{{SimilarName|the Comic Series character|his Novel Series [[Sam (Walmart)|counterpart]], the other Novel Series [[Sam (Novel Series)|character]], the TV Series [[Sam (TV Series)|character]], the Alexandria [[Sam Anderson (TV Series)|resident]], the unseen TV Series [[Sam (Live Bait)|character]], the Video Game [[Sam (Animal)|dog]], or the [[Sam Joan|voice actor]]}}
 
{{Character Info
 
{{Character Info
|name = Sam
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|name = Sam
|image = Sammy2.jpg
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|image = Sam laws crop.png
|first = [[Issue 38]]
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|first = [[Issue 38]]
|age = Late 20's to mid 30's
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|age = Late 20s to Mid 30s
|status = Dead
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|status = Dead
|deathimage = Sam's Death.jpg
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|deathimage = Sam's Death.jpg
|name_gallery = Sam is shot in the head by Andrea.
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|name_gallery = Sam is shot in the head by Andrea.
|ethnicity = African-American
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|ethnicity = African-American
|lifespan = #38 to #39, #43 <small>''(Corpse)''</small>
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|lifespan = #38 to #39
|last = [[Issue 43]] <small>''(Corpse)''</small>
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|last = [[Issue 43]] <small>''(Corpse)''</small>
|gallery = [[Sam (Comic Series) Gallery]]
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|gallery = [[Sam (Comic Series)/Gallery|Image Gallery]]
|occupation = Guard <small>''(Post-Apocalypse)''</small>
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|occupation = [[Woodbury, Georgia (Comic Series)|Woodbury]] Guard <small>''(Post-Apocalypse)''</small>
|family = Unknown
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|family = Unknown
|gender = Male
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|gender = Male
|hair = Black
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|hair = Black
|death issue = [[Issue 39]]
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|death issue = [[Issue 39]]
|cause of death = Shot by Andrea.}}
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|cause of death = Shot in the head by [[Andrea Grimes (Comic Series)|Andrea Grimes]].}}
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{{Quote|You '''killed''' them! '''YOU KILLED THEM'''!!|Sam yelling at Andrea.|Issue 39}}
 
{{Quote|You '''killed''' them! '''YOU KILLED THEM'''!!|Sam yelling at Andrea.|Issue 39}}
'''Sam''' is a character first encountered in [[Issue 38]] of [[Image Comics]]' ''[[The Walking Dead (Comic Series)|The Walking Dead]]''. He is a resident of [[Woodbury, Georgia (Comic Series)|Woodbury]]. Sam is character also featured in ''[[The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor]]'' where he is called "Curtis" during the shootout.
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'''Sam''' is a character and an [[Antagonists|antagonist]] first encountered in [[Issue 38]] of [[Image Comics]]' ''[[The Walking Dead (Comic Series)|The Walking Dead]]''. He is a resident of [[Woodbury, Georgia (Comic Series)|Woodbury]].
   
 
==Pre-Apocalypse==
 
==Pre-Apocalypse==
 
===Location Unknown===
 
===Location Unknown===
Nothing is known about Sam's life before the or as the outbreak began. He may have lived in or near Woodbury, Georgia.
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Not much is known about Sam's life prior to or as the outbreak began. He may have lived in or near Woodbury, Georgia.
   
 
==Post-Apocalypse==
 
==Post-Apocalypse==
===Wal-Mart Shootout===
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===[[Wal-Mart (Woodbury)|Wal-Mart]] Shootout===
Sam was a member of a four-man squad led by [[Bruce Allan Cooper|Bruce Cooper]] that were sent to sweep the parking lot of the [[Wal-Mart]] near [[Woodbury, Georgia (Comic Series)|Woodbury, Georgia]], due to the nearby National Guard Tower being blown up by the prison survivors.
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Sam was a member of a four-man squad led by [[Bruce Allan Cooper (Comic Series)|Bruce Cooper]] that were sent to sweep the parking lot of the [[Wal-Mart (Woodbury)|Wal-Mart]] near [[Woodbury, Georgia (Comic Series)|Woodbury, Georgia]], due to the nearby National Guard Tower being blown up by the prison survivors.
   
Bruce split his four-man team into two, with Sam accompanying him and two unnamed men investigating the vehicles in the car-park nearby. Bruce and Sam discovered the survivors present within the abandoned Wal-Mart. Bruce had ordered them to come out, which resulted in Glenn coming alone and being promptly shot by Bruce. In response, Andrea shot Bruce through the throat and Michonne sneaked up and mutilated Curtis and the other man with her katana.
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Bruce split his four-man team into two, with Sam accompanying him and two unnamed men investigating the vehicles in the car-park nearby. Bruce and Sam discovered the survivors present within the abandoned Wal-Mart. Bruce had ordered them to come out, which resulted in Glenn coming alone and being promptly shot by Bruce. In response, Andrea shot Bruce through the throat and Michonne sneaked up and mutilated the two other men.
   
 
Sam witnessed the deaths of his three companions and despite Andrea ordering him to lower his gun, he instead cried out in an outburst, screaming "You killed them... YOU KILLED THEM!", before raising his gun to shoot Andrea.
 
Sam witnessed the deaths of his three companions and despite Andrea ordering him to lower his gun, he instead cried out in an outburst, screaming "You killed them... YOU KILLED THEM!", before raising his gun to shoot Andrea.
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===[[Volume 8: Made To Suffer]]===
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Sam's corpse can be seen when [[Brian Blake (Comic Series)|Brian]] finds [[Bruce Allan Cooper (Comic Series)|Bruce]] with a gunshot wound to the neck. (Unaware that Bruce was shot by [[Andrea Grimes (Comic Series)|Andrea]]) Brian shoots Bruce in the head after he died from blood loss and then the Woodburians leave Bruce, Sam, and two unnamed companions' corpse behind.
   
 
==Death==
 
==Death==
===Killed By===
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;Killed By
*[[Andrea (Comic Series)|Andrea]]
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*[[Andrea Grimes (Comic Series)|Andrea]]
Sam was promptly killed when Andrea shot him in the head before he had time to fire his own gun, even though Sam had the chance to surrender.
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After his companions are killed, Sam is given the chance to surrender but instead, as he tries to fires gun, he is shot in the head by Andrea.
   
 
==Killed Victims==
 
==Killed Victims==
 
This list shows the victims Sam has killed:
 
This list shows the victims Sam has killed:
*Possibly numerous counts of [[zombies]] and unnamed people.
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*Possibly numerous counts of [[zombies]] and unnamed people
   
 
==Relationships==
 
==Relationships==
===[[Bruce Allan Cooper]]===
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===[[Bruce Allan Cooper (Comic Series)|Bruce Allan Cooper]]===
It is presumed that Bruce and Sam were friends, due to Sam's outburst after [[Andrea (Comic Series)|Andrea]] shot him, but, it is possible he was just panicking after seeing people being killed in front of him.
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It is presumed that Bruce and Sam were friends, due to Sam's outburst after [[Andrea Grimes (Comic Series)|Andrea]] shot him, but, it is possible he was just panicking after seeing people being killed in front of him.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
===[[Novel|Novel Series]]===
 
*"[[The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor|The Fall of the Governor]]"
 
 
===[[The Walking Dead (Comic Series)|Comic Series]]===
 
===[[The Walking Dead (Comic Series)|Comic Series]]===
 
====[[Volume 7: The Calm Before]]====
 
====[[Volume 7: The Calm Before]]====
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Sam is called "[[Curtis (Comic Series)|Curtis]]" during the Walmart shootout in ''[[The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor]]''. This was most likely an error.
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*Sam is called "[[Curtis (Comic Series)|Curtis]]" during the Walmart shootout in ''[[The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor]]''. This was most likely an error.
   
 
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[[Category:Deceased]]
 
[[Category:Deceased]]
 
[[Category:Woodbury]]
 
[[Category:Woodbury]]
[[Category:The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor]]
 
[[Category:Novel Characters]]
 
 
[[Category:Comics]]
 
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Revision as of 23:50, 26 December 2019

This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for his Novel Series counterpart, the other Novel Series character, the TV Series character, the Alexandria resident, the unseen TV Series character, the Video Game dog, or the voice actor.

You killed them! YOU KILLED THEM!!
―Sam yelling at Andrea.[src]

Sam is a character and an antagonist first encountered in Issue 38 of Image Comics' The Walking Dead. He is a resident of Woodbury.

Pre-Apocalypse

Location Unknown

Not much is known about Sam's life prior to or as the outbreak began. He may have lived in or near Woodbury, Georgia.

Post-Apocalypse

Wal-Mart Shootout

Sam was a member of a four-man squad led by Bruce Cooper that were sent to sweep the parking lot of the Wal-Mart near Woodbury, Georgia, due to the nearby National Guard Tower being blown up by the prison survivors.

Bruce split his four-man team into two, with Sam accompanying him and two unnamed men investigating the vehicles in the car-park nearby. Bruce and Sam discovered the survivors present within the abandoned Wal-Mart. Bruce had ordered them to come out, which resulted in Glenn coming alone and being promptly shot by Bruce. In response, Andrea shot Bruce through the throat and Michonne sneaked up and mutilated the two other men.

Sam witnessed the deaths of his three companions and despite Andrea ordering him to lower his gun, he instead cried out in an outburst, screaming "You killed them... YOU KILLED THEM!", before raising his gun to shoot Andrea.

Volume 8: Made To Suffer

Sam's corpse can be seen when Brian finds Bruce with a gunshot wound to the neck. (Unaware that Bruce was shot by Andrea) Brian shoots Bruce in the head after he died from blood loss and then the Woodburians leave Bruce, Sam, and two unnamed companions' corpse behind.

Death

Killed By

After his companions are killed, Sam is given the chance to surrender but instead, as he tries to fires gun, he is shot in the head by Andrea.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Sam has killed:

  • Possibly numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people

Relationships

Bruce Allan Cooper

It is presumed that Bruce and Sam were friends, due to Sam's outburst after Andrea shot him, but, it is possible he was just panicking after seeing people being killed in front of him.

Appearances

Comic Series

Volume 7: The Calm Before

Volume 8: Made To Suffer

Trivia