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The Walking Dead #5 (Feb. 2004):
“Days Gone Bye, Part 5”
by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore

The Walking Dead #5

Title: “Days Gone Bye, Part 5”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 2004

Publisher: Image
Written by: Robert Kirkman
Art by: Tony Moore


29 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Rick Grimes Rick Grimes
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group Image 151
Lori Grimes Lori Grimes supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group Image 78
Carl Grimes Carl Grimes supporting character
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group Image 143
Dale Horvath Dale Horvath supporting character
CBR Scale: M religious/ethical
Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[was a retired car salesman before zombie apocalypse]
Image 67
Allen Allen supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[Donna's husband]
Image 19
Amy Amy supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[Andrea's sister; P.E. Major before killed by zombie]
Image 2
Andrea Andrea supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[Amy's sister; long-time survivor of zombie attacks]
Image 56
Glenn Rhee Glenn Rhee supporting character
  Asian; Korean...  Image 134
zombies zombies villain group
  [generic listing] Image DC, etc. 1,325
Jim Jim supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[survived zombie apocalypse]
Image 10
Sophia Peletier Sophia Peletier supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[young girl]
Image 134
Billy Billy supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[young child; twin]
Image 86
Ben Ben supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[young child; twin]
Image 84
Donna Donna supporting character
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination unknown); feminist
Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[Allen's wife; mother of twins Ben & Billy]
Image 7
Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group supporting character group
  [1st app: The Walking Dead #2 (Oct. 2003)] Image 160
Carol Peletier Carol Peletier supporting character
CBR Scale: M Christian (denomination
unknown; devout)
Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[Sophia's mother]
Image 68
God God
(mentioned, pg. 7, panel 5) 
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D God
[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)] various 313
U.S. Army U.S. Army
(mentioned, pg. 10, panel 5) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [military unit] Marvel DC 1,801
unnamed criminal unnamed criminal
(mentioned, pg. 12, panel 3) 
villain
  [shot Rick Grimes, hospitalizing him during zombie outbreak] Image 2
Harrison Memorial Hospital Harrison Memorial Hospital
(mentioned, pg. 12, panel 4) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [where Rick Grimes wakes up on pg. 2 of "Walking Dead"] Image 2
Lori's father
(mentioned, pg. 12, panel 4) 
supporting character
  [father of Rick Grimes' wife Lori] Image 1
Lori's mother
(mentioned, pg. 12, panel 4) 
supporting character
  [mother of Rick Grimes' wife Lori] Image 1
Ed Peletier Ed Peletier
(mentioned, pg. 13, panel 1) 
supporting character
  Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group
[abused his wife and daughter]
American Movie Classics 4
Erma Horvath
(mentioned, pg. 8, panels 3-4) 
supporting character
  [Dale's wife] Image 1
Mr. Rhee
(mentioned, pg. 11, panel 1) 
supporting character
  Asian
[Glenn's father]
Image 1
Mrs. Rhee
(mentioned, pg. 11, panel 1) 
supporting character
  Asian
[Glenn's mother]
Image 1
Mr. Peletier
(mentioned, pg. 13, panel 1) 
supporting character
  [Ed's father; Sophia's grandfather] Image 1
Mrs. Peletier
(mentioned, pg. 13, panel 1) 
supporting character
  [Ed's mother; Sophia's grandmother] Image 1
Carol's sister
(mentioned, pg. 13, panel 1) 
supporting character
  [Sophia's aunt] Image 1

Excerpts

BELOW: Donna says that Dale's living arrangement with Amy and Andrea is "unChristian"; Lori tells her so is being judgmental: Donna is probably the most overtly religious character in the group of zombie apocalypse survivors that Rick Grimes has joined up with. Donna watches as Dale, Amy and Andrea return from shooting practice and enter Dale's RV together. In one of the most overt expressions of her religious beliefs and background, Donna states that Dale's living arrangement with Amy and Andrea (two adult sisters many years younger than him) is "unChristian." Lori replies, referencing a concept that is generally attributable to Matthew chapter 7, verses 1 through 3. Lori tells Donna that "being judgmental" is also unChristian. Donna may believe that Dale is committing adultery with Amy and Andrea, although it is not really clear at this point whether he is doing anything other than sleep in the RV with him. Dale's wife recently died (during the zombie outbreak 5 to 6 weeks previous), so technically, if Dale actually is doing anything sexual with Amy and/or Andrea, the sin would be fornication. Or Donna may simply object to such Dale "carrying on" with women who are so much younger than him. (Dale is in his sixties. Amy is 19. Andrea is 26.) Or she might object to the fact that there are two women living in the RV with him. It could be a combination of all of these that prompts Donna to call the situation "unChristian." A few issues later, Donna apparently has relaxed her stance in light of the extraordinary situation they're all in (zombie apocalypse) and although she still doesn't "approve" of Dale's relationship with Andrea, she smiles when she catches Andrea and Dale in a state of mostly-undressed physical intimacy and she leaves them alone and then tells her husband that it is nice to seem them happy together.

Donna says that Dale's living arrangement with Amy and Andrea is unChristian; Lori tells her so is being judgmental

Donna: Look at the three of them... Carrying on in front of God and everyone else. it's unChristian.

Lori: So's being judgmental if I remember correctly.

Donna: [walking away in a huff] Hmph!

Carol: [to Lori] Good one.

Source: The Walking Dead #5 (Feb. 2004): "Days Gone Bye, Part 5", pg. 7, panels 5-8. Written by Robert Kirkman. Art by Tony Moore. See also: sexual morality; adultery; judging others; Christian (denomination unknown); Lori Grimes; Donna

BELOW: Dale talks to Rick and Shane about his living situation with Amy and Andrea, pointing out that he's not doing anything with them, despite Donna's suspicions and religious objections: Whatever Donna might suspect is happening in Dale's RV, it seems unlikely at this point that her suspicions are correct. Dale, whose wife died about 6 to 7 weeks previous, is indeed living with two young women (Amy, who is 19, and Andrea who is 26). But he tells Rick and Shane that they're "not doing anything" (meaning that they are not doing any sexual, i.e., fornication, which is Donna's apparent concern).

Dale talks to Rick and Shane about his living situation with Amy and Andrea, pointing out that he's not doing anything with them, despite Donna's suspicions and religious objections

Rick: Lori tells me Donna just won't shut up about you and the girls living together in that camper. She started right after we got back from target practice a couple days ago and hasn't let up since. Pretty much the only thing she's talked to me about since I let Carl start practicing with us.

Dale: Donna ain't shown a lick of gratitude for my saving her life. I don't see how Allen puts up with her.

Shane: Those poor boys... Think about how she's going to be raising them twins.

Rick: Y'know, I figure you've earned the right to have two pretty young women keep you company. Without all your camping gear, we'd be screwed.

Dale: C'mon guys... I'm not doing anything with those girls. To be honest, I'm an old man... My plumbing ain't what it used to be. It's just-- after losing my wife not two months ago... It's nice having them around. They keep the place clean... Remind me of what it was like with her around.

Rick: You don't have to explain yourselves to us... It's your business. Donna's just an old housewife who doesn't have soap operas to keep her small mind occupied. Don't let her get to you.

Source: The Walking Dead #5 (Feb. 2004): "Days Gone Bye, Part 5", pg. 8, panels 1-5. Written by Robert Kirkman. Art by Tony Moore. See also: sexual morality; judging others; Rick Grimes; Dale Horvath; Amy; Andrea; Shane Walsh; Donna

BELOW: Carol's husband gave up on life and apparently committed suicide after the zombie apocalypse began:

Carol's husband gave up on life and apparently committed suicide after the zombie apocalypse began

Carol: Sophia's father was the breadwinner. I sold some Tupperware out of catalogues from time to time but it was really just to friends and neighbors. I wouldn't have considered it a job. My husband was a car salesman. They used to say he could talk anyone into anything... He talked me into marrying him... Talked me into staying with him after... ... He watched his parents die right after everything started to happen. He couldn't deal with it... He just sort of gave up on life... He... y'know. After he was... gone Sophia and I came here to stay with my sister... We figured it'd be worth the drive to stay with someone we know...

Source: The Walking Dead #5 (Feb. 2004): "Days Gone Bye, Part 5", pg. 13, panel 1. Written by Robert Kirkman. Art by Tony Moore. See also: suicide; Carol Peletier; Ed Peletier