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"Martinez helps them escape -- and then comes back and tells us where the fucking prison is. If I've been out for a week -- he should be here any day now. Then that bitch is mine!"

- The Governor

"Made to Suffer" is the forty-third issue of the survival horror comic book series The Walking Dead published by Image Comics. It is the first chapter in the six-part "Made to Suffer" storyline. The story was written by Robert Kirkman with artwork and inking by Charlie Adlard, and grey tone coloring highlights by Cliff Rathburn. Adlard & Rathburn also rendered the cover art illustration to this issue. Lettering for this story was provided by Rus Wooton. This issue was published with an October, 2007 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).

Featured characters

 * The Governor, Brian Blake
 * Bob Stookey
 * Bruce Allan Cooper

Supporting characters

 * Gabriel Harris
 * Jameson
 * Lilly Caul
 * Tom Blanchford

Minor characters

 * Andrea
 * Caesar Martinez
 * Maggie Greene
 * Penny Blake
 * Saul
 * Sam

Organizations

 * None

Races

 * Humans
 * Zombies

Locations

 * Georgia
 * The Prison
 * Woodbury

Items

 * Handgun
 * Rifle

Vehicles

 * Tank
 * Truck

Miscellaneous

 * Corpse
 * Gunshot victims
 * Profanity
 * Severed head
 * Shot in the head

Notes & Trivia

 * The Walking Dead was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artists Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard.


 * This issue is reprinted in the Walking Dead, Volume 8: Made to Suffer trade paperback collection. It is also included the Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 1 trade paperback collection, the Walking Dead, Book Four hardcover collection, and the Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 2 hardcover collection.


 * The death of Bruce Allan Cooper is confirmed in this issue. He was shot in the neck by Andrea in The Walking Dead #39. He is put down by The Governor before he can reanimate in flashback in this issue.


 * This is the second and final appearance of Wes. He appeared last in The Walking Dead #27.