In The Walking Dead’s comic continuity, the ruthless villain known as Negan was a constant thorn in Rick’s side, with Negan and his weapon of choice, a barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat affectionately dubbed “Lucille,” being just another problem for Rick to contend with daily. But what originally inspired The Walking Dead’s creator to name Negan’s bat “Lucille”? According to Robert Kirkman, Lucille’s name was inspired by a classic movie many Walking Dead fans may not have seen before.

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