3 Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore first editions are documented on this shelf, from Battle Pope #1 (2000) to The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye (Vol. 1 TPB) (2004) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.
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- Battle Pope #1 — 2000 · Funk-O-TronKirkman's self-published debut: Battle Pope #1 (Funk-O-Tron, 2000), black-and-white interior, first issue of a four-issue miniseries (issue #1 released June 2000). Small print run. True first is the 2000 Funk-O-Tron #1, Kirkman's first published comic, co-created with Tony Moore. The Image color reissues (2005 onward) are first-thus reprints, distinct from the original. The Image color reissues are a distinct later edition, not to be confused with the rare original black-and-white Funk-O-Tron printing.
- The Walking Dead #1 — 2003 · Image ComicsCover-dated October 2003, printed cover price, first print run of roughly 7,000 to 7,500 copies. The first print carries no printing notation on the cover and the indicia shows no 'printing' line (or states 'First Printing, October 2003'). The 'Walking Dead' logo red is the lighter first-print shade. The second print (December 2003) adds a 'Second Printing' notation near the Image logo at the bottom of the cover,…. True first appearance of Rick Grimes. The direct edition with the Image logo is standard; a genuine 2003 newsstand copy with a UPC barcode is far scarcer. Any newsstand premium attaches only to the first print. No book-club edition. The key trap is paying first-print prices for a marked later printing or a later-printing newsstand copy. Confirm there is no printing notation anywhere and that the logo is the lighter first-print red rather than the darker second-print red.
- The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye (Vol. 1 TPB) — 2004 · Image ComicsFirst trade paperback collecting The Walking Dead #1-6, released to retailers in May 2004 by Image Comics. The first printing carries the original ISBN 1-58240-358-9 (9781582403588) and a the printed price cover price, and bears no later-printing statement on the indicia page; the widely seen ISBN 9781582406725 is a later reissue of this collection, not the first printing. Standard-format softcover with color…. This is a first-thus collection; the single issues (#1-6) are the true firsts. Among the trade paperback printings, the first printing is the 2004 issue at ISBN 1-58240-358-9 with the printed price cover price and no printing statement. Later Compendium and Omnibus editions are separate first-thus for their formats. Multiple TPB printings exist; the first printing has no added printing statement, uses ISBN 1-58240-358-9, and shows a the printed price cover price. Later printings adopt a different ISBN (9781582406725) and revised pricing.
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