# Is "Elektra Lives Again" by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Elektra Lives Again by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley (Marvel / Epic Comics, 1990) is identified by: First edition is the 1990 Epic Comics original graphic novel hardcover, fully painted by Lynn Varley, with pictorial boards and decorated endpapers, issued in a dust jacket. The 1990 Epic hardcover OGN is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition is the 1990 Epic Comics original graphic novel hardcover, fully painted by Lynn Varley, with pictorial boards and decorated endpapers, issued in a dust jacket
- Confirm the 1990 date and Epic imprint on the copyright page
- Correct publisher/imprint: Marvel / Epic Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank Miller & Lynn Varley |
| Publisher | Marvel / Epic Comics |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First edition is the 1990 Epic Comics original graphic novel hardcover, fully painted by… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition is the 1990 Epic Comics original graphic novel hardcover, fully painted by Lynn Varley, with pictorial boards and decorated endpapers, issued in a dust jacket. Confirm the 1990 date and Epic imprint on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The 1990 Epic hardcover OGN is the true first edition. Softcover and later reprint editions are first-thus only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and softcover editions are later first-thus, not the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Elektra Lives Again* by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/elektra-lives-again
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.