# Is "From Hell" by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of From Hell by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell (Eddie Campbell Comics / Top Shelf, 1999 (collected)) is identified by: Serialized in the anthology Taboo and then in standalone issues from Mad Love, Tundra, and Kitchen Sink, 1991 to 1996, with the Dance of the Gull-Catchers appendix issued separately in 1998. The Taboo anthology chapters and the standalone From Hell issues, 1991 to 1996, are the serial true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Serialized in the anthology Taboo and then in standalone issues from Mad Love, Tundra, and Kitchen Sink, 1991 to 1996, with the Dance of the Gull-Catchers appendix issued separately in 1998
- First single-volume collected edition: Eddie Campbell Comics, November 1999, thick black-and-white softcover of roughly 572 pages, ISBN 0-9585783-4-6, incorporating the appendices
- First printing stated; original Eddie Campbell Comics imprint
- Correct publisher/imprint: Eddie Campbell Comics / Top Shelf

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell |
| Publisher | Eddie Campbell Comics / Top Shelf |
| Year | 1999 (collected) |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Serialized in the anthology Taboo and then in standalone issues from Mad Love, Tundra, and Kitchen Sink, 1991 to 1996, with the Dance of… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Serialized in the anthology Taboo and then in standalone issues from Mad Love, Tundra, and Kitchen Sink, 1991 to 1996, with the Dance of the Gull-Catchers appendix issued separately in 1998. First single-volume collected edition: Eddie Campbell Comics, November 1999, thick black-and-white softcover of roughly 572 pages, ISBN 0-9585783-4-6, incorporating the appendices. First printing stated; original Eddie Campbell Comics imprint.

## Is this the true first?
The Taboo anthology chapters and the standalone From Hell issues, 1991 to 1996, are the serial true first. The 1999 Eddie Campbell Comics single volume is the first complete collected book. Distinguish the Eddie Campbell Comics first from the later Top Shelf reprints and the 2001 film tie-in printing.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition is recorded. The 2001 film tie-in printing and the later Top Shelf and Knockabout reissues are later. Confirm the November 1999 Eddie Campbell Comics first printing, ISBN 0-9585783-4-6.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *From Hell* by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/from-hell
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.