# Is "Give Me Liberty" by Frank Miller & Dave Gibbons a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Give Me Liberty by Frank Miller & Dave Gibbons (Dark Horse, 1990) is identified by: The true first is the single issue Give Me Liberty #1 (Dark Horse, June 1990), the first appearance of Martha Washington, opening a four-issue mini-series. True first is the single issue Give Me Liberty #1 (1990), the first appearance of Martha Washington.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first is the single issue Give Me Liberty #1 (Dark Horse, June 1990), the first appearance of Martha Washington, opening a four-issue mini-series
- The collected trade paperback is first-thus only
- Correct publisher/imprint: Dark Horse

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank Miller & Dave Gibbons |
| Publisher | Dark Horse |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | The true first is the single issue Give Me Liberty #1 (Dark Horse, June 1990), the first… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
The true first is the single issue Give Me Liberty #1 (Dark Horse, June 1990), the first appearance of Martha Washington, opening a four-issue mini-series. The collected trade paperback is first-thus only.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the single issue Give Me Liberty #1 (1990), the first appearance of Martha Washington. Collected editions are first-thus.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Give Me Liberty* by Frank Miller & Dave Gibbons a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/give-me-liberty
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.