# Is "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison (Pyramid, 1967) is identified by: Pyramid Science Fiction paperback original, catalog number X-1611, stating first printing April 1967 on the copyright page. US Pyramid paperback original is the true first; there was no prior hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pyramid Science Fiction paperback original, catalog number X-1611, stating first printing April 1967 on the copyright page
- Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon
- Story collection whose title story won the 1968 Hugo for best short story
- Publisher imprint reads Pyramid
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Harlan Ellison |
| Publisher | Pyramid |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pyramid Science Fiction paperback original, catalog number X-1611, stating first printing April 1967 on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Pyramid Science Fiction paperback original, catalog number X-1611, stating first printing April 1967 on the copyright page. Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon. Story collection whose title story won the 1968 Hugo for best short story.

## Is this the true first?
US Pyramid paperback original is the true first; there was no prior hardcover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream* by Harlan Ellison a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
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.