The points of issue
Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, Fantagraphics, 2004 (first Fantagraphics edition September 2004), ISBN 1-56097-611-X, about 700 pages, bound in black boards with embossed figures of Maggie and Hopey. A first printing carries no later-printing statement on the indicia.
Is this the true first?
Stories originally appeared in Love and Rockets (drawn 1981 to 1996); the 2004 omnibus is the first single-volume collected edition (first thus).
Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.
Frequently asked questions
Is my copy of Locas: The Maggie and Hopey Stories a first edition?
Look for these first-edition points: Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, Fantagraphics, 2004 (first Fantagraphics edition September 2004), ISBN 1-56097-611-X, about 700 pages, bound in black boards with embossed figures of Maggie and Hopey. A first printing carries no later-printing statement on the indicia.
How do I tell the first printing from a later one?
Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. Stories originally appeared in Love and Rockets (drawn 1981 to 1996); the 2004 omnibus is the first single-volume collected edition (first thus).
Is the book-club edition the same as the first?
No book-club edition.
I have a first edition of Locas: The Maggie and Hopey Stories — what should I do?
If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.