# Is "Maus II: A Survivor's Tale — And Here My Troubles Began" by Art Spiegelman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Maus II: A Survivor's Tale — And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon Books, 1991) is identified by: Copyright page dated 1991 with 'First Edition' stated; issued in both softcover and hardcover. US Pantheon 1991 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page dated 1991 with 'First Edition' stated; issued in both softcover and hardcover
- Cover shows the mouse couple beneath a guard tower with a cat motif
- The hardcover features grey paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine, lettered in white
- Correct publisher/imprint: Pantheon Books

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Art Spiegelman |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Year | 1991 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Copyright page dated 1991 with 'First Edition' stated; issued in both softcover and hardcover |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Copyright page dated 1991 with 'First Edition' stated; issued in both softcover and hardcover. Cover shows the mouse couple beneath a guard tower with a cat motif. The hardcover features grey paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine, lettered in white.

## Is this the true first?
US Pantheon 1991 is the true first. Completes the work that received a 1992 Special Pulitzer (Special Award in Letters). A clean stated-first hardcover in jacket is the collecting target.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later subsumed into 'The Complete Maus' (1996); that omnibus is not the first of Vol. II. Verify the 1991 date and the stated 'First Edition.'

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Maus II: A Survivor's Tale — And Here My Troubles Began* by Art Spiegelman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/maus-ii-a-survivors-tale-and-here-my-troubles-began
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.