# Is "Miracleman (Marvelman)" by Alan Moore a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Miracleman (Marvelman) by Alan Moore (Eclipse Comics, 1985) is identified by: Eclipse Miracleman #1, cover-dated August 1985, recolors and continues the Warrior Marvelman strips resized to US format. The original Marvelman strips first ran in the UK anthology Warrior beginning 1982.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Eclipse Miracleman #1, cover-dated August 1985, recolors and continues the Warrior Marvelman strips resized to US format
- This is the first US printing of the material under the Miracleman name
- Correct publisher/imprint: Eclipse Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore |
| Publisher | Eclipse Comics |
| Year | 1985 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Eclipse Miracleman #1, cover-dated August 1985, recolors and continues the Warrior… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Eclipse Miracleman #1, cover-dated August 1985, recolors and continues the Warrior Marvelman strips resized to US format. This is the first US printing of the material under the Miracleman name.

## Is this the true first?
The original Marvelman strips first ran in the UK anthology Warrior beginning 1982. Eclipse Miracleman #1 (1985) is the first US appearance. Marvel's 2014-onward reprints and hardcovers are later first-thus.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Marvel 2014-onward reissues and hardcovers are later first-thus, not Eclipse firsts. Note that Eclipse Miracleman #1 also exists in scarcer Gold and Blue logo variants distinct from the standard first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Miracleman (Marvelman)* by Alan Moore a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/miracleman-marvelman
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.