# Is "Mister Wonderful" by Daniel Clowes a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Mister Wonderful by Daniel Clowes (Pantheon Books, 2011) is identified by: First book edition (full title Mister Wonderful: A Love Story), Pantheon, 2011, number line to 1. First book edition 2011; serialized in the New York Times Magazine 2007-2008.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First book edition (full title Mister Wonderful: A Love Story), Pantheon, 2011, number line to 1
- Oblong hardcover with illustrated laminated boards, issued without a dust jacket
- Expands the story serialized in the New York Times Magazine with roughly forty pages of new material
- Correct publisher/imprint: Pantheon Books

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Daniel Clowes |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First book edition (full title Mister Wonderful: A Love Story), Pantheon, 2011, number… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First book edition (full title Mister Wonderful: A Love Story), Pantheon, 2011, number line to 1. Oblong hardcover with illustrated laminated boards, issued without a dust jacket. Expands the story serialized in the New York Times Magazine with roughly forty pages of new material.

## Is this the true first?
First book edition 2011; serialized in the New York Times Magazine 2007-2008. The US Pantheon edition is the true first; a UK Jonathan Cape edition also appeared in 2011.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings are numbered accordingly.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Mister Wonderful* by Daniel Clowes a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/mister-wonderful
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.