# Is "Paper Girls #1" by Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Paper Girls #1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang (Image Comics, 2015) is identified by: Single issue #1, on sale October 7, 2015, Image, double-sized, cover the printed price. The true first is the single issue #1 (2015).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Single issue #1, on sale October 7, 2015, Image, double-sized, cover the printed price
- A first printing carries no printing notation
- Later printings are marked
- Correct publisher/imprint: Image Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Single issue #1, on sale October 7, 2015, Image, double-sized, cover the printed price |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Single issue #1, on sale October 7, 2015, Image, double-sized, cover the printed price. A first printing carries no printing notation. Later printings are marked.

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the single issue #1 (2015). Collected trades and deluxe editions are first-thus only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Multiple printings exist; a first has no printing box in the indicia.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Paper Girls #1* by Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/paper-girls-1
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.