# Is "Promethea (Book 1)" by Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Promethea (Book 1) by Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III (America's Best Comics / Wildstorm, 2000) is identified by: True first of the material is single issue Promethea #1 (July 1999). True first is single issue Promethea #1 (1999).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first of the material is single issue Promethea #1 (July 1999)
- The collected Book 1 trade paperback is a 2000 first printing collecting #1-6 (144 pages, full color), stated first printing
- Correct publisher/imprint: America's Best Comics / Wildstorm

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III |
| Publisher | America's Best Comics / Wildstorm |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | True first of the material is single issue Promethea #1 (July 1999) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first of the material is single issue Promethea #1 (July 1999). The collected Book 1 trade paperback is a 2000 first printing collecting #1-6 (144 pages, full color), stated first printing.

## Is this the true first?
True first is single issue Promethea #1 (1999). The collected Book 1 TPB (2000) is a first-thus collection.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Absolute and 20th Anniversary Deluxe editions are later first-thus. Later collected reprintings are not firsts.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Promethea (Book 1)* by Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/promethea-book-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.