# Is "Ronin" by Frank Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Ronin by Frank Miller (DC Comics, 1983) is identified by: True first appearance is the single issue Ronin #1 (1983), the first of a six-issue limited series running 1983-1984. True first is the single issue Ronin #1 (1983).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first appearance is the single issue Ronin #1
- , the first of a six-issue limited series running 1983-1984
- First-printing single issues carry no later-printing indicators
- The collected edition followed in the later 1980s and is first-thus
- Correct publisher/imprint: DC Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank Miller |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Year | 1983 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | True first appearance is the single issue Ronin #1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first appearance is the single issue Ronin #1 (1983), the first of a six-issue limited series running 1983-1984. First-printing single issues carry no later-printing indicators. The collected edition followed in the later 1980s and is first-thus.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the single issue Ronin #1 (1983). Collected editions are first-thus, not the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later collected-edition printings are reprints and carry printing indicators.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Ronin* by Frank Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/ronin
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.