# Is "Stuck Rubber Baby" by Howard Cruse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse (Paradox Press / DC Comics, 1995) is identified by: First edition, Paradox Press (a DC Comics imprint), 1995, with an introduction by Tony Kushner. An original graphic novel; the Paradox Press 1995 first edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Paradox Press (a DC Comics imprint), 1995, with an introduction by Tony Kushner
- Issued in both a hardcover-with-dust-jacket state and a large-format paperback in the same year
- First printing identified by the 1995 Paradox Press indicia with no later-printing statement
- Correct publisher/imprint: Paradox Press / DC Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Howard Cruse |
| Publisher | Paradox Press / DC Comics |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First edition, Paradox Press (a DC Comics imprint), 1995, with an introduction by Tony Kushner |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, Paradox Press (a DC Comics imprint), 1995, with an introduction by Tony Kushner. Issued in both a hardcover-with-dust-jacket state and a large-format paperback in the same year. First printing identified by the 1995 Paradox Press indicia with no later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
An original graphic novel; the Paradox Press 1995 first edition is the true first. Later Vertigo and First Second reissues are 'first thus.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Stuck Rubber Baby* by Howard Cruse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/stuck-rubber-baby
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.