# Is "The Drive-In 2" by Joe R. Lansdale a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Drive-In 2 by Joe R. Lansdale (Bantam, 1989) is identified by: Bantam Spectra US mass-market paperback original, stating 'A Bantam Spectra Book / July 1989' with the full number line present down to 1. US Bantam Spectra paperback original is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam Spectra US mass-market paperback original, stating 'A Bantam Spectra Book / July 1989' with the full number line present down to 1
- Full subtitle 'Not Just One of Them Sequels.'
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Joe R. Lansdale |
| Publisher | Bantam |
| Year | 1989 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam Spectra US mass-market paperback original, stating 'A Bantam Spectra Book / July… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Bantam Spectra US mass-market paperback original, stating 'A Bantam Spectra Book / July 1989' with the full number line present down to 1. Full subtitle 'Not Just One of Them Sequels.'

## Is this the true first?
US Bantam Spectra paperback original is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
N/A (paperback original).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Drive-In 2* by Joe R. Lansdale a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-drive-in-2
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.