# Is "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol. 1)" by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol. 1) by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill (America's Best Comics / Wildstorm, 1999) is identified by: True first is the single issue Vol. True first of the material is single-issue Vol.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the single issue Vol
- 1 #1, published 1999 under the America's Best Comics imprint
- The collected hardcover of Volume One followed in 2000 with a stated first printing (dark blue boards, illustrated dust jacket, collecting #1-6)
- Correct publisher/imprint: America's Best Comics / Wildstorm

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill |
| Publisher | America's Best Comics / Wildstorm |
| Year | 1999 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | True first is the single issue Vol |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first is the single issue Vol. 1 #1, published 1999 under the America's Best Comics imprint. The collected hardcover of Volume One followed in 2000 with a stated first printing (dark blue boards, illustrated dust jacket, collecting #1-6).

## Is this the true first?
True first of the material is single-issue Vol. 1 #1 (1999). The collected hardcover (2000) is a first-thus collection.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A notable collecting point is issue #5, which was recalled over an authentic period Marvel-brand douche advertisement and reprinted with the wording changed from MARVEL to AMAZE; surviving unrecalled #5 copies are the scarce variant. Later Top Shelf/Knockabout collected printings are reprints.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol. 1)* by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-vol-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.