# Is "The Sandman: A Game of You" by Neil Gaiman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sandman: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman (DC Comics / Vertigo, 1993) is identified by: Trade paperback collecting The Sandman #32-37; first printing 1993. Collected first-thus.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Trade paperback collecting The Sandman #32-37; first printing 1993
- This was the first Sandman collection to carry the Vertigo logo on all editions; a hardcover was also issued in 1993
- Correct publisher/imprint: DC Comics / Vertigo

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Neil Gaiman |
| Publisher | DC Comics / Vertigo |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Trade paperback collecting The Sandman #32-37; first printing 1993 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Trade paperback collecting The Sandman #32-37; first printing 1993. This was the first Sandman collection to carry the Vertigo logo on all editions; a hardcover was also issued in 1993.

## Is this the true first?
Collected first-thus. The monthly comics The Sandman #32-37 (1991-1992) are the true first appearances. A 1993 hardcover appeared alongside the paperback.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings are marked as such in the indicia; there is no traditional number line, so a first printing is identified by the original ISBN and price and the absence of a reprint statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sandman: A Game of You* by Neil Gaiman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sandman-a-game-of-you
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.