# Is "The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye (Vol. 1 TPB)" by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye (Vol. 1 TPB) by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore (Image Comics, 2004) is identified by: First trade paperback collecting The Walking Dead #1-6, released to retailers in May 2004 by Image Comics. This is a first-thus collection; the single issues (#1-6) are the true firsts.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First trade paperback collecting The Walking Dead #1-6, released to retailers in May 2004 by Image Comics
- The first printing carries the original ISBN 1-58240-358-9
- and a the printed price cover price, and bears no later-printing statement on the indicia page; the widely seen ISBN 9781582406725 is a later reissue of this collection, not the first printing
- Standard-format softcover with color cover art by Tony Moore
- Correct publisher/imprint: Image Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First trade paperback collecting The Walking Dead #1-6, released to retailers in May 2004… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First trade paperback collecting The Walking Dead #1-6, released to retailers in May 2004 by Image Comics. The first printing carries the original ISBN 1-58240-358-9 (9781582403588) and a the printed price cover price, and bears no later-printing statement on the indicia page; the widely seen ISBN 9781582406725 is a later reissue of this collection, not the first printing. Standard-format softcover with color cover art by Tony Moore.

## Is this the true first?
This is a first-thus collection; the single issues (#1-6) are the true firsts. Among the trade paperback printings, the first printing is the 2004 issue at ISBN 1-58240-358-9 with the printed price cover price and no printing statement. Later Compendium and Omnibus editions are separate first-thus for their formats.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Multiple TPB printings exist; the first printing has no added printing statement, uses ISBN 1-58240-358-9, and shows a the printed price cover price. Later printings adopt a different ISBN (9781582406725) and revised pricing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye (Vol. 1 TPB)* by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-walking-dead-days-gone-bye-vol-1-tpb
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.