# Is "Tom Strong (Book 1)" by Alan Moore & Chris Sprouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tom Strong (Book 1) by Alan Moore & Chris Sprouse (America's Best Comics / Wildstorm, 1999) is identified by: True first of the material is single issue Tom Strong #1, 1999, under the America's Best Comics imprint. True first is single issue Tom Strong #1 (1999).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first of the material is single issue Tom Strong #1, 1999, under the America's Best Comics imprint
- The collected Book 1 hardcover followed later (circa 2002, collecting #1-7), not 2000
- Correct publisher/imprint: America's Best Comics / Wildstorm

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore & Chris Sprouse |
| Publisher | America's Best Comics / Wildstorm |
| Year | 1999 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | True first of the material is single issue Tom Strong #1, 1999, under the America's Best… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first of the material is single issue Tom Strong #1, 1999, under the America's Best Comics imprint. The collected Book 1 hardcover followed later (circa 2002, collecting #1-7), not 2000.

## Is this the true first?
True first is single issue Tom Strong #1 (1999). The collected Book 1 hardcover (later collection) is first-thus.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later collected and Deluxe-edition printings are reprints/first-thus.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tom Strong (Book 1)* by Alan Moore & Chris Sprouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tom-strong-book-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.