# Is "Top 10 (Book 1)" by Alan Moore, Gene Ha & Zander Cannon a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Top 10 (Book 1) by Alan Moore, Gene Ha & Zander Cannon (America's Best Comics / Wildstorm, 1999) is identified by: True first of the material is single issue Top 10 #1, 1999, under the America's Best Comics imprint (12-issue series ran 1999-2001). True first is single issue Top 10 #1 (1999).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first of the material is single issue Top 10 #1, 1999, under the America's Best Comics imprint (12-issue series ran 1999-2001)
- A collected Book 1 edition followed; its first printing should be verified against the indicia rather than assumed
- Correct publisher/imprint: America's Best Comics / Wildstorm

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore, Gene Ha & Zander Cannon |
| 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 Top 10 #1, 1999, under the America's Best… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first of the material is single issue Top 10 #1, 1999, under the America's Best Comics imprint (12-issue series ran 1999-2001). A collected Book 1 edition followed; its first printing should be verified against the indicia rather than assumed.

## Is this the true first?
True first is single issue Top 10 #1 (1999). The collected Book 1 is a first-thus collection.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later collected printings are reprints.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Top 10 (Book 1)* by Alan Moore, Gene Ha & Zander Cannon a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/top-10-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.