# Is "V for Vendetta" by Alan Moore & David Lloyd a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of V for Vendetta by Alan Moore & David Lloyd (DC Comics, 1990) is identified by: First complete collected edition, DC Comics, June 1990, softcover trade paperback in cardstock wrappers, ISBN 0-930289-52-8, with the printed cover price. Originally serialized in black and white in the UK magazine Warrior from 1982, which is the true first appearance of the material; the run was later completed and colored for DC.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First complete collected edition, DC Comics, June 1990, softcover trade paperback in cardstock wrappers, ISBN 0-930289-52-8, with the printed cover price
- Collects the ten chapters of the completed work in full color, with additional art by Tony Weare
- Stated first printing; original Lloyd mask cover without any film imagery
- Correct publisher/imprint: DC Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore & David Lloyd |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First complete collected edition, DC Comics, June 1990, softcover trade paperback in cardstock wrappers, ISBN 0-930289-52-8, with the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First complete collected edition, DC Comics, June 1990, softcover trade paperback in cardstock wrappers, ISBN 0-930289-52-8, with the printed cover price. Collects the ten chapters of the completed work in full color, with additional art by Tony Weare. Stated first printing; original Lloyd mask cover without any film imagery.

## Is this the true first?
Originally serialized in black and white in the UK magazine Warrior from 1982, which is the true first appearance of the material; the run was later completed and colored for DC. The 1990 DC softcover is the first complete collected book edition. Distinguish the UK Warrior serial from the US collected book.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A Book-of-the-Month Club hardcover was issued the same year, 1990: it is the trade paperback contents bound in hard covers with white endpapers, and it followed the softcover. The commercially published first is the DC softcover. Later 2005 and 2006 film tie-in printings carry movie cover art. Confirm the June 1990 first softcover printing and original mask cover.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *V for Vendetta* by Alan Moore & David Lloyd a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/v-for-vendetta
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.