NMLP P-022451 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
Mr. Punch (The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch)
Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean · Victor Gollancz (UK) / DC Vertigo (US) · 1994
The UK Gollancz 1994 trade paperback is the true first edition. The original record described the true first as a hardcover, which is incorrect: the UK first was a paperback, and the hardcover form belongs to the first US Vertigo edition.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022451 for "Mr. Punch (The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch)" by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022451, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).