# Is "Invincible #1" by Robert Kirkman & Cory Walker a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Invincible #1 by Robert Kirkman & Cory Walker (Image Comics, 2003) is identified by: Single issue Invincible #1 ("Family Matters," January 2003), cover price present on the front cover, from Image Comics. True first is the single issue #1 (2003), identified by an indicia bearing no later-printing statement and by the Tony Moore bonus pin-up.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Single issue Invincible #1 ("Family Matters," January 2003), cover price present on the front cover, from Image Comics
- The first print carries no printing notation in the indicia, and it uniquely includes a bonus back-matter pin-up by original series artist Tony Moore; later printings drop or alter this bonus content
- First appearance of Invincible (Mark Grayson) and Omni-Man
- Correct publisher/imprint: Image Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Kirkman & Cory Walker |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Single issue Invincible #1 ("Family Matters," January 2003), cover price present on the front cover, from Image Comics |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Single issue Invincible #1 ("Family Matters," January 2003), cover price present on the front cover, from Image Comics. The first print carries no printing notation in the indicia, and it uniquely includes a bonus back-matter pin-up by original series artist Tony Moore; later printings drop or alter this bonus content. First appearance of Invincible (Mark Grayson) and Omni-Man.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the single issue #1 (2003), identified by an indicia bearing no later-printing statement and by the Tony Moore bonus pin-up. Later printings are marked in the indicia. The Family Matters trade paperback and the Ultimate Collection hardcovers collect this material but are first-thus, not the true first appearance.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Second and later printings exist; confirm via the indicia, which notes the later printing, and by the presence of the first-print Tony Moore pin-up. No book-club issue applies to comics.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Invincible #1* by Robert Kirkman & Cory Walker a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/invincible-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 2026-07-04.