# Is "Promethea (Book 1)" by Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Promethea (Book 1) by Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III (America's Best Comics / Wildstorm, 2000) is identified by: The true first of the material is the single issue Promethea #1 (America's Best Comics/Wildstorm, 1999). The true first is the single issue Promethea #1 (1999).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first of the material is the single issue Promethea #1 (America's Best Comics/Wildstorm, 1999)
- The collected Book 1 is a 2000 first-printing trade paperback (ISBN 1-56389-655-9) collecting Promethea #1-6 in full color, with art by J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray
- First printings are identified by a stated first printing on the copyright page and carry no later-printing line
- Correct publisher/imprint: America's Best Comics / Wildstorm

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III |
| Publisher | America's Best Comics / Wildstorm |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | The true first of the material is the single issue Promethea #1 (America's Best Comics/Wildstorm, 1999) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
The true first of the material is the single issue Promethea #1 (America's Best Comics/Wildstorm, 1999). The collected Book 1 is a 2000 first-printing trade paperback (ISBN 1-56389-655-9) collecting Promethea #1-6 in full color, with art by J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray. First printings are identified by a stated first printing on the copyright page and carry no later-printing line.

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the single issue Promethea #1 (1999). The collected Book 1 trade paperback (2000) is a first-thus collection of issues #1-6.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The later Absolute Promethea and 20th Anniversary Deluxe editions are separate first-thus collections, not this first. Reprintings of the Book 1 trade are told apart from the 2000 first by an added printing line or later copyright-page notation.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Promethea (Book 1)* by Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/promethea-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 2026-07-04.