# Is "The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot" by Frank Miller & Geof Darrow a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot by Frank Miller & Geof Darrow (Dark Horse, 1995) is identified by: The true first is the single comic issue 'The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot' #1 (of 2), Dark Horse Comics, cover-dated/released July 1995 — the opening half of an oversized, large-format two-issue prestige mini-series written by Frank Miller and illustrated by Geof Darrow (whose art on the series won an Eisner Award). True first is the single issue #1 (of 2), July 1995.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first is the single comic issue 'The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot' #1 (of 2), Dark Horse Comics, cover-dated/released July 1995 — the opening half of an oversized, large-format two-issue prestige mini-series written by Frank Miller and illustrated by Geof Darrow (whose art on the series won an Eisner Award)
- The collected graphic-novel edition (ISBN 1-56971-191-7) and later oversized reprints are first-thus only
- Correct publisher/imprint: Dark Horse

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank Miller & Geof Darrow |
| Publisher | Dark Horse |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | The true first is the single comic issue 'The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot' #1 (of 2), Dark Horse Comics, cover-dated/released July 1995… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
The true first is the single comic issue 'The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot' #1 (of 2), Dark Horse Comics, cover-dated/released July 1995 — the opening half of an oversized, large-format two-issue prestige mini-series written by Frank Miller and illustrated by Geof Darrow (whose art on the series won an Eisner Award). The collected graphic-novel edition (ISBN 1-56971-191-7) and later oversized reprints are first-thus only.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the single issue #1 (of 2), July 1995. Collected editions are first-thus. The Big Guy character had earlier cameo appearances in Madman Comics (#6-7), but this title's own first issue is #1 (1995).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and the collected graphic-novel edition are reprints, not the true first. Confirm the '#1 (of 2)' issue designation and the 1995 Dark Horse indicia rather than a collected trade edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot* by Frank Miller & Geof Darrow a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-big-guy-and-rusty-the-boy-robot
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.