# Is "Y: The Last Man #1" by Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Y: The Last Man #1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra (DC Comics, 2002) is identified by: Cover-dated September 2002 (on sale July 17, 2002), printed cover price, J.G. True first appearance of Yorick Brown and Agent 355.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Cover-dated September 2002 (on sale July 17, 2002), printed cover price, J.G. Jones cover
- First print is the direct edition with no printing notation; the indicia is dated 2002
- A marked second printing exists
- Note that the on-sale month was July while the cover date is September, so a bare 'July 2002' can be misleading
- Correct publisher/imprint: DC Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Cover-dated September 2002 (on sale July 17, 2002), printed cover price, J.G. Jones cover |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Cover-dated September 2002 (on sale July 17, 2002), printed cover price, J.G. Jones cover. First print is the direct edition with no printing notation; the indicia is dated 2002. A marked second printing exists. Note that the on-sale month was July while the cover date is September, so a bare 'July 2002' can be misleading.

## Is this the true first?
True first appearance of Yorick Brown and Agent 355. The first collected trade paperback 'Unmanned' (2003) is a separate first-thus and should not be conflated with the serial #1 first print.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Issue #1 went to multiple printings. Confirm the indicia shows no printing statement, as later printings are labeled there.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Y: The Last Man #1* by Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/y-the-last-man-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.