Editing First Comics (section)

{{Short description|Defunct American comic book publishing company}}
{{Infobox company 
| name = First Comics
| logo =
| foundation = 1983<br>2011 (relaunched)
| defunct = 1991
| founder = Ken F. Levin<br />[[Mike Gold (comics)|Mike Gold]]
| key_people = [[Matt and John Yuan]] (deputy publishers)<br />Alex Wald (art director)<ref>Alex Wald interview, ''David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview'' #52 (1987).</ref><br />Kurt Goldzung (sales manager)<ref>Kurt Goldzung interview, ''David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview'' #52 (1987).</ref><br />[[Larry Doyle (writer)|Larry Doyle]] (editor)<ref>"First", ''The Comics Journal'' #124 (August 1988), p. 19.</ref><br />Bob Garcia<ref>"Bob Garcia Joins First Comics", ''The Comics Journal'' #126 (January 1989), p. 34.</ref>
| location = [[Evanston, Illinois]] (1983–1985)<br />[[Chicago, Illinois]] (1985–1991)
| industry = [[Comics]]
| homepage = 
}}

'''First Comics''' is an American [[comic book]] publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991 and then from 2011 to present (stylized as '''1First Comics'''), known for titles like ''[[American Flagg!]]'', ''[[Grimjack]]'', ''[[Nexus (comics)|Nexus]]'', ''[[Badger (comics)|Badger]]'', ''[[Dreadstar]]'', and ''[[Jon Sable]]''. Along with competitors like [[Pacific Comics]] and [[Eclipse Comics]], First took early advantage of the growing [[direct market]], attracting a number of writers and artists from [[DC Comics|DC]] and [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] to produce [[creator ownership|creator-owned]] titles, which, as they were not subject to the [[Comics Code]], were free to feature more mature content.