CREATE TABLE table_55595 ("Order" FLOAT, "Title" TEXT, "Story timeline" TEXT, "Published" FLOAT, "In order of publication" TEXT)

How many total publications were the first of the series?
SELECT COUNT("Published") FROM table_55595 WHERE "In order of publication" = 'first'
SELECT COUNT("Published") FROM "table_55595" WHERE "In order of publication" = 'first'