Mad #175 for Sale - First Appearance of Injun Joe - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue: #175
Publication date: June 1975
Key date: 1975-06-10
Indicia publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
Price: $0.50
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Injun Joe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gene Kelly - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Esther Williams - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mickey Rooney - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of William Powell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo	Alfred E. Neuman
1	The Frog Prince	comic story	1	script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard
2	What's Entertainment?	comic story	7	script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker	Fred Astaire, Joan Crawford, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, Clark Gable, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly First, Myrna Loy, Alfred E. Neuman, William Powell First, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney First, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor
3	One Morning on an Assembly Line	comic story	1	script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
4	Rich is Better	cartoon	2	script: Arnoldo Franchioni; pencils: Arnoldo Franchioni; inks: Arnoldo Franchioni
5	What is a Guidance Counselor?	text story	2	script: Tom Koch; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
6	Drawn Out Dramas	cartoon	0	script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
7	The Lighter Side of Chores	comic story	5	script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
8	The Prisoner's Last Request	comic story	1	script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
9	A Mad Look at Commuting	comic story	2	script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
10	Has Anybody Ever Really Seen...	text story	2	script: Larry Sharp; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge	Beetle Bailey, Dagwood Bumstead, Mr. Dithers, Injun Joe First, Clark Kent, Mandrake, Alice Mitchell, Dennis the Menace, Moon Mullins, Pete the Tramp, Popeye, Sluggo, Snuffy Smith
11	Spy Vs. Spy	comic story	1	script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías	The Black Spy, The White Spy
12	Popular Photo-Monotony	comic story	6	script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild
13	Mad's College Football Coach of the Year	comic story	5	script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis
14	It's Bad Timing When...	comic story	2	script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard
15	Footnotes* to History	comic story	2	script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.
16	One Day in a Hospital	comic story	1	script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
17	Barnacle Groans	comic story	6	script: Tom Koch; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres	Lucy Van Pelt
18	Mad's Fold-In Folds with This Issue	illustration	1	script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee
19	Ms. Liberty	illustration	1	script: Al Jaffee

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #28	1979	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #29	1979	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #31	1980	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #42	1983	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #47	1984	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #50	1985	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #97	1994	On eBay ›
Mad #190	1977	On eBay ›
A Mad Carnival #59 ISBN 04463011957	1982	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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