Mad #271 for Sale - First Appearance of Hulk Hogan - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue: #271
Publication date: June 1987
Key date: 1987-06-00
On-sale date: 1987
Indicia publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
Price: $1.35
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hulk Hogan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of "Macho Man" Randy Savage - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Diana, Princess of Wales - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of André the Giant - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of "Captain" Lou Albano - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rowdy Roddy Piper - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Roderick George Toombs - 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: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard Williams	James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Alfred E. Neuman, Montgomery Scott, Spock
1	Sloppy Seconds!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Alfred E. Neuman
2	-	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
3	The Morgue the Merrier!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Don Edwing; inks: Don Edwing
4	-	letters page	0.5	letters: typeset
5	-	letters page	0.5	letters: typeset	Corazon Aquino
6	Save Money! Free Gifts! No, This Is Not a Mispirnt!!!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
7	Star Blecch IV: The Voyage Bombs	comic story	5	script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker	Prince Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales First, James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Spock, Hikaru Sulu, Nyota Uhura
8	Spy vs Spy	comic story	1	pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías
9	Sneaky UPC Symbols	comic story	2	script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke	Joan Rivers; Molly Ringwald
10	The Brown Noser's Guide to Writing A+ School Papers	comic story	2	script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
11	Mad's Advertising Gullibility Test	activity	2	script: Mike Snider; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee	Bob Hope
12	The Lighter Side of...	comic story	5	script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
13	People Rejects	comic story	3	script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges
14	Mad's Modern-Day Puzzlers	comic story	2	script: David Ames; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman
15	Mad's Record Book for Televised Sports - Vol. II	comic story	2	script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis	Pete Rose
16	Strikes We'd Like to See Occur... And Never See Settled!	comic story	2	script: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
17	The Tranquilizer	comic story	5	script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres	Crocodile Dundee; Bernhard Goetz; Charles Bronson
18	The Bruce Springsteen Songbook	comic story	3	script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker	Bill Cosby
19	Amazing Stories: Plotlines for Steven Spielberg	comic story	2	script: Barry Liebman; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge	Steven Spielberg
20	Subway Bingo	activity	2	script: Rurik Tyler; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
21	A Mad Look at Dating	comic story	3	script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés	Alfred E. Neuman
22	Announcing the Crank 'Em Out Mint Professional Wrestling Chess Set	comic story	3	script: John Ficarra; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North	"Captain" Lou Albano First, André the Giant First, Hulk Hogan First, Rowdy Roddy Piper First, Robert Rudolph Remus, "Macho Man" Randy Savage First, Sgt. Slaughter, Roderick George Toombs First
23	One Fine Day in South Balsamica	comic story	1	script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
24	What Would Be Helpful in Evaluating Government Leaders?	cartoon	1	script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee	Ronald Reagan
25	A TV Commercial We'd Like to See	comic story	1	script: John Prete; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder; inks: Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder; colors: Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder	Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon
26	Drawn-Out Dramas	cartoon	0	pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Variant of #271	barcode 07098933230006
Canadian	price 1.75 CAD
Australian	price 1.60 AUD; 2.50 NZD

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Mad Star Trek Spectacular #[nn]	1994	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #83	1992	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #86	1993	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #87	1993	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #89	1993	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #93	1994	On eBay ›
Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad #8	1999	On eBay ›
Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7624-3687-3	2010	On eBay ›
Mad #36	2024	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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

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