Mad #548 for Sale - First Appearance of Dustin Henderson - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue: #548
Publication date: December 2017
Key date: 2017-12-00
On-sale date: 2017-10-18
Indicia publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
Price: $5.99
Pages: 60
Barcode: 07447033230512

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dustin Henderson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lucas Sinclair - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mike Wheeler - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Joyce Byers - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jim Hopper - 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	Stranger Things	cover	1	pencils: Tom Richmond; inks: Tom Richmond	Joyce Byers First, Dustin Henderson First, Jim Hopper First, Alfred E. Neuman, Lucas Sinclair First, Mike Wheeler First
1	Go MAD for the Holidays!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
2	-	table of contents	1	pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
3	-	letters page	3	pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano
4	Have a Fabulous, Wonderful, Great Day!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
5	The Trumpalini Pages	cartoon	2	pencils: Alejandro Rivas, Anton Emdin, Sarah Chalek, Mike Loew, Ward Sutton; inks: Alejandro Rivas, Anton Emdin, Sarah Chalek, Mike Loew, Ward Sutton
6	The Fundalini Pages	cartoon	3	script: Jon Adams, Jeff Kruse, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Drew Panckeri, Peter Kuper; pencils: Ed Steckley, Jon Adams, Kevin Pope, Rich Powell, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Drew Panckeri; inks: Ed Steckley, Jon Adams, Kevin Pope, Rich Powell, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Drew Panckeri
8	Strangely Thin	comic story	7	script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Tom Richmond; inks: Tom Richmond
9	Duller Shave Club	text story	1	script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Stephen Silver; inks: Stephen Silver
10	10 Toons by P.C. Vey	cartoon	2	script: P. C. Vey; pencils: P. C. Vey; inks: P. C. Vey; letters: P. C. Vey
11	Babies Rn't Us Registry	text story	2	script: Jeff Kruse; pencils: Mike Loew; inks: Mike Loew; colors: Mike Loew
12	Mad's Tips for Making Protest Signs	comic story	1	script: Kenny Keil; pencils: Bob Staake; inks: Bob Staake
13	Almost Perfect Universe	comic story	0.5	script: Dakota McFadzean; pencils: Dakota McFadzean; inks: Dakota McFadzean; colors: Dakota McFadzean; letters: Dakota McFadzean
14	One Foot in the Grave	comic story	0.5	script: Christopher Baldwin; pencils: Christopher Baldwin; inks: Christopher Baldwin; colors: Christopher Baldwin; letters: Christopher Baldwin
15	Downward Spiral	comic story	0.2	script: Johnny Sampson; pencils: Johnny Sampson; inks: Johnny Sampson; colors: Johnny Sampson; letters: Johnny Sampson
16	Coombs & Coombs	comic story	0.8	script: Jason Coates; pencils: Jason Coates; inks: Jason Coates; colors: Jason Coates
17	Going Commando	comic story	1	script: Nathan Cooper; pencils: Nathan Cooper; inks: Nathan Cooper; colors: Nathan Cooper; letters: Nathan Cooper
18	Mad's Tom Bunk Visits Walt Disney World	cartoon	2	script: Tom Bunk; pencils: Tom Bunk; inks: Tom Bunk; colors: Tom Bunk
19	Complete Your Mad Library	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	letters: typeset
20	A Mad Look at Vaping	comic story	4	script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
21	-	comic story	2	script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper
22	Don Martin's Personal Experiences With New Power Tools For the Home Craftsman	comic story	3	script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
23	Dewey Derwin Destroys the World!	comic story	4	script: Kenny Keil; pencils: Justin Peterson; inks: Justin Peterson	Dewey Derwin
24	A Liberal Hopes / A Liberal Knows	comic story	4	script: Christian Alsis; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka; colors: Carrie Strachan
25	Tips For a Long-Lasting Relationship With Your Latex Girlfriend	comic story	2	script: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; pencils: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; inks: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; letters: Teresa Burns Parkhurst
26	Horrifying Cliches Special Trump Edition	comic story	1	script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker
27	It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! 2017 Edition	comic story	6	script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Jacob Chabot; inks: Jacob Chabot
28	The Gap-Toothed Gallery	illustration	1	pencils: Klaus Voormann; inks: Klaus Voormann	Alfred E. Neuman
29	-	illustration	1	pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
30	Mad About Trump	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Mad about the Trump Era #[nn]	2019	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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