| Injun Joe | |
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Real Name |
Joe |
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First Appearance |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) |
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Original Publisher |
American Publishing Company |
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Created by |
Samuel Clemens (as "Mark Twain") |
Origin[]
A violent, villainous man who commits murder, becomes a robber, and plans to mutilate the Widow Douglas. Injun Joe’s predominant motivation is revenge. Half Native American and half Caucasian, he has suffered social exclusion, probably because of his race.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Injun Joe from before January 1, 1931 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Public Domain Film Appearances[]
- Huck & Tom (1918)
- Tom Sawyer (1930)
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Famous Stories #2
- Dell Junior Treasury #10
Notes[]
- "Injun" is not a term one would use today however, this site's recommendation of "Previous-Owner-American-Joe" is absolutely absurd.