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False |
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| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
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No |
No |
| Publication Date |
October 1955 |
October 1955 |
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None |
None |
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None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
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No |
No |
| Key Date |
1955-06-55 |
1955-06-55 |
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No |
No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 USD |
| Page Count |
(note: total sum of story page counts is 71) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 36) |
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No |
No |
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No |
No |
| Rating |
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False |
False |
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Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 655." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #655-5510. Copyright 1955 by United Features Syndicate. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| 0. no title (Francis the Famous Talking Mule) cover, 1p |
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cover |
cover |
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Francis the Famous Talking Mule |
Francis the Famous Talking Mule |
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fantasy |
fantasy |
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36 |
1 |
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No |
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X |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling |
Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling |
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Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 655." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #655-5510. Copyright 1955 by United Features Syndicate. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 655." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #655-5510. Copyright 1955 by United Features Syndicate. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| 1. A Pledge to Parents (no feature) promo (ad from the publisher), 1p |
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A Pledge to Parents |
A Pledge to Parents |
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promo (ad from the publisher) |
promo (ad from the publisher) |
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typeset |
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Inside front cover; black and white. Full page reproduction of Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." |
Inside front cover; black and white. Full page reproduction of Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." |
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| 2. [On Robinson Crewcut's Island] (Francis the Famous Talking Mule) comic story, 32p |
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[On Robinson Crewcut's Island] |
On Robinson Crewcut's Island |
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Yes |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Francis the Famous Talking Mule |
Francis the Famous Talking Mule |
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32 |
32 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling |
Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling |
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Francis and Pete spend the night in a farmer's barn. During the night a flash flood washes the barn down the river and out into the ocean. They wash up on a tropical island, inhabited by a hermit named Robinson Crewcut. The hermit has a cave full of diamonds that had washed up on the beach. Francis and Pete take a handkerchief full of diamonds and then capture the captain of a ship of smugglers. Pete impersonates the captain and tricks the crew into taking them back to the United States. |
Francis and Pete spend the night in a farmer's barn. During the night a flash flood washes the barn down the river and out into the ocean. They wash up on a tropical island, inhabited by a hermit named Robinson Crewcut. The hermit has a cave full of diamonds that had washed up on the beach. Francis and Pete take a handkerchief full of diamonds and then capture the captain of a ship of smugglers. Pete impersonates the captain and tricks the crew into taking them back to the United States. |
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Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| 3. [Circus Attraction] (Francis) comic story, 1p |
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[Circus Attraction] |
Circus Attraction |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Francis |
Francis |
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fantasy |
fantasy |
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1 |
1 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling |
Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling |
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Francis teases a circus owner by telling him about a talking mule, then disappears. |
Francis teases a circus owner by telling him about a talking mule, then disappears. |
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Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
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| 4. [The Blacksmith] (Francis) comic story, 1p |
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[The Blacksmith] |
The Blacksmith |
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No |
Yes |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Francis |
Francis |
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fantasy |
fantasy |
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1 |
1 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Don Gunn |
Don Gunn |
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Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling |
Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling |
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Francis goes to a blacksmith shop to get a new shoe. |
Francis goes to a blacksmith shop to get a new shoe. |
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Back cover. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Back cover. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
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