Four Color
#465 - Francis the Famous Talking Mule
(April 1953)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1953-03-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Dell Comic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 465." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #465-534. Copyright 1953 by United Feature Syndicate. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1953 Pamphlets, page 541.
Second of 17 Francis the Famous Talking Mule Four Colors. Based on the "Francis, the Talking Mule" series of movies.
Second of 17 Francis the Famous Talking Mule Four Colors. Based on the "Francis, the Talking Mule" series of movies.
[Francis chooses the place to eat]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, Francis, it's lunch time!
- Genre
- humor; animal; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Francis; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis
- Francis picks the place where he and Peter will eat lunch.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[Circus and Cannibals]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule / comic story / 32 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're down to our last nickel!
- Genre
- humor; animal; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Francis; Peter Stirling; Zeppo; Mrs. Zeppo; Cecil
- Synopsis
- Francis's timely remarks get Peter hired as a highwire performer in a circus after the regular wire walker falls. After Francis foils a burglary of the circus's safe, he and Peter are rewarded but give the money to the wife of the injured performer. As they leave the circus, they seek refuge from a storm in the basket of a balloon, which breaks loose and carries them to a tropical island. There the natives worship Francis as a god and make preparations to eat Peter for lunch. However, things are not as they seem.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[Francis insults a policeman]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Raining! And we don't have the price of a hotel room.
- Genre
- humor; animal; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Francis; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis
- Francis insults a cop, but Peter is the one who has to spend ten days in jail.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[Attend Francis's movie]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's go in.
- Genre
- humor; animal; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Francis; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis
- The theater doorman won't let Francis in to see his own movie.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color. The movie advertised on the theater marquee is "Francis Covers The Big Town," which was released June 17, 1953.
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Table of Contents
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["What's the matter; can't you gallop?"]
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[Francis chooses the place to eat]
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[Circus and Cannibals]
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[Francis insults a policeman]
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[Attend Francis's movie]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Pat Conolly
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
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