(April 1953)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Comic
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
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. 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
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- animal; fantasy; humor
- 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
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- animal; fantasy; humor
- Characters:
- Francis; Peter Stirling
- 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
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- animal; fantasy; humor
- 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
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- animal; fantasy; humor
- 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.
Table of Contents
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1.
[Francis chooses the place to eat]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule -
2.
[Circus and Cannibals]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule -
3.
[Francis insults a policeman]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule -
4.
[Attend Francis's movie]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule
- Merlin Haas
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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