(June 1957)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 810." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #810-576. Copyright 1957 by Universal Pictures, Inc. Based on the 1950-56 Universal series of "Francis the Talking Mule" movies, starring characters originated in the David Stern novel. Eleventh of seventeen Francis Four Color issues.
[The Fox Hunt]
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz ?
- Inks:
- David Gantz ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis puts a stop to a fox hunt.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Stage Struck
Francis the Famous Talking Mule / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz ?
- Inks:
- David Gantz ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis and Pete try to get jobs as actors in Flo Bigfield's new variety show.
Indexer Notes
Pete is referred to as "Peter Sterling" in this story.
Turf Trouble
Francis the Famous Talking Mule / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz ?
- Inks:
- David Gantz ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy; sports
- Characters:
- Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis helps his "Uncle Elmer," a former racehorse now reduced to pulling a wagon, win the "Porterhouse Stakes" horse race.
[Francis Uses a Public Telephone]
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz ?
- Inks:
- David Gantz ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis draws a crowd when he makes a call in a public telephone booth.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
[Clearing the Beach]
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz ?
- Inks:
- David Gantz ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- Francis the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis makes a fake radio broadcast about a tidal wave in order to clear a crowded beach.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." (The Pledge is printed twice in this issue.)
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
["My pictures never flatter me!"]
Francis the Famous Talking Mule -
1.
[The Fox Hunt]
Francis -
2.
Stage Struck
Francis the Famous Talking Mule -
3.
Turf Trouble
Francis the Famous Talking Mule -
4.
[Francis Uses a Public Telephone]
Francis -
5.
[Clearing the Beach]
Francis
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