(November 1958)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- 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. 953." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #953-5811. Copyright 1958 by Universal Pictures Company, Inc. Based on the series of "Francis the Talking Mule" movies.
[Four-Leaf Clovers]
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis gets in trouble for eating a farmer's four-leaf clovers.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Misguided Missiles
Francis / comic story / 18 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis and Pete volunteer for a rocket trip to outer space.
Mascot Mix-Up
Francis / comic story / 14 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- A pro football team, misled by Francis's kicking, signs Pete as their kicker.
Indexer Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
[Cat in a Tree]
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis's loud voice scares a cat out of a tree.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
[Pin the Tail on the Donkey]
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- While playing "pin the tail on the donkey," Pete accidentally pins it on Francis, with predictable results.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
[Four-Leaf Clovers]
Francis -
2.
Misguided Missiles
Francis -
3.
Mascot Mix-Up
Francis -
4.
[Cat in a Tree]
Francis -
5.
[Pin the Tail on the Donkey]
Francis
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- Gary Perlman
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- 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
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- Darrel McCann
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