(November 1959-January 1960)
- 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. 1068." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #1068-5911. Copyright 1959 by David Stern. Sixteenth of seventeen Francis the Talking Mule Four Colors. Based on the "Francis, the Talking Mule" movie series.
Francis in Africa
Francis The Famous Talking Mule / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The African Scene
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; jungle
- Characters:
- Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis is bored by the scenery in Africa.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
The Sorry Safari
Francis / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; jungle
- Characters:
- Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis and Peter mistake a tramp steamer for the Staten Island Ferry and are taken to Africa. There the pair decide that guiding safaris would be a good way to earn money to get home. Their first customer wants to photograph a zebra, so Peter paints Francis black and white to fool him.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Among the Cannibals
Francis / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; jungle
- Characters:
- Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- After guiding the safari, Francis and Peter are lost in the jungle. They are captured by a tribe of cannibals, who plan on cooking them. Francis tells them to stop and the cannibals worship him as a god. Francis and Peter escape when an enemy tribe attacks.
Indexer Notes
Follow-up to first story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Diamond Rush
Francis / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis and Peter go hunting for diamonds at Diamond River, not knowing that the diamonds they found are phony ones from the shooting of a movie.
Indexer Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Trophy
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Francis pretends to be a mounted trophy hanging on a wall.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Explorers
Francis / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; jungle
- Characters:
- Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
- Synopsis:
- Deep in the unexplored jungle, Francis and Pete find some natives--selling souvenirs.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Table of Contents
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1.
The African Scene
Francis -
2.
The Sorry Safari
Francis -
3.
Among the Cannibals
Francis -
4.
The Diamond Rush
Francis -
5.
The Trophy
Francis -
6.
The Explorers
Francis
- 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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