Four Color #1295 - Mister Ed, the Talking Horse
(March-May 1962)

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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Chase Craig ? (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "MISTER ED, THE TALKING HORSE, No. 1295." Code number is MR. ED O.S. #1295-623. Copyright 1962 by The Mister Ed Company. Based on the "Mister Ed" TV series. Only Mister Ed, The Talking Horse Four Color. Continues as Mister Ed, The Talking Horse (Gold Key, 1962 series) #1 (November 1962).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mister Ed the Talking Horse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ed talks his way to the State Fair to meet a cute little filly!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Wilbur Post (photo of Alan Young); Mister Ed (horse, photo)

Cute Filly / Free Delivery (Table of Contents: 1)

Mister Ed / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Joe Certa; ? (photograph)
Inks
Joe Certa; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Wilbur Post (photo of Alan Young); Carol Post (photo of Connie Hines); Mister Ed (horse, photo)
Synopsis
Preview of two stories in the issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and two-panel previews of stories in the issue. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007); Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011).

A Cute Filly (Table of Contents: 2)

Mister Ed / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mister Ed (horse); Wilbur Post; Carol Post; Roger Addison; Kay Addison
Synopsis
Wilbur and Carol take Mister Ed to the State Fair to meet a filly that Ed saw on television.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

The Sports Car (Table of Contents: 3)

Mister Ed / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mister Ed (horse); Wilbur Post; Carol Post; Roger Addison; Kay Addison
Synopsis
Wilbur borrows a friend's sports car, but Mister Ed has to tow it after it runs out of gas.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007); Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011).

Amateur Architect (Table of Contents: 4)

Mister Ed / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mister Ed (horse); Wilbur Post; Carol Post (cameo)
Synopsis
Mister Ed helps Wilbur design a modern style house for a client.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011).

Free Delivery (Table of Contents: 5)

Mister Ed / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mister Ed (horse); Wilbur Post; Carol Post; Roger Addison; Kay Addison
Synopsis
Carol and Kay decide to use Mister Ed and a wagon to haul their groceries from the supermarket, rather than pay delivery fees.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011).

Food For Thought (Table of Contents: 6)

Mister Ed / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mister Ed (horse); Wilbur Post
Synopsis
A salesman tries to sell Wilbur some horse feed, but Mister Ed doesn't like the sample he's given.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Gift Horse (Table of Contents: 7)

Mister Ed / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mister Ed (horse); Wilbur Post
Synopsis
Mister Ed orders a tape recorder, considering it to be a proper gift for a talking horse.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011).

The Right Trail (Table of Contents: 8)

Mister Ed / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mister Ed (horse); Wilbur Post
Synopsis
While on a trail ride, Mister Ed guides Wilbur to Echo Mountain, so he can hear his own echoes.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Ed talks his way to the State Fair to meet a cute little filly!"]
    Mister Ed the Talking Horse
  2. 1. Cute Filly / Free Delivery
    Mister Ed
  3. 2. A Cute Filly
    Mister Ed
  4. 3. The Sports Car
    Mister Ed
  5. 4. Amateur Architect
    Mister Ed
  6. 5. Free Delivery
    Mister Ed
  7. 6. Food For Thought
    Mister Ed
  8. 7. Gift Horse
    Mister Ed
  9. 8. The Right Trail
    Mister Ed
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Mike DeLisa
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen