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Four Color (1942 Series)
Date | Number: 1090 | Lang: English (en)
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PublicationApril-June 1960 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1
 
FeaturingFrancis the Famous Talking Mule
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
 
Comic StoryThe Camera Hog (1 page)
SynopsisPete gets interviewed on a "man on the street" TV show, but Francis does all the talking.
FeaturingFrancis
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
NotesInside front cover; black and white.
 
Comic StoryMule Train (12 pages)
SynopsisPete and Francis are part of a covered wagon mule train that is to travel across the country. Among the travelers is a gang of bank robbers, who plan on pulling jobs in each city the mule train stops at. After they rob the bank in the first town the train stops in, Francis finds the stolen money and ends the scheme.
FeaturingFrancis
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling; Hank
 
Comic StoryFrancis In Orbit (10 pages)
SynopsisTwo government scientists hire Francis to take part in some top-secret space flight tests. Pete is also part of the tests, but neither knows why they are being tested. Francis then overhears the scientists talk about sending him aboard a rocket into orbit where he'll be able to report conditions because of his ability to talk.
FeaturingFrancis
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling; Professor Rocket; Professor Missile
 
Comic StoryOil and Troubled Waters (10 pages)
SynopsisA sheik is the ruler of the only Arab land that doesn't have oil. He is told by his soothsayer that his problems will be solved if he can find a "man who speaks like a jackass". One of the sheik's agents in America encounters Francis, and thinking the search is for a "jackass that speaks like a man", takes Francis and Peter back to his country. Francis is given an ultimatum--find oil in three days or Peter will die. Francis doesn't find oil, but Peter does, as he's digging his own grave!
FeaturingFrancis
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
NotesPeter's last name is spelled "Sterling" in this story. In all the movie references it is spelled "Stirling". Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents".
 
Comic StoryTriple Threat Mule (1 page)
SynopsisFrancis tries out for the football team, but is rejected because he can't fit into the uniform.
FeaturingFrancis
ContentGenre: Humor; Sports | Characters: Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
NotesInside back cover; black and white.
 
Advertisement"Visit" Hawaii for only 10¢ (1 page)
CreditsPencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters: typeset
NotesBack cover; color. Illustrated ad for Know Your America album and sticker set. American Geographical Society, Garden City, N.Y.
 
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