Indicia title is "WILL-YUM!, No. 765." Code number is WILL-YUM O.S. #765-572. Copyright 1956 by John F. Dille Company. Based on the "Will-Yum!" newspaper strip by Dave Gerard.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Will-Yum!
Letters
typeset
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Whizzer (dog)
Pencils
Dave Gerard (signed)
Inks
Dave Gerard (signed)
Comic Story
Dog Reading the Newspaper (1 page)
Synopsis
Whizzer can read the newspaper, but can't turn the pages.
Feature
Will-Yum! and Whizzer
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Sniffy; Whizzer (dog)
Script
Dave Gerard (signed)
Pencils
Dave Gerard (signed)
Inks
Dave Gerard (signed)
Letters
Dave Gerard
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Comic Story
Too Many Friends (5 pages)
Synopsis
After earning 50 cents for mowing a yard, Will-Yum tries to dodge his friends who want him to buy them sodas.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Mary; Skinny; Madeline; Elwood; Sniffy
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
The Hypnotist (6 pages)
Synopsis
Sniffy accidentally hypnotizes Will-Yum into believing he's a rabbit and then a turtle.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Sniffy; Elwood
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
The Caddy (5 pages)
Synopsis
Will-Yum gets a job as a caddy at a golf course, but knows nothing about golf.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children; Sports
Characters
Will-Yum; Sniffy
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
Will-Yum! and "The Biggest Present" (7 pages)
Synopsis
When Madeline forgets to mail Will-Yum's invitation to her party, Will-Yum tries to convince everyone that Madeline has the measles. To make up for that, Will-Yum is only allowed to come to the party if he brings the biggest present.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Sniffy; Madeline; Elwood; Skinny
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
Two Pupils Learn a Lesson! (3 pages)
Synopsis
Madeline is playing school and Sniffy and Will-Yum try to trick her into thinking that her stuffed dog can talk.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Sniffy; Madeline
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
Skinny Goes Straight (6 pages)
Synopsis
Will-Yum agrees to go with Skinny to the store, but only it he goes straight there and back. He does so, strictly speaking, but the route goes through people's houses, cars, and back yards.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Skinny
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
Lionel Plays Mailman (1 page)
Synopsis
Lionel finds some letters on his father's desk and delivers them around the neighborhood.
Feature
Will-Yum! and Lionel
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Lionel
Script
Dave Gerard (signed)
Pencils
Dave Gerard (signed)
Inks
Dave Gerard (signed)
Letters
Dave Gerard
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Comic Story
The Early Bird (1 page)
Synopsis
Will-Yum goes at dawn to Elwood's house to see if he's up.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Notes
Back cover. The fourth panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents," in the middle of the story.
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