0906 - Francis, The Famous Talking Mule | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 906." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #906-585. Copyright 1958 by Universal Pictures Company, Inc. Based on the "Francis the Talking Mule" movie series.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Francis the Famous Talking Mule
Letters
typeset
Genre
Humor
Characters
Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
First Line
Oooh! Hammer down the nails, they hurt my feet!
Comic Story
Bed in a Barn (1 page)
Synopsis
Pete and Francis are sleeping in a barn. Francis' snoring is so loud the farmer thinks an animal is prowling around the barn.
Feature
Francis
Genre
Humor
Characters
Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
First Line
This barn is as good a place as any to bed down for the night!
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Comic Story
All Dune In (20 pages)
Synopsis
Pete thinks he's signing up for a free trip to Africa, but he's really signing himself and Francis up with the Foreign Legion. In the desert, the pair are assigned to bring in the bandit, Ben Ali Gazoom.
Feature
Francis the Famous Talking Mule
Genre
Humor
Characters
Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling; Le Growl; Le Poof; Ben Ali Gazoom
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Comic Story
The Policemen's Brawl (12 pages)
Synopsis
Francis gets Pete in trouble with a policeman and the two are taken to the police station. There they accidentally end up going through the screening process for becoming a police officer.
Feature
Francis the Famous Talking Mule
Genre
Humor
Characters
Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling; Murphy; Tony
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Comic Story
The Audition (1 page)
Synopsis
Francis eats a juggler's apples as he's juggling them and the talent agent thinks the juggler is a great magician.
Feature
Francis
Genre
Humor
Characters
Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Comic Story
The Street Peddler (1 page)
Synopsis
A street peddler, selling a strength serum called "Peppo," insults Francis and gets kicked in return.
Feature
Francis
Genre
Humor
Characters
Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
First Line
That's right, folks! Just one spoonful of Peppo a day, and inside a month, you'll be as strong as a horse!
Notes
Back cover. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
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