Indicia title is "WILL-YUM!, No. 902." Code number is WILL-YUM O.S. #902-585. Copyright 1958 by John F. Dille Company. Based on the "Will-Yum!" newspaper strip by Dave Gerard. Versions exist with 10 cent and 15 cent cover prices.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Will-Yum!
Letters
typeset
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-yum; Madeline
Pencils
Dave Gerard (signed)
Inks
Dave Gerard (signed)
First Line
Follow the dots
Comic Story
The Lost Quarter (1 page)
Synopsis
Will-yum wants Elwood to help him look for his lost quarter.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-yum; Elwood
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Comic Story
The Challenge (8 pages)
Synopsis
Will-yum and Madeline compete in a series of contests, with Will-yum becoming increasingly desperate as Madeline wins all the time.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-yum; Madeline; Sniffy
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
The Wreckers (6 pages)
Synopsis
Will-yum and Skinny explore an old deserted house.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-yum; Skinny
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
The Birdman (6 pages)
Synopsis
Will-yum tries to invent a way to fly.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-yum; Sniffy
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
Smiley (6 pages)
Synopsis
Will-yum gets in trouble when he takes the slogan "Keep Smiling" too literally.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-yum
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
The Rescue (6 pages)
Synopsis
Will-yum tries to help Madeline find her lost cat.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-yum; Madeline
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Comic Story
New Sweater (1 page)
Synopsis
Skinny tries to guess what the letter on Will-Yum's new sweater stands for.
Feature
Will-Yum!
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-yum; Skinny
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Comic Story
Buried Treasure (1 page)
Synopsis
Will-Yum's treasure map leads him to one of Whizzer's buried bones.
Feature
Will-Yum! and Whizzer
Genre
Children
Characters
Will-Yum; Whizzer (dog)
Script
Dave Gerard
Pencils
Dave Gerard
Inks
Dave Gerard
Letters
Dave Gerard
Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
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