| Issue | #579 |
| Published | August 1954 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 579." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #579-548. Copyright 1954 by United Feature Syndicate. Fifth of seventeen Francis Four Color issues. |
| Characters | Francis the talking mule; Pete |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Pencils | Don Gunn |
| Inks | Don Gunn |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis the talking mule; Pete |
| Synopsis | Francis scares a burglar into returning his stolen goods. |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Pencils | Don Gunn |
| Inks | Don Gunn |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis the talking mule; Pete |
| Synopsis | Francis and Pete get involved with an old man who lives in a house full of ghosts. These ghosts, however, give him money. |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Pencils | Don Gunn |
| Inks | Don Gunn |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis the talking mule; Pete |
| Synopsis | Francis answers questions on a sidewalk radio quiz show. |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Pencils | Don Gunn |
| Inks | Don Gunn |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis the talking mule; Pete |
| Synopsis | Pete tries to get away from Francis by getting a job pasting posters on fences; but the movie advertised is "Francis Joins the WACS." |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Pencils | Don Gunn |
| Inks | Don Gunn |
| Notes | Back cover. This is a combination story and promo, as "Francis Joins the WACS" is the fifth movie in the Francis the Talking Mule series. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |