Issue | #710 |
Published | July 1956 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 710." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #707-567 (Note issue number of code does not match issue number). Copyright 1956 by Universal Pictures, Inc. Ninth of 17 Francis the Famous Talking Mule Four Colors. |
Characters | Francis the Famous Talking Mule; Pete |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Don Gunn |
Inks | Don Gunn |
Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Francis the Famous Talking Mule; Pete |
Synopsis | Francis is taking a bath when the plumber comes to fix the faucet. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Don Gunn |
Inks | Don Gunn |
Letters | Don Gunn |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Francis the Famous Talking Mule; Pete |
Synopsis | Francis and Pete come into possession of a giant black pearl that was stolen from a sacred idol in Pooda, India. Francis impersonates a race horse, Nausea, to get a plane ride to India to return the pearl. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Don Gunn |
Inks | Don Gunn |
Letters | Don Gunn |
Notes | The horse's name of "Nausea" is a takeoff on "Nashua," a champion racehorse in the early 1950s. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Francis the Famous Talking Mule; Pete |
Synopsis | Francis and Pete audition for an amateur show, but the manager doesn't like Francis' singing. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Don Gunn |
Inks | Don Gunn |
Letters | Don Gunn |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Bill Wisdom |
Synopsis | Safety tips for swimming. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Part of "Bill Wisdom" ad series. Illustrated ad for Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum. |