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Issue Details

Issue	#765
Published	February 1957
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	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 Details

Characters	Will-Yum; Whizzer (dog)
Genre	children
Pencils	Dave Gerard (signed)
Inks	Dave Gerard (signed)
Letters	typeset

1 page Will-Yum! and Whizzer story "Dog Reading the Newspaper"

Characters	Will-Yum; Sniffy; Whizzer (dog)
Synopsis	Whizzer can read the newpaper, but can't turn the pages.
Genre	children
Script	Dave Gerard (signed)
Pencils	Dave Gerard (signed)
Inks	Dave Gerard (signed)
Letters	Dave Gerard
Notes	Inside front cover; black and white.

5 page Will-Yum! story "Too Many Friends"

Characters	Will-Yum; Mary; Skinny; Madeline; Elwood; Sniffy
Synopsis	After earning 50 cents for mowing a yard, Will-Yum tries to dodge his friends who want him to buy them sodas.
Genre	children
Script	Dave Gerard
Pencils	Dave Gerard
Inks	Dave Gerard
Letters	Dave Gerard

6 page Will-Yum! story "The Hypnotist"

Characters	Will-Yum; Sniffy; Elwood
Synopsis	Sniffy accidentally hypnotizes Will-Yum into believing he's a rabbit and then a turtle.
Genre	children
Script	Dave Gerard
Pencils	Dave Gerard
Inks	Dave Gerard
Letters	Dave Gerard

5 page Will-Yum! story "The Caddy"

Characters	Will-Yum; Sniffy
Synopsis	Will-Yum gets a job as a caddy at a golf course, but knows nothing about golf.
Genre	children; sports
Script	Dave Gerard
Pencils	Dave Gerard
Inks	Dave Gerard
Letters	Dave Gerard

7 page Will-Yum! story Will-Yum! and "The Biggest Present"

Characters	Will-Yum; Sniffy; Madeline; Elwood; Skinny
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.
Genre	children
Script	Dave Gerard
Pencils	Dave Gerard
Inks	Dave Gerard
Letters	Dave Gerard

3 page Will-Yum! story "Two Pupils Learn a Lesson!"

Characters	Will-Yum; Sniffy; Madeline
Synopsis	Madeline is playing school and Sniffy and Will-Yum try to trick her into thinking that her stuffed dog can talk.
Genre	children
Script	Dave Gerard
Pencils	Dave Gerard
Inks	Dave Gerard
Letters	Dave Gerard

6 page Will-Yum! story "Skinny Goes Straight"

Characters	Will-Yum; Skinny
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.
Genre	children
Script	Dave Gerard
Pencils	Dave Gerard
Inks	Dave Gerard
Letters	Dave Gerard

1 page Will-Yum! and Lionel story "Lionel Plays Mailman"

Characters	Will-Yum; Lionel
Synopsis	Lionel finds some letters on his father's desk and delivers them around the neighborhood.
Genre	children
Script	Dave Gerard (signed)
Pencils	Dave Gerard (signed)
Inks	Dave Gerard (signed)
Letters	Dave Gerard
Notes	Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Will-Yum! story "The Early Bird"

Characters	Will-Yum
Synopsis	Will-Yum goes at dawn to Elwood's house to see if he's up.
Genre	children
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.