| Issue | #465 |
| Published | April 1953 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 465." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #465-534. Copyright 1953 by United Feature Syndicate. Second of 17 Francis the Famous Talking Mule Four Colors. Based on the "Francis, the Talking Mule" series of movies. |
| Characters | Francis; Peter Stirling |
| Genre | animal; fantasy; humor |
| Pencils | Don Gunn |
| Inks | Don Gunn |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Francis; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | Francis picks the place where he and Peter will eat lunch. |
| Genre | animal; fantasy; 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; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | Francis's timely remarks get Peter hired as a highwire performer in a circus after the regular wire walker falls. After Francis foils a burglary of the circus's safe, he and Peter are rewarded but give the money to the wife of the injured performer. As they leave the circus, they seek refuge from a storm in the basket of a balloon, which breaks loose and carries them to a tropical island. There the natives worship Francis as a god and make preparations to eat Peter for lunch. However, things are not as they seem. |
| Genre | animal; fantasy; humor |
| Script | ? |
| Pencils | Don Gunn |
| Inks | Don Gunn |
| Letters | Don Gunn |
| Notes | Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | Francis insults a cop, but Peter is the one who has to spend ten days in jail. |
| Genre | animal; fantasy; 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 | Francis; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | The theater doorman won't let Francis in to see his own movie. |
| Genre | animal; fantasy; humor |
| Pencils | Don Gunn |
| Inks | Don Gunn |
| Letters | Don Gunn |
| Notes | Back cover; color. The movie advertised on the theater marquee is "Francis Covers The Big Town," which was released June 17, 1953. |