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Issue Details

Issue #991
Published May-July 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 991." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #991-595. Copyright 1959 by David Stern.

Cover Details - "Follow that Chariot"

Characters Francis, the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Francis story "At the Library"

Characters Francis, the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Francis follows Pete into the library, though no animals are allowed inside.
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

14 page Francis story "Follow that Chariot"

Characters Francis, the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Francis goes to Rome to play a part in a chariot race in a new "Ben Hur" movie, but the director is not very happy to have him.
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

8 page Francis story "You're In the Army Now"

Characters Francis, the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Upset when a general says that mules are obsolete for Army work, Francis manages to get the general to set up a contest between a mule and a tank.
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Story continues in Sequence 4. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

10 page Francis story "Don't Spy on Me"

Characters Francis, the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Pete and Francis are now garbage collectors in the Army. A pair of spies pose as officers to use Francis to carry concealed tape recorders to record military secrets.
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Story continues from Sequence 3. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Francis story "The Ventriloquist"

Characters Francis, the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis After Francis eats some apples at a grocery store and talks, the owner thinks another customer (not Pete) is a ventriloquist.
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Francis story "Thirsty"

Characters Francis, the Talking Mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Francis tries to get a drink of water, but all the fountains are off-limits to mules. The exception is the one at the Democratic Club.
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Back cover; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).