| Issue | #1068 |
| Published | November 1959-January 1960 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 1068." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #1068-5911. Copyright 1959 by David Stern. Sixteenth of seventeen Francis the Talking Mule Four Colors. Based on the "Francis, the Talking Mule" movie series. |
| Characters | Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | Francis is bored by the scenery in Africa. |
| Genre | humor; jungle |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. |
| Characters | Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | Francis and Peter mistake a tramp steamer for the Staten Island Ferry and are taken to Africa. There the pair decide that guiding safaris would be a good way to earn money to get home. Their first customer wants to photograph a zebra, so Peter paints Francis black and white to fool him. |
| Genre | humor; jungle |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | After guiding the safari, Francis and Peter are lost in the jungle. They are captured by a tribe of cannibals, who plan on cooking them. Francis tells them to stop and the cannibals worship him as a god. Francis and Peter escape when an enemy tribe attacks. |
| Genre | humor; jungle |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Follow-up to first story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | Francis and Peter go hunting for diamonds at Diamond River, not knowing that the diamonds they found are phony ones from the shooting of a movie. |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | Francis pretends to be a mounted trophy hanging on a wall. |
| Genre | humor |
| 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) |
| Characters | Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling |
| Synopsis | Deep in the unexplored jungle, Francis and Pete find some natives--selling souvenirs. |
| Genre | humor; jungle |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Back cover; color. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |