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Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #1090

1090April-June 1960
$0.10

Four Color #1090

Dell · April-June 1960 · on sale March 10, 1960

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Identification plate

Series: Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue: #1090
Issue title: Francis, the Famous Talking Mule
Publication date: April-June 1960
Key date: April 1960
On-sale date: March 10, 1960
Indicia publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Francis the Famous Talking Mule	cover	1	pencils: David Gantz; inks: David Gantz	Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
1	The Camera Hog	comic story	1	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: David Gantz; inks: David Gantz	Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
2	Mule Train	comic story	12	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: David Gantz; inks: David Gantz	Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling; Hank
3	Francis In Orbit	comic story	10	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: David Gantz; inks: David Gantz	Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling; Professor Rocket; Professor Missile
4	Oil and Troubled Waters	comic story	10	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: David Gantz; inks: David Gantz	Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling
5	Triple Threat Mule	comic story	1	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: David Gantz; inks: David Gantz	Francis, the talking mule; Peter Stirling

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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