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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.