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Issue Details

Issue #179
Published January 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 179". Code number is U.W.O.S. #179-481. Copyright 1945, 1947 by Howard R. Garis. First of nine Uncle Wiggily Four Colors.

Cover Details

Characters Uncle Wiggily
Genre funny animal
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Uncle Wiggily story "The Better Half of Albert Angleworm"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Albert Angleworm
Synopsis Uncle Wiggily repairs the damage after he accidentally cuts Albert Angleworm in half while hoeing the garden.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis
Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Possibly a Sunday newspaper strip reprint?

8 page Uncle Wiggily story "Uncle Wiggily's Flying Shoes"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Nurse Jane; Ben Beaver; Skeezicks (villain); Pip (villain)
Synopsis Uncle Wiggily finds that he can bound high in the air with the aid of air-filled rubber pillows on his feet and guide himself with his umbrella. After Uncle Wiggily foils Skeezicks' attempt to steal a bird's nest; Skeezicks and his pal Pip plot to get revenge.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis
Pencils H. R. McBride
Inks H. B. McBride
Notes Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

8 page Uncle Wiggily story "Homemade Skeeter Dope"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Nurse Jane; Susie; Sammie; Gilbert Groundhog; Solitary Skunk
Synopsis Uncle Wiggily mixes up a batch of mosquito repellent, but it attracts mosquitoes rather than repels them. He counters with a suit made of mosquito netting.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis
Pencils H. R. McBride
Inks H. R. McBride
Notes Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

8 page Uncle Wiggily story "Uncle Wiggily Buries His Fortune"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Nurse Jane; Kitty Puss; Louie Lightning Bug; The Bushytails
Synopsis Uncle Wiggily digs a hole deep under a tree to bury his fortune. However a fox chases Kitty Puss into the hole and after Uncle Wiggily keeps him from entering, the fox fills in the entrance. Uncle Wiggily and Kitty burrow their way to the safety of the Bushytails' home in a nearby hollow tree.
Genre funny animal
Script Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils H. R. McBride
Inks H. R. McBride
Notes Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Reprinted from Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #?

8 page Uncle Wiggily story "The Flying Folding Bed"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Nurse Jane; Susie; Ragged Old Bob Cat (villain); Bushy Bear (villain)
Synopsis Uncle Wiggily invents a portable bed with folding sides. He spends the night outside in it, but is captured by the Ragged Old Bob Cat and the Bushy Bear and taken to their hideout in the mountains. Wiggily escapes by coasting the bed downhill, only to find that its wide flat surface causes it to fly.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis
Pencils H. R. McBride
Inks H. R. McBride
Notes Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Uncle Wiggily story "Uncle Wiggily Plays Baseball"

Characters Uncle Wiggily
Synopsis Uncle Wiggily joins two teams of bugs who are playing a baseball game.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis
Notes Inside back cover; black, white, and red. Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Possibly a Sunday newspaper reprint?

1 page Uncle Wiggily story "Uncle Wiggily Buys a New Hat"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Benny Beaver; Betty Bluebird
Synopsis Betty Bluebird builds a nest in Uncle Wiggily's hat, forcing him to buy a new one at Benny Beaver's store.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis
Notes Back cover. Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) Possibly a Sunday newspaper reprint?