(August-September 1943)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1943-07-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright, 1943, by Oskar Lebeck.

Uncle Wiggily's Victory Garden (Table of Contents)

Uncle Wiggily / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Wiggily Longears; Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy; Sammy Littletail; Susie Littletail

A Looney Tunes Interview with Bugs Bunny (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Bugs Bunny / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois (credited as Howard R. Garis)
Pencils
H. R. McBride
Inks
H. R. McBride
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A.C.#4-438
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish he could see how beautiful he looks...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Wiggily Longears; Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy; Sammy Littletail; Susie Littletail; Jimmy Wibblewobble; Burglar Fox (villain); Pipsisewah (villain); Skeeziks (villain)
Synopsis
Burglar Fox robs Mr. Wiggily's home.

Indexer Notes

Gaylord Du Bois writer credit per Gaylord Du Bois, page 4, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, which states: "Uncle Wiggly. 12p. For Animal Comics. Paid December 25, 1943."

Hubbell R. McBride art credit per Michael Barrier, page 71, "Funnybooks" (UCPress 2015), which states, "The 'Uncle Wiggly' stories were drawn by Hubbell R. McBride, who was, like his Western colleagues Arthur Jameson and George Kerr, a veteran illustrator---in McBride's case, of Liberty magazine's covers."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Dinky / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Pabian (signed)
Inks
Jim Pabian (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Pabian (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ho-hum... guess me better get up an' play...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Little Dinky; Joan Carole; Mrs. Carole; Rover

Indexer Notes

Signed in last panel.

[Grand Carnival for the Benefit of the Merry Meadows Orphan Home] (Table of Contents: 4)

Merry Meadows / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Justin Gruelle (signed as Justin C. Gruelle)
Inks
Justin Gruelle (signed as Justin C. Gruelle)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Robert Rabbit; Bertrand Bear; Tommy Turtle; Freddy Frog; Maurice Mouse; Mama Bear; Mrs. Mouse; Earl Elephant; Donald Dog; Professor Oliver Owl; Sly Fox (villain); Harry Hyena (villain)
Synopsis
Sly Fox and Harry Hyena try to steal the money raised by the Grand Carnival.

Muggins Mouse Sees the World (Table of Contents: 5)

Muggins Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Majorie Barrows (credited as Marjorie Barrows)
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Muggins Mouse

Riffraff (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Riffraff (a dog); Tom Drake; Mr. Drake; Mrs. Drake

Brownie Runs Away (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Brownie; Mother Bear; Father Bear

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Don Bugaboo and Fatcho / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Thomas (signed as Rakfay Homastay)
Inks
Frank Thomas (signed as Rakfay Homastay)
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Thomas (signed as Rakfay Homastay)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ho! For the life of a gallant knight!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Don Bugaboo; Fatcho

Little Otter's Eagle (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Morris Gollub ?
Inks
Morris Gollub ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Kyree; Little Otter; Running Wolf; Bull Durkin

Presenting New Funnies Folks (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Fairy Tale Parade #7] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Uncle Wiggily's Victory Garden
    Uncle Wiggily
  2. 1. A Looney Tunes Interview with Bugs Bunny
    Bugs Bunny
  3. 2. ["I wish he could see how beautiful he looks..."]
    Uncle Wiggily
  4. 3. ["Ho-hum... guess me better get up an' play..."]
    Little Dinky
  5. 4. [Grand Carnival for the Benefit of the Merry Meadows Orphan Home]
    Merry Meadows
  6. 5. Muggins Mouse Sees the World
    Muggins Mouse
  7. 6. Riffraff
  8. 7. Brownie Runs Away
  9. 8. ["Ho! For the life of a gallant knight!"]
    Don Bugaboo and Fatcho
  10. 9. Little Otter's Eagle
  11. 10. Presenting New Funnies Folks
    Dell
  12. 11. [Fairy Tale Parade #7]
    Dell
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Morbus Iff
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Dave Porta
  • Jonathan Sari