Four Color #349 - Uncle Wiggily
(September 1951)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 349." Code number is U.W.O.S. #349-519. Copyright 1948, 1949 by Bell Syndicate. Copyright 1951 by Howard Garis. Fifth of nine Uncle Wiggily Four Colors.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Wiggily / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Gormley ?
Inks
Dan Gormley ?
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Pokey Turtle
Keywords
bicycles; racing; snails; tortoise and the hare; turtles

[Buried Treasure Trick] (Table of Contents: 1)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spading the carrot patch is a hard job!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Uncle Butter; Sammy Littletail
Synopsis
Uncle Wiggily tricks two boys into spading his garden for him.
Reprints
  • from Uncle Wiggily (Bell Syndicate) 1948 Sunday newspaper strip.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

[Pokey's Big Race] (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Weaver ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is a fine day for an adventure...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Nurse Jane; Sammy; Pokey Turtle; Trundle Turtle; Uncle Butter (cameo)
Synopsis
Wiggily helps Pokey Turtle train for a race against his cousin, Trundle Turtle.

[Cubby Bear, the Problem Child] (Table of Contents: 3)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Weaver
Inks
Bill Weaver
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Weaver

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Butch Bear.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Butch Bear; Cubby Bear; Nurse Jane; Eenie Wolverine
Synopsis
Wiggily agrees to watch Butch Bear's wild nephew Cubby for a couple days, but Cubby turns the household into a shambles.

[Shaggy's New Bicycle] (Table of Contents: 4)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Weaver
Inks
Bill Weaver
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Weaver

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This bike'll last you for years!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Eenie Wolverine; Shaggy Wolf; Uncle Butter; Fuzzy Fox
Synopsis
Wiggily teaches Shaggy Wolf how to ride a bicycle.

[A New Pond for Pokey] (Table of Contents: 5)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Weaver
Inks
Bill Weaver
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Weaver

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, unk!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Nurse Jane; Sammy Littletail; Pokey Turtle; Flattail Beaver; Scillery Scallery Alligator (villain)
Synopsis
Wiggily has to help Pokey Turtle find another place to live when Scillery Scallery Alligator decides to take up residence in Pokey's pond.

[Battering the Bad Chaps] (Table of Contents: 6)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
This recipe should make a wonderful cake, Uncle Wiggily!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Bunty; The Bad Chaps (The Bobcat; Fuzzy Fox)
Synopsis
Bunty's lumpy cake batter saves her and Uncle Wiggily from the Bad Chaps--The Bobcat and Fuzzy Fox.
Reprints
  • from Uncle Wiggily (Bell Syndicate) 1948 Sunday newspaper strip.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

[Making It Rain] (Table of Contents: 7)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hope Grandpa Chuck has found rain!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Grandpa Chuck
Synopsis
Uncle Wiggily seeds some clouds with dry ice to make it rain.
Reprints
  • from Uncle Wiggily (Bell Syndicate) 1948 Sunday newspaper strip.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Uncle Wiggily
  2. 1. [Buried Treasure Trick]
    Uncle Wiggily
  3. 2. [Pokey's Big Race]
    Uncle Wiggily
  4. 3. [Cubby Bear, the Problem Child]
    Uncle Wiggily
  5. 4. [Shaggy's New Bicycle]
    Uncle Wiggily
  6. 5. [A New Pond for Pokey]
    Uncle Wiggily
  7. 6. [Battering the Bad Chaps]
    Uncle Wiggily
  8. 7. [Making It Rain]
    Uncle Wiggily
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Phil Hart
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose