| 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. |
| 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). |
| 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? |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) #? |
| 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) |
| 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? |
| 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? |