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Issue Details

Issue #503
Published October 1953
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 503." Code number is U.W.O.S. #503-5310. Copyright 1953 by Howard R. Garis.

Cover Details - "Uncle Wiggily"

Characters Uncle Wiggily
Genre funny animal
Pencils Bill Weaver
Inks Bill Weaver

1 page Cubby Bear and Uncle Butch story "Kite Trip"

Characters Cubby Bear; Butch Bear
Synopsis Butch gives Cubby a ride on a kite.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis ?
Pencils Bill Weaver
Inks Bill Weaver
Letters Bill Weaver
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

14 page Uncle Wiggily story "Finding a Job for Shaggy Wolf"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Shaggy Wolf; Flattail Beaver; Brother Owl; Uncle Butter; The Bad Chaps (Bobby Bobcat; Fuzzy Fox); Pokey Turtle; Butch Bear
Synopsis Wiggily tries to help Shaggy Wolf get a job and become successful; but Shaggy gets fired as quickly as he's hired.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis ?
Pencils Bill Weaver
Inks Bill Weaver
Letters Bill Weaver
Notes Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

10 page Uncle Wiggily story "Contests for Rights to the Turtle Pond"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Sammy; Pokey Turtle; Trundle Turtle
Synopsis Pokey Turtle and his cousin Trundle go through a series of contests to settle who has rights to the turtle pond.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis ?
Pencils Bill Weaver
Inks Bill Weaver
Letters Bill Weaver
Notes Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

8 page Uncle Wiggily story "A Fortune in the Stove"

Characters Uncle Wiggily; Nurse Jane; Sammy; Eenie Q. Wolverine
Synopsis Wiggily sells an old stove, not knowing that's where Nurse Jane hid her life savings.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis ?
Pencils Bill Weaver
Inks Bill Weaver
Letters Bill Weaver
Notes Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Cubby Bear and Uncle Butch story "Distinctive Mailboxes"

Characters Cubby Bear; Butch Bear
Synopsis Butch is a mail carrier and shows Cubby the various types of mail boxes on his route.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis ?
Pencils Bill Weaver
Inks Bill Weaver
Letters Bill Weaver
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Cubby Bear and Uncle Butch story "Playing Indian"

Characters Cubby Bear; Butch Bear
Synopsis Cubby and Butch play Indian.
Genre funny animal
Script Roger Garis ?
Pencils Bill Weaver
Inks Bill Weaver
Letters Bill Weaver
Notes Back cover. Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)