Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 428". Code number is U.W.O.S. #428-5210. Copyright 1952 by Howard Garis. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Pamphlets, page 755. Seventh of nine Uncle Wiggily Four Colors.
Cover
1 page
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Pokey Turtle
Pencils
Bill Weaver
Inks
Bill Weaver
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Leaky Roof (1 page)
Synopsis
Uncle Butch goes out in the middle of a rainstorm to patch his roof, but it still leaks.
Feature
Cubby Bear and Uncle Butch
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Cubby Bear; Uncle Butch Bear
Script
Roger Garis ?
Pencils
Bill Weaver
Inks
Bill Weaver
Letters
Bill Weaver
First Line
Ding bust it, Cubby!
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Script, pencils, ink, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Sammy is Kidnaped / Uncle Wiggily (10 pages)
Synopsis
Uncle Wiggily sends Sammy to the north field to bring back some pumpkins for a pie. Sammy takes a short cut through the woods where he is captured by the Bad Chaps (Bobby and Fuzzy). Wiggily and Pokey Turtle come to rescue Sammy, but find that he has already escaped. After getting some pumpkins, Wiggily, Pokey, and Sammy head home, only to run into the Bad Chaps again.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily; Sammy; the Bad Chaps (Bobby Bobcat; Fuzzy Fox); Pokey Turtle; Nurse Jane
Script
Roger Garis ?
Pencils
Bill Weaver
Inks
Bill Weaver
Letters
Bill Weaver
First Line
Sammy, will you run over to the north field and bring back a pumpkin?
Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Frog Jumping Contest / Uncle Wiggily (10 pages)
Synopsis
Freddie Frog is set to win the Woodland Cup Frog-Jumping contest, but Eenie Wolverine brings in "Muscles," the champion of nearby Sassafrass County, to get bragging rights. Muscles sets a new record with his jump, but some strategy and a well-placed bee help Freddie win the title.
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Butch Bear's House-warming Party / Uncle Wiggily (12 pages)
Synopsis
Uncle Wiggily cleans the attic and piles a bunch of old furniture in the yard. Butch Bear is building a new house, so Wiggily decides that he'll have a house-warming party for him and people can bring the old furniture as gifts. While Wiggily helps Butch build his house, Eenie Wolverine and Possie take the furniture and sell it to the neighbors to take to the party.
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