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Issue Details

Issue #221
Published September 1975
Cover Price 0 FREE
Pages 16
Editing ?
Notes Free to customers; price to non-customers shown as 0.25 USD.

Cover Details - "Can't These Lugs Tell The Difference Between A Football and A Pumpkin?"

Characters Big Boy; Nugget
Synopsis Big Boy is running from a football team.
Genre humor

1 page Dear Big Boy letters page "Dear Big Boy"

Script ? [as Big Boy]
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: Lori Lyn DeLong, Patty Braun, Tammy Collins, Melissa Waller, Elvira Mendez, Tracy Drevo, Patti Sulshi, Marni Steinhorst, Linda Shiflet, Paul Feig, Paul Fischer, Tina Henry, Karen Matthews

3 page Big Boy story "Almost A Hero!"

Characters Big Boy; football teams [Smith; Miller; Hill; Small; George]
Synopsis Big Boy almost makes a great football play.
Genre humor
Script Manfred Bernhard ?
Notes Likely writer credit from interview at http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/big-deal-on-big-boy-street.

2 page Big Boy story "First Things First"

Characters Big Boy; Nugget
Synopsis Big Boy challenges a friend to see who has the smartest dog, but Nugget chases a rat instead of following commands, forcing Big Boy to lose the bet.
Genre humor
Script Manfred Bernhard ?
Notes Likely writer credit from interview at http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/big-deal-on-big-boy-street.

1 page State Of The Union text article "Rhode Island"

Characters Big Boy; Nugget
Synopsis Information on Rhode Island with a map of the J.B.'s Big Boy restaurants in the state.
Genre fact
Letters typeset

1 page Big Boy & Coke advertisement "Across The Nation The Top Combination"

Characters Big Boy
Synopsis Ad for Big Boy & Coke.
Letters typeset

2 page Big Boy Club Pages activity "Club Page"

Synopsis Poems, list of pen pals, and a paperdoll.
Letters typeset

3 page Big Boy story "The Do-Gooder"

Characters Big Boy; boy; Benny The Burglar
Synopsis Big Boy helps capture a burglar and turns the reward money over to a poor boy.
Genre humor
Script Manfred Bernhard ?
Notes Likely writer credit from interview at http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/big-deal-on-big-boy-street.

1 page Big Boy Club text article "Leev Dywn? Cov Dywn? Nmjeer'n Etyd!!"

Synopsis News from Club members.
Script ? [as Big Boy]
Letters typeset
Notes Title is in the Big Boy secret code.

Half page Big Boy story "Guess It Was A Bad Idea..."

Characters Big Boy
Synopsis Big Boy is tackled on a football field.
Genre humor
Notes back cover

Half page Elias Brothers Restaurants advertisement "Michigan's Family Restaurants"

Synopsis List of Elias Brothers restaurants in Michigan.
Letters typeset
Notes List of restaurants varies depending on the regional location and franchise involved for Big Boy. Back cover.