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Issue Details

Issue #247
Published November 1977
Cover Price 0 FREE
Pages 16
Editing ?
Notes Free to customers; price to non-customers shown as 0.25 USD.

Cover Details - "Read An Invisible Tale"

Characters Big Boy; Hugo
Synopsis Big Boy turns an invisible ray on Hugo.
Genre adventure
Pencils Manny Stallman (signed)
Inks Manny Stallman (signed)

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

Script ? [as Big Boy]
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: D. Evo, Denise Crowley, Mellisa Dunn, Julie Buck, Christine Fraser, Michelle Bromagen, Lisa Loerig, Amy Corman, Bobby Fulmerm, Sharla Enstrom, Lynn Shellenbergerm, Elizabeth Anderson. One small illustration.

6 page Big Boy story "An Invisible Tale"

Characters Big Boy; Dolly; Hugo; Dr. Dunn; Ducky; Inspector Whatson; Nugget
Synopsis Hugo and Ducky have kidnapped Dr. Dunn for his invisible ray secrets, but Big Boy and Dolly find Dr. Dunn and free him by turning the ray on Hugo.
Genre adventure
Script Manfred Bernhard ?
Pencils Manny Stallman
Inks Manny Stallman
Notes Likely writer credit from interview at http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/big-deal-on-big-boy-street. Nugget appears only in page margins commenting on story.

Half page activity "Crossword"

Notes On bottom of page 3 of story.

1 page Writers' Page letters page "Writers' Page"

Characters Big Boy
Synopsis Stories, riddles and art from readers.
Script Angela Antonelli; Tina Woeber; Sandra Jelakiewcz; Michelle Landeis; Karen Herbert; Kelly Cruz; Nikki Barney; Richard Martin; Melanie Harvey
Pencils Michelle Landeis
Inks Michelle Landeis
Letters typeset

1 page Big Boy Club Pages activity "Big Boy Club Page"

Synopsis Puzzle and a paperdoll.
Letters ?; typeset

1 page Big Boy & Coke advertisement "Great In Any Weather"

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

3 page Big Boy story "With Friends Like These...Who Needs Enemies?!?"

Characters Big Boy; Dolly; Nugget; friends
Synopsis Some kids are bored and throw rocks at school windows until Big Boy and Dolly convince them to play some games on the playground.
Script Manfred Bernhard ?
Pencils Manny Stallman
Inks Manny Stallman
Notes Reads like a public service announcement discouraging vandalism. Likely writer credit from interview at http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/big-deal-on-big-boy-street.

Half page Big Boy story "Big Boy, What's Black, White And "Red" All Over?"

Characters Big Boy; Dolly
Synopsis Dolly asks a riddle.
Genre humor
Pencils Manny Stallman
Inks Manny Stallman
Notes back cover

Half page Elias Brothers Restaurants advertisement "Michigan's Favorite 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.