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Issue Details

Issue #360
Published April 1987
Cover Price 0 FREE
Pages 16
Editing ?
Notes No price value shown.

Cover Details - "You Suppose There's A Lesson In This?"

Characters Big Boy; Dolly
Synopsis Illustration is an excerpt from the main story in the issue.
Pencils Manny Stallman
Inks Manny Stallman

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

Synopsis Letters from Lyn Pietraszewski, Chad Viener, Angie Hensler, Juli Cahill, Sarah Dylag, Bonney Welty, Kristen Long, Heather Emmonds, Amy Hoitink, Jim Waitman, Bob Waitman, Emily Zack, Heather Collinsworth, and Holly Duncan.
Script ? [as Big Boy]
Letters typeset
Notes No replies to the letters.

6 page Big Boy story "The Volleyball Adventure"

Characters Big Boy; Dolly; Sarah; Manny; genie; Ed; Jack; Katie
Synopsis The kids find a genie who grants them all one wish, but only the kids who wished for something for someone else get their wish granted.
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.

1 page Coca-Cola advertisement "Think Big!"

Synopsis Ad with a riddle.
Letters typeset

2 page Big Boy Club Pages activity "B. B. Club Pages"

Synopsis Riddles and art from readers, and a membership form.
Pencils Jasmine Johnson; Dave Ogden
Inks Jasmine Johnson; Dave Ogden
Letters ?; typeset
Notes Under the cartoon from Dave Ogden is a note, "Move over Manny Stallman!"

2 page activity "Did You Know Big Boy Has Ten Different First Names?"

Synopsis word puzzle
Letters typeset
Notes Lists all ten Big Boy franchisees: Tops, Bob's, TJ's, Kip's, Elias Brothers, Azar's, Frisch's, Abdow's, Marc's and JB's.

1 page activity

Characters Big Boy; Dolly
Synopsis find the differences pictures, mini-maze, and word puzzle
Pencils Manny Stallman
Inks Manny Stallman

1 page Kids' Talk letters page "Kids' Talk"

Synopsis Anonymous letters from readers, with advice from Dolly.
Script ? [as Dolly]
Letters typeset
Notes Page is noted as, "This is the new shape of the 'Dear Dolly' feature." Includes a disclaimer to parents that "...these readers' letters are answered in good faith by the editorial staff, and are not to be understood as representing professional advice."

Half page activity "Entertainment While-U-Wait"

Synopsis Tic Tac Toe game boards.
Notes back cover

Half page Frisch's Big Boy Family Restaurants advertisement "Order By Phone And Take 'Em Home!"

Letters typeset
Notes back cover