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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.