Issue Details

Issue	#317
Published	September 1983
Cover Price	0 FREE
Pages	16
Editing	?
Notes	Job number refers to the Elias Brothers co-branded editions of this comic. Different numbers are used in other co-branded editions.

Cover Details - "Yeow!"

Characters	Big Boy
Genre	humor; adventure
Pencils	Manny Stallman (signed)
Inks	Manny Stallman (signed)
Notes	Job number refers to the Elias Brothers co-branded editions of this comic. Different numbers are used in other co-branded editions.

1 page Big Boy letters page "Dolly! Come Look At All The Letters We Got!!"

Characters	Big Boy
Synopsis	Reader letters.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

5 page Big Boy story "High Cost of Beauty"

Characters	Big Boy; Dolly; Nugget; Shari; gym personnel
Synopsis	Big Boy and Dolly go to a gym to try to lose a few pounds and wind up worse for the wear.
Genre	humor; adventure
Pencils	Manny Stallman
Inks	Manny Stallman

1 page State Of The Union text article "Hawaii"

Characters	Big Boy; Nugget
Synopsis	Facts about Hawaii and a map showing a Bob's Big Boy located in Honolulu.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page Big Boy Restaurants advertisement "When Out For Relaxation This Is The Combination"

Letters

typeset

2 page Big Boy Club activity "Big Boy Club Page"

Synopsis

Riddles and ideas from readers, along with a bookmark, reader vote results, secret code info, and a form to join the club.

2 page Big Boy story "World's Greatest Watchdog!"

Characters	Big Boy; Nugget; Mrs. Garcia; newsboy; crook
Synopsis	Nugget barks at and chases everyone who stops by until told to quit...and then a crook breaks in.
Genre	humor

1 page Quick-Change Puzzles activity "Quick-Change Puzzles"

Synopsis

Word puzzles (hand-drawn).

1 page Big Boy story "The Battle Plan That Failed..."

Characters	Big Boy; Pete
Synopsis	Big Boy tries to help Pete deal with a bully.
Genre	humor
Notes	Inside back cover.

Half page Let's Build Our Own Zoo! text article "Let's Build Our Own Zoo!"

Characters	Willard H. Warthog
Synopsis	Information about warthogs.
Genre	fact
Letters	?; typeset
Notes	Back cover.

Half page Big Boy Restaurants activity "Michigan's Favorite Family Restaurants"

Synopsis	Ad consisting of a list of the Elias Brothers Big Boy Restaurants in Michigan.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover. Indexed from Elias Brothers co-branded issue. See series notes for other possible co-branding combinations throughout the United States.