Marvel, 1956 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
First Issue Cover
Publication Dates:
1956 - 1957
Number of Issues Published:
20 (#3 [East] - #12 [West])
Color:
Color
Dimensions:
Standard Silver Age Size US
Paper Stock:
Newsprint
Binding:
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
Giveaway
Series Details:
Indicia Publishers:
  • without indicia publisher information (20 issues)
Tracking
Numbering continues from The Adventures of Big Boy (Marvel, 1956 series).
Numbering continued in Adventures of the Big Boy (Webs Adventure Corporation, 1957 series).
Notes
Marvel, under the Timely Illustrated Features imprint, packaged material for the Webs Adventure Corporation. All issues had two versions with different looking Big Boy characters. The West Coast version of Big Boy is the version that was previously created for the original franchise--black or brown hair, red and white checkered overalls, and no hat. The East Coast version had Red hair, red and white striped overalls, and a cook's hat.

Different variations from franchise co-branding of issues may have existed at this point but its start date unknown. Possible franchise co-branded variations (printed with franchise logo [or not] and region sold):
Abdow’s (Known printed-Massachuetts, Connecticut). Azar's (Known printed-Colorado, N. Indiana).
Bob's (Known printed-Arizona, California, Delaware, E. Pennsylvania, Hawaii, New Jersey, Southeast U.S. after Shoney's left).
Eat 'n Park-Pittsburgh-area 1950s).
Elby's (Known printed-E. Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia).
Elias Brothers (Known printed-Michigan, N.W. Ohio, Ontario).
Franklin’s (Hand stamped. Printed as "Your Favorite Family Restaurants" issue #260 onward?-N.E. Pennsylvania).
Frisch’s (Known printed-Kentucky, N. Tennessee, S. Indiana, S. Ohio).
JB's (Known printed-Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Wyoming).
Kip's (Known printed-Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas).
Lendy’s Yoda's (Hand stamped, pre-1961 was part of Shoney's-Virginia).
Manner’s (Known printed-N.E. Ohio).
Marc’s (Known printed-Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin).
McDowell's (Printed as "Your Favorite Family Restaurants" issue #260 onward?-South Dakota).
Shoneys (Known printed-Southeast U.S.: North Carolina, South Carolina, S. Tennessee, Virginia).
TJ's (Known printed-New York).
Top's (Known printed-Illinois, perhaps Southern Wisconsin).
VIP’s (Printed as "Your Favorite Family Restaurants" issue #260 onward?-Washington, New Mexico).

Known west: Abdow's; Bob's; Azar's; Eat 'n Park; Elias Brothers; JB's; Kips; Lendy's; Shoney's; Tops.

Known East: Azar's (as of 1962); Frisch's; Manners.

Lendy's co-branding version seems to be blank where resturaunt info was printed and hand-stamped with Lakeside Yoda's (Lendy's) stamp. Implies possible blank back cover variations where co-branding does not exist for some locations or use of "Your Favorite Family Restaurants" instead?

From issue #13 onward, Webs packaged and published the series themselves.
Editing

Index Status

Indexed Partially Indexed Pending Approval Reserved Skeleton Data Only

3 [East] 3 [West] 4 [East] 4 [West] 5 [East] 5 [West] 6 [East] 6 [West] 7 [East] 7 [West] 8 [East] 8 [West]
9 [East] 9 [West] 10 [East] 10 [West] 11 [East] 11 [West] 12 [East] 12 [West]     

Cover Status

Scan available Needs Replacement No Scan available

3 [East] 3 [West] 4 [East] 4 [West] 5 [East] 5 [West] 6 [East] 6 [West] 7 [East] 7 [West] 8 [East] 8 [West]
9 [East] 9 [West] 10 [East] 10 [West] 11 [East] 11 [West] 12 [East] 12 [West]