Continued from Big Boy (1996 series) #470
No co-branding variations. Craig Yoe reports that some early issues had menu differences, some had coloring pages and others did not. Unknown which issues had what. "EL-US" code on back on menu might refer to Elias Brothers menu variant. 6 week publishing schedule. Indicia title doesn't act like an indicia title, "The Big Boy Magazine Top Dogs:" or "The Big Boy Magazine Crew:", it acts more like a creator credits list. So title comes from the cover. The word "Magazine" is left off the cover on issue #488.