Adventures of the Big Boy
#10 [East]
(1957)
Marvel,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- [none printed]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Date from copyright notice inside the comic.
[no title indexed]
Big Boy / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children; adventure
- Characters
- Big Boy; Nugget; Rip Van Winkle
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The Big Boy Finds Rip Van Winkle
Big Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children; adventure
- Characters
- Big Boy; Rip Van Winkle; Gnomes
- Synopsis
- Big Boy comes across some gnomes who capture him. He finds Rip Van Winkle is also a prisoner of the gnomes. They attempt to give Big Boy a drink that will make him sleepy, but he splashes it on the gnomes instead. He wakes Rip Van Winkle up and they both escape to the city. Rip is very confused about all the strange activity and decides to run away back to the simple life with the gnomes.
Contest Winners
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Big Boy; Nugget
Indexer Notes
Two page spread with the names of contest winners. The contest was to name Big Boy's pup, and the winning name was Nugget. Illustration of both Nugget and Big Boy.
Contest winner in naming Nugget was Claudia Godfrey of McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
The Big Boy and Dare-Devil Danny
Big Boy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children; adventure
- Characters
- Big Boy; Danny
- Synopsis
- Danny gets a new bike and does a series of tricks before crashing into a tree and ending up in the hospital.
Big Boy's Puzzle Page
Big Boy / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Big Boy
Indexer Notes
Crossword puzzle activity page.
Big Boy's Magic Map
Big Boy / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Big Boy; Nugget
Indexer Notes
Unscramble some state names and figure out where they belong on the map.
Big Boy's Amazing Maze
Big Boy / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Big Boy
Indexer Notes
Maze activity page.
No Ball Game Today!
Big Boy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children; adventure
- Characters
- Billy; Big Boy
- Synopsis
- Billy and Big Boy want to buy a ball at the local store, but there are too many options and they leave in frustration.
Indexer Notes
This story might be substituted for regional advertising for other "East" co-brands.
Winners of the Big Win-A-Puppy Contest Inside
Big Boy / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children; adventure
- Characters
- Big Boy; Nugget; Rip Van Winkle; unnamed Gnomes
- Synopsis
- Illustration of Bob and the pup sleeping, dreaming of the "Winners of the Big Win-A-Puppy Contest Inside", while Rip Van Winkle and the gnomes look on.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Bottom 1/3 of back cover is the co-brand name for "East" Big Boys. Manners Big Boy Restaurant locations in Ohio are one known co-brand.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Big Boy -
1.
The Big Boy Finds Rip Van Winkle
Big Boy -
2.
Contest Winners
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3.
You Can Double Your Eatin' Fun!
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4.
The Big Boy and Dare-Devil Danny
Big Boy -
5.
Big Boy's Puzzle Page
Big Boy -
6.
Big Boy's Magic Map
Big Boy -
7.
Big Boy's Amazing Maze
Big Boy -
8.
No Ball Game Today!
Big Boy -
9.
Winners of the Big Win-A-Puppy Contest Inside
Big Boy
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dave Asselin
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Juan Gonzalez
- Daniel Thingvold
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