Years in Print:
1978 - 1982
Detail
Publisher:
Webs Adventure Corporation
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Issues:
#261 - ? (39 Issues, 40 Printings)
Continued From:
none
Continued In:
none
Tracking Notes:
Notes:
There are numerous variations of each issue showcasing the local franchise name on the cover.
Known and possible franchise co-branded variations (printed with franchise logo [or not] and region sold), that existed during the run of this series:
-Abdow’s (Known printed - Western and Central Massachusetts, Connecticut, dates of operation from 1963 to 1994).
-Azar's (Known printed - Colorado and Northern Indiana, dates of operation from 1953 to 2020).
-Bob's (Known printed - Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and Vermont. Also in Florida, Indiana, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania toll roads and airport locations. The Southeastern United States locations came into being after Shoney's left the national chain to start their own in the 1970s. Dates of operation from 1936 to present).
-Chez Chap (Printed? - Westmount, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec, dates of operation from 1978 to unknown date).
-Elby's (Known printed - Eastern Ohio, Maryland, Northern West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, dates of operation from 1956 to 1984 and from 1988 to 2000. A one-time sub-franchisee of Shoney's).
-Elias Brothers (Known printed - Michigan, Northwestern Ohio, and Ontario (Canada), dates of operation from 1952 to 2000).
-Frisch’s (Known printed - Florida (until the 1990s), Kentucky, Northern Tennessee, Southern Indiana, Southern Ohio, dates of operation from 1947 to present).
-JB's (Known printed - Arizona (where it operated as Bob's), California, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, dates of operation from 1961 to 1988).
-Kip's (Known printed - Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, dates of operation from 1958 to 1991. The franchise was purchased by Frisch’s but ran as Kip's until 1991).
-Marc’s (Known printed - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, dates of operation from 1958 to 1995. By 1974 had acquired the Chicago-area suburbs locations of Top's and renamed to Marc's).
-McDowell's (Printed? - South Dakota, dates of operation from 1960 to present. At some point, changed its name to Bismarck Big Boy. Printed as "Your Favorite Family Restaurants" issue #260 onward?).
-Shoneys (Known printed - Southeastern United States; North Carolina, South Carolina, Southern Tennessee, and Virginia, dates of operation from 1952 to 1984. Shoney's eventually left the Big Boy chain in order to overcome franchisee limitations and branch out to other territories in the position of other Big Boy franchises).
-TJ's (Known printed - Rochester, Batavia, and Syracuse areas, New York, dates of operation from 1972 to sometime in the late 1990s).
-Top's (Known printed - Illinois, perhaps Southern Wisconsin, dates of operation from 1956 to 1993. Chicago area stores became Marc's by 1974, and Top's continued in Central Illinois until its end).
Possible blank back cover variations where co-branding was not down for some locations or use of the generic "Your Favorite Family Restaurants" used instead? The possible blank back cover versions possibly contained store stamps.
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