Weekly Shōnen Big Comic (週刊少年ビッグコミック, Shūkan Shōnen Biggu Komikku) was a bi-weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan from 1979 to 1987. From 1976 to 1979, the magazine was titled Manga-kun (マンガくん) before being renamed Shōnen Big Comics in 1979.
In 1987, the magazine changed format and was renamed Weekly Young Sunday. The magazine is aimed at teens and a generally older audience than another of Shogakukan's manga magazines, Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
Several of the manga series appearing in Weekly Shōnen Big Comic have been adapted into one or more anime television or OVA series, including Esper Mami, Area 88, and Miyuki.
Series marked with a ♣ appeared in the first issue.
Bīdama Shachō, by Kimio Yanagisawa ♣Burai the Kid, by Go Nagai ♣Esper Mami, by Fujiko F. Fujio ♣Galaxy Express 999, by Leiji MatsumotoKokoroman, by George Akiyama ♣Kuru Kuru Pa! X, by Yuki HijiriKyūdo-kun, by Shinji Mizushima ♣Manga Kenkyūkai, by Shōtarō Ishinomori ♣Otoko Konbē, by Mikio Yoshimori ♣Propeller 7, by Leiji MatsumotoRabbit-kun, by Tatsuhiko YamagamiSaibō Ushi Usshī, by Tatsuo OdaSusume! Jets, by Yuki HijiriTatoru-kun, by Fujio Akatsuka ♣Teppengaki Taishō, by Hiroshi Motomiya ♣Uchūsen Magellan, by Mitsuteru YokoyamaWashi to Taka, by Yū KoyamaZero Racer, by Jōya KagemaruThe magazine also featured a non-manga column titled Moving Toys Craft (ムービング・トイズ・クラフト, Mūbingu Toizu Kurafuto) which discussed construction of motorized toys such as radio controlled cars. The column was sponsored by Mabuchi Motor and Tamiya Corporation.
Ai ga Yuku, by Yū KoyamaArea 88, by Kaoru ShintaniCyborg 009, by Shōtarō IshinomoriGeorge-kun no Ningen Zukan, by George Tokoro (discusses his friends, hobbies, and the world of show business in Japan)Hadashi no Kabe, by Motoka MurakamiHatsukoi Scandal, by Akira OzeHenkīn Tamaidā, by Go NagaiIchigekiden, by Yasuichi ŌshimaJūki Kōhei Xenon, by Masaomi KanzakiKaze no Saburō, by Yū KoyamaMiyuki, by Mitsuru AdachiNekketsu! Spectrum Gakuen, by Yuki HijiriNingen o Koerumono Ein, by Kōichi IimoriSeito Donmai, by Hideo HijiriShort Program (several short stories), by Mitsuru AdachiSorairo Miina, by Taku KitazakiTōi Itadaki, by Motoka MurakamiTokyo Tanteidan, by Fujihiko HosonoWar Cry, by Ryūji RyūzakiYon-chōme Big League, by Yoshimi Kurata