Big Belly Burger or Big Belly Burgers is a fast food restaurant chain featured in the Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot continuity of DC comics and its further subsequent reboots and spinoffs, first appearing in issue #441 of the Adventures of Superman comic from June 1988.
“Big Belly Burgers... Big Belly Burgers... Big Belly Burgers... Are Belly Belly Big!”
―The Big Belly Burger jingle
Superman vs Big Belly Burger
Big Belly Burger originally began as a small fast food chain in Coast City, home of the famous superhero, Green Lantern, but the chain saw tremendous growth after it was bought out and made a subsidiary of LexCorp Industries, with Big Belly Burger restaurants eventually dotting almost every super city in the country, including Gotham City, Metropolis and even opening new locations in countries overseas. Big Belly Burger would even become a rival to other major chains such as O'Shaughnessy's.
The Big Belly Burger in Tinsel Town was notable for having served as the site of a major battle between Superman and an animated statue of the Big Belly Burger mascot which had been brought to life by the interdimensional imp and infamous Superman rogue Mr. Mxyzptlk as a means to mess with the famed superhero, with the imp even granting the statue the ability to sing the restaurant's jingle and sling explosive ceramic burgers. However, Superman was able to easily thwart the giant statue's rampage, smashing it to pieces before going after Mr. Mxyzptlk, but unfortunately the restaurant was destroyed in the conflict.
Menu[]
Big Belly Burger promotional bombshell advertisement
Big Belly Burger offers large and fatty meals on all of their menus, but certain Big Belly Burger locations will have custom food items named and based on the city they're in as well as on the celebrities and superheroes that reside there.
Entrees[]
The Big Belly Burger
The Belly Buster
The Belly Flop
The Cheezmeister Deluxe - Say yes Meister to the Cheezmeister!
Triple Belly Flopper
Double Bacon Classic
Gutbuster
Belly Tacos
Big Belly Burrito
Egghead Sandwich - An eggcellent sandwich named after an eggstravagant villain.
Egghead w/Cheez
Belly of the Whale Fish Fillet Sandwich
Chicken Slider
Hot Dogs
Wayne Steakburger - Only available at Gotham locations.
Dent Double - Only available at Gotham locations.
Sides[]
Fat Fries
Double Belly Cheese Fries
Chicken Strips
Drizzle Doodle
Apple Pie
Chorizos
Combos[]
Smiley Meal
Jolly Meal
Wacky Meal - With the choice of a Space Rocket or Sunshine Unicorn toys.
100-Calorie Milkshake - Only available at Metropolis locations.
Tea
Appearances[]
DC Comics[]
Adventures of Superman Vol.1
Issue #441
Issue #561
Issue #564
Action Comics Vol.1
Issue #713
Issue #813
Issue #973
Superman Vol.2
Issue #36
Issue #92
Issue #133
Superman: The Man of Steel
Issue #29
Issue #69
Justice League Spectacular
Issue #1
Showcase '95
Issue #10
Justice League Task Force
Issue #22
The Power of Shazam!
Issue #16
Issue #22
Steel Vol.2
Issue #51
The Flash 80-Page Giant
Issue #2
JLA/Avengers
Issue #1
The Power Company
Issue #1
Superman Secret Files and Origins
Issue #2
Impulse
Issue #50
Son of Vulcan Vol.2
Issue #1
Issue #6
Video Games[]
Batman: Arkham Origins - There are billboards throughout the city advertising the restaurant. There are also discarded burger wrappers and drinks in the Gotham City Police Department.
DC Universe Online
Television[]
Arrow
Lone Gunmen (S01E03)
An Innocent Man (S01E04)
Darkness on the Edge of Town (S01E22)
The Flash
Pilot (S01E01)
Things You Can't Outrun (S01E03)
Flash vs. Arrow (S01E08)
Revenge of the Rogues (S01E10)
The Nuclear Man (S01E13)
Vixen
Episode 4
Justice League Action
Best Day Ever
Legends of Tomorrow
Meat: The Legends
Films[]
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
DC League of Super-Pets
Blue Beetle
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
Books[]
The Flash: The Haunting of Barry Allen
The Flash: Green Arrow's Perfect Shot
Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis
Gallery[]
Big Belly Burger in Justice League Spectacular #1
Big Belly Burger in Action Comics #713
Big Belly Burger in Superman Vol.2 #36
Big Belly Burger in Showcase '95 #10
Big Belly Burger employee in Adventures of Superman #564
Big Belly Burger in Batman: Arkham Origins
Big Belly Burger in DC Universe Online
Big Belly Burger in Justice League Action
Big Belly Burger in Arrow
Big Belly Burger logo in Arrow
Pile of Big Belly Burger packaging in The Flash
Big Belly Burger in Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
Trivia[]
Big Belly Burger is a parody of the Big Boy Restaurant chain.
The Big Belly Burger mascot's appearance is based on that of DC Comics editor Andy Helfer.
Some later variations of the mascot also resemble Big Belly Burger's creator John Byrne.
There are actual Big Belly Burger restaurant stands in several Six Flags theme parks and Warner Bros World: Abu Dhabi, with the design of the mascot and logo used for Big Belly Burger at the parks having been based on the one used in DC Universe Online.
A promotional Big Belly Burger was made by DC Comics in collaboration with Wonderland at Home Restaurants in 2021 to promote the release of Zack Snyder's Justice League film adaptation which was included as part of Wonderland's Mother Box at-home dining experience.[1]
