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| Date | | Number: 1 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | The Barker 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Comic Magazines, 8 Lord Street, Buffalo, N. Y. Executive offices, Gurley Building, 322 Main Street, Stamford, Conn. Editorial and advertising offices, 415 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. Copyright 1946 by Comic Magazines. Printed in U. S. A. |
| Cover | in a Carnival of Laughs and Thrills! / 1 page |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | The Barker [Carnie Calahan] |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling ? |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling ? |
| Letters | Al Grenet (logo design, see notes) |
| Notes | Logo design credits from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos B #90: THE BARKER on 16 June 2021. |
| Advertisement | "Pepsi", the Pepsi-Cola Cop (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Bozo escapes his cage. Pepsi and Pete cannot stop Bozo until Pepsi drinks a Pepsi-Cola. Pepsi tosses a cannonball on the gorilla's head knocking it out. When the keeper asks what reward they want, Pepsi says a case of Pepsi-Cola would be great. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Bozo (a gorilla); Pete; Pepsi; unnamed zookeeper |
| Script | Graham Hunter (signed) Graham Hunter (signed) |
| Pencils | Graham Hunter (signed) Graham Hunter (signed) |
| Inks | Graham Hunter (signed) Graham Hunter (signed) |
| First Line | Help! Help!! Bozo's escaping! |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Includes indicia at bottom of the page. Copyright 1946 Pepsi-Cola Company. |
| Story | The Barker (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bobo the evil clown kills one of the circus's acrobats and blackmails other members of the circus, including Lydia the elephant rider, who is caught stealing. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | The Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Tiny Tim; Major Midge; Lena; Spudo the Spider-Man; Jack (death); McCann; Shotwell; Lydia (villain, elephant rider); Bobo (villain, clown) |
| Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |
| First Line | Bobo, the Clown, was something of a Pagliacci... |
| Notes | In the story, one of the acrobats, named "Jack", was killed. The three acrobats, however, were drawn the same as the Wills Brothers in National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #55 (August 1946). |
| Story | The Barker (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Equestrian-aerialist Lily Ryan is injured and is replaced by equestrian-temptress, Nona de Garonne, who attempts to fleece the circus with her hypnotic kisses. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | The Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Lena; Tiny Tim; Major Midge; Spudo the Spider-Man; Lily Ryan (horseback rider); Doctor Bordey; Nona de Garonne [as Lily Ryan] (villain) |
| Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |
| First Line | This isn't a circus! It's a booby hatch! |
| Comic Story | No Title (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spudo courts Louella after she breaks up with Mr. Girch. |
| Feature | Spudo |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Spudo; Louella; Mr. Girch; Willis (Louella's father); Carnie Calahan [The Barker] |
| Script | Gwen Hansen (see notes) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |
| First Line | Oh, Spudo, I feel so safe with you! |
| Notes | Formerly credited to Klaus Nordling as the writer. Script credit based on textual analysis by Lou Mougin. |
| Text Story | Telltale Eye (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Crime |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Slim mistakes an elevator for his hotel room. |
| Feature | Slim Pickens |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Slim Pickens |
| Script | Paul Gustavson (see notes) |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson (see notes) |
| First Line | Gawrsh! The big city's sure 'nuf big! |
| Notes | Script and letterer credits courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
| Story | The Barker (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Abou Ben Hafiz and his harem cause trouble when they join the circus. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | The Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Tiny Tim; Major Midge; Lena; Shali; Spudo the Spider-Man; Abou Ben Hafiz (villain) |
| Script | Joe Millard (see notes) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |
| First Line | Colonel Lane's Mammoth Circus is now entering a period of peace and good will! |
| Notes | Writer credit was previously given to Klaus Nordling. Script credit based on textual analysis by Lou Mougin. |
| The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ / Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System (1 page) | |
| Synopsis | Joe's girlfriend wants him to ring the bell at the fair. After a bully insults and pushes Joe, Joe starts training using Charles Atlas's bodybuilding course. He is able to ring the bell and push the bully around too. Joe's girlfriend is happy. |
| Pencils | ? (comic story); ? (photographs) |
| Inks | ? (comic story); ? (photographs) |
| Colors | ? (comic story) |
| Letters | ? (comic story); typeset (rest of advertisement) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Charles Atlas (photograph); Joe; Joe's girlfriend [Sugar]; bully |
| Script | Charles Roman ? |
| First Line | Look, Joe, let's see if you can make it ring, too. |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Mail-order advertisement for the Charles Atlas book "Dynamic Tension" from Charles Atlas, Department 330H, 115 East 23rd Street, New York 10, New York. |
| How to Change a Tire at Night_More Quickly_More Safely! (1 page) | |
| Feature | Eveready Batteries |
| Script | ? (ad copy); ? (comic art) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| First Line | Most any motorist can change a tire. |
| Notes | Back cover. An advertisement whose comic portion shows how to change a car's tires at night. Advertisement is for Eveready Extra Long Life Battery from the National Carbon Company, Inc., 30 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. Unit of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation. |
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