Digital Comic Museum - The Barker 001 (inc) -fixed


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Barker 01 [Fall'46]-46pg-no ads
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Issue: #1
Published: Autumn 1946, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	in a Carnival of Laughs and Thrills!
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	The Barker [Carnie Calahan]

Comics-form Advertising (1 page)
Featuring:	"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop
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

Comic Story (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)

Comic Story (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)

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Spudo
Synopsis:	Spudo courts Louella after she breaks up with Mr. Girch.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Spudo Louella Mr. Girch Willis (Louella's Father) Carnie Calahan [The Barker]

Text Story (2 pages)	Telltale Eye
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Crime

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Slim Pickens
Synopsis:	Slim mistakes an elevator for his hotel room.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Slim Pickens

Comic Story (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)

Comics-form Advertising (1 page)	The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ
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.
Credits:	Pencils: ? (comic story); ? (photographs) \| Inks: ? (comic story); ? (photographs) \| Colours: ? (comic story) \| Letters: ? (comic story); typeset (rest of advertisement)
Genre:	Drama
Characters:	Charles Atlas (photograph) Joe Joe's Girlfriend [Sugar] Bully

Comics-form Advertising (1 page)	How to Change a Tire at Night_More Quickly_More Safely!
Featuring:	Eveready Batteries
Credits:	Script: ? (ad copy); ? (comic art) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction

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