Publishers / Quality Comics / The Barker (1946) / #2
2Winter 1946
$0.10

The Barker #2

Quality Comics · Winter 1946

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Identification plate

Series
The Barker (Quality Comics, 1946 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
Winter 1946
Key date
1946-12-00
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Major Midge; Lena; Tiny Tim
1-comic story12script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling; letters: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Lena; Major Midge; Tiny Tim; Copper Man [Bruno] (introduction); Dr. Jan Sandor (villain, introduction, death)
2-comic story11script: Gwen Hansen; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling; letters: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Lena; Major Midge; Tiny Tim
3Spudocomic story8script: Gwen Hansen; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling
4Strange Gun Cluetext story2letters: typeset
5-comic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
6The Gay Ninetiescomic story14script: Gwen Hansen; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling; letters: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Lena; Tiny Tim; Major Midge

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The Barker Volume 2
ISBN 978-1545010785
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