The Barker
Carnie Calahan

Religion: not determined yet

Name: The Barker

Alter Ego: Carnie Calahan

Other Names: Clarence Calahan; "Carnie" Calahan

Classification:  lead character  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: National Comics #42 (May 1944): "Prof. Zell, Seer, Sees the Stars"

Creators: Joe Millard, Jack Cole

Number of Appearances: 45

Employer: Mammoth Circus

Occupation: circus barker

Birth Place: USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 11 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Barker

The Barker #1 (Autumn 1946): "Bobo, the Clown, was something of a Pagliacci..." (lead character)
The Barker #1 (Autumn 1946): "This isn't a circus! It's a booby hatch!" (lead character)
The Barker #1 (Autumn 1946): "Colonel Lane's Mammoth Circus is now entering a period of peace and good will!" (lead character)
The Barker #2 (Winter 1946): "Yes, ladie-e-es and gentlemen, he's half copper, half flesh and blood!" (lead character)
The Barker #2 (Winter 1946): "Hey, Rube!" (lead character)
The Barker #2 (Winter 1946): "The Gay Nineties" (lead character)
The Barker #3 (Spring 1947): "Here they are folks...the head hunters of the Donga..." (lead character)
The Barker #3 (Spring 1947): "Shaddup!" (lead character)
The Barker #3 (Spring 1947): "Meet Broncho Bixby, folks!" (lead character)

National Comics

National Comics #42 (May 1944): "Prof. Zell, Seer, Sees the Stars" (lead character)
National Comics #43 (Aug. 1944): "The Spider Man" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Clarence_Calahan_(Quality_Universe)
  - https://comicvine.gamespot.com/the-barker/4005-69619/
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/174514/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=420016