The Barker #1 (Autumn 1946):
“Bobo, the Clown, was something of a Pagliacci...”
by Klaus Nordling

The Barker #1

Title: “Bobo, the Clown, was something of a Pagliacci...”

Feature: The Barker

Medium: comic

Cover date: Autumn 1946

Publisher:
Written by: Klaus Nordling
Art by: Klaus Nordling

Number of Pages: 12

2 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
The Barker (Carnie Calahan) (lead character)		[circus barker]		45
Spudo the Spider Man (Clarence Twiddle)	repentant	[has 4 arms; started as villain, but reformed]		10

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