CREATOR

Name: Quality Comics (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1937 by Everett M. Arnold (1899-1974). Stopped in 1956.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Quality in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: Quality published stories from most genres of the comic book universe following the trends of the time.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1946*. Stopped in 1949 after 15 issues.

The series follows the daily, and sometimes intricate, lives of multiple characters in Colonel Lane's Mammoth Circus. Some of the recurring persons are Carnie Calahan the barker (slang for announcer), Lena the fat lady, Tiny Tim the strong man, and Major Midge the small man.

* The series was first published in National Comics from #42.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


The Barker

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1946
#4 - 1947
#8 - 1948

#10 - 1948
#13 - 1949
#15 - 1949

 

 

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