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43August 1944
$0.10

National Comics #43

Quality Comics · August 1944

First appearance: The BarkerFirst appearance: Carnie Calahan
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Identification plate

Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#43
Publication date
August 1944
Key date
1944-08-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Barker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Carnie Calahan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeThe Barker First, Carnie Calahan First
2The Spider Mancomic story11script: Joe Millard; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Major Midge; Lena; Tiny Tim; Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Madam Shali (snake charmer; introduction); Spudo the Spider Man [Clarence Twiddle] (villain but reforms, introduction, has four arms); Cappy Kane (villain); Press Hardt (villain)
3-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleBill
4Case No. 17: Guns and Glamorcomic story7pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Jack SprangerG-2 [Don Leash]; Joline Joy (first appearance); the Japanese (villains); General Delaney
5Death By the Clockcomic story8script: Al Bryant; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantSally O'Neil; Jasper Jules (first appearance; death); Matty Jules Dolan (first appearance; villain); Dusty Dolan (first appearance; villain)
6The Allotment Check Thievescomic story6pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavUncle Sam; Buddy Smith; Heffy and his gang (first appearance; villains); Joe Adams; Mrs. Adams
7Here Lies Windy Breeze...And How He Lies and Lies and Lies!comic story1script: Ralph Johns; pencils: Ralph Johns; inks: Ralph JohnsWindy Breeze
8Dagger Marlin Hangs Twicecomic story7pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushQuicksilver; Dagger Marlin (first appearance; villain; death); Mike; Jeepers
9The Rocket Traintext article1.67letters: typeset
10-public service announcement0.33
11The Case of the Drowned Corpse!comic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelChic Carter; Gay; Shane (first appearance; villain); Mr. Kates (first appearance; death); Bevans
12Mutiny Aboard the U.S.S. "Pawnee"comic story7pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyLt. Commander Harvey Blake; Japanese (villains); Conroy

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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