Barnum!: In Secret Service to the USA

by David Tischman and Howard Chaykin

Book Overview

What if the freaks and geeks of the Barnum & Bailey circus were more than mere sideshow attractions? As a super secret group of government spies led by P.T. Barnum, the super showman himself, they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401200729
• ISBN13: 9781401200725
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Three Rings of Fun

This is a fun book! If you are looking for something with humorous adventure and maybe a dash of steampunk, this is a good choice. It is akin to the old TV show Wild Wild West, though with Barnum (and his circus) serving Cleveland rather than West serving Grant. The artwork is great and very much compliments the story. As there is only a smidge of nudity, I am not sure why this ran in the Vertigo line; giving it to any but the youngest of readers of comics should not be a problem. Certainly this story avoids the racy and snarky aspects of comics writing that is associated with Chaykin. Hopefully there will be more of Tischman and Chaykin's tales Barnum in his service to the Secret Service.