Barnacle Bill
Character
Barnacle Bill is a character that is seen in the two-part comic story, "The Ballad of Barnacle Bill" featured in SpongeBob Comics #55 and 56.
Description
He is an old guy with a pink nose and glasses whose body is a tree stump, he has a white shirt and his limbs are pointy.
Creation and Development
Barnacle Bill was originally something of a prototype of Barnacle Boy. He was created to be Mermaid Man's friend who was a sailor.
His name was later used in "Party Pooper Pants" as one of the singers that Patchy mentions that Potty could have brought to his party.
Trivia
- Barnacle Bill's role in SpongeBob Comics #55 and #56 is an obvious reference to the popular cartoon character Popeye.
- As shown in SpongeBob Comics No. 56, he suffers from brain damage due to woodworms eating his wooden brain.