Kenneth
Bruce Bald (1920 – 2019) was an American illustrator and comic book
artist best known for the Dr.
Kildare and Dark Shadows newspaper comic strips. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged him as the “oldest comic
artist,” as well as the “oldest comic artist to illustrate a comic book cover.”
During this time, known as the Golden Age of Comics, one of the first
comic-book covers that Bald illustrated while at Binder’s was for the superhero
Captain Midnight. He also rendered meticulous work on other characters such as
Captain Marvel, Bulletman, Doc Savage, Spy Smasher, The Shadow, and Mandrake
the Magician. It was also during this period that Binder, Crowley (the shop’s
editor), and Bald developed the mass production method of creating comics,
which revolutionized the industry.
Upon returning from war, Bald met Stan Lee after a job interview
at Timely Comics, which would later become Marvel Comics. Lee immediately had
Bald working on the first generation of Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the
Human Torch. One of the first books the two legends would create together was a
book entitled “Secrets Behind the Comics,” which was published in 1947.
Recognizing Bald’s talent for illustrating the female form, Lee moved him into
producing female superheroes. Rising up to the challenge, he created the female
superheroes Namora and Sun Girl, and worked on others such as Blonde Phantom,
Venus, and Millie the Model. Throughout his career, Stan Lee would often say that Ken is “the best
comic artist in the business.”
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is nothing worse than being excited about a comic book coming in the mail only
to find that it has been merely thrown loose into a big envelope. Because of
this, your order will be packaged with the utmost care. All CGC graded comics
will come in a box wrapped in bubble wrap. A signature will be required at delivery. There
should be no damage during shipping, but please let me know if there is and
we'll make it right.
Refund Policy:
Every comic is
represented as accurately as possible through pictures and description. If
there is a mistake/error in the title/listing description, the information
within the pictures will always override. If for any reason, you feel as though
the comic is not what you purchased, we can talk about doing a full refund. We
will not, however, do partial refunds for reslabbing. Too many bad apples have
ruined that for everyone else.