Ken Bald

Ken Bald
Bald in 2013
BornKenneth Bruce Bald
(1920-08-01)August 1, 1920
New York City, US
DiedMarch 17, 2019(2019-03-17) (aged 98)
Mount Arlington, New Jersey, US
Area(s)Penciller, inker
Pseudonym(s)K. Bruce
Spouse(s)Kaye Dowd
Children5

Kenneth Bruce Bald[1] (August 1, 1920 – March 17, 2019)[2] was an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for the Dr. Kildare and Dark Shadows newspaper comic strips. Due to contractual obligations, he is credited as "K. Bruce" on the Dark Shadows strip.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Bald, Ken (2012). "Ken Bald Interview" (Interview). Interviewed by Stroud, Bryan. The Silver Age Sage. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2019. I had to sign the strip "K. Bruce." My middle name is Bruce. King Features didn't want me to sign it 'Ken Bald' or whatever I was using on Judd Saxon and Dr. Kildare.
  2. ^ "Kenneth B. Bald". Wharton, New Jersey: Bermingham Funeral Home. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Bald, Kenneth Bruce, foreword, Dark Shadows: The Comic Strip Book, edited by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Pomegranate Press, 1996. ISBN 0-938817-39-6. p. vii.