"Barnabas, if only I Could Find the Words to Thank You..." Dark Shadows Syndicated Daily Strip
DateSeptember 11, 1971
Artist
Kenneth Bruce Bald
(American illustrator and comic book artist, born 1920)
Illustration CitationSyndicated comic strip "Dark Shadows," by Kenneth Bald, September 11, 1971, Dan Curtis Productions, Inc.
MediumInk, gouache, and zipatone on cardstock
Dimensionssheet: 5 × 16 3/16 in. (12.7 × 41.1 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund and partial gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1983
Object number1983-88
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextNew York native Kenneth Bald attended Pratt Institute and then began work on such comics as Fawcett's 'Captain Marvel', and 'Captain Midnight.' He also drew for Better Publications on titles including 'Doc Strange' and 'Fighting Yank. After return from service in World War II, he contributed to Timely and Atlas superhero strips; he also drew for humorous and romantic strips. In the late 1950s, Bald turned to newspaper comics; in 1963, he took over the 'Dr. Kildare' series. In 1971-72, Bald produced a newspaper comic version of the popular TV show 'Dark Shadows,' where he was credited as "K. Bald."
