(Green Lantern v1 002, 1941)
What can I say about Baldy? To start: he's not really a bald guy, but a guy in a bald cap. That's about as clever as he gets, if I'm honest.
Okay, that might be a bit mean, but Baldy tries my patience. After seeing so many good villain ideas wasted on six-page nothing-stories over and over, it's kind of galling for Baldy here to get a whole book-length tale of his own.
Baldy is the crooked vice-president of a mortgage company who uses various strongarm tactics to enrich the company and himself. That's it, barring a couple of colourful Italian stereotypes and a subplot about depressed lawyers. There's lots of gunplay and Doiby Dickles bopping guys on the head but ultimately it all comes down to mortgages.
I do appreciate the self-seriousness of a guy with such a goofy nom de crime but it doesn't make up for anything, Baldy.
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