Two Questions: Villains, Capers and Catastrophes!

Martinex1: I am looking forward to the weekend, and pondering a set of questions related to comics. There are definitely more than two questions today, but there are two themes.   Perhaps you can help me out with your input.  Allow me to explain...

QUESTION 1: This set of questions is related to villainy in comics. I've realized that outside of the core books I purchased I often gravitated toward books where I liked the villain (in the entertainment sense).  And counter to that, if a villain did not intrigue me I often hesitated even when buying my must-have books.  So what makes a good villain?  Can a villain outstay his welcome and appear too frequently? What would make you give a new villain a chance?  And how do villains like Dr. Doom excel while others fail.  How did Dr. Doom become more popular or recognizable than a guy like Kang?  Who captures your attention and why?

QUESTION 2:  There seem to be different levels of threats within comic books: the personal threat, the street level crime, the grand conspiracy, the cataclysmic natural disaster, and the cosmic existential threat.   Perhaps there are even more.  Which do you prefer and why?  Do you lean toward the personal story or the cosmic crisis?

The Brave Or The Bold: The Shaved Or The Bald!

Martinex1:  Who is the target audience for comic books?  I contend it is middle-aged men who are going bald.   If I may make my case just take a look at the many pictures below.   Who else could they be appealing to other than the follicle-challenged?   At the very least, I am glad I am not alone in the balding category.  There are countless examples of heroes, villains, and hangers-on, who have been bald. 

Whether in comics, on television, in movies, or with advertisements, bald is beautiful.

But my questions to you are (across all genres):

1. Who are the five best bald characters?
2. Who are the five worst bald characters?
3. Why are there so many bald characters?
4. Can you name all of the characters depicted below?
5. We've captured everybody from the Absorbing Man to Zarrko the Tomorrow Man, but what bald characters did we miss?

Have a fun  Monday!  Best to all BitBA fans out there!  May you all have a full heart and a full head of hair!

Even nature knows it is cool!

Fearsome garb...indeed!

You say he is not bald.  I say he is Balder!

In my opinion, one of the best super-heroines in comic history!

That is not hair on his forehead; Lucy just used a Sharpee marker while he slept!

You may not have thought about it, but the Thing would have looked terrible with hair!

Yes... the Silver Surfer  and his arch-nemesis Mephisto!