Ben Batsford was an early American newspaper comic artist. Coming from Canada, he served in the Canadian army during World War I. He moved to the USA after the War and started a career as a police reporter. He then joined the artistic staff of King Features. He drew some obscure strips such as 'Doings of the Duffs' (created by Walter Allman), 'Little Annie Rooney (1929-30, taken over from Ed Verdier and in 1930 left to Darrel McClure), 'Charlie McCarthy' and 'Frankie Doodle'. He did comic book art through the Sangor shop in the early 1940s. He contributed to 'Helpful Herbert' for Better Publications.
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