 Mark Trail comic strip
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteEdward Benton Dodd was born in LaFayette, in Walker County, on November 7, 1902, to Jesse Mercer, a Baptist minister, and Effie Cooke. As a child, Dodd immersed himself in sketching, drawing, and painting. Ed Dodd combined his affinity for the outdoors with his artistic talent to create the comic strip Mark Trail. Spending most of his career in Georgia, Dodd was a widely recognized proponent of the natural environment, an advocate of conservation, and a teacher of outdoor lore in mid-twentieth-century America. Dodd was named Honorary Chairman of National Wildlife Week in 1952-53 and Georgia Conservationist of the Year in 1967. He retired from his work on Mark Trail in 1978, giving the strip over to Elrod. The spirit of Dodd, through Trail's adventures, thus continues into the twenty-first century. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ed-dodd-1902-1991 Scope and ContentOversized mock-up of the comic Mark Trail by Ed Dodd which discusses the mating rituals of peregrine falcons. Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[item, box, folder] Mark Trail comic strip, ms4419, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||