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Ed Dodd (GA, 1902-1991) 1939 Original Illustration

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Ed Dodd (GA, 1902-1991) 1939 Original Illustration
Edward Benton Dodd (1902-1991) Lafayette, Georgia, 1939 Original Ink Illustration. As a child, Dodd immersed himself in sketching, drawing, and painting. In 1930, while working as a guide in the national parks, he created Back Home Again, a moderately successful single-panel daily strip which included characters from Gainesville and North Georgia. The strip, about a hillbilly family, was distributed nationally by United Feature Syndicate until 1945. Signed lower right corner. Lower left corner imprinted: "Copr. 1939 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. TM. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. - All Rights Reserved. Art 11 3/4 x 11 3/4, Overall 14 x 14. Condition: no damage noted, age discoloration around edges. On April 15, 1946, he launched Mark Trail as a daily comic strip distributed by The New York Post to 45 newspapers. Mark Trail centers on environmental themes and its title character, a wildlife photographer and author whose assignments inevitably lead to adventures. At its peak in the 1960s, the strip enjoyed distribution to about 500 newspapers through North America Syndicate. Today, Mark Trail is syndicated to 175 newspapers through King Features. Mark Trail was drawn by Dodd until his retirement in 1978. (Reference: Northeast Georgia History Center.org, Wikipedia.org)