'Mark Trail'.
Edward Benton Dodd studied technology in Georgia and at the Art Students League in New York. His love for nature inspired him in 1926 to buy a ranch in Wyoming. He also became a guide in national parks. Four years later, he started making nature illustrations with 'Back Home Again', a series of drawings distributed until 1945 by United Feature Syndicate.
'Mark Trail'.
In 1946, Ed Dodd launched the ecological daily strip 'Mark Trail', in which he could express his love for wide landscapes. A more educational Sunday page was added in 1948, for which most of the artwork was done by Dodd's assistant Tom Hill. Ed Dodd drew the series until 1978, after which it was continued by his assistant, Jack Elrod. Ed Dodd is also the author of large number of specialized books about animals, such as 'Mark Trail's Book of North American Mammals'.
Dutch-language edition of 'Mark Trail '(Vaderland, 30 June 1965)
Photo of Ed Dodd, The Winnipeg Free Press, 16 June 1954