Lio by Mark Tatulli for February 23, 2016

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 8 years ago

    In mem’ry of who?

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    jimmjonzz Premium Member over 8 years ago

    He drew the strip for over six decades, died earlier this month in Georgia (Roswell, I think), in his early nineties.

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    bjy1293 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Posted by kingfeaturesadmin on Thursday, February 4, 2016NEW YORK – “Jack Harrington Elrod, Jr., nationally syndicated cartoonist who wrote and illustrated the “Mark Trail” environmental comic strip for King Features Syndicate for 64 years, died peacefully at his home outside Atlanta, Ga., on February 3, 2016. He was 91 years old.”Rest in peace Jack.

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    Dr. Midnight  over 8 years ago

    Ed Dodd was actually the creator of Mark Trail, but Jack Elrod worked on it with him almost from the beginning, and took over the strip when Dodd retired.

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    neverenoughgold  over 8 years ago

    I had a weather radio years ago, but never attributed it to Mark Trail…

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    Comic Minister Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Uh oh!

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    Durak Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Mark Trail’s always been a favorite. Thanks for remembering

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    Sisyphos  over 8 years ago

    When Cybil’s away (sleeping off her latest bottle of gin?), the mice will play—and gnaw through the frames, going on to scare the bejeezus out of dull old forest-boy. Lio, do something!

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    abbybookcase  over 8 years ago

    nice

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    OldestandWisest  over 8 years ago

    The “Liberty Meadows” rerun strip today also has a Mark Trail reference—probably not a coincidence.

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    rubyslippers11  over 8 years ago

    As a child, I remember having Shredded Wheat Biscuits for breakfast, a lot. There were cards in the box, dividing the biscuits so they wouldn’t get broken, and they had tips and ideas from MARK TRAIL. I looked forward to them and they were so informative. Great breakfast and a great breakfast reading. At that time, there were NOT fortybajillion types of cold cereal on the store shelves, there were only Grape Nuts, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Puffed Wheat, Shredded Wheat, and then there were Wheaties which Mother never bought. O and NONE of them had sugar on them! Leaving the sugar quantity up to you. That pre-sweetened stuff is overload! I guess that’s the reason I prefer to eat my cereal without sugar : D

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    finnygirl Premium Member over 8 years ago

    RIP Jack Elrod. I still to this day read Mark Trail and enjoy it (and I’m age 61). :-)

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    jopfef  over 8 years ago

    I’ve read Mark Trail since I was a little kid, and I’m retired now. Very nice tribute!

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