Mark Trail

Mark Trail is a newspaper comic strip created by the American cartoonist Ed Dodd. Introduced April 15, 1946, the strip centers on environmental and ecological themes. As of 2020, King Features syndicated the strip to "nearly 150 newspapers and digital outlets worldwide."

This article is about the American comic strip. For the radio adaptation of this comic strip, see Mark Trail (radio).
Mark Trail
Author(s)
  • Ed Dodd (1946–1978)
  • Jack Elrod (1978–2014)
  • James Allen (2014–2020)
  • Jules Rivera (2020–present)
Illustrator(s)
  • Ed Dodd (1946–1950 daily)
  • Tom Hill (1946–1978 Sundays; 1950–1978 daily)
  • Jack Elrod (1950s–1978 assistant; 1978–2014 primary)
  • James Allen (2014–2020)
  • Jules Rivera (2020–present)
Launch dateApril 15, 1946
Syndicate(s)Post-Hall Syndicate (1946–1987)
King Features (1987–2020)
Publisher(s)Fawcett Publications, Standard/Nedor/Pines
Genre(s)Adventure

When Mark Trail began, it was syndicated through the New York Post in 1946 to 45 newspapers. Dodd, working as a national parks guide, had long been interested in environmental issues. The character is loosely based on the life and career of Charles N. Elliott (November 29, 1906 – May 1, 2000). At the time a U.S. forest ranger, Elliott would go on to edit Outdoor Life magazine from 1956 to 1974. Dodd once said that the physical model for Trail was John Wayt, his former neighbor in north Atlanta.

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