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Was there ever a better-dressed, better-looking heroine in comics than Lady Luck? Elegant and glamorous in the extreme, she was
Nordling's crowning glory in scores of light, amusing adventure stories during the 1940s. His delicate, fine line style was a perfect compliment to the tone of the strip,
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through the 1970s. There he helped design instructional publications and other materials for a variety of clients. For the
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he still mistrusted people. Even me. But I admired his cartooning. And he was a great guy to sit and talk to".
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