Bernard Long

Very little is known about Bernard Long. Only a few scattered examples of his work have come to light, and those mostly in the chronically underexplored world of nursery comics. Long was a contributor to Jack & Jill, drawing the lighthearted adventures of Fliptail the Otter in around 1970, and to the Jack & Jill and Teddy Bear annuals.

Although these are low on the collectable scale of most comics' fans, Long's work shouldn't be dismissed. He was an exceptionally good nature artist and it seems very likely he contributed to various educational magazines as well as nursery comics. It is thought that he contributed to Look and Learn in the late 1960s and back page artwork for Fun-To-Do in later years, for which information I should thank David Slinn, who recalls that Long was "quietly efficient, very reliable and, as a result, somewhat taken for granted."

The checklist of his known work appended below reveals that he was active at least from 1952 until 1992, although I've yet to find any biographical details.

Bernard Long artwork for sale.

Illustrated Books

Ferdinand Magellan by L. Edna Walter, O.B.E., B.Sc. London, Newnes Educational Publishing Co., 1952.
William Dampier by L. Edna Walter, O.B.E., B.Sc. London, Newnes Educational Publishing Co., 1952.
Read and Do... by Solomon Belmont. London & Glasgow, Collins Clear-Type Press, 1953.
Tom's Day: Reader by Solomon Belmont. London & Glasgow, Collins Clear-Type Press, 1954.
Read and Do: Reader by Solomon Belmont. London & Glasgow, Collins Clear-Type Press, 1955.
Songberd's Grove by Anne Barrett. London & Glasgow, Collins Clear-Type Press, 1959.
Monsters of the Sea by Rupert Oliver. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1982.
Prehistoric Animals by Rupert Oliver. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1982.
Dinosaurs by Robert Oliver. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1983.
Prehistoric Man by Rupert Oliver. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1983.
Strange and Curious Creatures by Rupert Oliver. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1984.
Anklyosaurus by Rupert Oliver. Vero Beach, FL, Rourke Publishing Group, Sep 1984.
Archaeopteryx by Rupert Oliver. Vero Beach, FL, Rourke Publishing Group, 1984.
Iguanodon by Rupert Oliver. Vero Beach, FL, Rourke Publishing Group, 1984.
The Fall of Jericho by Leonard Matthews. Vero Beach, FL, Rourke Publishing Group, Sep 1984.
Cave Bear by Rupert Oliver. Vero Beach, FL, Rourke Publishing Group, Mar 1987.
Chasmosaurus by Rupert Oliver. Vero Beach, FL, Rourke Publishing Group, Mar 1987.
Dimetrodon by Rupert Oliver. Vero Beach, FL, Rourke Publishing Group, Mar 1987.
Glyptodon by Rupert Oliver. Vero Beach, FL, Rourke Publishing Group, Mar 1987.
Monster Mysteries by Rupert Matthews. Hove, Wayland, 1988.
Greek Cities by Barry Steel. Hove, Wayland, 1989.
Lost Treasures by John Wright. Hove, Wayland, 1989.
Victorian Children by Anne Steel. Hove, Wayland, 1989.
Egyptian Farmers by Jim Kerr. Hove, Wayland, 1990.
The First Settlements by Rupert Matthews. Hove, Wayland, 1990.
Plague and Fire by Rhoda Nottridge. Hove, Wayland, 1990.
Forests by Michael Chinery; illus. with Eric Robson. London, Kingfisher, 1992.