They’ve back! Beginning tomorrow November 2nd, after a five-month hiatus the Charlie Chan Sunday Comics return for another 3-yr, 7-month run! A painstaking labor of love, Webmaster Rush Glick has collected these excellent comic strip over time, and will once again post a new (or continuing story) comic strip each Sunday for the next 43 months at: https://charliechan.org/sunday-comics/.
Drawn by noted artist Alfred Andriola, the series lasted for nearly four years; beginning on October 30, 1938 and ending on May 31, 1942. But I won’t go into the particulars here as you can read all about it in my November 1, 2021 blog, “Like the Sunday Funnies? Then you’re in luck…”
About Alfred Andriola, Charlie Chan was Andriola’s first nationally syndicated comic strip, an adaptation of the popular detective novels for the McNaught Syndicate. However, it was not his only one!
For five months in 1943 he drew a minor superhero, Captain Triumph, for Quality Comics’ Crack Comics. And using the pseudonym Alfred James, from 1957 to 1960, he collaborated with Mel Casson on the strip It’s Me, Dilly. However, his most famous cartoon drawing was of Detective Kerry Drake. Andriola, along with writer Allen Saunders, debuted the comic strip October 4, 1943, nationally syndicated through June 26, 1983. That’s a 40-year run!
So don’t miss a single Issue! Set your dial each Sunday to the following channel (well, your computer curser that is) to enjoy one of the best Sunday Comics ever: https://charliechan.org/sunday-comics/!
Alfred Andriola: May 24, 1912 – March 29, 1983
Postscript. I believe Rush Glick was posting these before many newspaper affiliates began going digital on line! Proof you can teach an old dog new tricks! (or sometimes they teach you :)
“Quoting an old Chinese saying, a picture is a voiceless poem”
– The House Without a Key (1925) Chapter 19
The Postman on Holiday 
Yes! Our Charlie Chan Sunday newspaper comics are back, and, as has been the case for five previous runs of 4 1/2 years each, we will be presenting them each week, coinciding as closely as possible to the Sunday matching the original release date. I hope that you will take the time to take a look each week at these entertaining bits of Charlie Chan history!
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There but for the grace of God goes…. :) I love these each Sunday. As one detective once said, “Thank you so much,” Rush.
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I used to love reading the comics when I was a kid. Maybe it’s time for me to start again — and what a great place to start!
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Old Chinese Detective saying, “when run into brick wall, go back to beginning!”
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