It’s official: The Charlie Chan Sunday Comics are back!
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…
About “Egbert” the Black Cat in Behind That Curtain (1928)?
Like yourself (I’m sure) I’ve always puzzled at the introduction of Egbert, the black cat in Earl Derr Biggers’ fourth Charlie Chan novel Behind That Curtain? No really! I’ve always wondered what enticed Biggers to add him into the fold. And what’s with that name…Egbert? He appears only briefly in Chapters I and II. Egbert…
A Hawaiian detective’s necessity, The Panama Hat.
Well, there are many reasons for wearing a hat. I personally prefer a fedora in the Ohio winters to keep the snow and wind off my head. However, if you plan to do some detecting in the tropics, a Panama Hat is a must to keep a cool head when solving those mysteries. In the…
A 1970s Charlie Chan CB radio QSL postcard, Alliance Ohio
Social Media isn’t very old. But even before Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter (X), Instagram, Snapchat, and all the others, a 1970s social media craze came in the form of CB (Citizen Band) radio. And a new fad developed: sending QSL postcards to acknowledge radio contact with someone. These postcards were sent “snail mail” via…
Charlie Chan and The Secret of The Black Arrow, an old mystery revealed!
First, the Arrow pointed only East. Then, as they ventured further it pointed both East and West, eleven more times. Who dare follow this dark foretoken into the future, or into the past! What is the secret to activate it’s wisdom? It has revealed much to those who’ve traveled it’s path and promises great moments…
So was there ever a Charlie Chan PEZ dispenser?
Could it be? Was there really one? That is a question I can answer for you unequivocally, “No, there was never a Charlie Chan PEZ dispenser.” But why not? Let’s take a look at some of the PEZ dispensers over the years. Some within my own (sorry to admit this) bygone collection of 450+ dispensers…
Happy 2024 & Year of the Dragon! Come join in as we celebrate 5-years in style!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! In the words of Nick Charles, The Thin Man Films, “Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” We have special reason to celebrate here at The Postman HQ and not just the New Year 2024 and Year of the Dragon (February 10th, 2024.) We’ve just completed five years…
The 2023 Charlie Chan Family Home Newsletter
Welcome to our 6th annual recap of happenings throughout this year at Webmaster Rush Glick’s website, The Charlie Chan Family Home. To see what happened in the world of Detective Charlie Chan, click here: 2023 CHARLIE CHAN ANNUAL NEWSLETTER. Inside you’ll find: “Life would be a dreary waste, if there was no thing called loyalty.” (The…
Ellery J. Chun and his dapper invention, The Aloha Shirt!
Good News! Sumer doesn’t official end until Saturday, September 23d, when fall drops in. Still weeks to go with plenty of hot sunny days left to work on that golden tan. So be bold! Show off in style and fashion with that famous embodiment of summertime and laid back island life…The Aloha Shirt! Now I…
Happy Birthday to you: Mr. ZIP celebrates his 60th today!
Happy Birthday Mr. ZIP, July 1st, 1963! If you’ve been around a bit (say a little over 50 years) you might remember when once upon a time the U.S. Postmaster General held a Cabinet seat putting him IN LINE TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! The then named Post Office Department (P.O.D.) was actually…
Get a letter from Santa Claus postmarked at the North Pole!
With the holiday season just around the corner Detective Charlie Chan and family are trying to get ahead of the game. And with eleven children in the Chan household I asked him, “How do the Chans get through the holiday with so many young hearts to please?” Here is what he told me: “Ah, best…
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan celebrates 50 years!
This month marks fifty years of The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan; sixteen cartoon episodes that first aired on television from September 9th – December 30th, 1972. Reruns continued through the summer of 1973 and syndication from 1976 to 1982. If you’ve never seen the cartoon, a Hanna-Barbera Production, basically Detective Charlie Chan is…
Do not challenge supernatural unless armed with sword of truth.
“Kung Hei Fat Choi!” Today, according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar begins THE YEAR OF THE TIGER (February 1st, 2022 – January 31st, 2023.) And since our Detective Charlie Chan was of Chinese ancestry, I thought it appropriate to post about that today! Tradition tells us to first visit the eldest seniors in the family…
The 2021 Charlie Chan Family Home Newsletter. Plus, Sherwin-Williams paint suggests Arugula Pizza and Cherries Jubilee this holiday!
I’ll get to the newsletter later (link’s at bottom, check it out!) But first, regarding those holiday recommendations I got in an email from Sherwin-Williams I ask you, “have things gotten out of hand?” First, I’m not that fond of arugula (especially on pizza). Second, what the heck are they doing suggesting holiday food menus?…
Like the Sunday Funnies? Then you’re in luck. As of yesterday The Charlie Chan Sunday Comics are back!
Are you tired of Mary Worth’s lethargic pace? Is The Born Loser starting to bore you? Does Doonsbury get under your skin? Then you’re in luck! Because yesterday, October 31st, began another three and one-half years romp through The Charlie Chan Sunday Comics (no trick, just treat!) On October 30, 1938, a Sunday comic strip…
What ever happened to that ole classic: The Karate Chop?
Ever wonder where that old favorite of the ’60s and ’70s television disappeared to? You know what I’m talking about–The karate chop! That open-hand slice to the back of the neck that took down an adversary in record time. And it was pretty safe too! When someone woke-up from it they just shook their head…
The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus – A Charlie Chan mystery!
Haven’t we all brooded over a holiday season or two, deep with regret Author Earl Derr Biggers never got the chance to pen a Charlie Chan Christmas mystery? OK, perhaps that never topped your list of major heartbreaks, but it’s still a shame. I mean who doesn’t love a good holiday “who done it?” Good…
It’s November and Charlie Chan wants YOU at the polls!
Well, it’s here! November 3d, 2020 is just days away; time for what promises to be quite the onerous general election. But don’t believe for a second that a president, congressional delegates, governors and local ballot issues are the only choices requiring your attention at the polls this month! Each month, since March 2003, Webmaster…
Everyone remembers their first time! Mine–October 2012.
This year the 51st Anniversary Bouchercon is being held Virtually, October 16 – 17, 2020 from Sacramento California. So I’m breaking my once-monthly blog rule to share my first time with you… The fall of 2012, I attended my first Bouchercon (famed world mystery convention.) I was ecstatic it was being held in my hometown…
This year’s holiday stocking stuffer…Cherry CHAN Candy!
It’s Christmas Eve, circa 1960! The aluminum tree is up and the children are nestled all snug in their beds. It’s time to fill those stockings hung by the chimney with care. You grab the old favorites: some jacks, a sliding puzzle square or Chinese-finger puzzle, a yo-yo, cap bombs, a ping pong paddle or…
Those loveable “Sidekicks!” Who’s your favorite?
The Sidekick, we all love them. Robinson Crusoe had his man Friday and Tom Sawyer had Huckleberry Finn. And while Batman had Robin, Tony Stark engaged a computer-interface language system, J.A.R.V.I.S.–Just A Rather Very Intelligent System (in case you didn’t know.) But it can also get lonely when one is trying to solve those little…
Charlie Chan at the Museum! Not the movie; Cleveland and Honolulu Police Museums.
I have a confession…I’m a philatelist. There I said it! Yes, I collect stamps. More specific, for a while I was hell bent on making my own cachet envelopes (that’s an envelope with a picture that’s stamped, printed, or embossed below the return address). I made them to have first day postmarks cancelled on them…
Two can play at that game Mr. Chan…and I never lose!
Actually, up to four players for these exciting card and board games—read on! Before the internet, cell phones, X-box, and on-line gaming, people more often gathered at a neighbor’s or relative’s house for a good old-fashioned game night. This might be a card game, such as: Bridge, Pinochle, or Hearts. Or it could entail a…
The Postman on Holiday 