Charlie Chan made his comic book debut in the August 1939 issue of
Feature Comics, number 23. The ten-page story reprinted the comic strips by
Alfred Andriola.
Charlie Chan Comic Strip, Dafoe Column Due Soon
Charlie
Chan, known to millions through the medium of books, motion pictures
and radio, will make his debut in the comic strips about the end of
October, it has been announced by McNaught Syndicate Inc., of Greenwich,
Conn., which will handle the feature. The new adventure strip will
appear in daily and Sunday-page form.
Rights to the Charlie Chan character are owned by Mrs. Earl Derr Biggers–Cole, widow of Earl Derr Biggers,
who created the character in serials, short stories and novels. A
long-time contract has been signed with the syndicate by Mrs.
Biggers–Cole through her business representatives, Irving Fogel and
Associates.
Andriola to Draw Strip
Alfred Andriola,
26-year-old artist of Rutherford, N. J., will write the Chan continuity
and also do the art work. According to the syndicate, Andriola for the
past seven years has done writing as well as drawing. From a preliminary
sketch of the character, it is obvious that he will be patterned after
the late Warner Oland, motion picture actor who in right films brought the name Charlie Chan to the apex of its popularity.
With
very few exceptions (The Lone Ranger of King Features as one example)
has a strip been started wherein the main character is so widely known.
Five Chan books have been translated into all of the principal
languages. The motion pictures were popular in both hemispheres.
Transcriptions of the new Chan radio program have been sold in nearly
all of the major countries. Bobbs-Merril, publishers, report that books
by the late Earl Biggers are still ast sellers. The Twentieth-CenturyFox
studios last week began production of a new Chan picture to be titled “Charlie Chan in Honolulu,” McNaught reported.
Shuns Guns and Gangsters
One
of the most pointed praises of the new feature is that, while it will
contain mystery, action and drama, it will be altogether lacking in
bloodletting horror. Mr. Andriola said that he does not propose to
achieve reader interest through hair-raising violence. “Guns and
gangster,” he said, “will have no place in the Chan continuity. Chan is
essentially a kindly, lovable character and these qualities will be
dominant in the strip. He will also be generous and a tireless public
servant.” Chan’s “No. 1 Son,” Lee, will play a secondary role in most of
the continuities and will furnish comic relief. The Charlie Chan strip
will be available in either five- or six-column size. The Sunday feature
will be in half-page size.
The
Charlie Chan comic strip debuted in the
Evening Star (Washington, DC) on October 31, 1938. The
Evening Star began
promoting the new comic strip on October 21, 1938. The comic strip ended in May 1942.
Big Shot Comics #1, May 1940
Big Shot Comics #2, June 1940
Big Shot Comics #3, July 1940
Big Shot Comics #4, August 1940
Big Shot Comics #5, September 1940
Big Shot Comics #6, October 1940
Big Shot Comics #7, November 1940
Big Shot Comics #8, December 1940
Big Shot Comics #9, January 1941
Big Shot Comics #10, February 1941
Big Shot Comics #11, March 1941
Big Shot Comics #12, April 1941
Big Shot Comics #13, May 1941
Big Shot Comics #14, June 1941
Big Shot Comics #15, July 1941
Big Shot Comics #16, August 1941
Big Shot Comics #17, September 1941
Big Shot Comics #18, October 1941
Big Shot Comics #19, November 1941
Big Shot Comics #20, December 1941
Big Shot Comics #21, January 1942
Big Shot Comics #22, February 1942
Big Shot Comics #23, April 1942
Big Shot Comics #27, September 1942
Big Shot Comics #28, October 1942
Big Shot Comics #29, November 1942
Big Shot Comics #30, December 1942
Big Shot #34, April 1943
Big Shot #35, June 1943
Big Shot #36, July 1943 (story not available)
Big Shot #37, August 1943
Mickey Finn #3, August 1943 (story not available)
Big Shot #38, September 1943
Big Shot #39, October 1943
Big Shot #40, November 1943
Big Shot #41, December 1943
Big Shot #42, January 1944
Big Shot #43, February 1944
Big Shot #44, March 1944
Big Shot #45, April 1944
Big Shot #46, May 1944
Big Shot #47, July 1944
Big Shot #48, August 1944
Big Shot #49, September 1944
Big Shot #50, October 1944
Big Shot #51, November 1944
Big Shot #52, January 1945
Big Shot #53, February 1945
Big Shot #54, March 1945
Big Shot #55, April 1945
Big Shot #56, May 1945
Big Shot #57, June 1945
Big Shot #58, August 1945
Big Shot #59, September 1945
Big Shot #60, October 1945
Big Shot #61, November 1945
Big Shot #62, January 1946
Big Shot #63, February 1946
Big Shot #64, March 1946
Big Shot #65, April 1946
Big Shot #66, May 1946
Big Shot #67, July 1946
Big Shot #68, August 1946
Big Shot #69, September 1946
Big Shot #70, October 1946
Big Shot #71, November 1946
Big Shot #72, December 1946
Big Shot #73, January 1947
Big Shot #74, February 1947
Big Shot #75, March 1947
Big Shot #76, April 1947
Big Shot #77, May 1947
Big Shot #78, June 1947
New Charlie Chan stories
Charlie Chan #1, June-July 1948,
here and
hereCharlie Chan #2, August-September 1948,
here and
hereCharlie Chan #3, October-November 1948
Charlie Chan #4, December 1948-January 1949,
here and
hereCharlie Chan #5, February-March 1949
Charlie Chan #6, June 1955,
here and
hereCharlie Chan #7, August 1955,
here and
hereCharlie Chan #8, October 1955,
here and
hereCharlie Chan #9, March 1956,
here and
hereThe New Adventures of Charlie Chan #1, May-June 1958 (story not available)
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan #2, July-August 1958 (story not available)
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan #3, September-October 1958 (story not available)
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan #4, November-December 1958 (story not available)
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan #5, January-February 1959 (story not available)
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan #6, March-April 1959 (story not available)
Charlie Chan #1, October-December 1965 (story not available)
Charlie Chan #2, March 1966 (story not available)
