Ching Chow
Ching Chow | |
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Chicago Tribune Syndicate | |
Genre(s) | Humor, gag-a-day, satire |
Ching Chow is an American one-panel cartoon that was created by
Because Ching Chow was first published in the United States in 1927, the character entered the public domain in 2023.
Publication history
Comic strip expert
The strip was revived from 1975 to 1976 by the writer/illustrator team of Rocco Lotto and Will Levinson. Henri Arnold wrote and drew the strip from 1976 until it was discontinued on May 12, 1990.[5] Arnold created a new cartoon, Meet Mr. Luckey, "a virtually identical strip except that it now featured a life-size leprechaun." He continued with Mr. Luckey until 2009, when it was officially retired.[6]
Concept
As with Charlie Chan, in later decades critics took contending views, finding that Ching Chow reinforced condescending Asian stereotypes such as an alleged incapacity to speak idiomatic English and a tradition-bound and subservient nature. As one critic wrote about Ching Chow, "It wasn’t as much a strip as it was a daily fortune cookie."[7]
In later years, Ching Chow was viewed by many as a secret tip sheet for
See also
- Hambone's Meditations
- Abe Martin of Brown County
References
- ^ Link entry, Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Accessed Oct. 28, 2018.
- ^ "Ching Chow by Sidney Smith starts today!". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 17, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Markstein, Don. "Ching Chow," Toonpedia. Accessed Oct. 28, 2018.
- ^ "Ching Chow" samples, My Comic Art Museum. Accessed Nov. 2, 2018.
- ISBN 9780472117567.
- ^ Kelly, John (December 2, 2015). ""On Ching Chow, Lucky Numbers and Gambling"". The Comics Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "The Saturday Comics: Ching Chow". August 27, 2011.
- ^ Goldwasser, Noe (July 31, 1978). "Cartoon Numbers: Just Another System". The Village Voice - Google News Archive Search. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Mandl, Dave. "Ching Chow's Hidden Agenda". WFMU.org.
- ^ Kelly, John. "On Ching Chow, Lucky Numbers, and Gambling," The Comics Journal (December 2, 2015).
External links
Media related to Ching Chow at Wikimedia Commons