“Ching Chow” (January 4, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

Ching Chow (1927-1971) by Sidney Smith, and later Stanley Link, a daily newspaper panel, is the sort of syndicated cartoon feature that isn’t likely to be duplicated for obvious reasons. With a round face, a long queue sticking straight up from his head and a hugely toothy grin, Ching Chow was the very epitome of a stereotyped Chinese, derived from the caricature of the Manchu laborers imported in the mid-1800s for the gold mines and railroads. He imparted his wisdom-packed one-liners in the style of a fortune cookie.

“Little Abner” (January 8, 1940)
by Al Capp (1909-1979)
22 x 5.5 in, ink on paper

“Ching Chow” (February 3, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Ching Chow” (February 6, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Ching Chow” (February 13, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Ching Chow” (March 23, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Ching Chow” (April 1, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Ching Chow” (June 10, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Bringing Up Father” (06/12/1940)
by George McManus (1884-1954) and Zeke Zekley (1915-2005)
23.25 x 5.75 in.

Jiggs, a lower class man, came into a lot of money. With their new wealth, Maggie, Jiggs’ wife, wanted to enter the upper crust of society but Jiggs just wanted to hang out with his old friends at the local bar playing cards and pool and eat his simple favorite foods.

“Ching Chow” (June 17, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Ching Chow” (June 25, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Ching Chow” (June 28, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Ching Chow” (July 2, 1940)
by Stanley Link (1894-1957)
3 x 5 in.

“Bringing Up Father” (10/03/1940)
by George McManus (1884-1954) and Zeke Zekley (1915-2005)
23.25 x 5.75 in.

“Out our way” (11/22/1940)
by J R Williams
13 x 13.75 in

Begun in 1922, the cartoon series was noted for its depiction of American rural life and the various activities and regular routines of families in small towns. It is often referred to as the most-clipped cartoon strip of its time.

“Bringing Up Father” (12/23/1940)
by George McManus (1884-1954) and Zeke Zekley (1915-2005)
23.25 x 5.75 in.

“Bringing Up Father” (12/25/1940)
by George McManus (1884-1954) and Zeke Zekley (1915-2005)
23.25 x 5.75 in.