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Tract #256 - Who's the Real Hater? (2012)

Above: original and current versions.

This promotional tract starts with the story of Jonah preaching to the Assyrians, and goes on to encourage Christians to use Chick tracts to spread the gospel to non-believers, even if the heathens get offended by the truth contained therein. After all, "Chick tracts are not 'hate literature.' They are 'love literature.'"

Who's the Real Hater? is still in print, but as a promotional tract, it isn't for sale. However, free copies are available with mail-orders from Chick Publications. You can read (and order) it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1925/1925_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 00:25

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# ¿ Apr 24, 2024 18:57

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Tract #257 - Mama's Girls (2012)

This is a fun little tract about the Whore of Babylon (Catholic Church) and four of her slutty daughters (Islam, Communism, Nazism, and Masonry).

Mama's Girls is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1077/1077_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 03:34

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Tract #258 - Let's Fly Away! (2013)

Above: original and current version.

Greg loses his job when the company he works for collapses due to "regulations." He and his drunken wife Delores begin a downward spiral into drugs and terrible tattoos, leaving their daughter Julie to fend for herself. Their neighbor Herb also loses his job, and commits suicide. A new family moves in next door. Julie befriends their daughter, Karen, who tells her all about Jesus. Greg and Delores hate Jesus and warn her to stay away from the new neighbors. The rapture strikes at 2:00am while Julie is jumping for Jesus, and she is taken away to heaven, leaving her parents behind.

Let's Fly Away! is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1067/1067_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 15:09

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Tract #259 - Sorry (2013)

The Governor sends an additional 800 inmates to Warden Turner's already overcrowded prison. In order to make room for them, the warden decides to release all of the worst offenders. This seems like an odd solution, but whatever. One of the men released is Frank Morgan. His family, neighbors, and the law enforcement officers who sent him to prison are terrified of what he'll do to them. However, it turns out that Frank was given Chick tracts while incarcerated, and all he wants to do is apologize (and convert) those people he hurt back when he was a bad man.

Sorry is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1083/1083_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 15:10

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Tract #260 - Cathy (2013)

Cathy is a young girl with terminal cancer. Her pal Joey pays her a visit, and she tells him all about her best friend, Jesus. Her dying wish is for Joey to tell all of the other kids about Christ.

Cathy is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1084/1084_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 15:11

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Tract #261 - The Last Surprise (2013)

Frances Goodman is a rich widow who donates a lot of money to her church, but in exchange she expects Pastor Baldwin to run things the way she wants. The stress kills the pastor, and his replacement refuses to bend to Mrs. Goodman's will. She drives away from church angry, runs a red light, dies in a car wreck, and goes to Hell.

The Last Surprise is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1080/1080_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 15:12

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Tract #262 - Spooky (2013)

Sam is visiting his Aunt Sarah for a week, and gets invited to a haunted house display by her Halloween enthusiast neighbor, Mr. Hill. After visiting the haunted house and being taunted by Satan and Beetlejuice, Sam dares Mr. Hill to come to church with them... unless he's too scared. Mr. Hill falls into Sam's trap, goes to church, and gets saved.

Spooky is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1073/1073_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 19:01

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Tract #263 - Twin Towers (2013)

This is yet another anti-Vatican tract, and takes its name from a prophetic dream by Saint Don Bosco.

It begins with a Catholic priest telling the story of the vision to a wealthy, bed-bound parishioner, hoping that she will leave all of her money to the Pope and his Satanic minions.

Twin Towers is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1085/1085_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 19:02

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Tract #264 - War Games (2014)

This is an anti-Jehovah's Witness tract, a replacement for the recently-out-of-print The Crisis (1985). It tells the story of a brainwashed Jehovah's Witness named Melissa. While going door-to-door giving out copies of The Watchtower, she meets military veteran Frank, who quickly convinces Melissa that her religion is bullshit.

War Games is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1090/1090_01.asp

I posted about The Crisis (and wrongly stated it is the only Chick tract specifically against Jehovah's Witnesses) here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #68 - The Crisis (1985)

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 19:03

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Tract #265 - Your Best Life (2014) Muslim version of This Was Your Life

Above: current version of This Was Your Life! (2002), Your Best Life (English), Your Best Life (Arabic).

This is a revised version of This Was Your Life! aimed at a Muslim audience. Among other changes, God is depicted as a ball of light (as was also done in the Turkish-language version of TWYL), and the main character isn't called a Whoremonger. I've compared the current version of This Was Your Life! (left) and Your Best Life (right) below.

Your Best Life is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1086/1086_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 19:05

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Tract #266 - It's Who You Know (2014)

Sydney's Aunt Rebecca gives him a job at her law firm, Shyster & Swindle. Rebecca's assistant Katie tells Sydney about Christ, but he won't listen. Aunt Rebecca puts Sydney through college, gives him access to all of her important connections, and eventually leaves all of her money to him. He also inherits the law firm, as well as Aunt Rebecca's assistant, Katie. Sydney still won't listen to Katie's pleading that he accept Christ, and when he dies in a plane crash, he goes to Hell.

It's Who You Know is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1087/1087_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 19:06

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Tract #267 - Just One More (2014)

"Liquor's like a demon in a bottle... and he's out to get you!"

Just One More is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1094/1094_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 19:07

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Tract #268 - The Only Way (2014)

This is a revised/ re-titled version of One Way! redrawn by Fred Carter with black characters. There was a Swahili version of One Way! with black characters and art by Chick published in 1977 (revised in 2003 to remove the expensive interior spot-coloring of Jesus' blood), but it's always nice to see Carter's re-imagining of Chick's layout and art. As mentioned earlier in the thread, there was also a version of this tract aimed at Native Americans, The True Path (2000), now out of print.

Below, I've compared four different versions of this tract: One Way! (top left), Swahili version of One Way! (top right), The True Path (bottom left), and The Only Way (bottom right).

The Only Way is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1113/1113_01.asp

You can read the Swahili version of One Way! here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0411/0411_01.asp

I posted about One Way! here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #28 - One Way! (1972).

I posted about The True Path here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #151 - The True Path (2000)

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 19:12

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Tract #269 - What's Worse? (2014)

This tract asks the important question of whether fleas are worse than demons. Spoiler alert: demons are worse.

What's Worse? is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1092/1092_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 21:48

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Tract #270 - The Throw Away Kid (2014)

After her mom goes to prison, and her grandmother sells her to a pedophile, a nameless little girl is left in the forest by her wicked caretakers. An angel with a flaming sword protects her, and directs her to a good Christian woman, who names the girl Joy. Six years later, Joy accepts Jesus and lives happily ever after.

The Throw Away Kid is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1088/1088_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 22:03

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Tract #271 - Kura's Ants (2014)

This is a revised and re-titled version of Charlie's Ants redrawn by Fred Carter with black characters. I've compared the two tracts below.

Kura's Ants is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1114/1114_01.asp

I posted about Charlie's Ants here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #135 - Charlie's Ants (1997)

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 22:18

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Tract #272 - Mary's Kids (2014)

Catholicism is wrong, and teaches lies about Mary.

Mary's Kids is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1096/1096_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 22:31

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Tract #273 - Where's Your Name? (2015)

Is your name in the Book of Life? If not, you're going to Hell for all eternity.

Where's Your Name? is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1097/1097_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 22:46

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Tract #274 - Man of the Match (2015)

This is a revised and re-titled version of Superstar redrawn by Fred Carter with black characters. I've compared the two tracts below.

Man of the Match is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1116/1116_01.asp

I posted about The Superstar here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #146 - The Superstar (1999)

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 23:00

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Tract #275 - Bed Time (2015)

Emily sleeps over at her friend Hannah's house. It turns out that Hannah's family is super-religious and they pray all the time. Emily gets converted to Christianity, which makes her mom sad, because she is a lapsed Christian herself. She re-commits herself to Jesus, and mother and daughter bond through prayer.

Bed Time is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1093/1093_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 27, 2017 02:25

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Tract #276 - The Greatest Insult (2015)

False rumors are spread about a popular king. His subjects soon turn against him and cut off his head.

Likewise, the ungrateful people of Earth have turned against Jesus, despite the fact that he died for their sins. This is an insult to God. The greatest insult.

The Greatest Insult is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1091/1091_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 27, 2017 02:28

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Tract #277 - Sneakers (2015)

This is a revised and re-titled version of Tiny Shoes redrawn by Fred Carter with black characters. I've compared the two tracts below.

Sneakers is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1115/1115_01.asp

I posted about Tiny Shoes here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #91 - Tiny Shoes (1989)

# ¿ Jan 27, 2017 02:29

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Tract #278 - And It Was Good! (2015)

Adam considers mating with various animals, but none of them appeal to him, so God creates Eve from one of his ribs. Eve promptly gets them kicked out of the Garden of Eden and curses the humanity with sin.

And It Was Good! is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1089/1089_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 27, 2017 02:30

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Tract #279 - Rotten Rodney (2015)

Rodney kills a man during a robbery and goes to prison. His psychopathic cellmate, Little Jackie Jones, gets saved through the power of Chick tracts. Both are killed in a prison race riot soon after. Little Jackie Jones goes to Heaven, but Rodney goes to Hell.

Rotten Rodney is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1095/1095_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 27, 2017 04:10

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Code Jockey posted:

Seeing all of these posted side by side is fascinating, because it's making me realize what a business Chick was running. I really thought the primary motivator for him was a rather intense devotion to his brand of Christianity, but I'm beginning to see the "buy my poo poo and you'll be a good Christian and not burn eternally" side now.

I think it was a bit of both, but his religious fervor was definitely the main reason he kept at it into his 90s. He self-published tracts for a decade before Chick Publications was incorporated and he could afford to write/ draw full time. Although he published 900,000,000+ tracts over a fifty-five year period, the cost has always been surprisingly low, especially considering the entertainment value! The current cost per tract is 17 cents, and half that if purchased in large quantities. I'm sure he made enough money to live a somewhat comfortable life, but from what I've read, he was not rich. Also, his anti-Vatican stance (among other controversies) got Chick tracts permanently banned from most mainstream Christian bookstores in the 1980s. He repeatedly denounced Billy Graham and popular televangelists for being money-grubbing hypocrites catering to semi-modern values rather than sticking to the King James Version of the Bible and staying focused on saving souls from the clutches of Satan. Jack Chick certainly didn't worry about offending people with his message, and I'm sure it cost him a fortune over the years.

Young Freud posted:

I'm legit disappointed most of his work is promo books and advertising other publications. Like half of them are just reprints of promotional material to get you to buy Chick Tracts.

Most of the promos are pretty rare, so I've never felt like they make up a disproportionate amount of Chick's work. There are 24 promotional tracts by my count, all of them given out for free, and most of them only available for brief periods of time. The promos, especially the older ones, tend to be far more difficult to track down than any of the regular tracts. I'm still missing a few of them, and have never seen most of those come up for trade or sale during my years of collecting these things. If nothing else, the promotional tracts for Alberto Rivera's books and comics are among the craziest, most outrageous, and hilarious Chick tracts! And they were originally given away for free!!

On a somewhat related topic, I enjoy when characters in Chick tracts get saved by reading Chick tracts. It doesn't happen very often, and it adds to the zealous sense of eternal importance Jack Chick ascribed to his beliefs.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2017 05:40

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Tract #280 - Holy Night (2015)

Rudy is a good Christian boy thanks to his religious grandfather. He befriends a homeless veteran named Harold and invites him to Sunday dinner. Due to a military paperwork mix-up, Harold's wife was told he died in combat, and Harold decides to become a bum rather than let her know he's alive. As a former Marine, Grandpa can relate to Harold. He explains that he was a whoremonger during the Korean War until a conversion to Christianity cured him of his PTSD. This story helps Harold make the decision to get saved. Grandpa pulls some strings with a buddy at the Pentagon so that Harold can finally go home to his wife and daughter.

Holy Night is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1163/1163_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 27, 2017 05:42

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Tract #281 - Keep the Secret (2015)

The secret is that those who fail to accept Jesus will be sentenced to Hell for all eternity. Charlene gets with the program, but her deadbeat son Joe refuses to listen.

Keep the Secret is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1100/1100_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 18:12

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Tract #282 - Gold Fever (2016)

After losing his family and in the Civil War, Billy Cobb goes west to look for gold. He succeeds, but is double-crossed and fatally gut-shot by an old friend. Billy accepts Jesus on his death bed and goes to Heaven. The thieving varmint goes to Hell.

Gold Fever is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1160/1160_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 18:28

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Tract #283 - Soul Survivor (2016)

Your soul is covered with filthy sins, but God has a pressure-washer filled with Jesus' blood, and is standing by to hose you down with holiness.

Soul Survivor is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1164/1164_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 18:42

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Tract #284 - Kitty in the Window (2016)

Claire distributes Chick tracts during a blizzard, and interrupts her octogenarian neighbor's attempt to commit suicide. The neighbor gets saved, but Claire's brother refuses to listen to the Good News. He dies and goes to Hell.

Kitty in the Window is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1165/1165_01.asp

# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 19:03

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SniperWoreConverse posted:

That stripey cat, but Fang especially, is in drat near every third track, in almost the exact same pose. That dog is probably like one of the first things he was able to draw, or something. I wonder what the meaning of it was -- seeing it so often you get a feeling you're looking into a part of his mind that wasn't all about the crazed religious ideas. Guess we'll never know now.

This website has a list of all of Fang's appearances in the tracts Chick drew:

http://www.monsterwax.com/fang.html

I don't know if Fang was based on a pet or something, but he shows up a lot, especially in the later years. This website has a list of all of Fang's appearances in the tracts Chick drew:

http://www.monsterwax.com/fang.html

I always figured it was just one of Chick's little artistic trademarks. Sort of like the phrase "Haw Haw Haw!" is essentially a signature of his writing.

I don't know when the cat started showing up. I never really noticed it until fairly recently. Chick must have gotten a kitten in his autumn years.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 05:12

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Young Freud posted:

Well, it was from 2016. A few months later, he was probably dead himself.

The end is nigh!

Prepare yourselves for the last four Chick tracts.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 05:16

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Tract #285 - What a Shame! (2016)

Cathy's proselytizing is bumming the family out. They hold an intervention, but Cathy refuses to quit preaching, especially after Grandma dies and goes to Hell.

This is the last tract to be published during Jack Chick's lifetime.

What a Shame! is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1162/1162_01.asp

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 05:16

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Tract #286 - Look Out! (2016)

The Vatican wants to feed your soul to Satan. Are you gonna let those filthy Catholic cannibals get away with it?

This is the first Chick tract to be published posthumously. It was released a couple of days after he died. I mentioned it early in the thread:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

In other news, a new Chick tract was released today. It's the first since Jack Chick's death on October 23rd.

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1118/1118_01.asp

Look Out! is still in print. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1118/1118_01.asp

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 05:18

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Tract #287 - No Justice? (2017)

Thanks to our stupid American legal rights, Wooly Willy's twin brother is set free after killing a man and beating up a bunch of cops in the name of Allah. Happily, the unquenchable wrath of Jesus Christ will punish that motherfucker for all eternity. You don't want to be on the receiving end of God's tough love.

No Justice? just came out earlier this month. I mentioned it here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Two new tracts were released today:

It can be read here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1161/1161_01.asp

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 05:19

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Tract #288 - Sunday Special? (2017)

This is a revised and re-titled version of Happy Hour redrawn by Fred Carter with black characters. I've compared the two tracts below.

Sunday Special? was just released earlier this month. You can read it here:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1119/1119_01.asp

I posted about Happy Hour here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #41 - Happy Hour (1976)

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 05:20

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Kavak posted:

Are there any more in the pipe or is that it?

That's the last of the tracts for now, although there ought to be a new one published in early March.

I mentioned it much earlier in the thread, but Jack Chick stockpiled a bunch of tracts before he died, enough to continue publishing new titles at the normal rate for the next couple of years. Chick Publications usually releases a new title (as well as a newly revised or reprinted tract) every two months. That means that there are probably a dozen or so unpublished Chick tracts, which will be released every other month until the supply is exhausted. Also, Fred Carter is still drawing new tracts, and revising others (see Sunday Special? above).

Chick may be dead, but his tracts will continue to illuminate and infuriate from beyond the grave. Haw! Haw! Haw!

To bring things full circle, I'm planning on posting more pictures of the first few tracts since I didn't say much about them the first time around. The oversize versions from the 1960's are really rare, and I don't think they're available anywhere else online.

I'll also post a little bit about the comics, books, and newsletters when I get a chance. There is some truly crazy stuff that needs to be seen to be believed.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 06:05

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luv 2 date boys posted:

thanks for all the great posts, gutter phoenix.

You mentioned there's been a few tracts stockpiled for a slow release, but has there been any word on a "successor" to the empire?

Is there someone writing new tracts and an artist willing to draw them as we speak?

Jack's successor at Chick Publications is a guy named David Daniels. He's been responsible for the day-to-day operations of Chick Publications for years. Here he is in tract form:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #233 - No Liars in Heaven (2009)

In addition to his own books, Daniels co-wrote a couple with Jack. He will most likely take over the writing duties on future tracts. Fred Carter will probably continue to draw tracts and comics. I don't know if they are going to recruit new artists.

David Daniels will come up a lot more when I post about some of the Chick Publications books, as well as the bi-monthly newsletter Battle Cry.

I'll try to get to those soon, along with the comic books and other miscellaneous stuff. Before I do that, I'm want to post a bit more about the first four Chick tracts since I sort of glossed over them the first time around.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 20:39

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Tract #1 - Why No Revival? (1961)

I posted a bit about this early in the thread:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Nonetheless, it is the foundation for the hundreds of Chick tracts that followed, and deserves a closer look.

Above Left: medium-sized 1961 original, 1970 revision. Right: 1986 revision and later version with larger cover art.

1961 version:

1970 and 1986 revisions:

Compare it with this tract published fifty years later:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Tract #243 - Still No Revival? (2011)

I was only planning on posting more about the first four tracts before moving on to other things, but if anyone wants more pictures or info about any of the other tracts, let me know.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 20:44

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# ¿ Apr 24, 2024 18:57

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Tract #2 - A Demon's Nightmare (1962)

Above Left: 1962 oversize version, 1965 Indian version (bootleg copy). Right: 1962 medium oversize version, 1972 and 2005 revisions.

I originally posted about A Demon's Nightmare here:

Gutter Phoenix posted:

Chick's early tracts were printed in two different sizes, both larger than the standard format used now. The artwork was the same in both sizes, just slightly reformatted to fit the page. The page count in the early titles differed depending on the tract, so artwork was often altered, combined, or completely redrawn to fit the current 24-page standard size. I've compared a random panel from the large, medium, and small sizes below: