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o "Light of the World" Bible Tract Series (25) collapse_button

At the dawn of the new millennium, Jack Chick decided to temporarily deviate from his customary practice of authoring tracts on seemingly random subjects and published a series of 25 works in what was dubbed the "Light of the World Bible Tract" series. These tracts loosly follow the exploits of Bob Williams, a highly devout Christian man, as he goes about his daily life and encounters (and combats) the vast array of worldly sins and vices that plague the modern bible-believing Christian.

#147 (INTH)
INTH
In The Beginning
2000

(Bible Tract #01)
Evolution
#148 (ITCO)
ITCO
It's Coming!
2000

(Bible Tract #02)
Bible Stories
#149 (SINC)
SINC
Sin City
2001

(Bible Tract #03)
Homosexuality
#150 (PROM)
PROM
The Promise
2001

(Bible Tract #04)
Israel
#152 (BIDE)
BIDE
The Big Deal
2001

(Bible Tract #05)
Bible Stories
#153 (FRMD)
FRMD
Framed
2001

(Bible Tract #06)
Bible Stories
#154 (ITLA)
ITLA
It's the Law
2001

(Bible Tract #07)
Ten Commandments
#155 (TOUT)
TOUT
The Outcast
2001

(Bible Tract #08)
Bible Stories
#156 (TSCA)
TSCA
The Scam
2002

(Bible Tract #09)
Bible Stories
#157 (TLOS)
TLOS
The Loser
2002

(Bible Tract #10)
Bible Stories
#158 (LJGE)
LJGE
Last Judge, The
2002

(Bible Tract #11)
Bible Stories
#159 (NWTH)
NWTH
The Nervous Witch
2002

(Bible Tract #12)
Occult
#160 (CGHT)
CGHT
Caught!
2002

(Bible Tract #13)
Bible Stories
#161 (PYBK)
PYBK
Payback!
2002

(Bible Tract #14)
Bible Stories
#162 (RLHT)
RLHT
Real Heat
2002

(Bible Tract #15)
Bible Stories
#163 (TMON)
TMON
The Monster
2002

(Bible Tract #16)
Bible Stories
#164 (GLDY)
GLDY
Gladys
2002

(Bible Tract #17)
Occult
#165 (GWUS)
GWUS
God With Us
2002

(Bible Tract #18)
Ten Commandments
#166 (FALL)
FALL
Fallen
2002

(Bible Tract #19)
Bible Stories
#167 (WCRE)
WCRE
Who Cares?
2002

(Bible Tract #20)
Islam
#168 (SCRM)
SCRM
Scream!
2002

(Bible Tract #21)
Hell
#169 (GOBY)
GOBY
Man in Black
2003

(Bible Tract #23)
Masonry
#170 (MIBK)
MIBK
Good Ol' Boys
2003

(Bible Tract #22)
Catholicism
#171 (WMIS)
WMIS
Who's Missing?
2003

(Bible Tract #24)
End Times Prophecy
#172 (HHCM)
HHCM
Here He Comes!
2003

(Bible Tract #25)
End Times Prophecy

 

o "For Black Audiences" Series (20) collapse_button

In an attempt to better minister to the lost who are also people of color, Chick's fellow artist Fred Carter redrew the art from several of his previously published tracts. Between 2006 and his death in 2022, Fred recreated numerous older tracts with completely new art, swapping out the predominately (or exclusively) Caucasian casts for black ones but keeping the same plots, messages and nearly all of the same dialog. Most were redrawn with completely original art, although a couple retain Chick’s original art with Carter drawing new faces over the characters. Over the years, he also created a number of other, original tracts specifically aimed at Black individuals.

#003B (ITYL)
ITYL
It's Your Life!
2006

(This Was Your Life!)
Basic Gospel
#003D (YBGM)
YBGM
Your Big Moment
2011

(This Was Your Life!)
Basic Gospel
#006B (OOPS)
OOPS
Oops!
2008

(Somebody Goofed)
Basic Gospel
#010B (HRDT)
HRDT
Hard Times
2006

(Somebody Loves Me)
Basic Gospel
#028C (ONWY)
ONWY
The Only Way
2008

(One Way!)
Basic Gospel
#037B (WSUP)
WSUP
Wassup?
2012

(Hi There!)
Hell
#040B (SNSP)
SNSP
Sunday Special?
2017

(Happy Hour)
Drugs & Alcohol
#042B (WLVU)
WLVU
Who Loves You?
2006

(A Love Story)
Basic Gospel
#090B (SNKS)
SNKS
Sneakers
2015

(Tiny Shoes)
Basic Gospel
#119B (WIAH)
WIAH
Who is Allah?
2006

(Allah Had No Son)
Islam
#130B (SSIS)
SSIS
Soul Sisters
2006

(Best Friend)
Basic Gospel
#132B (KANT)
KANT
Kura's Ants
2014

(Charlie's Ants)
Basic Gospel
#137B2 (MTCH)
MTCH
Man of the Match
2015

(The Slugger)
Sports
#139B (NORN)
NORN
Now or Never
2022

(Choice, The)
Basic Gospel
#180 (PCMK)
PCMK
The Peace Maker
2004

(Original)
Basic Gospel
#191B (FAME)
FAME
Fame
2006

(The Star)
Basic Gospel
#197B (FREL)
FREL
Free At Last!
2007

(Set Free)
Basic Gospel
#202 (UFRG)
UFRG
Unforgiven
2007

(Original)
Islam
#212 (IADL)
IADL
It's a Deal
2009

(Original)
Basic Gospel
#258B (HELP)
HELP
Help
2016

(Soul Survivor)
Your Soul

 

o "Hot Topics" (6) collapse_button

While Chick wrote numerous tracts over the years that could be considered "controversial" there were only a handful that were considered so politically incorrect that he felt the need to address the backlash he received. To this end, he released a book in 2008 titled Hot Topics in which he engages in a pseudo-interview with David W. Daniels to go over his original motivation and thought-process behind the creation of the following tracts. It features tracts that had been out of print for many years, and even one (Home Alone?) which wouldn’t even go INTO print for some years more.

#061 (DARK)
DARK
Occult
#065 (LISA)
LISA
Lisa
1984
Drugs & Alcohol
#119 (ALAH)
ALAH
Allah Had No Son
1994
Islam
#127 (TRIA)
TRIA
The Trial
1996
Basic Gospel
#208 (SMBD)
SMBD
Somebody Angry?
2008
Israel
#247 (HMEA)
HMEA
Home Alone?
2014
Homosexuality

 

o "Li'l Susy" Series (5) collapse_button

At the end of 2003 and into 2004, Chick created a ‘mini-series’ of tracts, with a Caucasian female child called "Li’l Susy", whose purpose was to provide a young child in which younger audiences could relate and identify with for the purposes of Chick’s ministry. Her tracts include topics such as evolution and sexuality, likely targeting the presence of such topics in the American education system, represented in the series by Susy’s substitute teacher and arch nemesis, Ms Henn.

#176 (LISU)
XXXX
Li'l Susy
2003
Basic Gospel
#177 (ALMH)
XXXX
Apes, Lies and Ms. Henn
2004
Evolution
#178 (BATB)
CATS
Birds and the Bees
2004
Homosexuality
#181 (DVLN)
XXXX
The Devil's Night
2004
Halloween
#183 (TLTB)
TLTB
The Little Bride
2004
Islam

o "Stories from the Bible" Series (20) collapse_button

Between 1985 and 1992, Jack Chick, Fred Carter, and a Secret Third Guy created a series of tracts written as dramatic retellings of Bible stories. These tracts feature some of Fred Carter's best artwork, drawn at the height of his skills, but he wasn't the only artist illustrating the series. A third artist - whose identity was never disclosed, but is believed by some to be renowned fantasy artist Greg Hildebrandt of all people - was hired to illustrate some of the series and provided art for ten tracts overall. While purporting to be straightforward retellings of stories found in The Bible, Jack Chick, being Jack Chick, couldn't help but attempt to tie the stories in to his usual bugbears in manners that are tenuous at best, such as randomly having The Pope drawn as The Antichrist in Miss Universe, using a Gay Pride parade as a framing device in later prints of Doom Town, or randomly going off on a tangent about abortion in The Royal Affair.

The series ultimately fizzled out after 21 out of a planned 25 tracts. Carter turned his efforts towards painting the illustrations that made up Light of the World, and the Third Artist never worked for Chick again, with much of their artwork - apparently not considered up to scratch - redone by Carter for later reprints.

The 21 completed tracts in the series are not all still in print, but are collected together by Chick Publications in their book "Stories From The Bible".

#099 (EART)
EART
Earthman
1990

(Adam & Eve)
Bible Stories
#102 (KILL)
KILL
Killer Storm
1991

(Noah & the Flood)
Bible Stories
#088 (DOOM)
DOOM
Doom Town
1989

(Sodom & Gomorrah)
Homosexuality
#105 (SACR)
SACR
The Sacrifice
1991

(Abraham & Isaac)
Bible Stories
#108 (SCOU)
SCOU
The Scoundrel
1991

(Jacob & Esau)
Bible Stories
#104 (DREA)
DREA
The Dreamer
1991

(Joseph)
Bible Stories
#109 (PLAG)
PLAG
Plagues
1991

(Exodus from Egypt)
Bible Stories
#110 (SINB)
SINB
Sin Busters
1991

(Ten Commandments)
Ten Commandments
#097 (SUPE)
SUPE
Superman?
1990

(Samson)
Bible Stories
#103 (OUTS)
OUTS
The Outsider
1991

(Ruth)
Bible Stories
#077 (TERM)
TERM
The Terminator?
1986

(David vs. Goliath)
Bible Stories
#096 (ROYA)
ROYA
The Royal Affair
1990

(King David)
Bible Stories
#072 (FIRE)
FIRE
Fire Starter
1986

(Elijah)
Bible Stories
#111 (GODG)
GODG
Going to the Dogs
1992

(Ahab and Jezebel)
Bible Stories
#083 (MISS)
MISS
Miss Universe
1987

(Esther)
Bible Stories
#100 (BURN)
BURN
Burn Baby Burn
1991

(Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego)
Bible Stories
#094 (CATS)
CATS
Cats
1990

(Daniel)
Bible Stories
#070 (FJAW)
FJAW
The First Jaws
1985

(Jonah)
Bible Stories
#084 (GREA)
GREA
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1987

(Nativity)
Bible Stories
#113 (BRAT)
BRAT
The Brat
1992

(Prodigal Son)
Bible Stories