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Your book is awesome. very well written and organized. I read chick tracts
when I was a kid but didn't hang on to them (shucks!). Recently I ordered
some to begin distributing. I am especially interested in sharing the gospel
with the Hispanics in my community. Anyway, upon ordering I got the sample
pack and Later got your book. Reading all the reviews bought back memories
of all the ones I read when I was younger. Now I'm wanting to start a collection.
-Jimmy J.
-Adam
I just want to thank you for writing such a swell book. The pictures are to drool over, the overviews of JTC's various conspiracy chums are fascinating, and the reviews--oh, man, the reviews! Its especially interesting to see the perspective of the christian reviewers, and what a treat to see good old Emby Quinn reviewing! (I used to be a big old KiSS doll collector, and Ms. Quinn is one of the greats in that area).
Needless to say, you've talked me into restarting my Chick collection--I had gotten out of it, but now my passion has been re-ignited. Too bad I'm in Tucson, AZ now--back in Chicago, I could always go to Quimby's (a great alternative bookstore, if you are not familiar), and just load up on the suckers. But the hunt is half the fun, right?
Thanks again! Richard R. (AZ)
-Paul Hernandez
Richard Lee introduced me to Chick Tracts more than 20 years ago, and I have always enjoyed them. Your book brought back a lot of memories. I will be sharing with friends and relatives soon who, I'm sure, will be purchasing their own copies. - Robert
There was much I didn't know about what goes on behind the scenes, as the controversy over Todd and Brown; and the identification of the third artist (whose excellent drawings you reproduced on pages 142143; the unpublished tract That Cursed Thing sounds so tantalizing it's a pity Chick never published it). I also found excellent the chapter on making your own tracts (if only our photocopier machines were made to photocopy on Letter size paper). Some of the parodies like Robin's tract is a gem.
Thanks again, John (from Australia)
Thanks John. I also appreciate your Chick tract memory included in the book!
Hey Mark,
I'm glad you like the book, especially since you are so knowledgeable about them to begin with. [Mark has bought and sold hundereds of rare tracts.] Many of those prices are averages from your giant auction last summer and the auctions before it. I've seen several go cheaper since then, but that's why I averaged it. You sold THE THING for $100, but I averaged it down with the price before that, and weighted your price 2/3rds because it was the most recent. The only price I remember guessing for was THE POOR REVOLUTIONIST, because at that time, I had never seen one auction, but I had received standing offers if I found one. When one did turn up on eBay, it went for less, but it was also listed improperly, so many of the bidders missed it. Most everyone has it on their list though.
Have fun on your trip, and if you want to relate some of your stories about passing tracts out, please do!
I was also totally impressed with the sheer amount of information packed herein. I know you mentioned that you had to cut, what?? 80 pages out? What would have been those chapters.
Overall, you did an absolute great job --well worth $30.
Thanks so much, Paul Shiple
Hey Paul,
I'm so glad it arrived safely and you like it. I certainly appreciate your "Chick memory" which was partially included, but alas, it was part of the 80 pages I had to reduce! (They insisted on only 220 pages.) The other sacrifices were reviews of parody tracts, copy-cat tracts, and all the Chick radio appearances, plus cassette tapes with Chick. That included the great CLOSET WITCHES transcription. But I let those go because I had to cut something and those segments are available on our site.
They also made me cut a few of my jokes, because they were "too offensive." The lion's share survived, and for that, I'm thankful. I was also pleased they stuck with my layout design for the book. Maybe they were just too lazy to alter it, but I was afraid they would eliminate the full color splash pages and recurring Icon themes, or might short change the many graphics strewn throughout. They came through through, so I'll have to say I'm pleased too. I only wish I could blame the typos I've since found, but alas, those are MY fault, and not Mr. Schiffer's (or as the GREEN ANGELS would say, "Lew Schiffer.") Haw-haw!
Rev. 11.9.08
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