Jack Chick, the 92 year old inventor of the controversial Christian comic book series, has died.
The epic series of evangelical mini comics, which has generated a cult-like fascination, featured campy artwork and stories warning readers that they would go to hell for being gay, playing Dungeons & Dragons or practicing so-called “false religions.”
These zine-like books are often handed out at bus stops and even in Halloween trick-or-treating bags. The Onion has more:
Born and raised in California, Chick was a World War II veteran and aspiring actor when he reportedly underwent a religious conversion while listening to an episode of The Old Fashioned Revival Hour, a radio show hosted by the Baptist evangelist Charles E. Fuller. He began drawing comics in the 1950s, beginning with a single-panel comic called Times Have Changed?, which was syndicated in the Los Angeles area.