Weird Tract Number 64: "Left Behind?" by James Lloyd of Christian Media

Troy Davis writes:

"Left Behind?" was written by James Lloyd of Christian Media of Jacksonville, Oregon.  The comic book tract is intentionally formatted to resemble a Chick tract but since Lloyd has a sincere religious message, this tract is more a knock-off than it is a parody.  I bought this from Christian Media's website back in the aughts when the Tim LaHaye-Jerry Jenkins Left Behind book series was still hot. For some time after I ordered the comic book, Christian Media was regularly sending me their lame publications.

"Left Behind?" is highly critical of LaHaye's Darbyesque view of The Rapture.  The uncredited artist is an amateur and has a really goofy vibe (see his work below); the artist's work reminds me of some of the lesser artists who did the Tijuana bibles back in the 30s and 40s. A lot of fundies strongly denounce Lloyd and his world view such as those here and here.

Note: Shades of Jim Bakker, Christian Media also sells a pamphlet on colloidal silver.

NOTES ON JACK CHICK: In my introductory post, I listed just a few of the many rare and valuable objects from The Museum's extensive Chick-related collection . . . I discuss the role of Bill Bright's prolific tract The Four Spiritual Laws in leading to a format change in Chick tracts that was a key reason why they have become much more popular since the late 1960s . . . My thoughts on Jack Chick's spreading of the peace symbol/broken cross mythology . . . Chick tract parody "Constitutional Rites" . . . Chick tract parody "Donald Trump Is The Antichrist; Prepare for the Rapture!" . . .The 1972 Chick tract "The Last Generation." . . . The extremely rare 1970 Chick tract "Operation Somebody Cares" . . .The rare Chick Publications comic book "Jonah" by Chick and Fred Carter . . . The museum's prized cultural artifact, original art by Jack Chick. . . Jack Chick's cold war tract "Ivan The Terrible" . . . Article on Chick by fellow Catholic-baiting Bob Jones University magazine . . .Catholic-bashing tract by Chick's protege Alberto Rivera . . . Knock-off of a Chick tract by James Lloyd:"Left Behind" 
. . . Artifacts from the museum's collections:all of Jack Chick's high school yearbooks (which include the first published cartoon by Chick) . . . "Closet Witches" by Jack T. Chick (audio-cassette interview with Dr. Rebecca Brown and "Elaine").

 

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