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Fred Carter drawing at his tablet

Chick Publications artist

Meet Fred Carter

Fred Carter drew all of Chick’s full-color comics, painted most of the art in the film The Light of the World, and redrew Chick tracts for black readers. He worked beside Jack Chick for nearly 45 years.

Nearly 45years working with Jack Chick

7 million+Black Tract Series copies sold to soul-winners worldwide

360+paintings in The Light of the World, most of them his

His story

From Danville to Chick Publications

  1. Danville, Illinois

    An artist from the start

    Fred came from an artistic family and was drawing all his life. He was saved at 18.

  2. Chicago

    Second place, and a scholarship

    When a teacher saw that the American Academy of Art in Chicago was running an art contest, he persuaded Fred to enter. Fred won second place, and a scholarship too. After a profitable year at the Academy, he had to leave school to earn a living.

  3. Chick Publications

    A partnership of nearly 45 years

    Jack Chick brought Fred onto the Chick Publications staff, and the two began a partnership that would last nearly 45 years. Fred drew all of Chick’s full-color comics and most of the paintings in the film The Light of the World.

  4. The Black Tract Series

    Chick tracts for black readers

    When customers began asking for Chick tracts redrawn for a black audience, Jack tapped Fred. The Black Tract Series, with Fred’s art, has sold more than 7 million copies to soul-winners worldwide.

  5. 2016

    Carrying on the work

    After Jack passed away in 2016, Fred worked with Jack’s other long-time friend, David Daniels, to continue the tradition of no-compromise Chick gospel tracts that get read.

  6. 2022

    Home with the Lord

    Fred went to be with the Lord in 2022. His art still carries the gospel in Chick tracts and comics today.

His work

Where you have seen his art

Comics

Chick’s full-color comics

Fred was the artist behind all of Chick’s full-color comics, including Alberto, Double-Cross and The Prophet.

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Film

The Light of the World

Most of the more than 360 oil paintings in this 78-minute film are Fred’s. It presents Jesus Christ as Creator, Redeemer and King of Kings, from creation to the cross and the empty tomb.

See the DVD

Gospel tracts

The Black Tract Series

Chick tracts Fred redrew to make them more effective for reaching black readers, along with the rest of the series.

See the tracts

Same story, new faces

Tracts Fred redrew for black readers

Fred redrew these titles specifically to make them more effective for reaching black readers. Each one tells the same story as a classic Chick tract.

Six redrawn tract covers, each shown beside the classic Chick tract it retells
  1. It’s Your Life!same story as This Was Your Life!
  2. Man of the Matchsame story as The Superstar
  3. Soul Sisterssame story as Best Friend
  4. The Only Waysame story as One Way!
  5. Helpsame story as Soul Survivor
  6. Who Loves You?same story as A Love Story

Tap a title to read the whole tract online.

The Black Tract Series

Every title in the series

The whole series as it stands in our store today. Pick a title to read it and order.

See the series in the store, with filters