Finding religion: Reuters reports that after four decades, Jack Chick's pocket-sized Christian comic books finally are getting some recognition -- at least from collectors, who are willing to drop as much as $500 for some copies of the religious tract:

"These ubiquitous gospel tracts feature a dramatic story line that typically ends with an ultimatum: 'The Bible says there's only one way to heaven! Nobody else can save you. Trust Jesus today!' The covers, in black-and-white plus another color, have titles like 'The Word Became Flesh,' 'The True Path' and 'Allah Had No Son.'

"They turn up mysteriously in bathrooms, buses, airports and anyplace else where a lost soul might find redemption.

"Chick's Rancho Cucamonga, California, publishing company has printed more than 500 million of these pamphlets in more than 100 languages, making him the most widely read underground comic book writer and an American pop culture icon -- so much so that the tracts are enshrined in Washington's Smithsonian Institution."