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by Miss Poppy Dixon
 I was so excited when I heard of the existence of a Charles Colson comic book. But my contact, a mole in the Prison Fellowship Organization, got cold feet and I thought all was lost. Dwayne Walker, of Corinthians Productions, came to the rescue and donated the comic from his impressive archive of Christian pop culture artifacts.
The title of the comic is "Born Again" and is penned by Al Hartley, of "Archie" fame. It's published by Spire comics and the cover claims, "Now a major motion picture!!!" (It must have gone straight to video.) The Spire logo is both phallic and vulvic at the same time, a typical theme in Christian logo work. The original price was 39 cents.
The comic starts out with an overview of the Watergate affair. I was surprised to find out that all Nixon, Colson and others were working for was peace! About Daniel Ellsberg, "We can't let one man destroy three years' work for PEACE!!!" Colson helps Nixon get elected, then resigns and returns to private law practice. Tom Phillips, Colson's client at Ratheon, leads Colson to accept Jesus Christ as his own Lord and personal Savior.
The comic is not clear whether or not Colson actually did anything wrong. He says, "I'm going to plead guilty to smearing Daniel Ellsberg!!!" But he passes three lie detector tests and his friends maintain that "...no one's ever been convicted for [smearing Daniel Ellsberg]!" Colson says, "I know, but I believe this is God's way!"
With no further explanation Colson is in prison, on his knees, praying, "Lord, please show me what you want me to do." Colson and his bunkmate saunter through the "every day" prison riots talking about Christ and the Bible, much as mothers and daughters used to do while walking along beaches talking of feminine odor and itch.
Colson starts a Bible study and prayer group, things begin to change. The men lower their voices, they relax, "empty, lost men began to come alive!" While in prison Colson's son Chris is arrested for marijauna possession. Colson is released and he returns to the bosom of his family. He forms "Prison Fellowship." At a prison lecture a guard backstage remarks, "I can't beieve what's goin' on here!!! Last week we had rioting and violence!!! Now men are praying together!" What sway Colson holds over those whose lives he touches!!!
Spire Comics also publishes "Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys," "Archie's Clean Slate," "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash," and "The Cross and the Switchblade."
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