{"id":37312,"date":"2022-03-03T07:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T12:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=37312"},"modified":"2022-03-03T09:44:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:44:59","slug":"confronting-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/03\/03\/confronting-destiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Confronting Destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/09\/12\/goofy-ideas\/comics-head-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/COMICS-HEAD.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"COMICS-HEAD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/COMICS-HEAD.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/COMICS-HEAD.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/COMICS-HEAD.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/COMICS-HEAD.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/03\/03\/confronting-destiny\/destiny-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Destiny-1.jpg?fit=640%2C1184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,1184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Perfection V30\/V300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Destiny&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Destiny\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Destiny-1.jpg?fit=554%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37322 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Destiny-1.jpg?resize=640%2C1184&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"They are the only thing I ever tried to sell that people wanted to buy\" width=\"640\" height=\"1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Destiny-1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Destiny-1.jpg?resize=162%2C300&amp;ssl=1 162w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Destiny-1.jpg?resize=554%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not necessarily a ringing endorsement of the product that <em>Chipper<\/em> is selling, but it seems he has come to a greater understanding of human nature and of himself.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder what else he tried to peddle.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Who knew enlightenment was to be attained by selling packets of seeds door to door?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/03\/03\/confronting-destiny\/make-money-get-prizes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Make-Money-Get-Prizes.jpg?fit=640%2C957&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,957\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Make Money Get Prizes&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Make Money Get Prizes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Make-Money-Get-Prizes.jpg?fit=640%2C957&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Make-Money-Get-Prizes.jpg?resize=640%2C957&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Make-Money-Get-Prizes.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Make-Money-Get-Prizes.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Enlightenment, cash or cool prizes! <\/em>Chipper probably opted for the cash or prizes.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Worlds Unknown 7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/willceau\/51914400726\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51914400726_06cc746766_m.jpg?resize=161%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Worlds Unknown 7\" width=\"161\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Recruiting kids to sell either seeds or greeting cards seemed to be a constant in comic books back when they were printed on newsprint and could be had at any newsstand or convenience store for pocket change. As advertisers these companies must have been the <em>whales<\/em> of the trade always splurging for a full page ad and usually a coveted back cover. It must have worked because they ran for years, and the artwork, prizes and testimonials were often updated. I always wondered how many seeds even an ambitious kid could sell. Did anybody ever actually win that snazzy bicycle?<\/p>\n<p>This ad appeared in <em>Worlds Unknown N0. 7<\/em> published by Marvel Comics in 1974. It was an adaptation of Ray Harryhausen&#8217;s fantasy film classic <em>The Golden Voyage of Sinbad<\/em> released that same year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not necessarily a ringing endorsement of the product that Chipper is selling, but it seems he has come to a greater understanding of human nature and of himself. I wonder what else he tried to peddle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[335],"tags":[331,312,726,308,5280,5281],"class_list":["post-37312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-what-i-miss-about-comics","tag-331","tag-comic","tag-comic-book","tag-marvel","tag-sinbad","tag-the-golden-voyage-of-sinbad"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Destiny-1.jpg?fit=640%2C1184&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-9HO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37973,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/06\/22\/what-i-miss-about-comics-perfectly-legitimate-ads\/","url_meta":{"origin":37312,"position":0},"title":"What I Miss About Comics &#8211; Perfectly Legitimate Ads","author":"Joe","date":"June 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This along with a number of other classified style advertisements for perfectly legitimate products and services appeared in Marvel Spotlight No. 25 published by Marvel Comics in 1975. 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Then a thought occurred to me: What\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What I Miss About Comics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What I Miss About Comics","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/what-i-miss-about-comics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HYPNO-COIN-top-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HYPNO-COIN-top-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HYPNO-COIN-top-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24492,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/10\/11\/fat-sacks-of-cash\/","url_meta":{"origin":37312,"position":2},"title":"Fat Sacks of CASH","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"October 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Apparently,\u00a0 some time around the middle of the twentieth century this fellow was making FAT SACKS OF CASH selling America's Greatest Family Newspaper GRIT. 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A seller could rake in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What I Miss About Comics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What I Miss About Comics","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/what-i-miss-about-comics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1960s-grit-ad-e1590196619396.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1960s-grit-ad-e1590196619396.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1960s-grit-ad-e1590196619396.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13965,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/07\/29\/id-like-to-sell-the-world-some-seeds\/","url_meta":{"origin":37312,"position":3},"title":"I&#8217;d Like to Sell the World Some Seeds","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"July 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Miss Jackson was one in a seemingly endless army of satisfied sales-children happily selling seeds to friends, family and neighbors and reaping the rewards of CASH-money or really BOSS prizes. 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