{"id":4431,"date":"2026-01-17T15:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2026-01-18T13:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:16:45","slug":"mail-call-for-1-17-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2026\/01\/17\/mail-call-for-1-17-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 1.17.26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For some reason, I found myself thinking about an issue of MAD<\/em> that I read to destruction as a kid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I looked it up online and ended up buying it (SUPER CHEAP!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAD<\/em> Super Special Fall 1981
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I just remember poring over this one a lot as a comic-loving kid, as it poked fun at some of the comic books and strips I knew and quite a few that I didn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think I was reminded of it because of someone new taking over Nancy<\/em> and for some reason it made me think of this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While I was looking up that special, I saw another one that loomed large in my memory, and so I also bought that one (SUPER CHEAP!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAD<\/em> Super Special Winter 1981
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MAD<\/em> Super Special Winter 1981
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