{"id":4544,"date":"2026-02-26T13:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:24:21","slug":"mail-call-for-2-26-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2026\/02\/26\/mail-call-for-2-26-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 2.26.26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/02\/image-asset_result.jpg?resize=504%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/02\/image-asset_result.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/02\/image-asset_result.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I mean, technically, the ad is correct &#8211; Charlton was never <em>second<\/em>. More like fourth or fifth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Saw something on Bluesky. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2023\/02\/09\/an-enduring-mystery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mystery packs<\/a> or from other secondhand source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, this is probably the first thing with the Charlton logo on it that I ever bought new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2022\/12\/16\/mail-call-for-12-16-22\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this particular logo<\/a>, anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9581540985996689\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Unbagged -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9581540985996689\" data-ad-slot=\"5626726652\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" 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