{"id":4563,"date":"2026-03-06T10:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=4563"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:47:22","slug":"mail-call-for-3-6-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2026\/03\/06\/mail-call-for-3-6-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 3.6.26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier, I put a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/product-category\/comics\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/product-category\/comics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comic I&#8217;d sold<\/a> in the mailbox to begin its journey to its buyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short time later, I heard the postal carrier arriving, and went out to get the mail and to ensure the package had been taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was with great consternation that I looked down and saw that rather than taking it the postal carrier had apparently dropped it on my doorstep. 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Island<\/em> #1B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, when I saw that there was a Dave Stevens variant for this issue that had not been available at my comic shop, I had to order it.<\/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\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>But as it is with Pringles so it is with comics, and I couldn&#8217;t stop with just one comic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, I filled in a small, awkward gap while I was there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ed45ca12410&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ed45ca12410\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/20260306_102930.jpg?resize=640%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4562\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/20260306_102930.jpg?w=1979&amp;ssl=1 1979w, 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