{"id":4586,"date":"2026-03-14T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2026-03-14T13:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:58:13","slug":"mail-call-for-3-14-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2026\/03\/14\/mail-call-for-3-14-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 3.14.26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is it they say about never judging a book by its cover?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A while back, as I was picking up my weekly comics, I saw a book with this cover in my stack:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/Superman-33-%E2%80%94-All-Fight-Month-Round-Seven-1-1-999x1536-1.jpg?resize=640%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4587\" style=\"width:530px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/Superman-33-%E2%80%94-All-Fight-Month-Round-Seven-1-1-999x1536-1.jpg?resize=666%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/Superman-33-%E2%80%94-All-Fight-Month-Round-Seven-1-1-999x1536-1.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/Superman-33-%E2%80%94-All-Fight-Month-Round-Seven-1-1-999x1536-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1181&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/Superman-33-%E2%80%94-All-Fight-Month-Round-Seven-1-1-999x1536-1.jpg?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Superman<\/em> vol. 6 #33A<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ugh,&#8221; I thought. &#8220;A <em>K.O.<\/em> one-shot. Pass.&#8221; And when I got up to the counter I set it aside and said I didn&#8217;t want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the thing is, if you&#8217;re going to ignore the adage and judge a book by its cover anyway, you should at least look closely enough at the cover to see what book it is you&#8217;re judging.<\/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>Sometime later, as I was organizing comics, I noticed that I was missing an issue of <em>Superman<\/em>. 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Then I saw the cover for it and realized why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I&#8217;ve made it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2025\/12\/19\/short-box-dc-k-o-harley-quinn-vs-zatanna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clear<\/a> that I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2026\/02\/06\/short-box-dc-k-o-boss-battle\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">no interest<\/a> in the K.O. event, I <em>do<\/em> have an interest in maintaining a gap-free run of <em>Superman<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, Mail Call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f22a6f038de&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f22a6f038de\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1016\" 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