{"id":4952,"date":"2026-06-27T12:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T16:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=4952"},"modified":"2026-06-27T12:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T16:49:49","slug":"mail-call-for-6-27-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2026\/06\/27\/mail-call-for-6-27-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 6.27.26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full disclosure: I actually got this on Thursday, but I&#8217;d held off on posting it immediately because I was expecting something else to arrive that same day and wanted to post them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it still hasn&#8217;t arrived, and the shipper provides no detailed tracking information, so I have no idea when &#8211; or if &#8211; it will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a40212060830&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a40212060830\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"920\" 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--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4953\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6956994361029961;width:714px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?w=1781&amp;ssl=1 1781w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?resize=712%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 712w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1104&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?resize=1069%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1069w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?resize=1425%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1425w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1472&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/06\/20260625_113254-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Rocketeer: The Island<\/em> #3D<br>FLOPS! Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m hoping the other thing arrives soon, as I have a deadline by which I need to have read it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding this one to the database was an exercise in annoyance, as CLZ didn&#8217;t recognize the barcode, so I needed to enter it manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started the process, screwed something up, scrapped it, started it again, and only <em>then <\/em>decided to check by other means to see if the issue was in the core CLZ database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was; it just didn&#8217;t have an associated barcode. So I entered that information and submitted it to the core. 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