{"id":880,"date":"2023-10-05T18:18:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T22:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=880"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:08:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:08:38","slug":"mail-call-for-10-5-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2023\/10\/05\/mail-call-for-10-5-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 10.5.23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some variants, an omnibus, and an oddity this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I learned that this existed the other day and thought, &#8220;Sure, I have <em>plenty<\/em> of room on my omnibus shelf.&#8221; It was a lie I told myself that I didn&#8217;t believe and knew that I wouldn&#8217;t believe, but I knew I&#8217;d buy the book anyway.<\/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=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231005_175919-edit-20231005175958.jpg?resize=640%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-881\" style=\"width:530px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231005_175919-edit-20231005175958.jpg?resize=702%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 702w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231005_175919-edit-20231005175958.jpg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231005_175919-edit-20231005175958.jpg?resize=768%2C1120&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231005_175919-edit-20231005175958.jpg?resize=1053%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1053w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231005_175919-edit-20231005175958.jpg?resize=1024%2C1494&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231005_175919-edit-20231005175958.jpg?w=1225&amp;ssl=1 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Adventures of Red Sonja Omnibus<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another item featuring the She-Devil with a Sword arrived in the mail. 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