{"id":932,"date":"2023-11-09T16:41:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=932"},"modified":"2023-11-09T16:41:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:41:55","slug":"mail-call-for-11-9-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2023\/11\/09\/mail-call-for-11-9-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 11.9.23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An odd mix of things in this latest Mail Call. Some gap-filling, some impulse buys, a variant, and a little bit of odd nostalgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up, the odd nostalgia. I’m not sure what it was, but something made me think about this pair of oddball annuals, and because they were lost to the ages, I decided to reacquire them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, one of the reasons I enter every comic I own into a database is so that I can keep track of what I have. That only works, however, if you actually, you know, check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turns out that only one of these was lost to the ages, so now I have two copies of #6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh well; I can just consider them variants, as now I have the Direct edition and the Newsstand edition. Or I can just admit that I screwed up and deal with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual<\/em>
#5A
#6B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Up next is something that I kept forgetting about even though I was very interested in reading it. (Paul Levitz! Writing for Marvel! Also, Alan Davis!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missed it when it was new, forgot to look for it after it was collected, then was reminded and ordered it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Avengers: War Across Time<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Preordered this variant a long time ago, but apparently it wasn’t released at the same time as the regular issue. Or at least the seller didn’t have it then. But I have it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sensational She-Hulk<\/em> vol. 2
#1D – Adam Hughes Foil Variant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I was late to the party with collecting Artifact, Artist, and Artisan Editions, so there are lot out there that I missed when they were released. They’re pricey when they’re new, and even pricier when they aren’t. So when I learned of this softcover, lower-priced edition, I went for it. I’d still prefer the full-sized hardcover – though not enough to pay the prices I’ve seen – but this will do nicely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Sienkiewicz’s Mutants and Moon Knights and Assassins<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And finally, the gap-filling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Warlord<\/em> vol. 1 #21-30<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There will, of course, be more things arriving in the mail, but that’s it for this round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Born and raised in the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Jon Maki developed an enduring love for comics at an early age.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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