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238 NEW ITEMS
 ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 28th, 2007

ANNIHILATION HERALDS OF GALACTUS

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & STUART MOORE
 Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MIKE MCKONE
 Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
 After being captured, enslaved and made a pawn of Annihilus, Terrax has broken free...only to crash-land on a planet ruled by the Space Parasite! Facing an enemy who can absorb his cosmic power, will Terrax assume the fearsome role of The Tamer once again...or has the trauma of his enslavement broken his once-mighty spirit? PLUS! Stardust is dead. But what was he? Who was he? And is he really gone? Find out in this all-new tale featuring Galactus' newest herald!
Book 1 (of 2) 64 PGS./Rated A...$3.99

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KIDS CORNER

Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!
109 NEW COMICS THIS WEEK
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23 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
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100 BULLETS #81 (MR)
52 WEEK #43
ACTION COMICS #846
AMERICAN VIRGIN #12 (MR)
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #3
BLUE BEETLE #12
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #30
CONNOR HAWKE DRAGONS BLOOD #4 (OF 6)
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #4 (MR)
DEADMAN #7 (MR)
EXTERMINATORS #14 (MR)
FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #33
FLASH THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #9
GREEN LANTERN #17
HAWKGIRL #61
JACK OF FABLES #8 (MR)
JLA CLASSIFIED #35
JSA CLASSIFIED #23
JUSTICE #10 (OF 12)
NINJA SCROLL #6
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #27
TEEN TITANS GO #40
WETWORKS #6
20 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
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ANNIHILATION HERALDS OF GALACTUS
BLACK PANTHER #25
CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE #11 (OF 11)
DAREDEVIL #94
DOCTOR STRANGE OATH #5 (OF 5)
ETERNALS #7 (OF 7)
HEROES FOR HIRE #7
IMMORTAL IRON FIST 2ND PTG FOREMAN VAR #2
IRON MAN #15
MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK FOUR #5 (OF 5)
NEW EXCALIBUR #17
NEWUNIVERSAL 2ND PTG RIBIC VAR #2
RUNAWAYS #24
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #15
WISDOM #3 (OF 6) (MR)
WOLVERINE #51
WOLVERINE BLACK AND WHITE VAR #51
WONDER MAN #3 (OF 5)
X-FACTOR #16
X-MEN #196
14 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
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BLOOD NATION #1 (OF 4)
CITY OF OTHERS #1 (OF 4)
DARKNESS LEVEL 2 KEOWN CVR C #2
DARKNESS LEVEL 2 KIRKHAM CVR B #2
DARKNESS LEVEL 2 SEJIC PAINTED CVR A #2
FEAR AGENT #11
FRESHMEN VOL 2 CONRAD CVR B #3
FRESHMEN VOL 2 GREEN CVR A #3
FRESHMEN VOL 2 MIGLIARI CVR C #3
JACK STAFF #13
NOBLE CAUSES #27
STRANGE GIRL #14
TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD IMAGE ED #4
WALKING DEAD #35 (MR)
3 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
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CONAN & THE MIDNIGHT GOD #2 (OF 5)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #14
SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH VOL 2 #3 (OF 5)
49 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
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ACTION PHILOSOPHERS #8 SENSELESS VIOLENCE SPECTACULAR
ADRENALINE #3 (OF 8)
ADVENTURES OF DEXTER BREAKFAST #1
ARCHIE #573
ASHLEY WOODS D AIRAIN AVENTURE #1
BART SIMPSON COMICS #34
CLIVE BARKERS GREAT & SECRET SHOW #10 (OF 12) (MR)
DEVI #8
DEVILS PANTIES #10
DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #3 (OF 4)
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #13 (MR)
FLARE #36 (NOTE PRICE)
FLARE #36 FREE INCV (NET)
GD SOURCEBOOK OFF HANDBOOK TO THE GD UNIVERSE #3
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #21
GOLD DIGGER #82
HERO SQUARED ONGOING #5
JOHN WOOS SEVEN BROTHERS #5
KADE SUN OF PERDITION #3 (OF 4) (MR)
KADE SUN OF PERDITION FREE COPY #2 (NET) (MR)
KILLER #3 (OF 10) (MR)
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD BEGINNING INCV CVR #3 (MR)
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #147
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OKKO CYCLE OF WATER #2 (OF 4) (MR)
OUTLAW SCORN 3030 AD #2 (OF 6)
PENCIL FIGHT #3 (MR)
PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD SPECIAL #1
PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD SPECIAL BODY COUNT CVR #1
PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD SPECIAL GORE CVR #1
PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD SPECIAL INCV CVR #1 (NET) (MR)
PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD SPECIAL ROTTING CVR #1
PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD SPECIAL TERROR CVR #1
PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD SPECIAL WRAPAROUND CVR #1
POWER O/T VALKYRIE #2 (OF 4) (MR)
ROADKILL ZOO #2 (OF 6) (MR)
SECRET HISTORY BOOK ONE (MR)
SHADOWFLAME #1 (OF 4)
SHONEN JUMP APR 07 #52
SNAKEWOMAN #8
TRANSFORMERS ESCALATION #4
UNCLE SCROOGE #363
UTOPIATES #3 (OF 4)
VERONICA #178
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #678
WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK #2 (OF 4) (MR)
1 NEW ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK

129 NEW NON-COMICS THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (1):
SUPERMAN BATMAN SERIES 3 ACTION FIGURE ASST
BOOKS (13):
BATMAN FEAR ITSELF MMPB
FIENDS OF THE EASTERN FRONT THE OMNIBUS TP
HP LOVECRAFT THE BOOK VOL 1 SC
J HORROR DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO RING GRUNGE & BEYOND SC
MODERN MASTERS VOL 11 CHARLES VESS SC
MORTAL GLAMOUR SC
ONE EYE SC
STAR TREK MIRROR UNIVERSE GLASS EMPIRES TP
STAR WARS LEGACY OF THE FORCE BOOK 4 EXILE MMPB
STRANGELING SC
WARHAMMER 40K ELDAR PROPHECY MMPB
WARHAMMER 40K GAUNTS GHOSTS OMNIBUS THE FOUNDING
WARPSWORD A TALE OF MALUS DARKBLADE MMPB
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TOPPS 2007 MLB SERIES 1 TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS 2006/07 NBA CHROME TRADING CARD BOX
UPPER DECK 2006/07 NBA SPX TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING (1):
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MAGAZINES (34):
ALTER EGO #66
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #177
ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL 0407
ART WORKS SPRING 2007
ASIAN CULT CINEMA #53 (MR)
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #34 RED SKULL
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #35 GAMBIT
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #5 MAGNETO
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #6 BLADE
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE HULK SPECIAL
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1628
COOKIE 0407
DREAMWATCH 329
FANGORIA #261
GAMEPRO PRESENTS: CODE VAULT SPRING 2007
GREY'S ANATOMY MAGAZINE #1-PREVIEWS EDITION
JUXTAPOZ #74
RC DRIVER #40
RING 0507
SCALE AUTO 0407
SCALE AVIATION MODELER #13.2
SCRYE MAY 2007 #107
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #4
STOP SMILING #29
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL #136
TATTOO SOCIETY #4
WIRED 15.03
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER BLEACH CVR #42-1st DAY SALE
WIZARD COMICS MAG DC BIGGEST 2007 EVENT CVR #186
WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE KISS CVR #186
WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE VENOM CVR #186
WIZARD MAG SPIDEY 3 SHREK 3 PIRATES 3 CVR #186
X-TRA #9.3
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BLACK KNIGHT VOL 3 GN (OF 3) (MR)
BLAZIN BARRELS VOL 8 GN (OF 18)
BOY PRINCESS VOL 5 GN (0F 9)
CHARACTER SKETCHES 2007 TRAUMA & JOY SC (MR)
DRAWING THE LINE VOL 1 GN
EMPTY EMPIRE VOL 3
ENCHANTER VOL 3 GN (MR)
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ESSENTIAL PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN V3 TP-1st DAY SALE
EUREKA SEVEN VOL 4 GN
EVIL INC ANNUAL REPORT VOL 1 GN
EXILES VOL 14 NEW EXILES TP
FALLEN ANGEL IDW VOL 2 TP (MR)
FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN REBORN TP
FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP HC
GATCHA GACHA VOL 4 GN (OF 5)
GIANT ROBOT WARRORS SLIPCOVER ED TP
GIRLS BRAVO VOL 7 GN (OF 10) (MR)
GRAPHIC HISTORY IRONCLADS AT WAR
HEARTBREAK SOUP PALOMAR VOL 1 TP
IN THE STARLIGHT VOL 1 GN
INUBAKA CRAZY FOR DOGS VOL 1 TP
JACK OF FABLES VOL 1 NEARLY GREAT ESCAPE TP (MR)
JAZZ VOL 4 GN
KING OF HELL VOL 15 GN (OF 21)
LAST FANTASY VOL 4 GN (OF 5)
LET DAI VOL 5 GN (0F 15)
LIFE VOL 4 GN (OF 9) (MR)
LOVE ROMA VOL 5 GN (MR)
MAGGIE THE MECHANIC LOCAS VOL 1 TP
MAMOTTE LOLLIPOP VOL 1 GN
MAN WHO DOESN'T TAKE OFF HIS CLOTHES VOL 2 NOVEL
MARVEL 1602 GAIMAN HC
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS VOL 2 MISCHIEF DIGEST TP
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED X ASTRAY VOL 2 GN (OF 2)
MOON & SANDALS VOL 1 GN
MY DEAD GIRLFRIEND VOL 1 GN (OF 3)
MY HIME VOL 2 GN (OF 5) (MR)
NAGDILA VOL 2 TALE OF THE AL HAMBRA GN
NARRATION OF LOVE AT 17 VOL 3 GN (OF 4)
NEGIMA VOL 13 GN (MR)
NEVER GIVE UP VOL 4 GN (OF 13)
NEW AVENGERS VOL 5 CIVIL WAR PREMIERE HC
NGE ANGELIC DAYS MANGA VOL 4 TP
NHS PKT MANGA VOL 9 TP
OH MY GODDESS VOL 25 RTL TP
PATH OF THE ASSASSIN VOL 5 TP (MR)
PEPPERMINT VOL 3 GN (OF 4)
QUEENS VOL 2 GN (OF 5) (MR)
RAVE MASTER VOL 23 GN (OF 35)
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED VOL 3 GN (OF 9)
SHAMAN WARRIOR VOL 2 TP
SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN VOL 2 TP
SIMPSONS COMICS VOL 15 BEACH BLANKET BONGO TP
SORE THUMBS VOL 1 GN (MR)
SPIDER-WOMAN ORIGIN TP
STAN LEE MEETS HC
SUZUKA VOL 3 GN (MR)
TO TERRA VOL 1 TP
TRANSFORMERS STORMBRINGER VOL 1 TP
WAGAMAMA KITCHEN VOL 1 GN
WATCHDOGS VOL 1 GN
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE GN (MR)
WORRY DOLL GN (MR)
XOMBIE DEAD ON ARRIVAL GN
YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL 7 (MR)
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 ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean above when it sez...."

ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
CCG= Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CW=Civil War
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
GN=Graphic Novel
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive Cover
LTD ED=Limited Edition
MED=Medium (as in a "Medium Sized Statue")
MLB=Major League Baseball
MMPB=Mass Media Paper Back
MR=Mature Readers, this item is NOT intended for younger or more sensitive readers.
NBA=National Basketball Association
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League
NOTE PRICE=Price is different from this titles regular
price.
O/A=Order Again
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
RES=Re-solicited
SER= Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TP=Trade Paperback
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR = Wraparound cover
XL=Extra Large

DATES: Many magazines have a numbered designation based on the month (s) and year of their release, which we list as a 4 digit number. EX: "0306" means March, 2006. "1205" means December, 2005.

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