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215 NEW ITEMS
 ON SALE THIS
THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 29th, 2007

SHAZAM SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURE ASSORTMENT
For the first time, the complete classic Shazam! Family together! Includes:
SHAZAM! (6.75" H)
MARY (6.5" H)
JR. (6.5" H)
DR. SIVANA w/MR. MIND (6.5" H)
BILLY BATSON & HOPPY 2-PACK (6.15" H & 6.25" H)
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.

REORDERS
Get the full list  of what SOLD OUT items are coming back in this week!

OUT OF PRINT
Eventually everything sells out, find out what's expired this week!

KIDS CORNER
Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
 (40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!)

SAVE $33.18 ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

 MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
AVENGERS INITIATIVE BASIC TRAINING VOL 1 PREM HC $19.99 $11.99
CIVIL WAR SCRIPT BOOK TP $24.99 $14.99
MARVEL ATLAS #1 (OF 2) $3.99 $2.39
MERCENARIES #1 $3.99 $2.39
MIDNIGHTER VOL 1 KILLING MACHINE TP $14.99 $8.99
SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES TP $10.99 $6.59
ZOMBIE SIMON GARTH #1 (OF 4) $3.99 $2.39

TOTAL

 $82.93 $49.75

Minimum $5.00 purchase of ANYTHING in the store is required to receive your "1st DAY DALE" discount on any/all of these items. "1st DAY SALE" prices are good only for the date listed, only for one copy of each item and only while supplies last.
98 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
30 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$90.93 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$77.29 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $13.63 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
52 AFTERMATH THE FOUR HORSEMEN #4 (OF 6)
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #8
AMERICAN VIRGIN #21 (MR)
AUTHORITY PRIME #2 (OF 6)
BATMAN #671 (GHUL)
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #2
BLUE BEETLE #21
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #39
COUNTDOWN LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #2 (OF 6)
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #4 (OF 8)
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 22
CRIME BIBLE THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #2 (OF 5)
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #13 (MR)
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #3 (OF 8)
DEATHBLOW #8
FAKER #5 (OF 6) (MR)
FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH #2 (OF 6)
GEN13 ARMAGEDDON #1
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #2 (OF 9)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #18
JACK OF FABLES #17 (MR)
JLA CLASSIFIED #47
JSA CLASSIFIED #32
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #36
SUPERMAN ANNUAL #13
SUPERMAN BATMAN #43
TEEN TITANS #53
TEEN TITANS GO #49
TRIALS OF SHAZAM #10 (OF 12)
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #3 (OF 8)
17 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
 $56.83 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $48.30 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $8.52 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BLACK PANTHER #32
CABLE DEADPOOL #47
DAREDEVIL #102
FOOLKILLER #2 (OF 5) (MR)
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #11 (OF 12)
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #7
MARVEL ATLAS #1 (OF 2)
MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #2 (OF 5)
MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #41 OMD
SUB-MARINER #6 (OF 6) CWI
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #116
WORLD WAR HULK FRONT LINE #6 (OF 6) WWH
X-MEN #205 MC
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #6
X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX ONE SHOT 2ND PRINTING (MC)
ZOMBIE SIMON GARTH #1 (OF 4) (MR)
11 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$34.91 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $29.67 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $5.23 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ARCHIBALD SAVES CHRISTMAS #1 (MR)
BAD PLANET #4 (OF 6) (MR)
BOMB QUEEN IV #3 (OF 4) (MR)
CASANOVA #11 (MR)
FIRST BORN CVR A #3 (OF 3)
FIRST BORN CVR B #3 (OF 3)
FRANK FRAZETTAS DEATH DEALER #5 (OF 6) (MR)
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #5
PROOF #2 (MR)
SAVAGE DRAGON #134
WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA #10 (MR)
5 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$15.46 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $13.14 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $2.31 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CRIMINAL MACABRE MY DEMON BABY #3 (OF 4)
FEAR AGENT HATCHET JOB #1 (OF 4)
SPEAK O/T DEVIL #3 (OF 6)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #23
USAGI YOJIMBO #107
35 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
 $135.25 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $114.96 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $20.28 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ARCHIE #580
ARMY OF DARKNESS FROM ASHES #4
DAN DARE #1 (OF 7)
DOC FRANKENSTEIN CVR A #6
DOC FRANKENSTEIN CVR B #6
DOCK WALLOPER #1 (OF 5) (MR)
FUTURAMA COMICS #34
GARGOYLES BAD GUYS #1
GENE SIMMONS DOMINATRIX #4
HACK SLASH SERIES CAMPBELL CVR B #6 (MR)
HACK SLASH SERIES SEELEY CVR A #6 (MR)
HOPE FALLS #1 (OF 5)
JUNGLE GIRL PX ED #3
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #133
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER THE WORLD ASKEW #3 (OF 4)
KONG KING OF SKULL ISLAND CVR A #1 (OF 5)
KONG KING OF SKULL ISLAND CVR B #1
MASKED MAGICIAN ONE SHOT
MERCENARIES #1
MOONSTONES HOLIDAY SUPER SPECTACULAR
NEW TALES OF OLD PALOMAR #3
PHANTOM #20
POTTERS FIELD MARK WAID SIGNED CON EXC
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS #1
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS 20 MILLION MILES MORE #3
SIMPSONS WINTER WINGDING #2
SIRE REVELATIONS #3 (OF 3)
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #47 (MR)
TERMINATOR 2 INFINITY #5
TRANSFORMERS DEVASTATION #3
TWO GUNS CVR A #3 (OF 4) (RES)
4  ADULT COMICS DUE IN THIS WEEK

117 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (5):
SHAZAM SERIES 1 BILLY BATSON HOPPY 2 PACK ACTION FIGURE
SHAZAM SERIES 1 CAPTAIN MARVEL JR. ACTION FIGURE
SHAZAM SERIES 1 DR SIVANA MR MIND ACTION FIGURE
SHAZAM SERIES 1 MARY MARVEL ACTION FIGURE
SHAZAM SERIES 1 SHAZAM ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (1):
BATMAN ARMOR SYMBOL T/S XL
BOOKS (5):
AI NO KUSABI THE SPACE BETWEEN VOL 1 NOVEL (MR)
DRAGON SWORD & WIND CHILD HC NOVEL
DRAGONLANCE DWARF HOME V1 SECRET OF PAX THARKAS MMPB
DRAGONLANCE OGRE TITANS V1 BLACK TALON MMPB
LITTLE DARLING NOVEL
CARDS (2):
ELVIS HOLIDAY BOX SET TRADING CARDS
GOLDEN COMPASS PREMIUM TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING (1):
 WORLD OF WARCRAFT TCG MARCH LEGION BOOSTER DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (21):
2000 AD #1561
2000 AD #1562
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #184
BACK ISSUE #25
CHARMED MAGAZINE #20
COMICS REVUE #259
CULT TIMES NOV 2007 #146
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 11
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #94
MARVEL PREVIEWS DECEMBER 2007
NEWTYPE ENG ED DEC 2007
PREVIEWS VOL XVII #12
SCRYE FEB 2008 #116
SFX #163
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 12
SHAUN THE SHEEP COMIC #9
STARBURST #356
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #1 PX ED
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #160
WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #346
WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED #38 FACTS ON THE GROUND
STATUES (1):
MARVEL ICONS EMMA FROST BUST
TRADES (81):
10 20 & 30 VOL 2 GN (MR)
100 PERCENT PERFECT GIRL VOL 4 GN (MR)
AFTER I WIN GN
AGE OF BRONZE VOL 3 BETRAYAL HC
AGE OF BRONZE VOL 3 BETRAYAL TP
AMAZING AGENT LUNA VOL 4 GN
AVENGERS INITIATIVE BASIC TRAINING VOL 1 PREM HC
BATMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT HC
BEOWULF GN
BERSERK VOL 20 TP (MR)
BETSY AND ME GN
BEYOND PALOMAR PALOMAR VOL 3 TP
BRODIES LAW ROAD TO REDEMPTION GN (MR)
CHUN RHANG YHUR JHUN VOL 4 GN
CIVIL WAR SCRIPT BOOK TP
CLICK VOL 5 GN
COMPLETE DICK TRACY HC VOL 03
COYOTE RAGTIME SHOW VOL 2 GN (MR)
CUT
CUTE BEAST GN
DARK HORRORS ANTHOLOGY VOL 2 GN (MR)
DASH GN (MR)
DESTINYS HAND VOL 2 GN
ELFQUEST ARCHIVES VOL 4 HC
ES VOL 7 GN (MR)
ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL 8 TP
FLYING FRIAR COLOR ED SC
FROM UP ABOVE GN (MR)
GACHA GACHA NEXT REVOLUTION VOL 5 GN (MR)
GLASS SKY GN
GUNSLINGER GIRL MANGA TP VOL 06
HAWKGIRL HAWKMAN RETURNS TP
HIGHLANDER THE COLDEST WAR TP
HILL TP (C: 0-1-2)
ICE WANDERER GN (RES)
INVISIBLE LOVE GN (MR)
IT ATE BILLY ON CHRISTMAS HC
JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS HC
KA SHIN FU GN (MR)
KEY TO THE KINGDOM VOL 2
KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE VOL 23 TP
KYOHAKU DOGS VOL 1 GN (MR)
LAST UNIFORM VOL 2 GN (MR)
LAUGH UNDER THE SUN GN
LET DAI VOL 10 GN (0F 15) (MR)
LEXIAN CHRONICLES FULL CIRCLE VOL 2 TP
LOVE BUS STOP GN (MR)
LUCKY LUKE CALAMITY JANE TP
MAMOTTE LOLLIPOP VOL 4 GN
MELUSINE HALLOWEEN TP
MIDNIGHTER VOL 1 KILLING MACHINE TP
MPD PSYCHO VOL 3 TP (MR)
MY HEAVENLY HOCKEY CLUB VOL 3 GN
NIGHTMARES FOR SALE VOL 1 GN (MR)
OF BITTER SOULS VOL 2 REUNIFICATION TP
ORFINA VOL 1 (MR)
PASSIONATE TWO FACE VOL 1 GN (MR)
PERLA LA LOCA LOCAS VOL 3 TP
PHONEY BALONEY PHONY ISLAND PHIASCO (MR)
PUMPKIN SCISSORS VOL 1 GN
RALPH SNART ADVENTURES COMIC COLLECTION #2
RED SONJA VOL 2 ARROWSMITH ADAM HUGHES CVR TP (RES)
RED SONJA VOL 2 ARROWSMITH JIM LEE CVR PX TP (RES)
SHAMAN WARRIOR VOL 5 TP
SHOWCASE PRESENTS TP SUPERGIRL VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES TP
SUGAR SUGAR RUNE VOL 7 GN
SUZUKA VOL 6 GN (MR)
TALENT TP VOL 01 (RES)
TECH JACKET VOL 1 BOY FROM EARTH TP
TENJHO TENGE VOL 16 (MR)
TESTAMENT VOL 3 BABEL TP (MR)
TETRAGRAMMATON VOL 2 LABYRINTH GN (MR)
TREASURY VICTORIAN MURDER VOL 9 THE BLOODY BENDERS SC
TWO WILL COME VOL 1 GN (RES)
UNBALANCE UNBALANCE VOL 2 GN
UNIQUE TP
VANILLA VOL 1 GN (MR)
VENUS VERSUS VIRUS VOL 2 GN
2 ADULT TRADES DUE IN THIS WEEK
FUN FACT: ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between175-250 brand new Comics, Books, Trades, Magazines, Statues, etc come through the door and go on sale. So be sure to get a look at CHICAGO'S LARGEST SELECTION of NEW STUFF every week here in SHIP-SHAPE!
 ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean above when it sez...."
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
BLK =Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
CD=Countdown
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CWI="Civil War Initiative" storyline
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
GHUL="Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" storyline
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
MMW=Marvel Master Works
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
OMD="One More Day" storyline
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
RES=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER= Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C-Trading Card
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR=Wraparound cover
WWH="World War Hulk" storyline
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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