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221 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 12th, 2007

ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #1 (OF 4)

Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
The untold origin of Iron Man continues - written by international best-selling author Orson Scott Card! When last we saw him, young Tony Stark was nearly blown to bits. How much of him survived his initial Iron Man trial run - and where does the young genius go from here? Plus: How does James Rhodes fit into Tony's plans for the perfect fighting machine? Four-time Hugo Award-winner, two-time Nebula Award-winner and World Fantasy Award-winner Orson Scott Card (author of Ender's Game) returns to the Ultimate Universe, now joined by Ultimate Fantastic Four's Pasqual Ferry!

REORDERS

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OUT OF PRINT

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KIDS CORNER

Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

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1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
(40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!)

SAVE $26.77 ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
BAT LASH #1 $2.99 $1.79
ESSENTIAL DR STRANGE TP VOL 03 $16.99 $10.19
NOVA TP VOL 01 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST $17.99 $10.79
SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP V.3 $16.99 $10.19
TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS ION #1 $2.99 $1.79
ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #1 $2.99 $1.79
WHITE DWARF #335 $6.00 $3.60

TOTAL

$66.94 $40.16

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.

106 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
32 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$100.20 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$85.17
is what you'll pay
only at Alternate Reality!
$15.30 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BAT LASH #1 (OF 6)
BATMAN #670 2ND PTG
BATMAN STRIKES #40
BLACK ADAM THE DARK AGE #5 (OF 6)
BOOSTER GOLD #5
CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #3 (OF 3)
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #20
COUNTDOWN ARENA #2 (OF 4)
COUNTDOWN SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER RED SON #1
COUNTDOWN SPECIAL THE ATOM 80 PAGE GIANT #1 (OF 2)
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 20
DMZ #26 (MR)
FABLES #68 (MR)
GEN 13 #15
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #3
GREEN LANTERN #25 (NOTE PRICE)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #19
JLA CLASSIFIED #48
LOVELESS #21 (MR)
NIGHTWING #139 (GHUL)
ROBIN #168 2ND PTG (GHUL)
ROBIN ANNUAL #7 2ND PTG
SALVATION RUN #2 (OF 7)
SCALPED #12 (MR)
SIMON DARK #3
STORMWATCH ARMAGEDDON #1
SUICIDE SQUAD RAISE THE FLAG #4 (OF 8)
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #10
TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS ION #1
UN-MEN #5 (MR)
WONDER GIRL #4 (OF 6)
WONDER WOMAN #15
19 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$62.81 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$
53.36 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.42 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #15
CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #6
FANTASTIC FOUR #552
GHOST RIDER #18
IRON MAN POWER PACK #2 (OF 4)
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #6
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #4
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MAN IN THE IRON MASK #6 (OF 6)
NEW AVENGERS #37
NEW WARRIORS #6
NOVA #9
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #14
SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #6
SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA #5 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #1 (OF 4)
WOLVERINE #60
X-FACTOR #25 2ND PTG VAR
X-FACTOR #26 MC
X-MEN DIE BY THE SWORD #5 (OF 5)
12 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$35.84 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$27.14 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.79 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AFTER THE CAPE II #2 (OF 3)
ANGELUS PILOT SEASON #1
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #4
CRAWL SPACE XXXOMBIES #2 (MR)
DARKNESS CVR A SILVESTRI #1 (MR)
DARKNESS CVR B KEOWN #1 (MR)
DARKNESS CVR C SEJIC #1 (MR)
ELEPHANTMEN WAR TOYS #1 (OF 3)
KILLING GIRL #5 (OF 5) (MR)
PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND #6 (OF 8)
SPAWN #173
WALKING DEAD #45 (MR)
2 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
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$5.08 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
.89¢ what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BPRD KILLING GROUND #5 (OF 5)
LIVING WITH THE DEAD #3 (OF 3)
41 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$161.90 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$1
37.61 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$24.28 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ABYSS #2 (OF 4)
ANT UNLEASHED #1 (MR)
ARCHAIC #12
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #1
BLACK MIST #2 (OF 2) (RES)
BORDERLAND ONE SHOT (MR)
BOYS #13 (MR)
CORY DOCTOROWS FUTURISTIC TALES HERE AND NOW #3 (OF 6)
DEVI #15
ENGINEER #1 (OF 4)
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #22 (MR)
FULL MOON CRAZE #1 (OF 6) (MR)
GARGOYLES #7
GOLD DIGGER CHRISTMAS SP #1
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #19 (MR)
HATE ANNUAL #7 (MR)
HIGHLANDER WAY O/T SWORD #1
HUNTER #1 (MR)
HYBRID BASTARDS #1 (OF 3) (MR)
JUGHEAD #186
MISERICORDIA #1 (OF 11) (MR)
NEGATIVE BURN #15 (MR)
NEOZOIC #2
NEXUS ORIGIN ONE SHOT
NICOLAS CAGES VOODOO CHILD TP LTD ED ROUGH CUT (MR)
POISON ELVES #80 (RES) (MR)
POTTERS FIELD #3 (OF 3)
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS SINBAD ROGUE OF MARS #2 (OF 5)
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS WRATH OF THE TITANS #3 (OF 4)
SABRINA VOL 2 #90
STREETS OF GLORY #3 (OF 6) (MR)
STREETS OF GLORY WRAP CVR #3 (OF 6) (MR)
SUBCULTURE #4 (OF 4) (MR)
THIRTEEN STEPS #3 (MR)
TOTEM #2 (MR)
TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS THE ASCENDING #3
TRANSFORMERS BEST OF UK DINOBOTS #4
WARHAMMER 40K BLOOD & THUNDER CVR A #2 (OF 5)
WARHAMMER 40K BLOOD & THUNDER CVR B #2 (OF 5)
WORMWOOD ONE SHOT
1  ADULT COMIC DUE IN THIS WEEK

115 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (4):
DC NEW FRONTIER SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURE-BATMAN
DC NEW FRONTIER SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURE-DR.FATE
DC NEW FRONTIER SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURE-MARTIAN MANHUNTER
DC NEW FRONTIER SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURE-FLASH
APPAREL (1):
FLASH TRIO MICHAEL TURNER T/S XL
BOOKS (5):
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN VOL 1 PANDORA'S BRIDE NOVEL
LANKHMAR BOOK 4 SWORDS AGAINST WIZARDRY
MODERN MASTERS VOL 14 FRANK CHO
OH MY GODDESS FIRST END NOVEL
WEREWOLVES DEAD MOON RISING SC
CARDS (3):
LOST SEASON 3 TRADING CARD BOX
MARVEL MASTERPIECES TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS 2007 MLB 1952 ROOKIES EDITION TRADING CARD BOX
MAGAZINES (46):
2000 AD #1563
2000 AD #1564
24 MAGAZINE YEARBOOK #11-NEWSTAND EDITION
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 1207
BECKETT MASSIVE ON-LINE GAMER #10
BECKETT YUGIOH #33
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #180
COMICS REVUE #260
COMPLEX 0108
COOKS ILLUSTRATED 0208
DARK SIDE DEC JAN 2008 #130
DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL #18 IN THEIR OWN WORDS VOL 4 1982-1986
DR WHO MAGAZINE #389
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #968
FLY RC #51
FORTEAN TIMES #230
FROM THE TOMB #23 (MR)
GIANT #21
GREY'S ANATOMY YEARBOOK #6
GUNS & AMMO 0108
HIGHLIGHTS 1008
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0108
INSIDE CHEERLEADING 1207
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #265
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #136
KONO 1207
LOCUS #563
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #14-NEWSTAND EDITION
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #14 PX ED
MAD CLASSICS #20
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL #20
MYSTERIES #119
POPULAR SCIENCE 0108
RAZORCAKE #41
REAL FIGHTER #16
RUE MORGUE #74
SMALLVILLE #24-NEWSTAND EDITION
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #24 SPECIAL PX ED
TABU TATTOO #35
TOYFARE IRON MAN MOVIE CVR #126
TRANSFORMERS MAGAZINE #4
TUFF STUFF 0108
TV FILM MEMORABILIA MAGAZINE DEC 2007
TV ZONE #222
WHAT'S UP KIDS HOLIDAY 2007
WHITE DWARF #335-1ST DAY SALE
STATUES (5):
ALEX ROSS THOR HEAD BUST
CATWOMAN DELUXE VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA
RACHEL GREY BUST
RACHEL GREY DEATHMARK BUST
SUPERGIRL DELUXE VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA
TRADES (49):
ANDROMEDA STORIES VOL 2 GN
APPLESEED ID TP
ART OF BRYAN TALBOT SC
BLAKE & MORTIMER THE MYSTERY O/T GREAT PYRAMID VOL 1 GN
BOYS OVER FLOWERS VOL 27 TP
CASTAWAYS SC
CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST ENEMY GN (MR)
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED AENEID
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED LAST OF THE MOHICANS
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED THREE MUSKETEERS
COMMON FOE TP (RES) (MR)
CRIMINAL VOL 2 LAWLESS TPB
EMMA VOL 6
ESSENTIAL DR STRANGE TP VOL 03-1ST DAY SALE
FINAL DESTINATION SPRING BREAK TP (MR)
FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL 11
GUIN SAGA MANGA VOL 1 SEVEN MAGI TP
I SHALL NEVER RETURN VOL 1 GN (MR)
INU YASHA ANI MANGA VOL 24 GN
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN TP VOL 02 SMALL MINDED DIGEST
JAMES BOND SHARK BAIT TP
KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE VOL 5 TP
LAW OF UEKI VOL 9 TP
LEONARD STARRS MARY PERKINS ON STAGE VOL 1 TP
MARVEL ADVENT FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 07 SILVER SURFER DIGEST
METAL GEAR SOLID SONS OF LIBERTY TP VOL 02
MYSTIC ARCANA HC
NEW X-MEN TP VOL 05 CHILDHOODS END
NOVA TP VOL 01 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST-1ST DAY SALE
NYC MECH TP VOL 02 BETA LOVE
O PARTS HUNTER VOL 7 TP
ONE LIVE BEAST GN VOL 01 IN THE BEGINNING
REGULATOR COLLECTION SC (MR)
RIDDLERS FAYRE VOL 2 GAME OF REVENGE HC
ROBOT GN VOL 04 (MR)
SAIHOSHI GN (MR)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP V.3-1ST DAY SALE
SPEED RACER GN VOL 01
SPIKE SHADOW PUPPETS TP
STARCHILD MYTHOPOLIS II VOL 1 GN
TALES O/T TMNT VOL 1 ORIGINAL SERIES TREASURY ED TP
TRANSFORMERS MEGATRON ORIGIN TP
ULTIMATES 2 HC
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY VOL 1 TP
WOLFMEN GN (MR)
WONDER WOMAN AMAZONS ATTACK HC
ZATCH BELL VOL 16 GN
ZOMBIES GN (MR)
WALL ART (2):
ULTIMATES 3 VILLAINS B & W PANORAMA POSTER
ULTIMATES 3 VILLAINS PANORAMA POSTER
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
SII=Silent Invasion Infiltration
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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