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213 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
FRIDAY
DECEMBER 28th, 2007

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #545 OMD

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by JOE QUESADA
50/50 Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
"ONE MORE DAY" PART 4
The riveting conclusion to the most-talked about -- and controversial -- comics event of the year. Brought to you by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada. Brace yourself, Spidey fans, after this, nothing will be the same for Peter Parker!
The stakes have never been higher. At his darkest hours -- and he's had plenty -- Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on, one person who'd remind him who he is, who he was, and who he can be. Now he's about to lose that person. What will he do...what would you do, if you only had "One More Day?"

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OUT OF PRINT

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

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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
COMIC'S BUYERS GUIDE #1638 $5.99 $3.59
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS COMPANION HC $59.99 $35.99
FLASH FASTEST MAN ALIVE FULL THROTTLE TP $12.99 $7.79
GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS SECRET FILES #1 $4.99 $2.99
HULK VS FIN FANG FOOM ONE SHOT $3.99 $2.39
INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE #1 (OF 2) $2.99 $1.79
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #1 $4.50 $2.70

TOTAL

$95.44 $57.26

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.

88 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
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28 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
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13.60
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #545 OMD
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #8
BLACK PANTHER #33
CAPTAIN AMERICA #33
CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 (OF 5)
DAREDEVIL #103
FANTASTIC FOUR ISLA DE LA MUERTE ONE SHOT
GIANT SIZE AVENGERS SPECIAL #1
HOUSE OF M AVENGERS #3 (OF 5)
HULK VS FIN FANG FOOM ONE SHOT
IRON MAN #24
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #8
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PICTURE DORIAN GRAY #1 (OF 6)
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT ONE MORE DAY BRAND NEW DAY
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX MC
MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #3 (OF 5)
NEW WARRIORS #7
PUNISHER #53 (MR)
RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #11 (OF 12)
THOR #5
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #49
ULTIMATE POWER #9 (OF 9)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #117
X-MEN #206 MC
X-MEN EMPEROR VULCAN #4 (OF 5)
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #7
X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX MUTANT FILES MC
ZOMBIE SIMON GARTH #2 (OF 4) (MR)
28 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
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52 AFTERMATH THE FOUR HORSEMEN #5 (OF 6)
ACTION COMICS #860
AUTHORITY PRIME #3 (OF 6)
BATMAN #672
BLUE BEETLE #22
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #9
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #40
COUNTDOWN ARENA #4 (OF 4)
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #5 (OF 8)
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 18
CRIME BIBLE THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #3 (OF 5)
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #14 (MR)
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #4 (OF 8)
FLASH #235
FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH #3 (OF 6)
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #3 (OF 9)
GREEN LANTERN #26
GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS SECRET FILES #1
HELLBLAZER #239 (MR)
JACK OF FABLES #18 (MR)
JLA CLASSIFIED #49
JSA CLASSIFIED #33
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES CVR A #37
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES CVR B #37
TEEN TITANS #54
TEEN TITANS GO #50
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #4 (OF 8)
WILDCATS ARMAGEDDON #1
8 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
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BOMB QUEEN IV #4 (OF 4) (MR)
BRAWL #3 (OF 3) (MR)
DRAWING FROM LIFE #2 (MR)
INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE #1 (OF 2)
PAX ROMANA #1 (OF 4)
PROOF #3 (MR)
REPO #5 (OF 5) (MR)
WITCHBLADE #112
3 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
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CONAN #47 (MR)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #24
USAGI YOJIMBO #108
21 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
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ARCHIE & FRIENDS #115
BADGER SAVES THE WORLD #1 (OF 5)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #39
BERLIN #14 (MR)
DAN DARE #2 (OF 7)
DEVI #16
DRAFTED #4
GENE SIMMONS DOMINATRIX #5
GENE SIMMONS ZIPPER #2
GI JOE STORM SHADOW #7
JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE CVR A #1 (OF 12)
JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE CVR B #1 (OF 12)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #134
MY INNER BIMBO #3 (OF 5) (RES) (MR)
PUNKS THE COMIC CHRISTACULAR SP
REDBALL 6 #1
SHRUGGED #7
SNAKED #1 (OF 5)
VISIONS OF BLOODRAYNE
2 ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

125 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (14):
MARVEL LEGENDS HYDRA AF
McFARLANE NBA SERIES 13 BARON DAVIS ACTION FIGURE
McFARLANE NBA SERIES 13 CHRIS BOSH ACTION FIGURE
McFARLANE NBA SERIES 13 DWIGHT HOWARD ACTION FIGURE
McFARLANE NBA SERIES 13 JASON TERRY ACTION FIGURE
McFARLANE NBA SERIES 13 LEBRON JAMES ACTION FIGURE
McFARLANE NBA SERIES 13 PAUL PIERCE ACTION FIGURE
McFARLANE NBA SERIES 13 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL ACTION FIGURE
McFARLANE SIMPSONS SERIES 2 CLOWN HOMER ACTION FIGURES
McFARLANE SIMPSONS SERIES 2 GOOD & EVIL HOMER ACTION FIGURES
McFARLANE SIMPSONS SERIES 2 RADIOACTIVE AMN & FALLOUT BOY ACTION FIGURES
McFARLANE SIMPSONS SERIES 2 RADIOACTIVE MAN & FALLOUT BOY ACTION FIGURES
McFARLANE SIMPSONS SERIES 2 THE REVAN ACTION FIGURES
POWER GIRL 13 INCH DELUXE FIGURE
APPAREL (4):
CAPTAIN AMERICA CAPTAIN ACTION BLK T/S XL
HULK GREENHOUSE EFFECT BLK T/S XL
SILVER SURFER BIG ONE BLK T/S XL
SPIDER-MAN WALKING IN DARKNESS BLK T/S XL
BOBBLE HEADS (1):
BETTY BOOP FAIRY BOBBLE HEAD
BOOKS (3):
CHIBI VAMPIRE NOVEL VOL 04 (OF 7)
SLAYERS NOVEL VOL 07 (OF 15)
SLAYERS NOVEL VOL 08 (OF 15)
GAMING (1):
DC VS. LEGENDS BOOSTER DISPLAY BOX
MAGAZINES (39):
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #157
BLENDER 0208
CINEFEX #112
COMIC'S BUYERS GUIDE #1638
COMICS JOURNAL #287
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 12
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY #224
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #970
GEEK MONTHLY VOL 2 #1
GIANT ROBOT #51
GIRLS & CORPSES VOL.1 WINTER 2008
HEEB WINTER 2007
MARVEL PREVIEWS JANUARY 2008 EXTRAS
MASTERS ATHLETES 0208
MEN'S HEALTH 0208
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LITTLE KIDS 0208
NEWTYPE ENG ED JAN 2008
NORTH & SOUTH VOL.10.4
PC MAGAZINE 0108
POETS & WRITERS 0208
POLYMANCER PROMO ISSUE
PREVIEWS ADULT VOL XVIII #1
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #1
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 0208
PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #94
RC DRIVER #50
ROCKABILLY MAGAZINE #39
SCALE AVIATION MODELLER VOL#13.12
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 0108
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 13
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #9-NEWSTAND EDITION
STOP SMILING #33
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #146
TUFF STUDFF'S HEROES & HISTORY MAKERS
WIRED #16.01
WIZARD MAGAZINE #196 IRON MAN MOVIE CVR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #196 SECRET INVASION CVR
WOMEN'S HEALTH 0208
WWE AMGAZINE 0108
1 ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (4):
HULK GREEN MINI BUST
HULK GREY MINI BUST
MCFARLANE ROCKY 3D MOVIE POSTER
SPIDER-WOMAN JULIA CARPENTER MINI BUST
TRADES (57):
10TH MUSE GOD OF WAR VOL 1 TP
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY VOL 18 HC (MR)
ARCANA GN VOL 07 (OF 9)
BUCKAROO BANZAI VOL 1 RETURN OF THE SCREW TP
CHERRY JUICE GN VOL 02 (OF 4)
CHRONICLES OF THE CURSED SWORD GN VOL 20 (OF 27)
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS COMPANION HC
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS COMPANION HC VAR
DAREDEVIL TP BATTLIN JACK MURDOCK
DAZZLE GN VOL 07 (OF 9) (MR)
DEJA VU SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER GN
DEVI TP VOL 03
DRAGON EYE GN VOL 03
DRAGON HEAD GN VOL 09 (OF 10) (MR)
DRAGONLANCE THE LEGEND OF HUMA TP VOL 01 (RES)
EMPTY EMPIRE VOL 6
FANTASTIC FIVE TP FINAL DOOM
FLASH FASTEST MAN ALIVE FULL THROTTLE TP
FORGOTTEN REALMS VOL 5 STREAMS SILVER HC
GATCHA GACHA GN VOL 06 (OF 7)
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE VOL 4 TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES TP
GIANT MONSTER TP
GOOD LUCK GN VOL 04 (OF 5)
GOTHIC SPORTS GN VOL 03 (OF 3)
HAWAIIAN DICK TP VOL 01 BYRD OF PARADISE (NEW PTG)
JUDAS GN VOL 05 (OF 5) (MR)
KNOCKOUT MAKERS GN VOL 01 (OF 03) (RES)
LAGOON ENGINE GN VOL 04 (OF 04) (RES)
LE CHEVALIER DEON GN VOL 03 (MR)
MIDNIGHT SUN TP
MILK TEETH GN (MR)
MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 05
MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 05 VAR ED 22
MMW GOLDEN AGE HUMAN TORCH HC VOL 02
MMW GOLDEN AGE HUMAN TORCH HC VOL 02 VAR 88
MONOCHROME FACTOR GN VOL 01 (OF 02) (RES)
PALBOT COME TO AMERICA VOL 1
PHANTOM GN VOL 04 (OF 5)
QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE ED VOL 1 TP (MR)
REBIRTH GN VOL 21 (OF 21)
RIDING SHOTGUN GN VOL 02 (MR)
SATCHEL PAIGE STRIKING OUT JIM CROW HC
SATCHEL PAIGE STRIKING OUT JIM CROW SC
SHORT SUNZEN GN VOL 01 (OF 5) (MR)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS BRAVE BOLD BATMAN TEAM UPS TP VOL 02
SPAWN NEW FLESH TP
STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL VOL 11 HC UNION
STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 10 TP
STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 10 TP
TALES FROM THE CRYPT VOL 2 CAN YOU FEAR ME NOW COLL ED HC
TALES FROM THE CRYPT VOL 2 CAN YOU FEAR ME NOW TP
TALES FROM THE CRYPT VOL 2 CAN YOU FEAR ME NOW TP
TALES OF THE BATMAN TIM SALE HC
TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL 9
ULTRA CUTE GN VOL 09 (OF 9)
UNCANNY X-MEN TP EXTREMISTS
WASTELAND TP BOOK 02 SHADES OF GOD (MR)
WALL ART (2):
INVINCIBLE CAST POSTER
X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX DJURDJEVIC POSTER MC
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 ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

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

2ND PTG= Second Printing
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
MC=Messiah Complex
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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