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192 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 26th, 2008

BATMAN #681

Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Tony Daniel & Sandu Florea
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant cover by Tony Daniel
This is it - "Batman R.I.P." concludes here! The final, heartrending confrontation between Bruce Wayne and Jezebel Jet. The final fate of The Dark Knight. And the horrifying and shocking truth behind the Black Glove. With The Joker, the Club of Villains, Robin, Damian, plus an ending you'll never see coming - this one has it all!
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

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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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) HULK #8
  2) BATMAN #681 RIP (NOTE PRICE)
  3) CAPTAIN AMERICA #44
  4) JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL THE KINGDOM #1
  5) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #30 XOS 5
  6) SUPERMAN #682 NEW KRYPTON
  7) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #128
  8) DAREDEVIL #113
  9) ULTIMATE X-MEN #98
10) SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #4 (OF 4)

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ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES #1 (OF 3)
CONTRACT SOLO MISSIONS JESSIE ONE-SHOT
DOG EATERS #1
ECHOES OF THE DAMNED #1 (OF 4)
JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL THE KINGDOM #1
SEPTIC ISLE ONE SHOT (MR)
SISTA SAMURAI #0 (OF 3)
SRG PRESENTS WOLVES OF ODIN ONE SHOT
TALES TO SUFFICE #1
THOR MAN OF WAR
UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #1
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (2)
BATMAN #681 $3.99 $2.39
UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #1 $2.99 $1.79
MAGAZINES (2)
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #12 $4.50 $2.70
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #63 $4.99 $2.99
TRADES (3)
BATMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TP $19.99 $32.99
ULTIMATE HULK VS IRON MAN TP ULTIMATE HUMAN $15.99 $9.59
X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP BAND OF BROTHERS $14.99 $8.99
TOTAL $67.44 $40.46

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.

101 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
24 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$73.81 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$62.73 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.07 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
BATMAN #681 RIP (NOTE PRICE)
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #7 (OF 12)
BIRDS OF PREY #124
BLUE BEETLE #33
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #51
DMZ #36 (MR)
FERRYMAN #3 (OF 5)
JACK OF FABLES #28 (MR)
JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL THE KINGDOM #1
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #48
MADAME XANADU #6 COVER A (MR)
MADAME XANADU #6 COVER B (MR)
NORTHLANDERS #12 (MR)
PUSH #2 (OF 6)
REIGN IN HELL #5 (OF 8)
SCOOBY DOO #138
SUPERMAN #682 NEW KRYPTON
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #4 (OF 6)
TEEN TITANS #65
TRINITY #26
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #2 (MR)
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #7 (OF 12)
WILDCATS #5
WONDER WOMAN #26
24 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$73.76 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$62.69 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.06 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
CAPTAIN AMERICA #44
DAREDEVIL #113
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #2 (OF 5)
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #7
HULK #8
HULK #8 BUSCEMA VAR
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #123
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #42
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #5
MS MARVEL #33
NEW WARRIORS #18
NOVA #19
RUNAWAYS 3 #4
SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #4 (OF 4)
SECRET INVASION X-MEN #4 (OF 4) MD
SHE-HULK 2 #35
SKAAR SON OF HULK #5
THOR MAN OF WAR
TRUE BELIEVERS #5 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #128
ULTIMATE X-MEN #98
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #9
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #30 XOS 5
X-FORCE #9
11 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$41.44 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$35.22 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.21 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
ADVENTURES OF SPAWN #2
BODY BAGS (ONE SHOT) (MR)
BRIT #10
DRAGON PRINCE #3 JOHNSON CVR A
DRAGON PRINCE #3 PETERSON CVR B
GOLLY #3 (MR)
PROOF #14
SAVAGE #2 (OF 4)
SAVAGE DRAGON #141
TRANSHUMAN #4 (OF 4)
WALKING DEAD #55 (MR)
4 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$11.96 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$10.16 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.79 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #19
END LEAGUE #6
STAR WARS LEGACY #30 VECTOR PART 11 OF 12
UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #1 GABRIEL BA CVR
38 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$132.89 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$112.95 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$19.93 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #5
ARCHIE #591
ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES #1 (OF 3)
BARTHOLOMEW OF THE SCISSORS #3 (OF 4)
CHRONICLES OF DR HERBERT WEST #2 (OF 6)
CONTRACT SOLO MISSIONS JESSIE ONE-SHOT
DOG EATERS #1
DRAFTED #12
ECHOES OF THE DAMNED #1 (OF 4)
FLASH GORDON #3
FUTURAMA COMICS #40
GALAXY QUEST GLOBAL WARNING #4
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS NIGHT WITCHES #2 (OF 3)
GLAMOURPUSS #4
HOW TO BE A SERIAL KILLER BIRTH OF MIKE WILSON ONE SHOT (MR)
LIVING CORPSE #6
LOOKING FOR GROUP #5
MAN WITH NO NAME #5
MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #4 (OF 6)
SABRINA VOL 2 #98
SEPTIC ISLE ONE SHOT (MR)
SHEENA DARK RISING #2 CONNER CVR A
SHEENA DARK RISING #2 MOY CVR B
SHEENA DARK RISING #2 SEELEY CVR C
SIMPSONS WINTER WINGDING #3
SISTA SAMURAI #0 (OF 3)
SONIC X #39
SRG PRESENTS WOLVES OF ODIN ONE SHOT
STRAW MEN #3 (OF 12)
TALES TO SUFFICE #1
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #53 (MR)
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #5
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #3
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #5 (OF 5) CVR A
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #5 (OF 5) CVR B
WASTELAND #22 (MR)
WELCOME TO HOXFORD #4
WIND RAIDER #0 PREVIEW ED
NO ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

91 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION COMICS (5):
GREEN LANTERN ACTION FIGURE BOX SET (Net)
MCFARLANE HALO 3 LEGENDARY COLLECTION ARBITER ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 LEGENDARY COLLECTION ARBITER CLEAR ACTIVE CAMO VARIANT ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 LEGENDARY COLLECTION BRUTE CHIEFTAN (WEAPONS CLASS) ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 LEGENDARY COLLECTION MASTER CHIEF ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (3):
CAPTAIN AMERICA STAR MAN T/S XL
HULK POWER OF HULK BLK T/S XL
THOR THORTURE JUMBO PRINT T/S XL
BOOKS (1):
BRUCE THE LITTLE BLUE SPRUCE HC
BOBBLE HEADS (6):
COLOSSUS BOBBLE HEAD
CYCLOPS BOBBLE HEAD
GODFATHER DON CORLEONE TALKING BOBBLE HEAD
STORM BOBBLE HEAD
SW TIE FIGHTER PILOT BOBBLE HEAD
WOLVERINE BOBBLE HEAD
CARDS (1):
UPPER DECK 2008 NHL SERIES ONE TRADING CARD BOX
MAGAZINES (41):
2000 AD #1611
2000 AD #1612
AMERICAN #2.6
AMERICAN CURVES LINGERIE SPECIAL
BASEBALL AMERICA #824
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #166
BLACK BELT 0109
COMICS JOURNAL #294
DIGITAL PHOTO HOW TO-PHOTO GRAPHIC
DISCOVERY GIRLS 0109
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY #235
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1020
ESPN #11.23
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #106
HEROES #7-NEWSTAND EDITION
HIGH ADVENTURE #103
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN 1208
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 1208
HOUSE THAT HAMMER BUILT #23
ILLINOIS GAME AND FISH 1208
INSIDE LACROSSE #12.11
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #278
LIVING CRAFTS WINTER 2009
MARVEL PREVIEWS DECEMBER 2008 EXTRAS
MEN'S HEALTH 1208
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL #31
PLAYBOY 1208
PREVIEWS ADULT VOL XVIII #12
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #12
ROBOT #14
SHOJO BEAT 1208
SUPER SPIES AND SECRET AGENTS #1
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #7 PX ED
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #172
TORCHWOOD #11
TRUE DETECTIVE #15
TUFF STUFF'S SPORTS COLLECTORS MONTHLY 1208
UNOFFICAL GUIDE TO STAR TREK COLLECTABLES
WEIRD DETECTIVE ADV OF WADE HAMMOND VOL 01
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #63
WIZARD MAGAZINE #207
2 ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (3):
DARK KNIGHT BATMAN VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA
MARVEL MINIATURE ALLIANCE PVC FIGURES
VENOM BUST BANK
TRADES (30):
AMERICAN ELF VOL 03 SKETCHBOOK DIARIES OF JAMES KOCHALKA (MR
AVENGERS THE INITIATIVE TP VOL 02 KILLED IN ACTION
BAT LASH GUNS AND ROSES TP
BATMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TP
BERSERK TP VOL 26
CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC VOL 03 DEATH CAPT AMERICA
COMICS FOR IDIOTS BLECKY YUCKERELLA GN (MR)
DRAGONLANCE LEGENDS TP VOL 01 TIME OF THE TWINS
FANTASTIC WORLDS OF FRANK FRAZETTA HC
GO WEST VOL 01
GREEN LANTERN CORPS RING QUEST TP
HAWKMAN ARCHIVES HC VOL 02
HEROES HC VOL 02 VARIANT EDITION
HYPERACTIVE IDW TP
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN TP ARMORED AVENGER DIGEST
MMW GOLDEN AGE ALL WINNERS HC VOL 03
MMW GOLDEN AGE ALL WINNERS HC VOL 03 VAR ED VOL 108
NEW AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 08 SECRET INVASION BOOK 1
PHANTOM DETECTIVE JUN 1935 REPLICA ED
ROCKY GN VOL 02 STRICTLY BUSINESS
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SGT ROCK TP VOL 02
SLOTH TP (MR)
SPACE RAOUL GN VOL 01
TRIGUN MAXIMUM TP VOL 13 DOUBLE DUEL
ULTIMATE HULK VS IRON MAN TP ULTIMATE HUMAN
UNDERWOLD RISE OF THE LYCANS COLLECTED ED TP
X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP BAND OF BROTHERS
X-MEN LEGACY PREM HC VOL 02 SINS OF FATHER
X-MEN LEGACY TP VOL 01 DIVIDED HE STANDS
1 ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1):
MARVEL YOUR UNIVERSE POSTER
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ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 175-250 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...."

2ND PTG= Second Printing
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
BLK=Black
BND="Brand New Day"Spiderman storyline
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
DWS="Divided We Stand" storyline
FRGTTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
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.
NWD="New Ways to Die" Spiderman storyline
O/A=Order Again
OMD="One More Day" storyline
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
RIP="Batman R.I.P." storyline
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SI="Silent Invasion" storyline
SII="Silent Invasion Infiltration" storyline
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TOS=Referencing Star Trek "THE ORIGINAL SERIES"
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C=Trading Card
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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