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194 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 25th, 2009

HULK #10

Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & 50/50 Covers by ED MCGUINNESS
Guess what Emmy nominated, Eisner Award winning Jeph Loeb and superstar fan fave Ed McGuinness have for you THIS month?! There was a time when the world's mightiest heroes got together to fight foes too great for them to handle all by themselves. No! Not the Avengers! The other guys: HULK! NAMOR! SILVER SURFER! DOC STRANGE! The original Defenders are back! But what terrible threat could bring them together again? How about THE OFFENDERS! RULK! TIGER SHARK! TERRAX! BARON MORDO! If you have to buy ONE comic this month - be sure to by TWO copies of HULK!

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!

CHECKLIST

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SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

   1) HULK #10
   2) MIGHTY AVENGERS #22 DKR
   3) NEW AVENGERS #50 DKR
   4) THUNDERBOLTS #129 DKR
   5) CAPTAIN AMERICA #47
   6) AVENGERS INITIATIVE #22 DKR
   7) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #24 (ORIGINS)
   8) X-FORCE #12
   9) FANTASTIC FOUR #564
 10) GREEN LANTERN #38 (ORIGINS)

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DARK REIGN FILES DKR
DOCTOR WHO WHISPERING GALLERY (ONE SHOT)
GI JOE ORIGINS #1
SONIC UNIVERSE #1
WHATMEN (ONE SHOT)
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
DOCTOR WHO WHISPERING GALLERY (ONE SHOT) $3.99 $2.39
HULK #10 $3.99 $2.39
NEW AVENGERS #50 DKR $4.99 $2.99
MAGAZINES (1)
REALMS OF FANTASY 0409 $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (3)
MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 08 $54.99 $32.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY TP VOL 03 $16.99 $10.19
TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 01 $19.99 $11.99
TOTAL $108.93 $65.35

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.

110 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
35 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$125.65 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$106.80 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$18.84 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #22 DKR
CAPTAIN AMERICA #47
DARK AVENGERS #1 2ND PTG VAR
DARK REIGN FILES DKR
DR DOOM MASTERS OF EVIL #2 (OF 4)
ENDERS SHADOW BATTLE SCHOOL #3 (OF 5)
FANTASTIC FOUR #564
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #5 (OF 5)
HULK #10
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #126
KICK ASS #1 UMPTEENTH PTG (MR)
KICK ASS #2 UMPTEENTH PTG (MR)
KICK ASS #3 UMPTEENTH PTG (MR)
KICK ASS #4 UMPTEENTH PTG (MR)
LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #4 (OF 6)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #45
MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #4 (OF 6)
MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #4 (OF 6) B & W VAR
MIGHTY AVENGERS #22 DKR
MS MARVEL #36 DKR
NEW AVENGERS #50 DKR
NOVA #22
DARK TOWER TREACHERY #6 (OF 6)
RUNAWAYS 3 #7
SCOURGE OF GODS #2 (OF 3) (MR)
SHE-HULK 2 #38
SKAAR SON OF HULK #8
THUNDERBOLTS #129 DKR
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #131
WAR MACHINE #3 DKR
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #12
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #33 DKR
WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #2 (OF 8) 2ND PTG VAR
X-FORCE #12
YTHAQ FORSAKEN WORLD #3 (OF 3) (MR)
21 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$64.83 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$55.10 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.72 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #10 (OF 12)
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #2
BLUE BEETLE #36
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #54
GREEN LANTERN #37 (FOE) 2ND PTG
GREEN LANTERN #38 (ORIGINS)
JACK OF FABLES #31 (MR)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #24 (ORIGINS)
MADAME XANADU #8 (MR)
PUSH #6 (OF 6)
REIGN IN HELL #8 (OF 8)
RESISTANCE #3 (OF 6) (MR)
SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION #4 (OF 6)
SUPERMAN #685 (ORIGINS)
TEEN TITANS #68 (ORIGINS)
TRINITY #39
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #5 (MR)
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #10 (OF 12)
WILDCATS #8
WONDER WOMAN #29
WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER #4 (OF 4)
9 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$28.91  is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$24.57 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.33 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #13
DYNAMO 5 #20
ELEPHANTMEN #16
PROOF #17
SAVAGE DRAGON #145 CVR A
SAVAGE DRAGON #145 OBAMA CVR B
SPAWN #189
SWORD #15 (MR)
YOUNGBLOOD #8 OBAMA CVR
7 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$21.95 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$18.65  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.29 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #8
CRIMINAL MACABRE CELL BLOCK 666 #3 (OF 4)
FEAR AGENT #26 1 AGAINST 1 (PT 5 OF 6)
GIGANTIC #3 (OF 5)
STAR WARS LEGACY #33 FIGHT ANOTHER DAY PART 2 OF 2
UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #4 (OF 6)
USAGI YOJIMBO #118
38 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$78.79 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$66.97 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.81 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL #18
ANGEL SMILE TIME #2
ARCHIE #594
BART SIMPSON COMICS #46
CAVEWOMAN PREHISTORIC PINUPS #6 (MR)
CAVEWOMAN PREHISTORIC PINUPS #6 SP ED (NET) (MR)
CTHULHU TALES #12
DOCTOR WHO WHISPERING GALLERY (ONE SHOT)
EUREKA #2 (OF 4) CVR A
EUREKA #2 (OF 4) CVR B
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS DEAR BILLY #2
GHOST WHISPERER THE MUSE #3
GI JOE ORIGINS #1
HACK SLASH SERIES #20 JONES CVR A (MR)
HACK SLASH SERIES #20 WHITE CVR B (MR)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #148
LAND OF OZ MANGA RETURN TO EMERALD CITY #3 (OF 4)
LEVITICUS CROSS #2 (OF 5)
MISTER X CONDEMNED #3 (OF 4)
MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #5 (OF 6)
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #167
SONIC UNIVERSE #1
STAR TREK COUNTDOWN #2
STAR TREK LAST GENERATION #4
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #4 CRUZ CVR A
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #4 NG CVR B
TERMINATOR REVOLUTION #3 (OF 5)
TRANSFORMERS MAXIMUM DINOBOTS #3
TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE PREQ ALLIANCE #3
WARHAMMER 40K DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR #3 CVR A
WARHAMMER 40K DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR #3 CVR B
WASTELAND #24 (MR)
WHATMEN (ONE SHOT)
ZOMBIE TALES #11
4 ADULT COMICS RETURNING THIS WEEK
84 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (12):
MARVEL SELECT STEALTH ARMOR IRON MAN AF
MCFARLANE MLB COOPERSTOWN SERIES 6-BABE RUTH RED SOX ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE MLB COOPERSTOWN SERIES 6-BABE RUTH YANKEES ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE MLB COOPERSTOWN SERIES 6-BO JACKSON ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE MLB COOPERSTOWN SERIES 6-GEORGE BRETT ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE MLB COOPERSTOWN SERIES 6-LOU GHERIG ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE MLB COOPERSTOWN SERIES 6-NOLAN RYAN ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE MLB COOPERSTOWN SERIES 6-ROLLIE FINGERS ACTION FIGURE
WATCHMEN MOVIE ASSORTMEMT #2-COMEDIAN ACTION FIGURE
WATCHMEN MOVIE ASSORTMEMT #2-DR. MANHATTAN ACTION FIGURE
WATCHMEN MOVIE ASSORTMEMT #2-NITE OWL (Classic) ACTION FIGURE
WATCHMEN MOVIE ASSORTMEMT #2-SILK SPECTRE (Classic) ACTION FIGURE
BOBBLE HEADS (1):
SW K3PO BOBBLE HEAD
CARDS (4):
LEGENDS OF STAR TREK CAPT ARCHER T/C SET
LEGENDS OF STAR TREK CAPT JANEWAY T/C SET
LEGENDS OF STAR TREK CAPT SISKO T/C SET
STAR WARS GALAXY SERIES 4 TRADING CARD BOX
MAGAZINES (37):
2000 AD #1620
2000 AD #1621
AMERICAN GIRL 0409
BACKYARD FLYER 0509
BASEBALL AMERICA #0905
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #02 SUPERMAN
DR WHO MAGAZINE #405
EMMY V.2009 #1
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1035
FANGORIA #281
FORTEAN TIMES #246
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #109
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN 0309
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0309
INSIDE KUNG FU #37.5
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #281
JUXTAPOZ #98
MAD #499
MOTHER JONES 0409
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 0309
NEW SCIENTIST 021309
NEW SCIENTIST 022009
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #129
PHANTOM DETECTIVE AUG 1938 REPLICA ED
POETS & WRITERS 0409
REALMS OF FANTASY 0409
SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED 0409
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 0309
SPIN 0309
TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #32
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #160
WIERD #17.03
WIZARD MAGAZINE #210 CASSADAY SPIDER-MAN WOLVERINE CVR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #210 WANTED JG JONES CVR
WRITER'S JOURNAL #30.2
WWE KIDS 0309
X-BOX WORLD 360 #75
TRADES (30):
ALAN MOORE THE COURTYARD GN COLOR PTG (MR)
ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 02
CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 03 DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA
CARL THE FROG HC
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL 07 (MR)
DAN DARE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 US ED
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES TP BOOK 03
EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR TP
HIGH ROLLERS TP
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TP TREASURE ISLAND
MMW ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES HC VOL 02
MMW ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES HC VOL 02 VAR ED VOL 113
MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 08
MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 08 VAR ED VOL 112
MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 08
NEXT MEN PREMIERE ED HC VOL 01
SECRET INVASION TP BLACK PANTHER
SECRET INVASION TP RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY TP VOL 03
SKRULLS VS POWER PACK TP DIGEST
SPARROW JIM MAHFOOD HC
STARMAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 02
STREETS OF GLORY HC (MR)
SUPERMAN CAMELOT FALLS TP VOL 02
TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 01
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON TP
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 07
VIOLENT MESSIAHS TP VOL 02 LAMENTING PAIN
X-MEN PREM HC ORIGINAL SIN
FUN FACT:
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
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
FOE= "Faces of Evil" DC event
FRGTN 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.
O/A=Order Again
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SI="Silent Invasion" 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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