ALTERNATE REALITY SHIPPING FOR 100312

163 NEW ITEMS

ON SALE STARTING AT
7:00AM ON

WEDNESDAY

October 3rd, 2012

IT'S OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK AND IT'S
40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!

DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 (OF 8)

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack (A) Klaus Janson, Bill Sienkiewicz (CA) Dale Keown
• Revealed at last...how it ends for the Man without Fear!
•In the near future, investigative reporter Ben Urich has one last story to write - what was Matt Murdock's the final secret?
•A story years in the making brought to you by some of the greatest creators in Daredevil history!

REORDERS
	Get the full list of the 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!

LATE LIST
	Every week dozens of items get pushed back on the schedule and wind up on the Late List!

CHECKLIST
	Click n'print checklist of every new comic shipping this week!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

View what's shipped out every week over the last few years.

LAST WEEK

NEXT WEEK

THIS WEEKS COMIC HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10
BASED ON OUR ORDERING FOR THIS WEEK

1) AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 (OF 12) AVX
2) AVX VS #6 (OF 6)
3) GREEN LANTERN #13
4) UNCANNY X-MEN #19 AVX
5) DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 (OF 8)
6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #695
7) ACTION COMICS #13
8) DETECTIVE COMICS #13
9) BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #2 (OF 4) (MR)
10) MINIMUM CARNAGE ALPHA #1

KIDS CORNER
EVERYTHING NEW FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES THIS WEEK!

ARCHIE #637
ARCHIE LOVE SHOWDOWN TP
B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #229
BARBIE 1112
FUTURAMA COMICS #63
GALAXY MAN #3
GARFIELD #6
LIFE WITH ARCHIE #23
MUPPETS #4 (OF 4)
POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM GN VOL 06
ROAD TO OZ #2 (OF 6)
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #26
YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 03

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 (OF 8)
DOCTOR WHO VOL 3 #1
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #1
LYDIA VS ZOMBIES #1
MINIMUM CARNAGE ALPHA #1
NON HUMANS #1 (OF 4)
ORDER OF DAGONET #1
ROBYN HOOD #1
SPACEKNIGHTS #1 (OF 3)

ENDING THIS WEEK
IT'S THE FINAL LAP FOR THESE TITLES THIS WEEK!

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 (OF 12) AVX
AVX VS #6 (OF 6)
EVERYBODY LOVES TANK GIRL #3 (OF 3) (MR)
MUPPETS #4 (OF 4)

THIS WEEKS STORE SALES

SAVE 40% ($24.17) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 100312!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP

YOU PAY

-BOOK OF THE WEEK-

DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 (OF 8)
(40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG-100312 to 100912!)

$3.99

$2.39

COMICS (3)

DOCTOR WHO VOL 3 #1

$3.99

$2.39

LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #1

$3.99

$2.39

ROBYN HOOD #1 (OF 5)

$2.99

$1.79

MAGAZINES (1)

PREVIEWS #289 OCTOBER 2012

$4.50

$2.75

TRADES (2)

MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION PREM HC VOL 03

$24.99

$14.99

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER TP VOL 01

$15.99

$9.59

TOTAL

$60.44

$36.26

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.

HERO OF THE MONTH SALE OCTOBER 2012: MARVEL EVENTS-1 of 2
		MARVEL NOW! begins this month at the conclusion to AVX #12.To celebrate this new order in the Marvel Universe we're having two months worth of Marvel Events sales! This month our entire stock of HOUSE OF M, CIVIL WAR & WORLD WAR HULK Trade Paperbacks take the spotlight and are all discounted... 25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!

114 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!

22 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$78.78 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$66.93 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.81 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

ACTION COMICS #13
ACTION COMICS #13 COMBO PACK
ANIMAL MAN #13
BATWING #13
BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #2 (OF 4) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #2 (OF 4) COMBO PACK (MR)
DETECTIVE COMICS #13
DETECTIVE COMICS #13 COMBO PACK
DIAL H #5
EARTH 2 #5
FAIREST #8 (MR)
GI COMBAT #5
GREEN ARROW #13
GREEN LANTERN #13
GREEN LANTERN #13 COMBO PACK
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #1
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #26
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #6
STORMWATCH #13
SWAMP THING #13
SWEET TOOTH #38 (MR)
WORLDS FINEST #5

PLUS THESE 9 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS" FOR THE WEEK

ACTION COMICS #13 VAR ED
BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #2 (OF 4) VAR ED (MR)
DETECTIVE COMICS #13 VAR ED
EARTH 2 #5 VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN #13 VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN #13 WE CAN BE HEROES BLANK VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #1 2ND PTG
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #1 VAR ED
WORLDS FINEST #5 VAR ED

12 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$46.88 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$39.84 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.03 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #8
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #695
AVENGERS ACADEMY #38
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 (OF 12) AVX
AVX VS #6 (OF 6)
DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 (OF 8)
DEFENDERS #11
MINIMUM CARNAGE ALPHA #1
ROAD TO OZ #2 (OF 6)
SPACEKNIGHTS #1 (OF 3)
UNCANNY X-FORCE #32
UNCANNY X-MEN #19 AVX

PLUS THESE 11 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS" FOR THE WEEK

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #692 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 (OF 12) AVENGERS TEAM VAR AVX
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 (OF 12) GRANOV PROMO VAR AVX
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 (OF 12) KUBERT VAR AVX
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 (OF 12) OPENA VAR AVX
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 (OF 12) X-MEN TEAM VAR AVX
AVX VS #6 (OF 6) IMMONEN FIGHT POSTER VAR
DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 (OF 8) COLLAGE VAR
DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 (OF 8) KEOWN VAR
DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 (OF 8) MACK VAR
MINIMUM CARNAGE ALPHA #1 BAGLEY VAR

10 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$32.94 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$27.99 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.94 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

BLACK KISS II #3 (OF 6) (MR)
BLOODSTRIKE #31
DANGER CLUB #4
FATALE #8 (MR)
GUARDING THE GLOBE #2
HACK SLASH #18 CVR A MERHOFF (MR)
HACK SLASH #18 CVR B MERHOFF (MR)
HARVEST #3 (OF 5) (MR)
NON HUMANS #1 (OF 4)
THIEF OF THIEVES #9

7 DYNAMITE COMICS THIS WEEK
$27.93 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$23.74 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.18 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

BOYS #71 (MR)
PATHFINDER #2
RED SONJA #69
THE LONE RANGER #10
VOLTRON #8
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #16 (MR)
BIONIC WOMAN #5

PLUS THESE 2 "WONDERFUL VARIANT" FOR THE WEEK

BIONIC WOMAN #5 10 COPY RENAUD B&W INCV
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #16 10 COPY RENAUD RED INCV

4 BOOM COMICS THIS WEEK
$14.96 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$12.71 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.24 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

GARFIELD #6
HYPERNATURALS #4 MAIN CVRS
MUPPETS #4 (OF 4)
PLANET O/T APES CATACLYSM #2 MAIN CVRS

32 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$122.58 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$104.19 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$18.38 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

ANTI #2
ARCHIE #637
BROKEN PIECES #4
CHARMED #24 (MR)
CREEPY COMICS #10
CROSSSTAR #3
CROW #4
DOCTOR WHO VOL 3 #1
EVERYBODY LOVES TANK GIRL #3 (OF 3) (MR)
FASHION BEAST #2 (MR)
FASHION BEAST #2 WRAP CVR (MR)
FERALS #9 (MR)
FERALS #9 GORE CVR (MR)
FERALS #9 WRAP CVR (MR)
FUTURAMA COMICS #63
GALAXY MAN #3
GFT BAD GIRLS #3 (OF 5) A CVR QUALANO (MR)
GFT BAD GIRLS #3 (OF 5) B CVR CAFARO (MR)
GI JOE VS COBRA SPECIAL #5 OPERATION BEAR TRAP
HOMECOMING #2 CVR A LASIO
HOMECOMING #2 CVR B RYAN
LOVE AND CAPES WHAT TO EXPECT #3 (OF 6)
LYDIA VS ZOMBIES #1
ORDER OF DAGONET #1
PHAZER #4
ROBYN HOOD #1 (OF 5) A CVR BASALDUA (MR)
ROBYN HOOD #1 (OF 5) B CVR HORN (MR)
ROBYN HOOD #1 (OF 5) C CVR SEJIC (MR)
TRANSFORMERS TIMELINES #7 INVASION
WAR GODDESS #10 (MR)
WAR GODDESS #10 SULTRY CVR (MR)
WAR GODDESS #10 WRAP CVR (MR)

PLUS THESE 5 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS" FOR THE WEEK

AXE COP PRESIDENT O/T WORLD #3 (OF 3) NEW PTG
DOCTOR WHO VOL 3 #1 10 COPY INCV
FASHION BEAST #2 HAUTE COUTURE INCV CVR (MR)
FERALS #9 SLASHED ORDER INCV (NET) (MR)
WAR GODDESS #10 ART NOUVEAU 3 COPY INCV (MR)

49 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (1)

ARKHAM ASYLUM DELUXE TITAN JOKER AF

MAGAZINES (25)

B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #229
BARBIE 1112
BASEBALL AMERICA #1220
CINEFEX #131
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #183 OWL
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1695
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #117 WONDER GIRL
EMPIRICAL 1012
FAIRIES MAGAZINE #9
FILM COMMENT#48.5
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #152
IN STYLE 1012
LIFE WITH ARCHIE #23 FRANCAVILLA CVR
LIFE WITH ARCHIE #23 RUIZ CVR
MAGNET #91
MARVEL PREVIEWS OCTOBER 2012 EXTRAS
MOVES #53
NON SPORTS UPDATE#23.5
PAINTWORKS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
PLAYBOY 1012
PREVIEWS #289 OCTOBER 2012
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #84
TATTOO LIFE MAGAZINE #78
UNCUT #185
WWE MAGAZINE 1012

TRADES (23)

AGE OF APOCALYPSE TP VOL 01 X-TERMINATED
ARCHIE LOVE SHOWDOWN TP
ASM YOUNG READERS NOVEL TP VOL 03 DR OCTOPUS
AVENGERS BRIDE OF ULTRON PREM HC
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT HC VOL 01 KNIGHT TERRORS
BLEACH TP VOL 48
BLEACH TP VOL 49
DEATH THE DELUXE EDITION HC (MR)
EPIC KILL TP VOL 01
I VAMPIRE TP VOL 01 TAINTED LOVE
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA RISE OF ECLIPSO TP
MARS ATTACKS CLASSICS TP VOL 02
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULT SPIDER-MAN COMIC READER TP #3
MARVEL ZOMNIBUS HC
MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION PREM HC VOL 03
PLANET OF THE APES TP VOL 03
POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM GN VOL 06
SPIDER-MAN NOTHING STOP JUGGERNAUT PREM HC
SUPERMAN BATMAN SORCERER KINGS TP
TWELVE TP VOL 02
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER TP VOL 01
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02 (MR)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN TP
X-MEN BISHOPS CROSSING HC
YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 03

COMICBOOKMAN FUN FACT:
ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 175-250 brand new and re-order 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 STUFF every week right here in SHIP-SHAPE!

ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

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

2ND PTG VAR=Second Printing Variant
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=The designation Avatar Comics assigns to it's 2nd Prints
AVX=Avengers vs X-Men Marvel Event
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
COLL MAG=Collector's Magazine
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
DM=Direct Market (Comic Book Stores only)
ED=Edition
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
GN=Graphic Novel
GORE=Gory cover image
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 differs from this titles regular price.
O/A=Order Again
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
Reg./Var.=Regular Cover/Variant Cover
(RES)=Re-solicited Item
RI VARIANT=a Retailer Incentive Variant cover
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TNG=Referencing Star Trek "THE NEXT GENERATION"
TOS=Referencing Star Trek "THE ORIGINAL SERIES"
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C=Trading Card
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VAR ED=Variant Edition
VOL or V.=Volume
WONDERFUL VARIANTS=aka "Crap Factor" titles for the week. The variant covers (new or reprint) that a company ships out as new product for the week. These are new SKU items but they are not necessarily new material (except for the covers) .
WRAP=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: "0309" means March, 2009. "1211" means December, 2011...

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