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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY: 062117
IT'S OUR 1197TH WEEK OF ALTERING YOUR REALITY!
353 NEW/RETURNING ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY
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WONDER WOMAN TASMANIAN DEVIL SPECIAL #1
DC COMICS
(W) Antony Bedard (A) Barry Kitson, Ben Caldwell (CA) Jim Lee
Not since the twelve labors of Hercules has a Greek warrior faced as great a danger and as destructive a peril as the Tasmanian Devil! And the bonus Looney Tunes backup story features DC characters with story by Tony Bedard and art by Ben Caldwell! RATED T
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 AT THE MOVIES #1 DISNEY PIRATES CARIBBEAN DEAD MEN TALES  $                   4.99  $           1.25  $            3.74
 LUMBERJANES 2017 SPECIAL FAIRE & SQUARE #1  $                   7.99  $           2.00  $            5.99
 $               17.97  $           5.24  $        12.73
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ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #12 SUBSCRIPTION LOVAS CVR  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      9.98
AT THE MOVIES #1 DISNEY PIRATES CARIBBEAN DEAD MEN TALES  $     4.99  $    2.74  $    19.21
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #254  $     6.99  $    3.50  $    10.49
BETTY & VERONICA COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #254  $     4.99  $    2.50  $      7.49
COADY & THE CREEPIES #4  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      3.99
DEEP #6  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      3.99
LITTLE GUARDIANS #3  $     3.99  $    2.19  $      6.58
LOBO ROAD RUNNER SPECIAL #1  $     4.99  $    2.25  $    24.70
LOBO ROAD RUNNER SPECIAL #1 VAR ED  $     4.99  $    2.25  $    24.70
LUMBERJANES 2017 SPECIAL FAIRE & SQUARE #1  $     7.99  $    4.00  $    15.98
MICKEY MOUSE #21  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      5.99
MICKEY MOUSE #21 SUBSCRIPTION VAR  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      7.98
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #16 MAIN CVR  $     3.99  $    2.00  $    35.91
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #16 UNLOCK ACTION FIGURE  VAR  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      5.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #55  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #55 SUBSCRIPTION VAR  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      5.99
REVOLUTION AW YEAH #2  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      5.99
REVOLUTION AW YEAH #2 SUBSCRIPTION VAR  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      5.99
SPONGEBOB COMICS ANNUAL GIANT SWIMTACULAR #5  $     4.99  $    2.50  $      9.98
TEEN TITANS GO #22  $     2.99  $    1.35  $    13.46
UNCLE SCROOGE #27  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      5.99
UNCLE SCROOGE #27 SUBSCRIPTION VAR  $     3.99  $    2.00  $      5.99
WONDER WOMAN TASMANIAN DEVIL SPECIAL #1  $     4.99  $    2.25  $    24.70
WONDER WOMAN TASMANIAN DEVIL SPECIAL #1 VAR ED  $     4.99  $    2.25  $    24.70
     
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-1      
MAD MAGAZINE #546  $     5.99  $    2.70  $      2.70
     
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ADVENTURE TIME COMICS TP VOL 02   $   14.99  $    7.50  $      7.50
ARCHIE 1000 PAGE COMICS HOOPLA TP  $   14.99  $    7.50  $      7.50
BARBIE PUPPIES HC VOL 01 PUPPY PARTY  $   12.99  $    7.53  $      7.53
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS TP VOL 03 SUMMER OLYMPUS  $     9.99  $    4.50  $    17.98
     
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ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 225-350 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 Comic/Genre related 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)
ANMN=All New Marvel Now
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=The designation Avatar Comics assigns to it's 2nd Prints
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
MTME=Transformers More Than Meets the Eye
(MR)=Mature Readers, this item is NOT intended for younger or more sensitive readers.
N52=DC's New 52
NBA=National Basketball Association
NBA=National Basketball Association
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League
NOTE PRICE=Price differs from this titles regular price.
NOW=Marvel NOW!
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
RID=Transformers Robots In Disguise
SC=Soft Cover
SGN=Signed
SER=Series
STD ED=Standard Edition
SUB=Subscription as is variant Subscription Cover
SUB VAR=Subscription Variant
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
WRAP=Wraparound cover

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