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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY: 071917
IT'S OUR 1200TH WEEK OF ALTERING YOUR REALITY!
319 NEW/RETURNING ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY 		THIS WEEKS SHIPPING►
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-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-
40% OFF 0UR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK
DUCKTALES #0
(W) Joe Caramagna (A) Gianfranco Florio & Various (CA) Marco Ghiglione
DuckTales (woo-hoo) returns! Featuring beloved characters like Uncle Scroohge, Donald Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie, this new #0 issue is the perfect jumping-on point for fans old and new in anticipation of the brand-new Disney XD TV series coming Summer 2017!
COVER PRICE:  $3.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:  $2.39

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  DUCKTALES #0   $                     3.99  $          1.60  $            2.39
     
 25% OFF this 1st Issues on 071917  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
  MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES LADYBUG CAT NOIR #1   $                     3.99  $          1.00  $            2.99
 $                    7.98  $          2.59  $           5.39
HERO OF THE MONTH SALE JULY 2017: SPIDERMAN FAMILY
  SPIDERMAN FAMILY MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of the WEB HEAD AND HIS EXTENDED FAMILIES Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG! 		 

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-THIS WEEKS KIDS SHIPPING-
22 NEW & RETURNING ITEMS FOR ALL AGES ARRIVE THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK (071917-072517) FOR EVERYONE!
 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-24  
ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #13  $     3.99
ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #13 SUBSCRIPTION MONLONGO VAR  $     3.99
ANIMAL JAM #2 CVR A RUIZ  $     3.99
ANIMAL JAM #2 CVR B FLEECS  $     3.99
ANIMAL JAM #2 CVR C COLORING BOOK CVR  $     3.99
DISNEY FROZEN #8  $     3.99
DUCKTALES #0 CVR A GHIGLIONE  $     3.99
DUCKTALES #0 CVR B GHIGLIONE  $     3.99
KORGI SHORT TALES CVR A SLADE  $     4.99
KORGI SHORT TALES CVR B SLADE  $     4.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #17   $     3.99
MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES LADYBUG CAT NOIR #1 CVR A HESS  $     3.99
MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES LADYBUG CAT NOIR #1 CVR B COOK  $     3.99
MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES LADYBUG CAT NOIR #1 CVR C RICHARD  $     3.99
MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES LADYBUG CAT NOIR #1 CVR D FLEECS  $     3.99
POPEYE CLASSICS ONGOING #60  $     4.99
SIMPSONS COMICS #240  $     3.99
THREE STOOGES TV TIME CLASSIC CHAOS PEPOY CVR  $     3.99
THREE STOOGES TV TIME LAROCQUE CVR  $     3.99
THREE STOOGES TV TIME PHOTO CVR  $     3.99
TMNT AMAZING ADVENTURES ROBOTANIMALS #2 (OF 3) CVR A THOMAS  $     3.99
TMNT AMAZING ADVENTURES ROBOTANIMALS #2 (OF 3) CVR B MARTIN  $     3.99
WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES #739 CVR A FECCHI  $     5.99
WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES #739 CVR B KELLY  $     5.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-1  
ARCHIE SUMMER ANNUAL DIGEST #280  $     5.99
 
 NEW KIDS BOOKS & TRADES-8  
BATMAN TMNT ADVENTURES TP  $   19.99
BATMAN TMNT ADVENTURES TP DIRECT MARKET EXC  $   19.99
BEDTIME FOR BATMAN YR BOARD BOOK  $     7.99
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS HERO OF THE MONTH YR PICTUREBACK   $     5.99
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS YR HC KATANA  AT SUPER HERO HIGH   $   13.99
DISNEY MANGA MAGICAL DANCE GN VOL 02  $   10.99
MARVEL MONSTERS UNLEASHED BEWARE THE GLOP SC  $     6.99
MARVEL MONSTERS UNLEASHED GRUESOME GORGILLA SC   $     6.99
 
COMICBOOKMAN FUN FACT:
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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