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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1271
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 256 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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CHECKLIST FOR THIS WEEK►

LAST WEEKS SHIPPING►

-LETS TALK THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

To much to read? Drop your mind down into a lower gear and sit back and watch Comicbookman give you this weeks shipping highlights. All live on tape from the Alternate Reality Studios via the fine folks at YOU TUBE!

-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

TOP TEN COMICS

BASED THIS WEEKS ORDERING

  1) UNCANNY X-MEN #3
  2) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10
  3) HEROES IN CRISIS #3 (OF 9)
  4) RETURN OF WOLVERINE #3 (OF 5)
  5) FANTASTIC FOUR #4
  6) DEAD MAN LOGAN #1 (OF 12)
  7) AQUAMAN JUSTICE LEAGUE DROWNED EARTH #1
  8) ACTION COMICS #1005
  9) DETECTIVE COMICS #993
10) DAREDEVIL #612

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FREE SWAG FOR YOU THIS WEEK

COMIC SHOP NEWS #1641
DC PREVIEWS #8 DECEMBER 2018
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE EXTRAS #226
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3 SECOND PRINT

1st PRINTS ARE GONE, HERE'S YOUR 2nd CHANCE

BLACK PANTHER VS DEADPOOL #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG
SPIDER-GEDDON #2 (OF 5) 2ND PTG MOLINA VAR
SPIDER-GWEN GHOST-SPIDER #1 2ND PTG KAMPE VAR

2 GAME COMICS

GAME RELATED TITLES FOR THIS WEEK

SNIPER ELITE RESISTANCE #3 CVR A GODDARD
SNIPER ELITE RESISTANCE #3 CVR B EZQUERRA

15 FIRST ISSUES

LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 112818

AQUAMAN JUSTICE LEAGUE DROWNED EARTH #1
CERBERUS IN HELL (2018) #1
DC NUCLEAR WINTER SPECIAL #1
DEAD MAN LOGAN #1 (OF 12)
HELLBOY AND BPRD 1956 #1 (OF 5)
IRONHEART #1
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH UNDER SPELL #1 MAIN
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #1
MONARCHS #1
MONSTROUS #1 (OF 4)
PINK PANTHER CLASSIC CHRISTMAS #1
PRINCELESS FIND YOURSELF #1
QUINCREDIBLE #1
STARS END #1
WARNING #1 (MR)

14 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

BARBARELLA #12
COME INTO ME #4 (MR)
DAREDEVIL #612
DREDD FINAL JUDGEMENT #2 (MR)
FENCE #12
HOUSE OF WAXWORK #3
INFINITY WARS ARACHKNIGHT #2 (OF 2)
INFINITY WARS WEAPON HEX #2 (OF 2)
JOHN CARPENTER TALES OF SCI FI STANDOFF #5 (OF 5) (MR)
KIM REAPER VAMPIRE ISLAND #4
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #12
PARADISE COURT #5 (OF 5) CVR A RIVEIRO
REGULAR SHOW 25 YEARS LATER #6 (OF 6)
SHIVER BUREAU #7

-CRUNCHING THIS WEEKS NUMBERS-

We order 99.9% of the comics PREVIEWS solicits. Keep that in mind as you read the numbers below; they not only break down our shipping week, but they're also a good representation of this week in comics nationwide. The list ranks this weeks TOP 10 shippers by the number of SKU's they sent out this week. In the case of a tie, the shipper with the higher cumulative MSRP is given top poll position in the rankings.

 112818 RANKINGS # TITLES   COVER PRICE  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
  1) MARVEL 37  $                 156.63  $         23.49  $       133.14
  2) DC 31  $                 127.69  $         19.15  $       108.54
  3) DYNAMITE 20  $                    79.80  $         11.97  $         67.83
  4) ACTION LAB 12  $                    56.88  $           8.53  $         48.35
  5) BOOM! 11  $                    51.89  $           7.78  $         44.11
  6) IDW 10  $                    49.90  $           7.49  $         42.42
  7) IMAGE 7  $                    28.93  $           4.34  $         24.59
  8) VALIANT 6  $                    23.94  $           3.59  $         20.35
  9) ZENESCOPE 6  $                    23.94  $           3.59  $         20.35
10) DARK HORSE 5  $                    19.95  $           2.99  $         16.96
       INDIE COMICS 39  $                 168.58  $         25.29  $       143.29
TOTALS: 184  $            788.13  $    118.22  $    669.91

NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?:  Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 11/28/18. This coming week, there are 202 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of EIGHT price points ranging from $2.95 to $9.99. The largest concentration of books, as always, falls into the $3.99 price point with all other price points trailing far off into the back. So, if someone asks you: "How much is a new comic today?" The answer is $3.99 (or $3.39 if you bought it at Alternate Reality!). So remember, no matter what the price point, you save 15% OFF of all this week's new comics all week long only at Alternate Reality!

112818 PRICE POINTS # SHIPPING   COVER PRICE  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
$2.95 1  $                      2.95  $           0.44  $           2.51
$2.99 4  $                    11.96  $           1.79  $         10.17
$3.99 145  $                 578.55  $         86.78  $       491.77
$4.00 1  $                      4.00  $           0.60  $           3.40
$4.99 25  $                 124.75  $         18.71  $       106.04
$5.99 1  $                      5.99  $           0.90  $           5.09
$7.99 5  $                    39.95  $           5.99  $         33.96
$9.99 2  $                    19.98  $           3.00  $         16.98
TOTALS: 184  $            788.13  $    118.22  $    669.91

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

DEAD MAN LOGAN #1 (OF 12)

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ed Brisson (A) Mike Henderson (CA) Declan Shalvey

The writing's been on the wall for months now... Logan is dying. And he ain't getting any better. Sick from the Adamantium coating his skeleton, his search for a cure has led to nothing but dead ends. But for once he's actually trying to leave this world with some unfinished business... Can Logan take his last breath without slaughtering the X-Men again? Parental Advisory

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #1

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Delilah S Dawson (A/CA) Fico Ossio

Readers of all ages can get tangled up in these all new adventures of Spider-Man and his astonishing friends! Peter Parker has thrown down with deadly villains and legendary heroes, but high school life might be his greatest challenge yet. Luckily, he has a shot at making the grade with a little help from his new friends... Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy!

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE  OVER $19.00 0N THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!
 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
DEAD MAN LOGAN #1 (OF 12)  $                       4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #1  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
     
 25% OFF these 14 other 1st Issues on 112818  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
AQUAMAN JUSTICE LEAGUE DROWNED EARTH #1  $                       4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
CERBERUS IN HELL (2018) #1  $                       4.00  $           1.00  $             3.00
DC NUCLEAR WINTER SPECIAL #1  $                       9.99  $           2.50  $             7.49
HELLBOY AND BPRD 1956 #1 (OF 5)  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
IRONHEART #1  $                       4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH UNDER SPELL #1 MAIN  $                       7.99  $           2.00  $             5.99
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #1  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
MONARCHS #1  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
MONSTROUS #1 (OF 4)  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
PINK PANTHER CLASSIC CHRISTMAS #1 MAIN CVR  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
PRINCELESS FIND YOURSELF #1 CVR A ANAKOR  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
QUINCREDIBLE #1  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
STARS END #1  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
WARNING #1 (MR)  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
 $                    76.85  $         19.21  $         57.64

"1st DAY SALE" BOOK OF THE WEEK Titles are 25% OFF only on the FIRST FULL week of their release.
"1st DAY SALE" FIRST ISSUE Titles are 25% OFF only on the first day of their release.
All discounts apply only for one copy of each individual item and only while supplies last.
HERO OF THE MONTH SALE NOVEMBER 2018: X-MEN
  X-MEN MONTH at Alternate Reality begins October 1st and our entire stock of X-MEN Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG! 		 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

189 NEW & RETURNING COMICS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK (112818-120418) FOR EVERYONE!
 1) NEW MARVEL COMICS-37  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 JIMINEZ UNCANNY X-MEN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 JSC BLACK CAT VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACK PANTHER #6  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACK PANTHER #6 UNCANNY X-MEN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACK PANTHER VS DEADPOOL #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG LOPEZ ORTIZ VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACK PANTHER VS DEADPOOL #2 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACK PANTHER VS DEADPOOL #2 (OF 5) SKROCE VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DAREDEVIL #612  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
DAREDEVIL #612 HOTZ VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
DAREDEVIL #612 TEASER VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
DAREDEVIL #612 TV VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
DEAD MAN LOGAN #1 (OF 12)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
DEAD MAN LOGAN #1 (OF 12) SUPERLOG VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
FANTASTIC FOUR #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FANTASTIC FOUR #4 RANEY UNCANNY X-MEN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FANTASTIC FOUR #4 YANCY STREET VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
INFINITY WARS ARACHKNIGHT #2 (OF 2)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
INFINITY WARS WEAPON HEX #2 (OF 2)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
IRONHEART #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
IRONHEART #1 RAMOS VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
IRONHEART #1 VECCHIO VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #12  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #12 BRADSHAW VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #12 TAN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
OLD MAN HAWKEYE #11 (OF 12)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RETURN OF WOLVERINE #3 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RETURN OF WOLVERINE #3 (OF 5) SHALVEY VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SPIDER-GEDDON #2 (OF 5) 2ND PTG MOLINA VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SPIDER-GIRLS #2 (OF 3) SG  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SPIDER-GWEN GHOST SPIDER #2 SG  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SPIDER-GWEN GHOST SPIDER #2 TAN UNCANNY X-MEN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SPIDER-GWEN GHOST-SPIDER #1 2ND PTG KAMPE VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #42  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STAR WARS DARTH VADER #24  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
UNCANNY X-MEN #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
UNCANNY X-MEN #3 CHRISTOPHER ACTION FIGURE VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW MARVEL COMICS TOTALS:  $ 156.63  $  23.49  $  133.14
     
 2) NEW DC COMICS-31  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ACTION COMICS #1005  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ACTION COMICS #1005 VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AQUAMAN JUSTICE LEAGUE DROWNED EARTH #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
AQUAMAN JUSTICE LEAGUE DROWNED EARTH #1 VAR ED  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
BATGIRL #29  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATGIRL #29 VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN BEYOND #26  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN BEYOND #26 VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN KINGS OF FEAR #4 (OF 6)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BOOKS OF MAGIC #2 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DC NUCLEAR WINTER SPECIAL #1  $     9.99  $    1.50  $      8.49
DETECTIVE COMICS #993  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DETECTIVE COMICS #993 VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FLASH #59  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FLASH #59 VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HEROES IN CRISIS #3 (OF 9)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HEROES IN CRISIS #3 (OF 9) VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HEX WIVES #2 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #3 (RES)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #3 VAR ED (RES)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
LOONEY TUNES #246  $     2.99  $    0.45  $      2.54
OLD LADY HARLEY #2 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RAVEN DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS #10 (OF 12)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SCARLET #4 (OF 5) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #44  $     2.99  $    0.45  $      2.54
SILENCER #11  $     2.99  $    0.45  $      2.54
TERRIFICS #10  $     2.99  $    0.45  $      2.54
TITANS #30  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TITANS #30 VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
WONDER WOMAN #59  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
WONDER WOMAN #59 VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:  $ 127.69  $  19.15  $  108.54
     
 3) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-20  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
BARBARELLA #12 CVR A SHIMIZU (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BARBARELLA #12 CVR B MAHFOOD (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BARBARELLA #12 CVR C MORSE (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BARBARELLA #12 CVR D SHANOWAR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BARBARELLA #12 CVR E YARAR SUB VAR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
KISS BLOOD STARDUST #2 CVR A SAYGER  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
KISS BLOOD STARDUST #2 CVR B BUCHEMI  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
KISS BLOOD STARDUST #2 CVR C SANAPO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
KISS BLOOD STARDUST #2 CVR D PHOTO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RED SONJA #23 CVR A CALDWELL  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RED SONJA #23 CVR B WILLIAMS  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RED SONJA #23 CVR C MANDRAKE  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RED SONJA #23 CVR D GOMEZ  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RED SONJA #23 CVR E COSPLAY SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
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NEW DYNAMITE TOTALS:  $   79.80  $  11.97  $    67.83
     
 4) NEW ACTION LABCOMICS-12  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ALBERT EINSTEIN TIME MASON #2  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACK BETTY #6 CVR A DANTAS (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
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PRINCELESS FIND YOURSELF #1 CVR A ANAKOR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
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ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #54 CVR A WINSTON YOUNG (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
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ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #54 CVR F MENDOZA RISQUE B (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
NEW  ACTION LAB COMICS TOTALS:  $   56.88  $    8.53  $    48.35
     
 5) NEW BOOM! COMICS-11  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
CODA #7 (OF 12) MAIN & MIX  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FENCE #12  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH UNDER SPELL #1 MAIN  $     7.99  $    1.20  $      6.79
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH UNDER SPELL #1 PREORDER BECKETT VAR  $     7.99  $    1.20  $      6.79
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #33 FOC MERCADO INCV  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #33 MAIN   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #33 PREORDER GIBSON VAR   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #3 MAIN   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #3 PREORDER HALL VAR   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
REGULAR SHOW 25 YEARS LATER #6 (OF 6)   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
REGULAR SHOW 25 YEARS LATER #6 (OF 6) PREORDER AYOUB   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW BOOM! COMICS TOTALS:  $   51.89  $    7.78  $    44.11
     
 6) NEW IDW COMICS-10  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
HOUSE AMOK #3 CVR A MCMANUS  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HOUSE AMOK #3 CVR B EDWARDS  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #11 CVR A GRAY  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
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TMNT MACROSERIES #3 LEONARDO CVR B CAMPBELL  $     7.99  $    1.20  $      6.79
TMNT ONGOING #88 CVR A WACHTER  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TMNT ONGOING #88 CVR B EASTMAN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
UNCLE SCROOGE MY FIRST MILLIONS #3 (OF 4) CVR A GERVASIO  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
NEW IDW COMICS TOTALS:  $   49.90  $    7.49  $    42.42
     
 7) NEW IMAGE COMICS-7  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
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MAN-EATERS #3 CVR A MITERNIQUE  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MAN-EATERS #3 CVR B MITERNIQUE  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
REDNECK #17 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
REGRESSION #13 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STRAY BULLETS SUNSHINE & ROSES #40 (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
WARNING #1 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW IMAGE COMICS TOTALS:  $   28.93  $    4.34  $    24.59
     
 8) NEW VALIANT COMICS-6  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
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QUANTUM & WOODY (2017) #12 CVR B ULTRA FOIL SHAW  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #21 CVR A ROCAFORT  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #21 CVR B QUAH  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #21 CVR C TOWE  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW DARK HORSE COMICS TOTALS:  $   23.94  $    3.59  $    20.35
     
 9) NEW ZENESCOPE COMICS-6  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
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PARADISE COURT #5 (OF 5) CVR A RIVEIRO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
REVENGE OF WONDERLAND #5 (OF 6) CVR A VITORINO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
REVENGE OF WONDERLAND #5 (OF 6) CVR B GOH  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
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 10) NEW DARK HORSE COMICS-5  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
HELLBOY AND BPRD 1956 #1 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STRANGER THINGS #3 CVR A BRICLOT  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STRANGER THINGS #3 CVR B DOMARDZKI  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STRANGER THINGS #3 CVR C TAYLOR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STRANGER THINGS #3 CVR D SATTERFIELD PHOTO VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW DARK HORSE COMICS TOTALS:  $   19.95  $    2.99  $    16.96
     
 NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-39  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ADVENTURE VAN #4 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ARCHIE 1941 #3 (OF 5) CVR A KRAUSE  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ARCHIE 1941 #3 (OF 5) CVR B CHARM  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ARCHIE 1941 #3 (OF 5) CVR C HEIGHT  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BEYONDERS #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLASTOSAURUS #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
CATALYST PRIME INCIDENTALS #14  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
CATALYST PRIME KINO #11  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
CERBERUS IN HELL (2018) #1  $     4.00  $    0.60  $      3.40
COME INTO ME #4 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DREDD FINAL JUDGEMENT #2 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EDGAR ALLAN POE`S SNIFTER OF TERROR #2 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HIGH HEAVEN #3 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HOUSE OF WAXWORK #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
INVADER ZIM #37 CVR A  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
INVADER ZIM #37 CVR B STRESING VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JOHN CARPENTER TALES OF SCI FI STANDOFF #5 (OF 5) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JUNIOR HIGH HORRORS #2 CVR A MAIN  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
JUNIOR HIGH HORRORS #2 CVR B THE THING PARODY  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
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JUNIOR HIGH HORRORS #2 CVR D LETHAL WEAPON PARODY  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
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MONARCHS #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MONSTROUS #1 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
OH S#!T ITS KIM & KIM #4 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
PINK PANTHER CLASSIC CHRISTMAS #1 MAIN CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
QUINCREDIBLE #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RICK & MORTY #44 CVR A  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RICK & MORTY #44 CVR B SCOTT VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ROLLED AND TOLD #3   $     7.99  $    1.20  $      6.79
SEX DEATH REVOLUTION #2 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SHIVER BUREAU #7  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SNIPER ELITE RESISTANCE #3 CVR A GODDARD  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SNIPER ELITE RESISTANCE #3 CVR B EZQUERRA  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STARS END #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STARS END #1 VIRGIN VAR  $     9.99  $    1.50  $      8.49
STRANGERS IN PARADISE XXV #8  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #113 (MR)  $     2.95  $    0.44  $      2.51
THESE SAVAGE SHORES #2 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW INDIE COMICS TOTALS:  $ 168.58  $  25.29  $  143.29
     
 REORDER COMICS-4  MSRP 
BEASTS OF BURDEN WISE DOGS AND ELDRITCH MEN #3 (OF 4) CVR A  $     3.99
DF BATMAN #50 SGN TOM KING   $   49.99
HEY KIDS COMICS #3 (MR)  $     3.99
JOHN CARPENTER TALES OF SCI FI STANDOFF #4 (OF 5) (MR)  $     3.99
 

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67 NEW/RETURNING NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

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 NEW ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS-3  MSRP 
DC GALLERY CATWOMAN COMIC PVC FIGURE  $   45.00
MARVEL GALLERY ANT-MAN & THE WASP MOVIE ANT-MAN PVC FIGURE   $   45.00
MUPPETS SWEDISH CHEF DLX FIG SET   $   29.99
 
 REORDER ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS-5  MSRP 
RICK AND MORTY MEESEEKS MUG   $   12.99
DC COMICS REBIRTH DEATHSTROKE UNMASKED PX STATUE   $   55.00
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA PLUSH ASST   $   46.58
MARVEL GALLERY LADY DEADPOOL PVC FIG  $   45.00
MARVEL SELECT BEAST COMIC AF   $   24.99
 
 NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-23  MSRP 
ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP BLACK LABEL  $   29.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY NICK SPENCER TP VOL 01 BACK BASICS  $   15.99
BATMAN KNIGHTSEND TP  $   19.99
BLACK HOOD TP VOL 03 (MR)  $   14.99
ETERNITY GIRL TP (MR)  $   16.99
FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS TP VOL 02  $   16.99
GREEN ARROW TP VOL 06 TRIAL OF TWO CITIES REBIRTH (RES)  $   16.99
I AM SONIA SOTOMAYOR YR HC   $   14.99
IMMORTAL MEN TP THE END OF FOREVER  $   16.99
INVISIBLES BOOK 04 (MR)  $   24.99
MIGHTY THOR TP VOL 05 DEATH OF THE MIGHTY THOR  $   24.99
MOON GIRL AND MARVEL UNIVERSE TP  $   15.99
QUICKSILVER TP NO SURRENDER  $   15.99
ROBOCOP CITIZENS ARREST TP   $   19.99
SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL TP VOL 07 MY TWO DADS  $   17.99
SUPERMAN TP VOL 07 BIZARROVERSE REBIRTH  $   16.99
TEEN TITANS THE SILVER AGE TP VOL 02  $   34.99
THE ONCE AND FUTURE TARZAN TP   $   17.99
X-FACTOR EPIC COLLECTION TP ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT X-FACTOR  $   39.99
X-MEN CLASSIC COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01  $   39.99
X-MEN GOLD TP VOL 07 GODWAR  $   17.99
X-MEN MARAUDERS TP  $   39.99
YOUNG JUSTICE TP BOOK 03  $   29.99
 
 REORDER BOOKS-9  MSRP 
CEREBUS TP VOL 16 THE LAST DAY  $   25.00
DF ROMITA LEGACY HC ROMITA SR & JR COVER ART ED   $   29.99
EMMA G WILDFORD HC  $   24.99
FIGHT CLUB 2 TP (MR)  $   19.99
HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 03 SNAKE DOCTOR NEW PTG  $   17.99
MOON GIRL TP   $   14.95
NANCY DREW DIARIES GN VOL 08   $     9.99
SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANNIV ED  $   19.99
VENOM TP PLANET OF SYMBIOTES  $   15.99
 
 REORDER GAMES-2  MSRP 
MTG: DOMINERIA BOOSTER BOX  $ 109.99
MTG: CORE 2019 BOOSTER BOX  $ 109.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-9  MSRP 
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #294  $     6.99
BASEBALL AMERICA #1825  $     7.99
COMIC BOOK CREATOR #10 (O/A)  $     8.95
FILM COMMENT #54.6  $     6.95
ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE #23   $   24.99
MANGAZINE VOL 4 #4  $     4.99
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 1218  $     4.99
PREVIEWS #363 DECEMBER 2018   $     3.99
STAR WARS INSIDER 2019 SPECIAL  $   14.99
 
 REORDER MAGAZINES-3  MSRP 
ALTER EGO #150  $     9.95
DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #526   $   11.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #20  $     4.99
 
 NEW VARIANTS-13  MSRP 
BARBARELLA #12  SHIMIZU VIRGIN 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
DAREDEVIL #612 SIENKIEWICZ VIRGIN 1:50 VARIANT  $   49.99
DEAD MAN LOGAN #1 (OF 12) HILDEBRANDT 1:50 VARIANT  $   39.99
DEAD MAN LOGAN #1 (OF 12) MOORE 1:25 VARIANT  $   19.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #4 FANTASTIX 1:50 VARIANT  $   39.99
IRONHEART #1 JAMAL CAMPBELL 1:25 VARIANT  $   19.99
KISS BLOOD STARDUST #2 BUCHEMI B&W 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #1 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
RED SONJA #23 WILLIAMS VIRGIN 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #11  FOURDRAINE 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
SPIDER-GWEN GHOST SPIDER #2 CHAN 1:25 VARIANT  $   19.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #3 LUPACCHINO 1:25 VARIANT  $   19.99
VAMPIRELLA DEJAH THORIS #3 JUSKO VIRGIN 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
 
 
 REORDER COMICS-4  MSRP 
BEASTS OF BURDEN WISE DOGS AND ELDRITCH MEN #3 (OF 4) CVR A  $     3.99
DF BATMAN #50 SGN TOM KING   $   49.99
HEY KIDS COMICS #3 (MR)  $     3.99
JOHN CARPENTER TALES OF SCI FI STANDOFF #4 (OF 5) (MR)  $     3.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-1  MSRP 
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #265  $     6.99
 
 REORDER MAGAZINES-1  MSRP 
LOCUS #687   $     7.50
 
 NEW VARIANTS-16  MSRP 
BETTIE PAGE #1 PHOTO VIRGIN 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
BUBBA HO-TEP & COSMIC BLOOD-SUCKERS #4 1:5 VARIANT  $     9.99
DEJAH THORIS #10 GALINDO B&W 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
DICK TRACY DEAD OR ALIVE #2 (OF 4) ALLRED  1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO SILENT OPTION #2 (OF 4) 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
GO-BOTS #1  SHAW  1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
MARS ATTACKS #2 HENDERSON VIRGIN 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
MARVEL KNIGHTS 20TH #2 (OF 6) JAE LEE  1:25 VARIANT  $   19.99
MIDDLEWEST #1 CVR B CORONA 1:10 VARIANT  $   12.99
MIDDLEWEST #1 CVR C YOUNG  1:20 VARIANT  $   24.99
OPTIMUS PRIME #25 GRIFFITH 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #4MATTINA VIRGIN  1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
SHURI #2 RICHARDSON 1:25 VARIANT  $   19.99
SMOOTH CRIMINALS #1 FLORES 1:10 VARIANT  $     9.99
SPIDER-GEDDON #4 (OF 5) GARRON 1:25 VARIANT  $   19.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #2 GARRON 1:25 VARIANT  $   19.99
 

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THIS WEEKS LATE LIST

(The following have been pushed back from their original release dates to these new dates)

 VENDOR/TITLE-8 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
Marvel Select: Avengers 3 Thor AF  9/26/2018 1/23/2019
Pacific Rim 2: Kaiju Hakuja PVC Fig.  12/12/2018 12/26/2018
RoboCop MAFEX AF  10/31/2018 12/26/2018
   
 TRADES    
American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1990S  10/24/2018 12/5/2018
Harbinger Wars 2 TP  11/21/2018 11/28/2018
Hillbilly TP Vol. 3 11/7/2018 12/5/2018
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 COMICS    
Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #3 Cvrs. A/B 11/28/2018 12/5/2018
Rick & Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #3 Cvr. A/B 11/28/2018 12/5/2018
 

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
AOD=Army Of Darkness
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)
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
ED=Edition
EXE=Exclusive
FIG=Figure
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
GN=Graphic Novel
GORE=Gory cover image
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive Cover
LEG= Legacy as in Marvel Legacy
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
SE=Secret Empire
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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