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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY: 020718
IT'S OUR 1229TH WEEK OF ALTERING YOUR REALITY!
322 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

THIS WEEKS SHIPPING►

THIS WEEKS CHECKLIST►

LAST WEEKS KIDS►

-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 STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #1 DONALD DUCK

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Rudy Salvagnini, Jonathan H. Gray (A) Lara Molinari (CA) Andrea Freccero

"The Bad News Bruise Cruise!" We know Donald's proud of his sailor suit-but can he singlehandedly sail a luxury liner full of billionaires across the ocean? And if not... why is Uncle Scrooge demanding that he try?

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE  $1.00 ON THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
 WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #1 DONALD DUCK   $                         3.99  $               1.00  $                2.99
 $                        3.99  $               1.00  $              2.99
HERO OF THE MONTH SALE FEBRUARY 2018: AFRICAN AMERICAN COMICS
   
BLACK HISTORY MONTH is here and Alternate Reality is saluting the month by taking our entire stock of Trade Paperbacks featuring AFRICAN AMERICAN CHARACTERS and discounting them...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS KIDS SHIPPING-

16 NEW & RETURNING ITEMS FOR ALL AGES ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(020718-021318) FOR EVERYONE!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION  MSRP 
 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-14  
ADVENTURE TIME #73   $     3.99
ADVENTURE TIME #73 SUBSCRIPTION MCCORMICK VAR  $     3.99
COSMO #2 CVR A YARDLEY  $     3.99
COSMO #2 CVR B PEPPERS  $     3.99
COSMO #2 CVR C STANLEY  $     3.99
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS DIMENSIONS #3 CVR A STOTT  $     3.99
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS DIMENSIONS #3 CVR B GOUX  $     3.99
MECH CADET YU #6  $     3.99
MECH CADET YU #6 SUBSCRIPTION TO VAR  $     3.99
PRINCELESS RAVEN YEAR 2 #4 LOVE AND REVENGE CVR A PAMFIL  $     3.99
PRINCELESS RAVEN YEAR 2 #4 LOVE AND REVENGE CVR B FLASH  $     3.99
TOYETICA #5  $     3.99
WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #1 DONALD DUCK CVR A   $     3.99
WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #1 DONALD DUCK CVR B  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS BOOKS & TRADES-1  
MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DIGEST TP VOL 06  $     9.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-1  
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #286  $     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
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
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

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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