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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1277
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
32 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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CHECKLIST FOR THIS WEEK►

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-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

GO GO POWER RANGERS #16

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Ryan Parrott (A) Eleonora Carlini (CA) Dan Mora, Miguel Mercado

The Rangers have swapped costumes and powers...and nothing's working right! Can Trini step up to lead the team and stop Rita from acquiring the ultimate weapon?

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE  $1.00 0N THIS BOOK THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
GO GO POWER RANGERS #16 MAIN & MIX  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
 $                      3.99  $           1.00  $           2.99

"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 JANUARY 2019: AQUAMAN
  AQUAMAN MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of AQUAMAN Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

32 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(010919-011519) FOR EVERYONE!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION  MSRP 
 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-10  
ADVENTURE TIME SEASON 11 #4 MAIN   $     3.99
ADVENTURE TIME SEASON 11 #4 PREORDER BENBASSAT  $     3.99
ADVENTURE VAN #5 (OF 5)  $     3.99
BLASTOSAURUS #5  $     3.99
BY NIGHT #7 (OF 12) MAIN CVR LARSEN  $     3.99
BY NIGHT #7 (OF 12) PREORDER STERN VAR  $     3.99
DUCKTALES #16 CVR A GHIGLIONE & STELLA   $     3.99
GO GO POWER RANGERS #16 MAIN & MIX  $     3.99
GO GO POWER RANGERS #16 PREORDER MOK VAR   $     3.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES DESTROYER DOWN #3 (OF 3) CHARM   $     3.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES MAGAZINES-2  
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #295  $     6.99
WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #85  $     6.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES TRADES-20  
A FRIEND LIKE PIKACHU POKEMON LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK  $     4.99
ALL GROWN UP RUGRATS LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK   $     4.99
BATH TIME WITH AQUAMAN BATH BOOK   $     9.99
BATMAN IS LOYAL YR PICTURE BOOK  $     4.95
BLACK PANTHER YOUNG PRINCE YA NOVEL SC   $     7.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK  $     4.99
DC SUPER FRIENDS SECRET OF SHAZAM YR SC   $     4.99
I AM CAPTAIN KIRK LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK   $     4.99
I AM DUMBO LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK   $     4.99
I AM MR SPOCK LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK   $     4.99
I AM THE GENIE DISNEY ALADDIN LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK   $     4.99
MARVEL SUPER HERO ADVENTURES GN TP CAPTAIN MARVEL  $     9.99
SMALL AND MIGHTY ANT-MAN & WASP LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK   $     4.99
STAR WARS FLIGHT OF FALCON PIRATES PRICE HC   $   12.99
STAR WARS RESISTANCE MEET THE PILOTS WOR LEVEL 2   $     4.99
SUPERGIRL IS PATIENT YR PICTURE BOOK   $     4.95
SUPERGIRL YA NOVEL VOL 03 MASTER OF ILLUSTION   $   13.99
SUPERMAN IS COOPERATIVE YR PICTURE BOOK  $     4.95
SWEET DREAMS SUPERGIRL BOARD BOOK   $     7.99
WONDER WOMAN PERSEVERES YR PICTURE BOOK   $     4.95
 

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!

 

THIS WEEKS LATE LIST

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

 VENDOR/TITLE-11 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
Joseph Linsner Dawn B&W Statue  1/23/2019 1/30/2019
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Bust: Ciri Gwent  1/9/2019 1/23/2019
     
BOOKS & TRADES    
Charlie’s Angels TP Vol. 1 N/A 1/30/2019
Creature Tech GN (New Edition) 1/2/2019 1/9/2019
I Am a Hero Omnibus TP Vol. 9 2/20/2019 2/13/2019
KISS/AOD TP N/A 3/6/2019
Nancy Drew TP: Palace of Wisdom N/A 2/13/2019
Red Sonja: Ballad/Red Goddess HC N/A 2/20/2019
Submerged GN Vol. 1 (MR) 6/26/2019 1/30/2019
Warren Tufts’s Complete Lance 1955-1960 HC  1/9/2018 1/9/2019
   
OCOMICS    
Sideways #12 1/16/2019 1/23/2019
   
 

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

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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