NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1342
ALTERING YOUR REALITY EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
133 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM THIS WEDNESDAY!

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-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

TOP TEN COMICS

BASED THIS WEEKS ORDERING

  1) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #43
  2) AVENGERS #33
  3) VENOM #25
  4) JUSTICE LEAGUE #45
  5) GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3

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MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG

0 GAME COMIC

GAME RELATED TITLES FOR THIS WEEK

NOTHING THIS WEEK

5 FIRST ISSUES

LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON
052720

DEAD DAY #1
DISASTER INC #1
OUR FIGHTING FORCES GIANT #1
ROGUE PLANET #1
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1

7 LAST ISSUE

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

BASKETFUL OF HEADS #7 (OF 7) (MR)
BUTCHER OF PARIS #5 (OF 5) (MR)
COSMO MIGHTY MARTIAN #5 (OF 5)
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE #6
SHERLOCK SCANDAL IN BELGRAVIA #5
STORM KIDS MONICA BLEUE WEREWOLF STORY #5 (OF 5)
V CARD #4 (OF 4)

-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.

 052720 RANKINGS # TITLES  COMPANY TOTAL  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
  1) DC  37  $                  154.63  $         23.19  $       131.44
  2) MARVEL 14  $                    67.86  $         10.18  $         57.68
  3) IMAGE 10  $                    39.90  $           5.99  $         33.92
  4) BOOM! 7  $                    27.93  $           4.19  $         23.74
  5) ANTARCTIC 5  $                    20.95  $           3.14  $         17.81
       INDIE COMICS 31  $                  130.66  $         19.60  $       111.06
TOTALS: 104  $             441.93  $      66.29  $    375.64

NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?: Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 05/27/20. This coming week, there are 104 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of FIVE price points ranging from $3.99 to $5.99. 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!

 052720 PRICE POINTS # SHIPPING   COVER PRICE  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
$3.99 85  $                  339.15  $         50.87  $       288.28
$4.00 1  $                       4.00  $           0.60  $           3.40
$4.99 9  $                    44.91  $           6.74  $         38.17
$5.95 1  $                       5.95  $           0.89  $           5.06
$5.99 8  $                    47.92  $           7.19  $         40.73
TOTALS: 104  $             441.93  $      66.29  $    375.64

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

ROGUE PLANET #1

ONI PRESS INC.
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Andy MacDonald

Salvage vessel Cortes tracks the Lonely Orphan, a planet with no star system to call its own. Somewhere on this hostile rock is a payload fit for a king. To attain it, though, the crew of the Cortes must brave razor rock, poisonous vapors, treacherous footing, and... the most mind-numbing horrors imaginable.

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #10

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Matthew K. Manning (A) Marcio Fiorito (CA) Jon Sommariva

A.I.M. has taken over New York City and mind-controlled many of its strongest super heroes! A small band of heroes struggles to fight back... but will they be any match for the Yellow Hulk?! The concluding storyline to the first phase of Marvel Action: Avengers!

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

  $2.99

SAVE  OVER $6.00 0N THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #10  $                        3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
ROGUE PLANET #1   $                        3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
     
 25% OFF these other 1st Issues on 052720  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
DEAD DAY #1  $                        4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
DISASTER INC #1   $                        4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
OUR FIGHTING FORCES GIANT #1  $                        4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1  $                        3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
 $                    26.94  $           6.74  $         20.21

"1st DAY SALE" BOOK OF THE WEEK Titles are 25% OFF only on the FIRST FULL week of their release.
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-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

104 NEW & RETURNING COMICS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(052720-060320) FOR EVERYONE!

 1) NEW DC COMICS-37  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
AQUAMAN #59 TYLER KIRKHAM VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BASKETFUL OF HEADS #7 (OF 7) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BASKETFUL OF HEADS #7 (OF 7) GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ VAR ED (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN BEYOND #43  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN BEYOND #43 FRANCIS MANAPUL VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BOOKS OF MAGIC #19 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FLASH #753  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FLASH #753 JUNGEUON YOON VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FLASH #754  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FLASH GIANT #4  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3 (OF 12) SCOTT WILLIAMS VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HARLEY QUINN #72  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HARLEY QUINN #72 FRANK CHO VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HAWKMAN #23  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HAWKMAN #23 GERARDO ZAFFINO VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE #6 (OF 6)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HOUSE OF WHISPERS #20 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #4 (OF 9) (MR)  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #4 (OF 9) MIKE MAYHEW VAR ED (M  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
JUSTICE LEAGUE #45  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JUSTICE LEAGUE #45 DAN MORA VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
LOIS LANE #10 (OF 12)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
LOIS LANE #10 (OF 12) TULA  LOTAY VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
LOW LOW WOODS #5 (OF 6) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
LOW LOW WOODS #5 (OF 6) JENNY FRISON VAR ED (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
METAL MEN #6 (OF 12)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
METAL MEN #6 (OF 12) GEORGE PEREZ VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
OUR FIGHTING FORCES GIANT #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
SUICIDE SQUAD #5  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SUICIDE SQUAD #5 JEREMY ROBERTS VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TEEN TITANS #41  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TEEN TITANS #41 KHARY RANDOLPH VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TERRIFICS #27  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
WONDER WOMAN #755  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
WONDER WOMAN #755 IAN MACDONALD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
WONDER WOMAN GIANT #4  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:  $ 154.63  $  23.19  $  131.44
     
 2) NEW MARVEL COMICS-14  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #43  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #43 KEOWN MARVEL ZOMBIES VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AVENGERS #33  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AVENGERS #33 BENJAMIN MARVEL ZOMBIES VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AVENGERS #33 PHAM SPIDER-WOMAN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARAUDERS #10  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1 REMENAR VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VENOM #25  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
VENOM #25 BAGLEY VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
VENOM #25 BLACK BLANK VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
VENOM #25 CHECCHETTO VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
VENOM #25 RAPOZA VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
VENOM #25 RON LIM VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
NEW MARVEL COMICS TOTALS:  $   67.86  $  10.18  $    57.68
     
 3) NEW IMAGE COMICS-10  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
20XX #4 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EXORSISTERS #6 CVR A LAGACE & PANTAZIS  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EXORSISTERS #6 CVR B HICKEY  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FARMHAND #15 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #2 (OF 6) CVR A ANDOLFO (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #2 (OF 6) CVR B BRAGA (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #2 (OF 6) CVR C SANDOVAL (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
OUTER DARKNESS CHEW #2 (OF 3) CVR A CHAN (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
OUTER DARKNESS CHEW #2 (OF 3) CVR B GUILLORY (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW IMAGE COMICS TOTALS:  $   39.90  $    5.99  $    33.92
     
 4) NEW BOOM! COMICS-7  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ALIENATED #3 (OF 6)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ALIENATED #3 (OF 6) FOC PEREZ VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GO GO POWER RANGERS #31 CVR A CARLINI CONNECTING   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GO GO POWER RANGERS #31 CVR B MERCADO VAR   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
KING OF NOWHERE #2 (OF 5) CVR A JENKINS  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
KING OF NOWHERE #2 (OF 5) CVR B MORAZZO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
KING OF NOWHERE #2 (OF 5) CVR C FOC RUBIN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW BOOM! COMICS TOTALS:  $   27.93  $    4.19  $    23.74
     
 5) NEW ANTARCTIC PRESS COMICS-5  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
CAT SHIT VOL 01 #2 (OF 3)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EXCITING COMICS #6 CVR A OLESCO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EXCITING COMICS #6 CVR B LEGACY VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
GOLD DIGGER #272  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
V CARD #4 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW ANTARCTIC PRESS COMICS TOTALS:  $   20.95  $    3.14  $    17.81
     
 NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-31  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
21ST CENTURIONS #2  $     5.95  $    0.89  $      5.06
BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #3 (OF 4) CVR A FISH  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #3 (OF 4) CVR B MOMOKO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BUTCHER OF PARIS #5 (OF 5) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
COSMO MIGHTY MARTIAN #5 (OF 5) CVR A YARDLEY  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DEAD DAY #1 CVR A CLARKE  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
DISASTER INC #1 CVR A CLARKE  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
FIVE YEARS #9  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FRANKENSTEIN UNDONE #2 (OF 5) CVR A STENBECK  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FRANKENSTEIN UNDONE #2 (OF 5) CVR B D ARMINI  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GREEN DANTE GREEN VIRGIL ONE SHOT  $     4.00  $    0.60  $      3.40
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #37 CVR A VITORINO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #37 CVR B WHITE  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #37 CVR C ZALDIVAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #37 CVR D VIGONTE  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #10 SOMMARIVA  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARVEL ACTION CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 CVR A BOO   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ROGUE PLANET #1 CVR A MACDONALD  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ROGUE PLANET #1 CVR B STRAHM  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SERA & ROYAL STARS #7  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SHERLOCK SCANDAL IN BELGRAVIA #5 CVR A ZHANG  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
SHERLOCK SCANDAL IN BELGRAVIA #5 CVR B PHOTO  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
SHERLOCK SCANDAL IN BELGRAVIA #5 CVR C JAY  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
STORM KIDS MONICA BLEUE WEREWOLF STORY #5 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TMNT URBAN LEGENDS #23 CVR A FOSCO   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TMNT URBAN LEGENDS #23 CVR B FOSCO & LARSEN   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #7 CASTRO BONUS FOC VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #7 CVR A PARILLO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #7 CVR B OLIVER  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #7 CVR C SEGOVIA  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #7 CVR D OCHS COSPLAY  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW INDY COMICS TOTALS:  $ 130.66  $  19.60  $  111.06
     

 

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!

29 NEW/RETURNING NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

(Prices shown are the MSRP for the item during this week of release and may not reflect later market changes)

 NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-18  MSRP 
AMERICAN JESUS TP VOL 01 CHOSEN (NEW EDITION) (MR)  $     9.99
AMERICAN JESUS TP VOL 02 NEW MESSIAH (MR)  $     9.99
BOG BODIES OGN (MR)  $   12.99
CAMP SPIRIT SC GN   $   19.99
DISNEY FROZEN ADVENTURES TP ICE & MAGIC   $   10.99
FAMILY TREE TP VOL 01  $     9.99
GARFIELD TP GARZILLA   $   14.99
GODZILLA COMP RULERS OF EARTH TP VOL 01 NEW ED   $   29.99
HARLEY QUINN & POISON IVY HC  $   24.99
I AM LEONARDO DA VINCI YR HC   $   15.99
MY VIDEO GAME ATE MY HOMEWORK TP  $     9.99
NIGHTWING TP VOL 01 THE GRAY SON LEGACY  $   19.99
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE #1 FACSIMILE ED SC  $   16.95
SCOOBY DOO & PIRATE TREASURE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK HC   $     4.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TANGLE & WHISPER TP VOL 01  $   19.99
STAR TREK DISCOVERY TP AFTERMATH  $   15.99
STARGIRL BY GEOFF JOHNS TP (RES)  $   34.99
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS HC VOL 03 LEVIATHAN HUNT  $   24.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-5  MSRP 
ALTER EGO #164  $     9.95
BACK ISSUE #120   $     9.95
PREVIEWS #380-381 MAY JUNE 2020   $     3.99
RETROFAN MAGAZINE #9   $     9.95
UPSHOT NOW MAGAZINE #1  $     2.00
 
 NEW VARIANTS-6  MSRP 
DEAD DAY #1 FRANCAVILLA 1:15 VARIANT  $   19.99
DISASTER INC #1 15 COPY HAMNER 1:15 VARIANT  $   19.99
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1 REMENAR 2020 RETAILER SUMMIT VARIANT  $     8.99
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1 WITTER 1:25 VARIANT  $   39.99
VENOM #25 STEGMAN 2020 RETAILER SUMMIT VARIANT  $     8.99
VENOM #25 STOKOE 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/DESCRIPTION-28 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS    
Avengers Legends Video Game 6” AF Asst. 202001 6/10/2020 6/3/2020
DC Gallery: Batman Returns Movie CatwomAN PVC Statue 5/27/2020 7/1/2020
DC Gallery: Injustice 2 Harley Quinn PVC Statue 3/25/2020 7/1/2020
DC Premier Collection TAS: Batman Statue 3/25/2020 7/1/2020
It 2 Gallery: Pennywise In Box PVC Statue 4/8/2020 7/1/2020
John Wick Select: Black Suit Figure  2/26/2020 7/1/2020
Pop! Marvel: Punisher War Machine PX Fig. 4/15/2020 6/10/2020
Star Wars Legends in 3D: Kylo Ren 1/2 Scale 3/25/2020 7/1/2020
SW: Mandalorian 11” The Child Plush 2ct Cs. 4/29/2020 7/1/2020
Yoroiden Samurai Troopers Chodankado Ryo of Wildfire 1/12 AF 6/24/2020 7/1/2020
   
BOOKS/TRADES    
Aquaman TP Vol. 3: Manta vs. Machine 9/8/2020 9/9/2020
Batgirl TP Vol. 7: Oracle Rising 6/10/2020 6/17/2020
Catwoman TP Vol. 3: Friend or Foe (RES) 6/10/2020 6/17/2020
Crisis on Infinite Earths: Arrowverse Dlx. Ed. HC 6/10/2020 7/1/2020
DC Comics: The Astonishing Art of Amanda Conner HC 6/3/2020 6/10/2020
Dial H for Hero TP Vol. 2: New Heroes of Metropolis 6/3/2020 6/10/2020
Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #7 (MR) 6/30/2020 7/1/2020
Flash TP Vol. 12: Death and the Speed Force 6/17/2020 6/10/2020
Joker Deluxe Edition HC 6/16/2020 6/17/2020
Martian Manhunter: Identity TP 5/27/2020 6/3/2020
Super Friends Saturday Morning Cartoon HC Vol. 1 (RES) 6/3/2020 6/10/2020
Terrifics TP Vol. 3: The God Game 5/27/2020 6/3/2020
Wonder Woman TP Vol. 1: The Just War 5/27/2020 6/3/2020
Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen TP 6/3/2020 6/10/2020
You Brought Me the Ocean TP 6/3/2020 6/10/2020
Young Justice HC Vol. 2: Lost in the Multiverse 5/27/2020 6/3/2020
   
COMICS    
Batman #96 Card Stock F Mattina Var. Ed. Joker War 6/3/2020 TBD
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2ND PTG VAR=Second Printing Variant
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANNIV=Anniversary
AOD=Army Of Darkness
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=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 or content
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.
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.
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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