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BOOK OF
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122807-213 (New Comic Friday!)
COMIC'S BUYERS GUIDE #1638, DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS COMPANION HC, FLASH FASTEST MAN ALIVE FULL THROTTLE TP, GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS SECRET FILES #1, HULK VS FIN FANG FOOM ONE SHOT, INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE #1 (OF 2), PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #1
121907-207
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #1, EXILES #100, MMW RAWHIDE KID HC VOL 02 VAR ED 87, TALES OF THE MULTIVERSE BATMAN VAMPIRE TP, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #52, WOLVERINE FIREBREAK ONE SHOT, WORLD WAR HULK WARBOUND #1 (OF 5) WWH
121205-221
BAT LASH #1, ESSENTIAL DR STRANGE TP VOL 03, NOVA TP VOL 01 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST, SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL.3. TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS ION #1. ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #1. WHITE DWARF #335
120507-242
BRAVE AND THE BOLD VOL 1 LORDS OF LUCK HC, NORTHLANDERS #1, SILVER SURFER REQUIEM PREM HC, TWELVE #0, ULTIMATES 3 #1, WHAT IF CLASSIC TP VOL 4, WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH

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112907-215
AVENGERS INITIATIVE BASIC TRAINING VOL 1 PREMIUM HC, CIVIL WAR SCRIPT BOOK TP, MARVEL ATLAS #1, (OF 2), MERCENARIES #1, MIDNIGHTER VOL 1 KILLING MACHINE TP, SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES TP, ZOMBIE SIMON GARTH #1 (OF 4)
112107-197
BATMAN DEATH IN THE CITY TP, IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD ANNUAL #1, SCREAM #1 (OF 4), THUNDERBOLTS BREAKING POINT, WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL 23, HC WIZARD MAGAZINE #195, WORLD WAR III TP
111407-231
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1, CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 (OF 5), HOUSE OF M AVENGERS #1 (OF 5), JLA ULTRAMARINE CORPS TP, SALVATION RUN #1 (OF 7), TOYFARE #125, WONDER WOMAN LOVE AND MURDER HC
110707-223
AMAZING FIGURE MODELER #40, ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #1, CAIRO HARDCOVER, MARVEL LEGACY 1960S TO 1990S HANDBOOK TP, SILVER SURFER IN THY NAME #1, SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER BACK IN BLACK HC, UNCANNY X-MEN #492 MC

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103107-181
COUNTDOWN LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #1, CRIME BIBLE THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #1, FLASH WONDERLAND TP, HEAVY METAL FALL 2007, MARVEL MASTERWORKS ATLAS TALES VOL 1 HC VAR ED 85, SHOWCASE PRESENTS TEEN TITANS VOL 2 TP, X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX ONE SHOT MC
102407-206
AUTHORITY PRIME #1, AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL 5 HC, COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1636, CRAWL SPACE XXXOMBIES #1, GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #1 (OF 8), MARVEL MASTERWORKS NICK FURY V1 HC, MARVEL ZOMBIES COVERS HC
101707-197
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #1, JSA ALL STAR ARCHIVES VOL.1, MARVEL MASTERWORKS AVENGERS VOL 7, MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #1, SHOWCASE PRESENTS TP WORLDS FINEST VOL 1, SWORD #1, SUPERMAN THE BOTTLE CITY OF KANDOR TP
101007-242
CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #1, GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #1, SIMON DARK #1, SPIDER MAN BACK IN BLACK HC, TOYFARE #124, X-MEN DIE BY THE SWORD #1
100307-251  
ANNIHILATION BOOK 1 TP, COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1635, METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #1, OMEGA UNKNOWN #1, VINYL UNDERGROUND #1, WOLVERINE ANNUAL DEATHSONG #1

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

092607-159
AVENGERS DEFENDERS WAR PREMIERE HC, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #13, SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #6, TEEN TITANS #51, UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1, WIZARD MAGAZINE #193
091907-184
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC, JLA HITMAN #1, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1, PENANCE RELENTLESS #1, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #49, WONDER GIRL #1 (OF 6)
091207-191
COUNTDOWN SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER WILDSTORM #1, JLA WEDDING SPECIAL #1, SHOWCASE PRESENTS BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS VOL 1 TP, TOYFARE #123, SUICIDE SQUAD RAISE THE FLAG #1, X-MEN EMPEROR VULCAN #1
090607-161 (New Comic Thursday!)
CAPTAIN AMERICA THE CHOSEN #1, INFINITY INC #1, INQUEST #150, IRON MAN ENTER THE MANDARIN #1, JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS V2 HC, OUTSIDERS #50

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THE WEEK!

082907-179
52 AFTERMATH THE FOUR HORSEMEN #1, BATMAN BATMAN AND SON HC, COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #1, LAST FANTASTIC FOUR STORY, PREVIEWS VOL XVII #9, SPIDER-MAN ONE MORE DAY SKETCHBOOK
082207-188
BATMAN LOBO DEADLY SERIOUS #1 (OF 2), COMIC'S BUYERS GUIDE #1634, HALO UPRISING #1 (OF 4), MYSTIC ARCANA SCARLET WITCH, SHOWCASE PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN VOL.1 TP, SUPERMAN #666
081507-164
BOOSTER GOLD #1, FLASH #231, FLASH GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP, OUTSIDERS FIVE OF A KIND WEEK 3, TERROR INC #1 (OF 5), WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #48
080807-192
ALAN MOORE THE COMPLETE WILDCATS TP, BLACK ADAM THE DARK AGE #1, DARK TOWER GUNSLINGERS GUIDEBOOK, OUTSIDERS FIVE OF A KIND WEEK 2, TOYFARE #122, UN-MEN #1
080107-161
GREEN LANTERN WANTED HAL JORDAN HC, INQUEST #149, METAL MEN #1, OUTSIDERS FIVE OF A KIND WEEK 1, SHANNA SHE-DEVIL SURVIVAL O/T FITTEST #1, SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA #1

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THE WEEK!

072507-193
ALAN MOORE WILD WORLDS TP. ANNIHILATION CONQUEST STAR LORD #1. BATMAN #666. PREVIEWS VOL XVII #8. SPEAK O/T DEVIL #1. TOP COW / MARVEL UNHOLY UNION
071807-219
ALL FLASH #1, ANNIHILATION CONQUEST QUASAR #1. GENE SIMMONS HOUSE OF HORRORS #1. PROGRAMME #1. THE ORDER #1. CWI WIZARD ANIME INSIDER BLEACH CVR #47
071107-163
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST WRAITH #1. CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #1. DEVIL DINOSAUR BY JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS HC. GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE #1 (OF 6), TOYFARE #121. WORLD WAR HULK GAMMA CORPS #1
070507-223 (New Comic Thursday!)
AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS OF JIMMY OLSEN TP, BLACK CANARY #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA #25 DIRECTORS CUT, INQUEST GAMER #148, NEW AVENGERS TRANSFORMERS #1, THOR #1

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

060607-170
CIVIL WAR MARVEL UNIVERSE TP, DAREDEVIL BATTLIN JACK MURDOCK #1, INQUEST GAMER #147, MYSTIC ARCANA BOOK OF MARVEL MAGIC, NEW WARRIORS #1 CWI, WITCHBLADE PUNISHER
061307-221
AMORY WARS #1 (OF 5), JACK KIRBY'S 4TH WORLD OMNIBUS V.1 HC, MYSTIC ARCANA MAGIK, SUB-MARINER #1 (OF 6) CWI, TOYFARE #120, WORLD WAR HULK #1 (OF 5)
062007-221 (Alignment Day!)
FLASH THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #13, HIGHWAYMEN #1 (OF 5), JSA PRESENTS STARS AND STRIPES VOL 1 TP, MADAME MIRAGE #1, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #46, X-MEN ENDANGERED SPECIES ONE-SHOT
062707-173
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1632, GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1, WORLD WAR HULK FRONT LINE #1, WORLD WAR HULK X-MEN #1, ULTIMATES 2 V2 GRAND THEFT AMERICA TP, X-MEN #200

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THE WEEK!

050207-188
CIVIL WAR CAPTAIN AMERICA TP, GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND #0, HELLBOY DARKNESS CALLS #1, INQUEST GAMER #146, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, WORLD WAR HULK PROLOGUE WORLD BREAKER
050907-194
ANNIHILATION SAGA, COUNTDOWN #51, ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN HC, HACK SLASH #1, MARVEL ZOMBIES DEAD DAYS, TOYFARE #119
051607-171
ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #5, PAINKILLER JANE #1, SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH VOL 1 TP, ULTIMATES 2 #13, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #45, X-MEN FIRST CLASS SPECIAL
052307-169
CAPTAIN AMERICA #26, COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1631, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, GENERAL JACK COSMO PRESENTS #1, SHE-HULK 2 #18 CWI, SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC
053107-163 (New Comic Thursday!)
CIVIL WAR COMPANION TP, RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS WRATH OF THE TITANS #1, SILVER SURFER REQUIEM #1 (OF 4), SPAWN GODSLAYER #1, SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #1, ULTIMATE GALACTUS TRILOGY HC

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

040407-178
ANNIHILATION HERALDS OF GALACTUS SILVER SURFER/FIRELORD, AVENGERS INITIATIVE #1, DANGER GIRL BODY SHOTS #1, INQUEST GAMER #145, OMEGA FLIGHT #1, SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL 1 TP
041107-246
CIVIL WAR TP, LONERS #1 (OF 6), NOVA #1, SPIDER-MAN BACK IN BLACK HANDBOOK, SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF 4), WIZARD MAGAZINE 2007 MEGA MOVIE COLLECTOR'S EDITION SPIDEY 3
041807-164
CIVIL WAR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP, CIVIL WAR THE CONFESSION 2ND PTG MALEEV VAR, LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #1, SUPERMAN BATMAN #34, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #44, WORLD WAR III PART ONE A CALL TO ARMS
042507-176
ACTION COMICS #848, AMAZONS ATTACK #1, CIVIL WAR FANTASTIC FOUR TP, COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1630, FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA AVENGERS, OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

032807-184
BATMAN #664, COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1629, DAREDEVIL #95, FANTASTIC FOUR #544, FATHOM KIANI #1, GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP
032107-173
AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #50, ARMY@LOVE #1, JOHN ROMITA JR 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, SHOWCASE PRESENTS HAWKMAN VOL.1, WITCHBLADE SHADES OF GRAY #1, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #43
031407-174
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON APOCALYPSE #1, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #1, GRIFTER MIDNIGHTER #1, SUPERMAN #660, SUPERMAN BATMAN THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP, TOYFARE  #117
030707-175
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER  KLAUS JANSON OMNIBUS VOL.1 HC, DETECTIVE COMICS #829, INQUEST GAMER #144, MARVEL ZOMBIES ARMY OF DARKNESS #1, MIGHTY AVENGERS #1, SHEENA PREVIEW,

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

022807-238
ANNIHILATION HERALDS OF GALACTUS, CITY OF OTHERS #1, DAREDEVIL #94, ESSENTIAL PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDERMAN VOL.3, FLASH #9, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #42
022107-185
ANNIHILATION BOOK 1 HC, BRAVE & BOLD #1, ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY #213,  HELMET OF FATE-BLACK ALICE #1, LEGION OF MONSTERS WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1, SPIDERMAN FAMILY #1
021407-181
BATMAN #663, MARVEL LEGACY 1990'S HANDBOOK, PUNISHER PRESENTS BARRACUDA MAX #1, SHOWCASE PRESENTS AQUAMAN VOL.1, STAR WARS INSIDER #92, THUNDERBOLTS PRESENTS ZEMO BORN BETTER #1,
020707-195
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN #1, GHOST RIDER TEAM-UP TP, GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS #1, INQUEST GAMER #143, SHAZAM THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #1, X-MEN ANNUAL #1

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

013107-192
ADVENTURES OF SPAWN #1 DIRECTORS CUT #1, AIRBRUSH ACTION 0207, ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL 2 TP, GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #1, MS MARVEL SPECIAL, ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAM CRISIS #1
012407-179
CIVIL WAR THE RETURN, COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1627, HELMET OF FATE IBIS THE INVINCIBLE #1, SHOWCASE PRESENTS BRAVE & BOLD BATMAN TEAM UPS VOL 1, SILENT WAR #1, WOLVERINE #50
011707-141
CATWOMAN #63, CONAN & THE MIDNIGHT GOD #1. HELMET OF FATE DETECTIVE CHIMP #1, JLA CLASSIFIED #32, SUPERMAN EMPEROR JOKER TP, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #41
011007-137
GHOST RIDER VOL 1 VICIOUS CYCLE TP, SQUADRON SUPREME HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK #1, SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS #1, THUNDERBOLTS #110, TOYFARE #115, WOLVERINE ORIGINS #10
010407-149 (New Comic Thursday!)
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLLECTOR MAGAZINE #1 SPIDER-MAN, DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #1, GHOST RIDER ROAD TO DAMNATION TP, GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 4 #1, IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #1, SCALPED #1

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