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BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

790 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

122910-131
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #1, BIZARRE #170, HELLBOY SLEEPING & DEAD #1, JOHN CARTER OF MARS WEIRD WORLDS TP, PREVIEWS #268, SPIDER-GIRL #2, X-FORCE PREM HC CABLE & NEW MUTANTS
122210-164
GIANT-SIZE GFT 2010 HOLIDAY, GOLD DIGGER CHRISTMAS SP #4, GREEN LANTERN LARFLEEZE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #1, MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER HC, MARVELS TP EYE OF CAMERA, STAR WARS INSIDER #122 SPECIAL, X-NECROSHA TP
121510-162
BATGIRL THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP, BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513, JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1, NORTHERN GUARD #1, RUE MORGUE #107, SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN DELUXE HC, X-NECROSHA TP
120810-154
DCU HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2010 #1, PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #1, SHADOWLAND AFTER FALL #1, TOYFARE #162, THOR MIGHTY AVENGER GN TP VOL 01, WIDOWMAKER #1 (OF 4), X-FORCE SEX AND VIOLENCE HC
120210-179
BATMAN DEAD TO RIGHTS TP, BATMAN 80 PAGE GIANT 2010 #1, DAREDEVIL #512, DR.WHO MAGAZINE #427, LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #0, SHADOWLAND #5 (OF 5), THOR PREM HC IF ASGARD SHOULD PERISH
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

760 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

112410-195
ASTONISHING THOR #1 (OF 5), AVENGERS ORIGIN HC, BATWOMAN #0, DEADPOOL HC WADE WILSONS WAR, MAD SPECIAL SPY VS SPY #1, THUNDERSTRIKE #1 (OF 5), VAMPIRELLA #1
111710-190
AVENGERS #7, BATMAN INCORPORATED #1, BATMAN THE RETURN #1, SUPER ACTION #1, NIGHTMASTER MONSTERS OF ROCK #1, MARVEL  PUNISHER HC FRANKEN-CASTLE, TOYFARE #161
111010-179
ANT-MAN & WASP #1 (OF 3), BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #6 (OF 6), DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #1, EMPIRE #257, HALCYON #1, SPIDER-MAN ONE MOMENT TIME PREM HC, THUNDER AGENTS #1
110310-196
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #647, BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL TP, BATMAN CATWOMAN FOLLOW THE MONEY #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA MAN OUT OF TIME #1 (OF 5), SIEGE TP, SUPERBOY #1, VIDEO WATCHDOG #159
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

783 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

102710-168
ACTION COMICS #894, DOOMWAR HC, GREEN HORNET BLOOD TIES #1, JLA THE 99 #1 (OF 6), PREVIEWS #266 NOVEMBER 2010, SPIDER-MAN VS VAMPIRES #1, SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC
102010-196
CHAOS WAR #2 (Hero of the Month), KICK-ASS 2 #1, RAGMAN SUIT OF SOULS #1, STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #1, SUSPENSE MAGAZINE 1210, THOR VS HERCULES TP, VICTORIAN UNDEAD TP
101310-228
CAPTAIN AMERICA BLACK PANTHER FLAGS OUR FATHERS TP, KNIGHT & SQUIRE #1 (OF 6), STAR TREK KHAN RULING IN HELL #1 (OF 4), SUPERIOR #1 (OF 6), THOR #616 (Hero of the Month), WARLORD OF MARS #1, X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS HC
100610-191
BATMAN HIDDEN TREASURES #1, CHAOS WAR #1 (OF 5)-HERO OF THE MONTH!, CLINT #1 (MR), GREEN WOMAN HC (MR), STAR WARS CLONE WARS MAGAZINE #1, TOP COW FIRST LOOK TP, UNCANNY X-FORCE #1
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

890 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

092910-145
DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM TP VOL 01, DR.WHO MAGAZINE #425, MACHETE #0, STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES #1, VALKYRIE #1,X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS X-MEN VS VAMPIRES #1 (OF 2), X-MEN SECOND COMING HC
092210-164
CIVIL WAR AVENGERS HC, DEADPOOL & CABLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 03, FANGORIA #297, FANTASTIC FOUR #583, G I COMBAT #1, PILOT SEASON 39 MINUTES #1, SKULLKICKERS #1
091510-157
CAPTAIN AMERICA PATRIOT #1 (OF 4), DAREDEVIL BY BENDIS & MALEEV TP ULT COLL BOOK 02, DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH HC HEAD TRIP, INCREDIBLE HULKS ENIGMA FORCE #1 (OF 3), OUR FIGHTING FORCES #1, TOYFARE #159, X-23 #1
090910-190
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #1, INVADERS NOW #1 (OF 5), LAND OF THE GIANTS COMP SERIES HC, SPIDER-MAN FEVER TP, STAR TREK CAPTAINS LOG PIKE #1, WEIRD WAR TALES #1, WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP
090110-234
BATMAN CACOPHONY TP, FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1, HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #1, KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET HC V1 SINS OF THE FATHER, OUR ARMY AT WAR #1, RADICAL PREMIERE MATA HARI, WOLVERINE #1
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

677 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

082510-162
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #1, PREVIEWS #264 SEPTEMBER 2010, SPIDER-GIRL END #1, SUPERMAN BATMAN NIGHT AND DAY HC, THOR WARRIORS THREE PREM HC, X-MEN INFERNO CROSSOVERS HC, ZEROIDS #1
081810-165
BOYS HIGHLAND LADDIE #1 (OF 6), DARK RAIN A NEW ORLEANS STORY HC, FILMFAX PLUS #124, IDES OF BLOOD #1 (OF 6), LAST PHANTOM #1, PHOENIX WITHOUT ASHES #1 (OF 4), TRANSFORMERS ARMADA OMNIBUS TP
081110-159
BPRD HELL ON EARTH NEW WORLD #1 (OF 5), ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND HC, GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #1, LOCKE & KEY WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT #1, TOYFARE #158, ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #1 (OF 6), ULTIMATES II ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
080410-191
BATMAN ARKHAM REBORN TP, CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE TP, HELLSPAWN COMPLETE COLL HC, MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #1 (OF 4), NANCY IN HELL #1 (OF 4), SUPERMAN THE LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON #1 (OF 3), TORCHWOOD #1
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

749 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

072810-208
ARTIFACTS #1 (OF 13), MARVELS PROJECT HC BIRTH OF SUPER HEROES, PREVIEWS #263 AUGUST 2010, SCOURGE #0, ULTIMATE COMICS MYSTERY #1 (OF 4), X-MEN MUTANT GENESIS PREM HC, X-MEN WE ARE X-MEN TP
072110-196
BLACKEST NIGHT RISE OF THE BLACK LANTERNS HC, BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS HC, CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC TWO AMERICAS, CHARMED #1, MARVEL ART OF JOE QUESADA HC, MARVELMAN CLASSIC PRIMER #1, TIME MASTERS VANISHING POINT #1 (OF 6)
071410-168
BLACKEST NIGHT BLACK LANTERN CORPS HC VOL 01 and VOL 02, DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #1, INFINITY GAUNTLET PREM HC, RICHARD STARKS PARKER MAN WITH GETAWAY FACE, SILVER SURFER REBIRTH OF THANOS PREM HC, X-FORCE SEX AND VIOLENCE #1 (OF 3)
070810-177
AVENGERS CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #1 (OF 9), BATMAN ODYSSEY #1 (OF 6), BLACKEST NIGHT GREEN LANTERN CORPS HC, BLACKEST NIGHT GREEN LANTERN HC, BLACKEST NIGHT HC, HELLBOY THE STORM #1 (OF 3), SCARLET #1
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

901 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

063010-206
BATMAN BEYOND #1 (OF 6), BATWOMAN ELEGY DELUXE EDITION HC, CAPTAIN AMERICA 1940S NEWSPAPER STRIP #1, MMW ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES HC VOL 03, ROYAL HISTORIAN OF OZ #1, WONDER WOMAN ARCHIVES HC VOL 06, YOURS TRULY JACK THE RIPPER #1
062310-170
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM MADNESS HC, COVER RUN THE DC COMICS ART OF ADAM HUGHES HC, GREEN ARROW #1, JOKERS ASYLUM KILLER CROC #1, JURASSIC PARK REDEMPTION #1, LIFE/TIMES MARTHA WASHINGTON IN 21ST CENTURY TP, MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA PREM HC
061610-195
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS BLACK CAT #1 (OF 4), AVENGERS CONTEST PREM HC, INCREDIBLE HULK TP VOL 01 SON OF BANNER, JOKERS ASYLUM HARLEY QUINN #1, MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 05, NEW AVENGERS #1, SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY HC VOL 01
060910-170
AVENGERS ACADEMY #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA AMERICA FIRST HC, GEARS OF WAR TP BOOK 01, META 4 #1 (OF 5), NEIL YOUNGS GREENDALE HC, ROBERT E HOWARD PRESENTS THULSA DOOM TP, YOUNG ALLIES #1
060310-160
AVENGERS PRIME #1 (OF 5), DARKSTAR AND WINTER GUARD #1 (OF 3), HERALDS #1 (OF 5), FINAL CRISIS TP, JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE HC, OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 14, STAR WARS LONG TIME AGO OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

768 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

052610-215
AVENGERS WEST COAST AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC, BATMAN LONG SHADOWS HC, DOC SAVAGE THE MAN OF BRONZE TP, MIGHTY CRUSADERS SPECIAL #1, SECRET AVENGERS #1, WEDNESDAY COMICS HC, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BARON VON SHOCK #1
051910-175
ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS TP VOL 02, ATOMIC KNIGHTS HC, AVENGERS #1, BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM HC VOL 01 HUSH MONEY, DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #1 (OF 10), EXECUTOR HC (MR), LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1
051210-197
AMAZON HC, BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #1 (OF 6), BRAM STOKERS DEATH SHIP #1, DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL TP, JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #1, SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 01 OUT OF THE WOODS, WAR OF KINGS TP
050510-181
BRIGHTEST DAY #1, DONG XOAI VIETNAM 1965 HC, INCORRUPTIBLE TP VOL 01, IRON MAN ART OF IRON MAN 2 HC, MANY LOVES OF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1, PROJECT SUPERPOWERS MEET THE BAD GUYS TP, SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #1 (OF 4)
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

851 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

042810-241
BLAZING COMBAT SC, DC LIBRARY JLA BY GEORGE PEREZ HC VOL 02, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 02, IRON MAN 2 PUBLIC IDENTITY #1, LAST UNICORN #1, MMW INHUMANS HC VOL 02, ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #1
042110-198
CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS TP VOL 05, DV8 GODS AND MONSTERS #1 (OF 8), GRIMJACK MANX CAT TP VOL 01, KATO ORIGINS WAY O/T NINJA #1, SHOWCASE PRESENTS DIAL H FOR HERO TP, SPIRIT #1, SUPERMAN THE COMING OF ATLAS TP
041410-210
BRIGHTEST DAY #0, COLD SPACE #1, GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNION HC, IRON MAN LEGACY #1, MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD FANTASTICK FOUR TP, ROCK N ROLL COMICS TP VOL 02 HARD ROCK HEROES, SPIDER-MAN DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT TP
040710-202
AVENGERS ORIGIN #1 (OF 5), BATMAN AND ROBIN DELUXE HC VOL 01 BATMAN REBORN, CAPTAIN AMERICA BLACK PANTHER FLAGS OF FATHERS #1 (OF 4), MARVEL ZOMBIES 04 TP, MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #1 (OF 5), SECRET SIX DEPTHS TP, TURF #1
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

900 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

033110-142
A-TEAM WAR STORIES BA #1, CLOAK AND DAGGER #1, CREEPER BY STEVE DITKO HC, GOD OF WAR #1 (OF 6), SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE CLONE SAGA EPIC TP BOOK 01, STRANGE ADVENTURES TP, X-MEN SECOND COMING #1 XSC
032410-193
A-TEAM WAR STORIES HANNIBAL #1, DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS TP, NEMESIS #1 (OF 4), NEWSBOY LEGION BY SIMON AND KIRBY HC VOL 01, PETER PARKER #1 (OF 5), STAR WARS OMNIBUS BOBA FETT TP VOL 01, TRANSFORMERS NEFARIOUS #1
031710-144
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #1, BRONX KILL HC, FLASH GORDON TP VOL 01 MERCY WARS, GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #1, WONDER WOMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 01, WWE HEROES #1, X-23 #1
031010-210
AVENGERS X-MEN UTOPIA TP, BREAKING INTO COMICS THE MARVEL WAY #1 (OF 2), GHOST PROJEKT #1 (OF 5), GREEK STREET TP VOL 01 BLOOD CALLS FOR BLOOD, HULK LET BATTLE BEGIN #1, JUSTICE LEAGUE RISE AND FALL SPECIAL #1, TWILIGHT MANGA GN VOL 01 (OF 2)
030310-211
FIRST WAVE #1 (OF 6), GIRL COMICS #1 (OF 3), INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 01, KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #1, STRANGE TALES HC, STEPHEN KINGS N #1 (OF 4), SUPERMAN BRAINIAC TP
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

769 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

022410-253
CAPTAIN SWING #1 (OF 4), DEADPOOL & CABLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 01, DEVIL #1 (OF 4), IMMORTAL WEAPONS TP, LOGANS RUN #1, PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #7, PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO TP VOL 01
021710-158
CAPTAIN AMERICA #603, CHASE VARIANT ONE SHOT IS ALL I NEED, DC UNIVERSE ORIGINS TP, DOOMWAR #1 (OF 6), KOBRA RESURRECTION TP, SPIDER-MAN GAUNTLET PREM HC ELECTRO SANDMAN, SUPERGIRL #501
021010-147
BRAVE AND THE BOLD MILESTONE TP, HIT-MONKEY #1, HUMAN TARGET #1, LEGENDARY TALESPINNERS #1, NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE TP ULTIMATE COLLECTION, X-MEN LEGACY PREM HC EMPLATE, X-MEN PIXIE STRIKES BACK #1
020310-211
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #32 TWILIGHT PT 1, DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD PREM HC. GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN TP. IRON MAN TALES OF GOLDEN AVENGER TP GN, MILESTONE FOREVER #1 (OF 2), REALM OF KINGS SON OF HULK #1, ULTIMATE COMICS X #1
BOOK OF
THE WEEK!

792 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

012710-198
AVENGERS WORLD TRUST PREM HC, GREEN LANTERN #50, HULK SON OF HULK HC DARK SON RISING, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #41, ROBOCOP #1, LOSERS VOLUME 1 AND 2 TP, ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY #1 (OF 4)
012010-169
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618, AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA ROAD TO REBORN TP, DARK WOLVERINE #82, HULK #19, HULK FALL OF THE HULKS PRELUDE TP, X-MEN ASGARDIAN WARS HC
011310-207
AVP THREE WORLD WAR #1 (OF 6), POWER OF SHAZAM #48 (BLACKEST NIGHT), RED SONJA OMNIBUS TP VOL 01, SECRET SIX (BLACKEST NIGHT) #17, SPIDER-MAN ELECTION DAY TP, ULTIMATUM TP WEEKLY WORLD NEWS #1
010610-218
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS JACKPOT #1 (OF 3), LIST HC, MASS EFFECT REDEMPTION #1 (OF 4), SIEGE #1 (OF 4), SIEGE EMBEDDED #1 (OF 4), TIMELY ANNUALS 70TH ANNIV COLLECTION HC, TITANS OLD FRIENDS TP

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