ALTERNATE REALITY, serving Chicago comic fandom since 1978  That's over 40 years of service!                                                                                                    We started at the Comicbook Emporium in February of 1978, Five & Dime Comics from 1983 to 1994 and Alternate Reality ever since, thats over 40 years of serving Chicago South Side Comic Fandom                                                                   SAVINGS! SERVICE! SELECTION! HISTORY! We have it all!

174 NEW ITEMS
 ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY
MARCH 14th, 2007

SUPERMAN BATMAN THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP

Written by Edmond Hamilton, Jeph Loeb and others
 Art by Curt Swan, Ed McGuinness and others
 Cover by Alex Ross
 Collecting the best team-ups between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, from the pages of SUPERMAN #76, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #142, 159, 176, 207, MAN OF STEEL #3, BATMAN & SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #7, SUPERMAN/BATMAN SECRET FILES 2003 and SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #1
192 pg, FC, $19.99 US

CRYSTAL BALLING

WHAT IF we looked into the crystal ball and JUST IMAGINED next week's shipping!

REORDERS

Get the full list  of what SOLD OUT items are coming back in this week!

OUT OF PRINT

Eventually everything sells out, find out what's expired this week!

KIDS CORNER

Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!
75 NEW COMICS THIS WEEK
(15% OFF ALL NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY FOR EVERYONE!)
21 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$68.79
is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER
store.
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$10.31 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #6
AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #7 (OF 8)
BLADE #7
FABLES #58 (MR)
FRANKLIN RICHARDS MARCH MADNESS
GHOST RIDER #9
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #6
JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #5
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #22
MARVEL SELECT FLIP MAGAZINE #23
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT CIVIL WAR AFTERMATH
MARVEL TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #22
MOON KNIGHT #8 CW
NEW AVENGERS #28
NEW X-MEN #36
PTOLUS CITY BY THE SPIRE #5 (OF 6)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #5
SPIDER-MAN REIGN #4 (OF 4)
THUNDERBOLTS #112
THUNDERBOLTS PRESENTS ZEMO BORN BETTER #2 (OF 4)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #12
19 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
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52 WEEK #45
BATMAN STRIKES #31
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #11
FRIDAY THE 13TH #4 (MR)
GEN 13 #6
GREEN ARROW #72
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10
GRIFTER MIDNIGHTER #1 (OF 6)
JLA CLASSIFIED #36
MARTIAN MANHUNTER #8 (OF 8)
MYSTERY IN SPACE #7 (OF 8)
ROBIN #160
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE SLEEP OF REASON #4 (OF 5) (MR)
STORMWATCH PHD #5
SUPERMAN #660
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #6 (OF 8)
TEEN TITANS #44
WILDSTORM FINE ARTS SPOTLIGHT J SCOTT CAMPBELL
WONDER WOMAN #5 (RES)
4 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
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BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #123 (MR)
BPRD GARDEN OF SOULS #1 (OF 5)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #1
HELLGATE LONDON #3 (OF 4)
2 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
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store.
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ANT #11
SAM NOIR RONIN HOLIDAY #2 (OF 3)
29 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
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A LATE FREEZE
ANGEL AULD LANG SYNE #5
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #7
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON APOCALYPSE #1
BETTY & VERONICA #225
CVO AFRICAN BLOOD #3 (MR)
DAMNED #5 (MR)
FEMFORCE #139
FURIOUS FIST OF DRUNKEN MONKEY ORIGIN SPECIES #3 (OF 3)
GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #2 (OF 6) (MR)
GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD WRAP CVR #2 (OF 6) (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #13 (RES) (MR)
HACK SLASH VS CHUCKY MORENO CVR C
HACK SLASH VS CHUCKY RODRIGUEZ CVR B
HACK SLASH VS CHUCKY SEELEY CVR A
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #124
LONE RANGER #5
MIKE HOFFMAN ISLAND OF THE TIKI GODDESS #1
SABRINA VOL 2 #83
SOULSEARCHERS #82
SUPER REAL VS COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY SPECIAL #1 (MR)
TAG CURSED CVR A #2 (OF 5)
TAG CURSED CVR B #2 (OF 5)
TEMPLAR #1
THRUD THE BARBARIAN #5 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING GO WEST YOUNG MAN ONE SHOT
WONDERLAND #3
WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE #6 (MR)
1 NEW ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

99 NEW NON-COMICS THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (1):
McFARLANE SIMPSON'S BOX SET: ITCHY & SCRATCHY
APPAREL (1):
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL BY SALE T/S XL
BOOKS (3):
SECRET DEAD MEN SC
TWELVE KINGDOMS VOL 1 SEA OF SHADOWS NOVEL HC
1 NEW ADULT BOOK SHIPPING THIS WEEK
CARDS (2):
BENCHWARMER 2006 SERIES 2 TRADING CARDBOX
TOPPS FINEST 2007 MLB TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING (3):
DC HEROCLIX ORIGINS BOOSTER PACKS
LOTR TCG: RISE OF SARUMAN BOOSTER DISPLAY BOX
STAR TREK 2ND EDITION: THESE VOYAGES BOOSTER DISPLAY BOX
MAGAZINES (30):
2000 AD #1525
2000 AD #1526
2000 AD EXTREME ED #21
ACTION TV MAGAZINE VOL 2 #1
ADV OF KAZAR THE GREAT JUNE 1937 REPLICA ED
AIR BRUSH ACTION 0407
AMERICAN ARTIST WATERCOLOR-SPRING 2007
AMERICA'S CIVIL WAR 0507
BACK ISSUE #21
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #173
COMICS REVUE #251 (#151 ON COVER)
CULT TIMES FEB 07 #138
DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES NOV 1937 REPLICA ED
DR WHO MAGAZINE #380
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY #214
HIGH ADVENTURE #93
HOOTERS 0407
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #129
LOCUS #554
NEO MAGAZINE #30
SCARY MONSTERS 2007 YEARBOOK MONSTER MEMORIES #15
SFX #154
SPACESHIP AWAY AUTUMN 2006 #11
TOYFARE #117-1ST DAY SALE
UFO 0207
VENGEANCE MAGAZINE VOL 4 #2 (MR)
VIDEO WATCHDOG #129
WHAT'S UP KIDS 0407
WORLD BOXING SUMMER 2007
XPOSE #102
STATUES (2):
MARVEL ICONS THOR BUST
WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE ZATANNA BUST
TRADES (57):
BLOOD & ROSES MAJESTIC COLLECTION TP
CEST BON ANTHOLOGY VOL 2 GN (MR)
CHINESE HERO VOL 1 TALES O/T BLOOD SWORD SC
CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS THE TEAM UPS VOL 2 TP
CRYING FREEMAN VOL 5 TP (MR)
DEATH COMES TO DILLINGER COLL ED
DIVA V POE
DIVALICIOUS VOL 1 GN (OF 3)
ELEMENTAL GELADE VOL 3 GN (OF 10)
EMMA VOL 3
FIREFIGHTER DAIGO OF FIRE COMPANY M VOL 18 TP
HARDY BOYS VOL 8 BOARD TO DEATH GN
HARDY BOYS VOL 8 BOARD TO DEATH HC
HARLAN ELLISONS DREAM CORRIDOR VOL 2 TP
HIP FLASK CONCRETE JUNGLE HC
INNOCENT BIRD VOL 1 GN (OF 3) (MR)
IRON WOK JAN GN #23
KEDAMONO DAMONO VOL 1 GN (OF 2) (MR)
KING CITY VOL 1 GN (OF 3) (MR)
LUCKY LUKE I/T SHADOWS O/T DERRICKS TP
MARVEL MASTERWORKS DOCTOR STRANGE VOL 3 HC VAR ED 75
MARVEL MASTERWORKS DOCTOR STRANGE VOL 3 NEW ED HC
MELUSINE HOCUS POCUS TP
METAMO KISS VOL 1 GN (OF 3)
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ECOLE DU CIEL VOL 5 GN (OF 8)
MOON CHILD VOL 6
MS MARVEL VOL 1 BEST OF THE BEST TP
NEW EXCALIBUR VOL 2 LAST DAYS OF CAMELOT TP
NININ GA SHINOBUDEN VOL 2 GN
PIRACY IS LIBERATION VOL 1 INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE GN
PLEASE SAVE MY EARTH VOL 21 TP
PVP VOL 4 PVP GOES BANANAS TP
READ OR DREAM VOL 3 TP
RECAST VOL 2 GN (OF 6) (MR)
REDRUM 327 VOL 3 GN (OF 3) (MR)
ROSE HIP ZERO VOL 2 GN (OF 4) (MR)
STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL VOL 1 HC FREEDON NADD UPRISING
STRAWBERRY MARSHMALLOW ICHIGO MASHIMARO VOL 3 GN (OF 4)
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS VOL 1 SAKURA TP
STREET FIGHTER VOL 3 FIGHTERS DESTINY TP
SUPERMAN BATMAN GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD-1ST DAY SALE
SWEETY VOL 2 GN
THREADS OF TIME VOL 9 GN (OF 11)
TIMES OF BOTCHAN VOL 3 GN (OF 10)
TOWN OF EVENING CALM COUNTRY OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS GN
TRAKK MONSTER HUNTER TP
TRINITY BLOOD VOL 2 GN (OF 7) (MR)
TSUKUYOMI MOON PHASE VOL 6 GN (OF 10) (MR)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ULTIMATE COLLECTION VOL 1 TP
WALT DISNEY'S SPRING FEVER VOL 1 TP
WARCRAFT VOL 3 GN (OF 3)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS VOL 2 SAVIOR PREMIERE HC
WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE VOL 1 TP (MR)
YAKITATE JAPAN VOL 4 TP
YUKIKOS SPINACH NEW EDITION GN (MR)
YURI MONOGATARI VOL 4 GN (MR)
1 NEW ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK SHIPPING THIS WEEK
FUN FACT: ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between175-250 brand new 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 NEW STUFF every week here in SHIP-SHAPE!
 ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean above when it sez...."

ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
CCG= Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CW=Civil War
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
GN=Graphic Novel
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
MR=Mature Readers, this item is NOT intended for younger or more sensitive readers.
NBA=National Basketball Association
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League
NOTE PRICE=Price is different from this titles regular
price.
O/A=Order Again
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
RES=Re-solicited
SER= Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TP=Trade Paperback
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR = Wraparound cover
XL=Extra Large

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: "0306" means March, 2006. "1205" means December, 2005.

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