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176 NEW ITEMS
 ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY
APRIL 25th, 2007

CIVIL WAR FANTASTIC FOUR TP

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI and DWAYNE MCDUFFIE Penciled by MIKE MCKONE Cover by ADI GRANOV
 One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of the team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen: Amid the tumult and tensions, the Fantastic Four break up! Who will toe the line, who will join the resistance, and who will leave the battlefield altogether? Is this the end for Marvel's First Family? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #538-543.
184 PGS./Rated A ...$17.99

THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY: $10.79

 (with your $5.00 purchase)

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!
1st DAY SALE TITLES THIS WEEK
(40% OFF ALL NEW TITLES, THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!)

SAVE $14.62 ON THESE 6 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP

1ST DAY PRICE

ACTION COMICS #848 $2.99 $1.79
AMAZONS ATTACK #1 $2.99 $1.79
CIVIL WAR FANTASTIC FOUR TP $17.99 $10.97
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1630 $5.99 $3.59
FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA AVENGERS $2.99 $1.79
OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1 $3.99 $2.39

TOTAL:

$36.94 $22.32

Minimum $5.00 purchase of ANYTHING in the store is required to receive your "1st DAY DALE" discount on any/all of these items. "1st DAY SALE" prices are good only for the date listed, only for one copy of each item and only while supplies last.

78 NEW COMICS THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
23 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$68.27 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$58.29 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.24 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
52 WEEK #51
ACTION COMICS #848
AMAZONS ATTACK #1 (OF 6)
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK TWO #3
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #5
BLUE BEETLE #14
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #32
CATWOMAN #66
CONNOR HAWKE DRAGONS BLOOD #6 (OF 6)
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #6 (MR)
EXTERMINATORS #16 (MR)
FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #35
JSA CLASSIFIED #25
JUSTICE #11 (OF 12)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5
NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #19 (MR)
NINJA SCROLL #8
OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1
RED MENACE #6 (OF 6)
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #29
TEEN TITANS GO #42
WETWORKS #8
WONDER WOMAN #8
16 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$51.80 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$44.03
is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.77 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2ND PTG YU VAR #539
DAREDEVIL #96
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN 2ND PTG VAR #1 (OF 7)
EXILES #93
FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA AVENGERS
FANTASTIC FOUR #545 CWI
HEROES FOR HIRE #9
NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI SECRET HISTORY
NEW EXCALIBUR #19
POWERS #24 (MR)
PUNISHER PRESENTS BARRACUDA MAX #3 (OF 5) (MR)
SILENT WAR #4 (OF 6)
WISDOM #5 (OF 6) (MR)
WOLVERINE #53
WOLVERINE BLACK AND WHITE VAR #53
X-MEN FIRST CLASS #8 (OF 8)
4 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$13.96 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$11.86 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.09 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
REX MUNDI DH ED #5
RIDE SAVANNAH (ONE SHOT)
UNIQUE #2 (OF 3)
WALKING DEAD #37 (MR)
1 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$2.99 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$2.54 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
.44¢ is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
USAGI YOJIMBO #102
34 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$136.06 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$115.65
is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$20.40 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
30 DAYS OF NIGHT SPREADING THE DISEASE #5 (OF 5) (MR)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #35
BETTY & VERONICA #226
BLOODRAYNE TIBETAN HEIGHTS CVR A
BLOODRAYNE TIBETAN HEIGHTS CVR B
CASTLE WAITING VOL II #6
DEVI #10
DORK TOWER #36
HUNTERS MOON CVR A #1 (OF 5)
HUNTERS MOON CVR B #1 (OF 5)
JOHNNY HIRO #1
LIBERTY GIRL #3 (NOTE PRICE)
LOST SQUAD #6 (OF 6) (RES)
NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #19 (MR)
PLANETARY BRIGADE ORIGINS #3 (OF 3)
PS238 #22
SABRINA VOL 2 #84
SADHU #7 (RES)
SE7EN LUST #4 (OF 7) (MR)
SNAKEWOMAN #10
STAR TREK KLINGONS BLOOD TELL #1 KLINGON LANGUAGE VAR ED
STAR TREK KLINGONS BLOOD WILL TELL #1
STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION THE SPACE BETWEEN #4 (OF 6)
SUPER F$$$$$S #4 (MR)
TAG CURSED #3 (OF 5)
TONY LOCO #2 (RES) (MR)
TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON BALANCING ACT
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT KUP
UNCLE SCROOGE #365
WALK-IN #5
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #680
WAR OF THE UNDEAD #3 (OF 3) (MR)
WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE #7 (MR)
1 NEW ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

98 NEW NON-COMICS THIS WEEK

APPAREL (1):
SUPERMAN HOT METAL SYMBOL BLACK T/S XL
CARDS (2):
TOPPS MLB TEAM SET-CUBS
TOPPS MLB TEAM SET-WHITE SOX
BOOKS (11):
ANGEL LUST VOL 2 A GALLERY GIRLS COLLECTION TP (MR)
BIG BIG OVERSTREET PRICE GD VOL 37
DOOR INTO SPACE SC
LAS VEGAS SLEIGHT OF HAND MMPB
MTG TIME SPIRAL CYCLE BK 3 FUTURE SIGHT MMPB
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG VOL 37 NEW AVENGERS HC
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG VOL 37 NEW AVENGERS SC
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG VOL 37 SUPERGIRL HC
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG VOL 37 SUPERGIRL SC
WARHAMMER VON CARSTEIN III RETRIBUTION MMPB
X-MEN THE RETURN MMPB
GAMING (2):
YU-GI-OH: ZANE TRUESDALE DUELIST PACKS
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: DARK PORTAL BOOSTER DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (41):
ADBUSTERS #71
ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL #73
BASEBALL YOUTH 0407
BECKETT ELITE #5
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #174
BLACK GATE #10
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1630
COMICS REVUE #252
COOKIE 0607
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 5
FANGORIA #263
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE COPIES #87
GEEK MONTHLY #4
GLOBAL RHYTHM 0607
HARDCORE GAMER 0507
HAUTE DOLL 0607
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #130
JUXTAPOZ #76
MARVEL PREVIEWS MAY 2007
MAXIM #113
MEN'S VOGUE 0607
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LITTLE KIDS 0607
NEWTYPE ENG ED MAY 2007
POETS & WRITERS 0607
PREVIEWS VOL XVII #5
PREVIEWS ADULT VOL XVII #5
RC DRIVER #42
RING 0707
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 6
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #12
SKYSCRAPER #24
SPIDER-MAN POSTER BOOK
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #5
STAR WARS INSIDER #93
STARGATE MAGAZINE PX ED #16
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #138
WIRED 15.05
WIZARD MAGAZINE #188
WOMEN'S HEALTH 0507
WRESTLER VOLUME 15
TRADES (41):
AEGIS VOL 4 GN (MR)
AFTER SCHOOL NIGHTMARE VOL 3 GN
AGENTS OF ATLAS PREMIERE HC
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC VAR ED
BLUE EYES VOL 3 TP (A) (C: 1-0-0)
CABLE DEADPOOL VOL 6 PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS TP
CIVIL WAR FANTASTIC FOUR TP
CIVIL WAR X-MEN TP
DOKEBI BRIDE VOL 5 GN
DRAWING THE LINE VOL 2 GN
EC ARCHIVES WEIRD SCIENCE VOL 2 HC
EMPERORS CASTLE VOL 3 GN (MR)
GALS VOL 10
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN HC (MR)
HAWKGIRL THE MAW TP
KING CAT CLASSIX HC (MR)
KING OF KINGS VOL 1 PKT ED (MR)
LITTLE LULU VOL 15 THE EXPLORERS TP
MEN OF MYSTERY GOLDEN AGE GRAND SLAM VOL 1 TP
MICROGRAPHICA GN (MR)
NICK CARDY COMIC STRIPS TP
PATH OF THE ASSASSIN VOL 6 TP (MR)
PENGUIN REVOLUTION VOL 3
PREY ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES TP
PROFESSORS DAUGHTER GN
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL 1 CIVIL WAR PREMIERE HC
ROUREVILLE VOL 1 GN (MR)
RUNAWAYS VOL 7 LIVE FAST DIGEST TP
SHENANIGANS GN
SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT EVIL THAT MEN DO TP
SPIDER-MAN VISIONARIES ROGER STERN VOL 1 TP
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL 4
THE WAR IS ON GN
THUNDERBOLT JAXON TP
TINY TYRANT GN
TO TERRA VOL 2 TP
TRAIN PLUS TRAIN VOL 2 GN
TRUTH JUSTIN & AMERICAN WAY TP
WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL 21 HC
1 ADULT TRADE SCHEDULED TO SHIP 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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