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!

184 NEW ITEMS
 ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 19th, 2007

JLA HITMAN #1 (OF 2)
Tommy Monaghan, the long-lost hero of HITMAN, returns in part one of this two-issue miniseries! There's a problem on the JLA moonbase, and not even the World's Greatest Heroes can cope by themselves. Can Tommy help them out? Will he? Unpleasant secrets from the past return... on the Darkside.

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 FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
 (40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!)

SAVE $37.57 ON THESE 6 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!
TITLE/DESCRIPTION MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC $74.99 $44.99
JLA HITMAN #1 $3.99 $2.39
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1 $3.99 $2.39
PENANCE RELENTLESS #1 $2.99 $1.79
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #49 $4.99 $2.99
WONDER GIRL #1 (OF 6) $2.99 $1.79

TOTAL

 $93.94 $56.36

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.
91 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
22 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
 $70.30 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $59.75 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $10.54 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #56
ARMY @ LOVE #7 (MR)
BATMAN LOBO DEADLY SERIOUS #2 (OF 2)
BIRDS OF PREY #110
CATWOMAN #71
CHECKMATE #18
COUNTDOWN 32
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #1 (OF 8)
EX MACHINA #30 (MR)
FLASH #232
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY WEDDING SPECIAL #1
HELLBLAZER #236 (MR)
HIGHWAYMEN #4 (OF 5)
JLA HITMAN #1 (OF 2)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #6
PROGRAMME #3 (OF 12)
ROBIN #166
SCOOBY DOO #124
SHADOWPACT #17
SUPERMAN BATMAN #40
TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS PARALLAX #1
TESTAMENT #20 (RES) (MR)
18 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
 $59.82 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $50.84 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $8.97 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST QUASAR #3 (OF 4)
AVENGERS CLASSIC #4
CAPTAIN AMERICA #30 CWI
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #12
JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #6
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #16
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #28
MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #3
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TREASURE ISLAND #4 (OF 6)
NEW X-MEN #42
PENANCE RELENTLESS #1 (OF 5)
SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA #2 (OF 5)
TERROR INC #2 (OF 5) (MR)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #17
WORLD WAR HULK #4 (OF 5) WWH
WORLD WAR HULK FRONT LINE #4 (OF 6)
WORLD WAR HULK GAMMA CORPS #3 (OF 4) WWH
11 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$35.87 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $30.48 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $5.38 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
COMPASS #1
CONSUMED #3 (OF 4)
CYBLADE PILOT SEASON #1
DYNAMO 5 #7
GHOSTING #2 (OF 4)
GUTSVILLE #2 (OF 6) (MR)
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #4
REPO #4 (OF 5) (MR)
SPAWN #171
WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA #8 KIRKHAM CVR B
WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA SUMITA CVR A #8
5 DARK HORSE COMIC THIS WEEK
$14.95 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $12.70 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $2.24 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
APOCALYPSE NERD #5 (OF 6)
CRIMINAL MACABRE MY DEMON BABY #1 (OF 4)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #20
UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE #1 (OF 6)
ZERO KILLER #2 (OF 6)
35 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
 $122.21 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $103.87 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $18.33 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
30 DAYS OF NIGHT BEYOND BARROW #1
30 DAYS OF NIGHT RED SNOW #2
BOYS 2ND PTG #7 (MR) (PP #771)
CODE #4
DISTANT #1 (OF 4) (MR)
GENESIS FIVE #4
GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK OFF HANDBOOK TO THE GD UNIVERSE #9
GOLD DIGGER SWIMSUIT END OF SUMMER SPECIAL 2007
JOE & MAX #4
JOHNNY HIRO #2 (MR)
JUNGLE GIRL PX #0
JUNGLE GIRL PX ED #1
LADY DEATH SACRILEGE #2 (OF 2)
LADY DEATH SACRILEGE ART NOUVEAU CVR #2 (OF 2)
LADY DEATH SACRILEGE INCV CVR #2 (OF 2) (NET)
LADY DEATH SACRILEGE MARTIN CVR #2 (OF 2)
LADY DEATH SACRILEGE RYP CVR #2 (OF 2)
LADY DEATH SACRILEGE WRAP CVR #2 (OF 2)
LIBERTY COMICS #1
MYSTERY MANOR HAUNTED THEATRE #1
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #1 BLANK CVR (NET) (C:
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #153
RAY HARRYHAUSEN WRATH O/T TITANS SKETCH ED #1 (OF 4)
RED SONJA #25 BLANK CVR (NET)
SABRINA VOL 2 #88
SCARLETTS CURSE #4 (OF 7) (NOTE PRICE)
SHEENA #3 (OF 5)
SIMPSONS COMICS #134
SKY SHARKS #2 (OF 5)
STREETS OF GLORY #1 (OF 6) (MR)
STREETS OF GLORY WRAP CVR #1 (OF 6) (MR)
WASTELAND #12 (MR)
WITNESS CVR A #1
WITNESS CVR B #1
1 ADULT COMICS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK

93 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (2):
DOCTOR WHO REGENERATION AF TWIN PACK
MARVEL SELECT ZOMBIES SPIDER-MAN AF
CARDS (5):
TOPPS 2007 CHICAGO BEARS TEAM SET
TOPPS 2007/08 NBA HOBBY TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS 2007/08 NBA HOBBY TRADING CARD PACKS
UPPER DECK SP 2007 LEGENDARY CUTS TRADING CARD BOX
WACKY PACKS SERIES 6 TRADING STICKERS BOX
GAMES (1):
QUO VADIS-CAESARS ROMAN SENATE GAME
MAGAZINES (44):
2000 AD #1551
2000 AD #1552
AMERICAN CURVES-GIRLS OF THE WORLD
AVATAR MAGAZINE THE LAST AIRBENDER SEPT OCT 2007
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #178
BLENDER #63
CHARMED #10-NEWSTAND ED
COMICS JOURNAL #285 (NOTE PRICE)
CULT TIMES SEPT 2007 #144
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 9
DR WHO MAGAZINE #386
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #953/954
FANGORIA #267
FORTEAN TIMES #227 (C: 0-1-2)
GUNS AND AMMO 1007
HEAVY METAL 1107
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN 1007
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #262
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #134
LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #19
MAD MAGAZINE #482
MEN'S HEALTH 1007
MOVIELINE'S HOLLYWOOD 1007
NBA.COM FANTASY BASKETBALL DRAFT GUIDE 2007-08
NICKELODEON MAGAZINE 1007
NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 18 #5
PC WORLD 1007
PHANTOM DETECTIVE DEC 1933 REPLICA
POPULAR SCIENCE 1007
PRISON BREAK 2007 YEARBOOK-NEWSTAND EDITION
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 1107
PS3 HOLIDAY BUYERS GUIDE
RC MINI ACTION 2007 ANNUAL
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 1007
SFX SPECIAL RETRO KIDS TV #3
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 10
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #158
TOMARTS DISNEYANA UPDATE #67
TV FILM MEMORABILIA MAGAZINE SEPT 2007
TV ZONE #219
TV ZONE SPECIAL #77 STARGATE
VIDEO WATCHDOG #134
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #49-1ST DAY SALE
WWE SPECIAL-FALL 2007 PREVIEW
STATUES (1):
MARVEL ORIGINS DR DOOM STATUE
TRADES (37):
52 VOL 3 TP-1ST DAY SALE
ABANDONED COLOR ED GN
AFTER THE CAPE VOL 1 HOW FAR TO FALL TP
ANDROMEDA STORIES GN VOL 01
BANYA EXPLOSIVE DELIVERY MAN VOL 5 TP
BETTY & VERONICA BOY TROUBLE VOL 1 TP
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC-1ST DAY SALE
CASE CLOSED VOL 19 GN
DEAD ALREADY MANGA VOL 1 GN
DINOSAURS ACROSS AMERICA HC
DISTANCE MAKES THE HEART GROW SICK SC
DR THIRTEEN ARCHITECTURE AND MORALITY TP
EMO BOY VOL 2 WALK AROUND WITH YOUR HEAD DOWN
GODS OF ASGARD GN
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY FOR BETTER OR WORSE TP
HE IS MY MASTER VOL 2 GN (MR)
HELLBLAZER THE GIFT TP (MR)
I KEEE YOU COLLECTION OF OVERHEARDS GN (MR)
INVINCIBLE SUMMER AN ANTHOLOGY SC
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL 1 THE NEXT AGE HC
KEY TO THE KINGDOM VOL 1
MAR VOL 15 GN
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL 7 DIGEST TP
MOON CHILD VOL 8
MR GRIEVES VOL 1 GN (MR)
PHOENIX VOL 11 TP
SILENT WAR TP
SPAWN COLLECTION VOL 4 TP
STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL VOL 8 HC SPLINTER OF MINDS EYE
STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOL 6 PKT TP
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE TP (MR)
THUNDERBOLTS BY ELLIS VOL 1 FAITH IN MONSTERS PREM HC
WITH THE LIGHT VOL 1 RAISING AN AUTISTIC CHILD GN
WOLVERINE ORIGINS VOL 2 SAVIOR TP
3 ADULT TRADE SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK
WALL ART (3):
FORGOTTEN REALMS DRIZZT & GWUENHWYVAR POSTER
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS CAMPBELL POSTER
SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE JUSKO POSTER
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...."
AA=Amazon's Attack
ANNIV =Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
CCG=Collectable Card Game
CD=Countdown
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CWI=Civil War Initiative
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
OMD=One More Day (Spiderman titles)
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
RES=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER= Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C-Trading Card
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR=Wraparound cover
WWH=World War Hulk
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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