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191 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 26th, 2008

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #1

Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN
Return with us again to the early days of the all-new, all-different, X-Men for all-new solo adventures of Wolverine and Kitty Pryde! The next generation of students has arrived at Xavier's School--Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, and the mysterious Wolverine--and with them, new teaching methods. Professor X pairs up green recruit Kitty Pryde with the been-everywhere, done-everything vet Logan, and neither of them are all that happy about it. But unless they learn to work together, neither of them will come back from their first mission together alive!  

REORDERS

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OUT OF PRINT

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KIDS CORNER

Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) NEW AVENGERS #39 SII
  2) X-MEN LEGACY #209 DWS
  3) MIGHTY AVENGERS #11
  4) COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 5
  5) ALL STAR SUPERMAN #10
  6) ULTIMATE HUMAN #3 (OF 4)
  7) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #120
  8) GREEN LANTERN #29
  9) DAREDEVIL #106
10) ULTIMATE X-MEN #92

STARTING THIS WEEK

14 NEW SERIES START THIS WEEK:
ARMY OF DARKNESS XENA WHY NOT #1 (OF 4) (MR)
BUDDHA STORY OF ENLIGHTENMENT #1
DUMMYS GUIDE TO DANGER LOST AT SEA #1 (MR)
GUNPLAY #1
KOLCHAK TALES NIGHT STALKER O/T LIVING DEAD #1
POWER PACK DAY ONE #1 (OF 4)
RETURN O/T GREMLINS #1 (OF 3)
SANCTUARY #1 HOPE IS NOT YET LOST
SECRET HISTORY AUTHORITY JACK HAWKSMOOR #1
SPIKEY & EINSTEIN #1
STAR TREK NEW FRONTIER #1
TRANSFORMERS BEST OF UK SPACE PIRATES #1
TRANSHUMAN #1 (OF 4)
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #1
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE $42.37 ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU PAY
CITY SLAB #12 $6.00 $3.60
JUXTAPOZ #87 $4.99 $2.99
MMW ATLAS ERA HC VOL 02 TALES ASTONISH VAR ED VOL 91 $59.99 $35.99
SECRET HISTORY AUTHORITY JACK HAWKSMOOR #1 (OF 6) $2.99 $1.79
SPIDER-MAN PREMIUM HC ONE MORE DAY $24.99 $14.99
STAR TREK NEW FRONTIER #1 $3.99 $2.39
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #1 $2.99 $1.79

TOTAL

$105.94 $63.56

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.

107 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
24 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$73.28 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$62.28 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.99 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #10
AUTHORITY PRIME #6 (OF 6)
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #15
BLUE BEETLE #25
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #43
COUNTDOWN LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #6 (OF 6)
COUNTDOWN SPECIAL ECLIPSO 80 PAGE GIANT
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #8 (OF 8)
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 5
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #17 (MR)
FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH #6 (OF 6) (MR)
GREEN LANTERN #29
HELLBLAZER #242 (MR)
JACK OF FABLES #21 (MR)
JSA CLASSIFIED #36
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #40
LOVELESS #23 (MR)
SECRET HISTORY AUTHORITY JACK HAWKSMOOR #1 (OF 6)
SPIRIT #15
TEEN TITANS #57
TEEN TITANS GO #53
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #7 (OF 8)
WILDSTORM REVELATIONS #6 (OF 6)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #5
23 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$71.77 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$61.00 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.76 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BLACK PANTHER #35
DAREDEVIL #106
HULK #2 2ND PTG MCGUINNESS VAR
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #34
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #11
MARVEL ATLAS #2 (OF 2)
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PICTURE DORIAN GRAY #4 (OF 6)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #11
MS MARVEL #25 SII
NEW AVENGERS #39 SII
NEW WARRIORS #10
POWER PACK DAY ONE #1 (OF 4)
SHE-HULK 2 #27
SPIDER-MAN WITH GREAT POWER #3 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #52
ULTIMATE HUMAN #3 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #4 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #120
ULTIMATE X-MEN #92
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #1
WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH DAMAGE CONTROL #3 (OF 3)
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #10
X-MEN LEGACY #209 DWS
9 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$28.40is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$24.14 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.26 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
DRAIN #6 (MR)
GUTWRENCHER #2 (OF 3)
PROOF #6 (MR)
SAVAGE DRAGON #135
SORROW #4 (OF 4) (MR)
SPAWN #176
STRONGARM #5 (OF 5)
TRANSHUMAN #1 (OF 4)
URBAN MONSTERS #2
4 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$12.47 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$10.59 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.87 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
RETURN O/T GREMLINS #1 (OF 3)
SPEAK O/T DEVIL #5 (OF 6)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #26 VECTOR PART 2
USAGI YOJIMBO #110
47 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$166.12 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$141.20 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$24.91 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ADOLESCENT RADIOACTIVE BLACK BELT HAMSTERS #2
AMELIA RULES #20
ARMY OF DARKNESS XENA WHY NOT #1 (OF 4) (MR)
BADGER SAVES THE WORLD #4 (OF 5)
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #4
BERLIN #15 (MR)
BUDDHA STORY OF ENLIGHTENMENT #1
BUSHI TALES #3 (OF 3) (C: 0-1-0)
DAN DARE #5 (OF 7) GIBSON CVR
DAN DARE #5 (OF 7) LEACH CVR
DARK 48 #2
DRAFTED #6
DRAGON CROSS #4 (MR)
DUMMYS GUIDE TO DANGER LOST AT SEA #1 (OF 4) (MR)
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #25 (MR)
FUTURAMA COMICS #36
GARGOYLES #8
GRAVEL #2 (MR)
GRAVEL #2 WRAP CVR (MR)
GUNPLAY #1
HUNTERS MOON #5 (OF 5)
INDIA AUTHENTIC #11 HANUMAN
JUGHEAD #188
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #137
KOLCHAK TALES NIGHT STALKER O/T LIVING DEAD #1 (OF 3)
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #159
RAMAYAN 3392 AD RELOADED #5 (OF 7) (RES)
RAMAYAN 3392 AD RELOADED #5 (OF 7) SEARS CVR
ROGUE ANGEL TELLER OF TALES #2
SANCTUARY #1 HOPE IS NOT YET LOST
SHEENA #5
SILENT HILL SINNERS REWARD #2
SONIC X #31
SPEED RACER CHRONICLES O/T RACER #3
SPIKEY & EINSTEIN #1
ST TNG INTELLIGENCE GATHERING #3 (OF 5)
STAR TREK NEW FRONTIER #1
STRANDED #3
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #49 (MR)
TEMPEST #4 (MR)
TERMINATOR 2 INFINITY #7 (MR)
TRANSFORMERS BEST OF UK SPACE PIRATES #1
TRON #5
ZOMBIE BROADWAY ONE SHOT
ZOMBIE PROOF #3
2 ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

84 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (7):
AFRO SAMURAI-AFRO SAMURAI ACTION FIGURE
AFRO SAMURAI-JUSTICE ACTION FIGURE
AFRO SAMURAI-KUMA ACTION FIGURE
AFRO SAMURAI-NINJA NINJA ACTION FIGURE
JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA SERIES 2-AMAZO ACTION FIGURE
JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA SERIES 2-BATMAN ACTION FIGURE
JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA SERIES 2-HAWKGIRL ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (1):
PUNISHER SYMBOL GRN NEON VERSION BLK T/S XL
BOOKS (1):
VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 10 DARK NOCTURNE (MR)
CARDS (4):
INDIANA JONES HERITAGE TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS 2008 CHICAGO CUBS MLB TEAM SET
TOPPS 2008 CHICAGO WHITE SOX MLB TEAM SET
UPPER DECK SP 2008 MLB ROOKIE EDITION TRADING CARD BOX
MAGAZINES (31):
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #187
ARTWORKS SPRING 2008
CINEFEX #113
CITY SLAB #12
DOC SAVAGE TRIPLE NOVEL VOL 15 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #983
FANGORIA #272
INSIDE CHEERLEADING 0408
JUXTAPOZ #87
LIFE STORY: MILEY CYRUS
LULA
MARVEL PREVIEWS APRIL 2008
MYSTERIES #20
NICKELODEON MAGAZINE 0408
PC WORLD 0408
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #4
PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #95
RING 0608
SCALE MODEL AVIATION #14.3
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 0408
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 16
SLAP #191
SPOTLIGHT TRIBUTE ANNUAL
SPOTLIGHT TRIBUTE DEPP CVR
SPOTLIGHT TRIBUTE WITHERSPOON CVR
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #3 NEWSTAND ED
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #3 PX ED
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL #149
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #2
WIZARD MAGAZINE #199
WWE MAGAZINE 0408
TRADES (40):
ADVENTURES OF LITTLE ARCHIE TP VOL 02
APOCALYPSE NERD TP
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA HC VOL 03
BERSERK TP VOL 22 (MR)
BLOOD ALONE GN VOL 03
COMPLETE BADGER TP VOL 02
DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL 3 DRAGONS OF SPRING DAWNING TP
EIKEN VOL GN 09 (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
EMPTY EMPIRE VOL 07
ESSENTIAL OFF HB MARVEL UNIV MASTER ED TP VOL 01
FIRST BORN TP VOL 01
FLIGHT EXPLORER TP VOL 01
FUJOSHI RUMI GN VOL 02
GHOST RIDER TP TRAIL OF TEARS
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TP VOL 09
IRON MAN DOOMQUEST PREM HC
IRON MAN DOOMQUEST PREM HC DM ED
JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS HC VOL 04
JUNK GN VOL 06
LAST WINTER GN (MR)
MARVEL FANFARE STRANGE TALES TP
MMW ATLAS ERA HC VOL 02 TALES ASTONISH
MMW ATLAS ERA HC VOL 02 TALES ASTONISH VAR ED VOL 91
MOUSE GUARD TP FALL 1152
MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 04 (MR)
NEW UNIVERSAL TP EVERYTHING WENT WHITE
NIGHTWING THE LOST YEAR TP
PUNISHER MAX TP VOL 09 LONG COLD DARK (MR)
RACER X TP VOL 01
RED SONJA HC VOL 04 ANIMALS & MORE
SHOWCASE PRESENTS BOOSTER GOLD TP VOL 01
SMUGGLING SPIRITS BOOK 01 (OF 2) (MR)
SOULFIRE SC VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC ONE MORE DAY
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC ONE MORE DAY DM ED
THAT SALTY AIR GN
WANTED HC DIRECTORS CUT ED (MR)
3 ADULT TRADES 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...."

2ND PTG= Second Printing
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
BLK=Black
BND="Brand New Day" storyline
CCG=Collectable Card Game
CD="Countdown" stoeyline
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CWI="Civil War Initiative" storyline
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
DWF="Divided We Fall" storyline
GHUL="Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" storyline
GN=Graphic Novel
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive Cover
LTD ED=Limited Edition
MC="Messiah Complex" storyline
MED=Medium (as in a "Medium Sized Statue")
MLB=Major League Baseball
MMPB=Mass Media Paper Back
MMW=Marvel Master Works
(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" storyline
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SII="Silent Invasion Infiltration" storyline
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" storyline
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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