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198 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 11th, 2009

BATMAN #686

Written by Neil Gaiman
Art by Andy Kubert & Scott Williams
Covers by Andy Kubert and Alex Ross
"Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" part 1 of 2! Best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) and superstar artist Andy Kubert (BATMAN, Marvel 1602) join forces for a special 2-part BATMAN event! "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader" is a captivating and mysterious tale the likes of which Batman and friends have never experienced before. Delving into the realms of life, death and the afterlife, Gaiman leaves no stone unturned as he explores every facet and era of Bruce Wayne's life.

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

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

   1) THOR #600
   2) BATMAN #686 (NOTE PRICE)
   3) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586
   4) AVENGERS INVADERS #8 (OF 12)
   5) BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1
   6) TRINITY #37
   7) ACTION COMICS #874 (ORIGINS)
   8) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #33 (ORIGINS)
   9) NIGHTWING #153 (ORIGINS)
 10) TITANS #10 (ORIGINS)

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BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1
GEARS OF WAR FLIP BOOK
GOLD DIGGER TECH MANUAL #1
KADE RISING SUN #1 (OF 4) CVR A BILLY TUCCI
MARVEL TV GALACTUS REAL STORY
MASQUERADE #1
MILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #0
PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #0
REBELS #1
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK CITY OF FEAR #1
X-MEN ORIGINS SABRETOOTH
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
BATMAN #686 $3.99 $2.39
REBELS #1 $2.99 $1.79
THOR #600 $4.99 $2.99
MAGAZINES (1)
TOYFARE #140 $4.99 $2.99
TRADES (3)
AVENGERS NIGHTS OF WUNDAGORE TP $16.99 $10.19
MARVEL EUROPE TP $14.99 $12.74
SUPREME POWER PREM HC CONTACT $24.99 $14.99
TOTAL $73.93 $44.35

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.

90 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
24 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$88.77 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$75.45 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.31 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #4 (OF 5)
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #29
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586
AVENGERS INVADERS #8 (OF 12)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #10
ETERNALS #8
INCOGNITO #1 2ND PTG PHILLIPS VAR (MR)
INCOGNITO #2 (MR)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #48
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #8
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #6 (OF 8)
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT WAR OF KINGS
MARVEL TV GALACTUS REAL STORY
NEW WARRIORS #20
PATSY WALKER HELLCAT #5 (OF 5)
PUNISHER #1 2ND PTG OPENA VAR
SECRET INVASION WAR OF KINGS ONE SHOT 2ND PTG VAR
SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY #5
THOR #600
WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #4 (OF 4)
WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #1 (OF 8) 2ND PTG YOUNG VAR
WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 (OF 8)
X-INFERNUS #3 (OF 4)
X-MEN ORIGINS SABRETOOTH
24 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$79.77 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$67.80 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.96 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ACTION COMICS #874 (ORIGINS)
BATMAN #686 (NOTE PRICE)
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #26
BOOSTER GOLD #17 (ORIGINS)
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #34
DMZ #39 (MR)
FABLES #81 (MR)
GEARS OF WAR #4 (MR)
GEARS OF WAR FLIP BOOK
GEN 13 #27
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #17 (ORIGINS)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #33 (ORIGINS)
MIRRORS EDGE #4 (OF 6)
NIGHTWING #153 (ORIGINS)
REBELS #1
SCALPED #25 (MR)
SIMON DARK #17
SPIRIT #26
SUPER FRIENDS #12
TITANS #10 (ORIGINS)
TRINITY #37
VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION #5 (OF 5)
YOUNG LIARS #12 (MR)
6 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$26.94  is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$22.89 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.04 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
BRIT #12 (RES)
DARKNESS #75 BERMEJO CVR A
DARKNESS #75 BROUSSARD CVR D
DARKNESS #75 KEOWN CVR B
DARKNESS #75 SEJIC CVR C
WALKING DEAD #58 (MR)
3 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$8.97 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$7.56  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.33 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BPRD BLACK GODDESS #2 (OF 5)
HELLBOY WILD HUNT #3 (OF 8)
STAR WARS CLONE WARS #4 (OF 6)
33 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$123.53 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$105.00 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$18.52 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #8
3 GEEKS SLAB MADNESS #2 (OF 3)
ANGEL #17
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #128
BEYOND WONDERLAND #5 (OF 6)
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #3
FIRE & BRIMSTONE #4 (OF 5)
GI JOE #2
GOLD DIGGER #102
GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK #23
GOLD DIGGER TECH MANUAL #1
GRAVEL #9 (MR)
GRAVEL #9 WRAP CVR (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #35
HEXED #2 (OF 4) CVR A
HEXED #2 (OF 4) CVR B
JACK THE LANTERN GHOSTS #3 (MR)
KADE RISING SUN #1 (OF 4) CVR A BILLY TUCCI
LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #3 (OF 5) CVR A
LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #3 (OF 5) CVR B
MASQUERADE #1
MILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #0
PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #0
PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #0 DARK MAGENTA LTD ED
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #197
SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #3 (OF 5)
STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #4 (OF 5) (MR)
TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQ #2 (OF 4)
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK CITY OF FEAR #1
YETI VS VAMPIRE #2
2 ADULT TRADE PAPERBACKS RETURNING THIS WEEK
108 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (9):
JLI SERIES 1-BATMAN ACTION FIGURE
JLI SERIES 1-BLACK CANARY ACTION FIGURE
JLI SERIES 1-G'NORT ACTION FIGURE
JLI SERIES 1-ICE ACTION FIGURE
SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC HEROES-JUGGERNAUT ACTION FIGURE
SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC HEROES-SPIDERMAN ACTION FIGURE
SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC HEROES-TARANTULA ACTION FIGURE
SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC HEROES-UNDERWATER SPIDERMAN ACTION FIGURE
SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC HEROES-VENOM III ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (2):
ABSOLUTE BATMAN RED T/S XL
GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO BLK T/S XL
BOOKS (2):
FORGOTTEN REALMS HAUNTED LANDS BK 03 UNHOLY MMPB
FR LEGEND OF DRIZZT BK XI SILENT BLADE MMPB
CARDS (1):
TOPPS 2009 SERIES 1 HOBBY MLB T/C BOX (NET)
GAMING (3):
MTG TCG CONFLUX BOOSTER DIS
MTG TCG CONFLUX FAT PACK
MTG TCG CONFLUX INTRO DECK DIS
MAGAZINES (34):
2000 AD #1617
2000 AD #1618
2000 AD #1619
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER #90.2
ANTHLON BASEBALL #22.2009
BASEBALL AMERICA #0904
BEST LIFE 0309
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #168
CHICAGO BULLS 2008-2009 YEARBOOK
COIN VALUES #7.4
COOK'S ILLUSTRATED 0409
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #01 BATMAN
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #02 SUPERMAN
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #22 DONNA TROY
DR WHO MAGAZINE #404
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1032/1033
FAERIE MAGAZINE #4.4
FORTEAN TIMES #245
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #280
LOST #21-NEWSTAND EDITION
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #21 SPECIAL PX ED
MEN'S HEALTH 0309
NEW SCIENTIST #2693
PREHISTORIC TIMES #88
RC SPORT FLYER #14.3
SHOCK CINEMA #36
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #31 SPECIAL PX ED
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #16 SPECIAL PX ED
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #16-NEWSTAND EDITION
STARLOG #374
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #159
TOYFARE #140 TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF FALLEN CVR
WRITE NOW #20
WRITER 0309
STATUES (3):
MANGOG MINI BUST
ROBIN DAFFY & FRIAR PORKY VINYL FIGURE SET
STORM WHITE COSTUME STATUE
TRADES (54):
30 DAYS OF NIGHT TP JUAREZ
ALL STAR SUPERMAN HC VOL 02
ASHLEY WOODS 96 NUDES HC (MR)
AVENGERS INITIATIVE PREM HC VOL 03 SECRET INVASION
AVENGERS NIGHTS OF WUNDAGORE TP
BATMAN FALSE FACES TP
BATMAN RIP DELUXE EDITION HC
BLACK LAGOON GN VOL 04 (MR)
BOYS OVER FLOWERS TP VOL 34
CTHULHU TALES TP VOL 03 CHAOS OF THE MIND
DARKNESS ACCURSED TP VOL 01 DIRECT MARKET ED
DEVILS PANTIES GN VOL 03 (MR)
DMZ TP VOL 06 BLOOD IN THE GAME (MR)
ETERNALS TP VOL 01 TO SLAY A GOD
FLAME OF RECCA TP VOL 30
GIMMICK GN VOL 05
GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOL 16 OSCAR WILDE
HARDY BOYS HC VOL 15
HAYATE COMBAT BUTLER TP VOL 10
HIGHLANDER WAY OF THE SWORD TP
HULK TP VOL 01 RED HULK
INVADERS CLASSIC TP VOL 03
JIHAI VOL 01
LAW OF UEKI TP VOL 16
MARVEL EUROPE TP (MR)
MINI MARVELS TP SECRET INVASION DIGEST
MR T MOHAWK MEDIA
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA BALTAR TP
NIGHTMARE INSPECTOR YUMEKUI KENBUN GN VOL 06
NOVA TP VOL 03 SECRET INVASION
NOVA TP VOL 03 SECRET INVASION DM ED
O PARTS HUNTER TP VOL 14
PUNISHER MAX TP VOL 11 GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES (MR)
ROBERTS TP
SABRE 30TH ANN HC (MR)
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 01 (MR)
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 01 (MR)
SEAMUS MCMANUS HC
SHOWCASE PRESENTS AQUAMAN TP VOL 03
SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 03 BRAND NEW DAY
SPIKE AFTER THE FALL HC VOL 01
STEEL FIST RIKU VOL 03
SUPREME POWER PREM HC CONTACT
SWORD TP VOL 02 WATER (MR)
TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN OMNIBUS TP
UNLOVEABLE HC GN
VIGILANTE CITY LIGHTS PRAIRIE JUSTICE TP
WELCOME TO HOXFORD TP VOL 01
WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN TP
X-FACTOR PREM HC SECRET INVASION
ZATCH BELL GN VOL 23
FUN FACT:
ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 175-250 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
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
FOE= "Faces of Evil" DC event
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
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
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
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SI="Silent Invasion" storyline
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TOS=Referencing Star Trek "THE ORIGINAL SERIES"
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C=Trading Card
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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