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180 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 1st, 2009

FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 5)

Written by Geoff Johns
Art and covers by Ethan Van Sciver
Through the decades, many heroes have taken the mantle of The Flash, but they all ride the lightning that crackles in the wake of the greatest hero the DC Universe has ever known, the man who sacrificed himself to save the Multiverse: Barry Allen!
Following the events of FINAL CRISIS, Barry has beaten death and returned to a fast-paced world that a man out of time wouldn't recognize. Or is it a world that is only just now catching up? All the running he's done before was just a warmup for the high-speed race that he and every other Flash must now run, because even though one speedster might have beaten death, another has just turned up dead! From Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, the visionaries responsible for the blockbuster GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH and THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, comes the start of an explosive and jaw-dropping epic that will reintroduce to the modern age the hero who single-handedly birthed the Silver Age of comics! DC history will be made, and the Flash legacy will be redefined!

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!

CHECKLIST

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SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

   1) FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 5)
   2) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #25
   3) CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
   4) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #590
   5) WAR OF KINGS #2 (OF 6)
   6) AVENGERS INVADERS #9 (OF 12)
   7) INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #12 DKR
   8) BLACK PANTHER 2 #3 DKR
   9) SECRET WARRIORS #3 DKR
 10) SUPERMAN BATMAN #57

BONUS! HERE'S 11 & 12

 11) DEADPOOL #9 DKR
 12) CABLE #13 XMW
 13
) BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL MAN BAT #1
 14) NEW AVENGERS REUNION #2 (OF 4) DKR

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BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL MAN BAT #1
BUCKAROO BANZAI ORIGINS #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1
CARS ROOKIE #1 (OF 4)
DEAD ROMEO #1 (OF 6)
DESTROYER #1 (OF 5) (MR)
FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 5)
IRREDEEMABLE #1
MARVEL ASSISTANT SIZE SPECTACULAR #1 (OF 2)
PRIDE & PREJUDICE #1 (OF 5)
PROTOTYPE #1 (OF 6) (MR)
SEAGUY THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #1 (OF 3)
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL 2009 #1
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE REVELATIONS #1 (OF 3) (MR)
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO THE DEFUSER
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (4)
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1 $3.99 $2.39
FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 5) $3.99 $2.39
IRREDEEMABLE #1 $3.99 $2.39
MARVEL ASSISTANT SIZE SPECTACULAR #1 (OF 2) $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (3)
BATMAN THE HEART OF HUSH HC $19.99 $11.99
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR TP $19.99 $11.99
WOLVERINE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 MCNIVEN CVR DM ED $99.99 $59.99
TOTAL $155.93 $93.55

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!
26 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$98.74 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$83.92 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$14.81 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AGENTS OF ATLAS #3 DKR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #590
ASTONISHING TALES #3
AVENGERS INVADERS #9 (OF 12)
BLACK PANTHER 2 #3 DKR
CABLE #13 XMW
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1
DARK REIGN FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 5) DKR
DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #4 (OF 4) (MR)
DEADPOOL #9 DKR
DESTROYER #1 (OF 5) (MR)
DR DOOM MASTERS OF EVIL #3 (OF 4)
FRANKLIN RICHARDS APRIL FOOLS
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #12 DKR
MARVEL ASSISTANT SIZE SPECTACULAR #1 (OF 2)
MARVEL YOUR UNIVERSE #3
NEW AVENGERS REUNION #2 (OF 4) DKR
OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #4
PRIDE & PREJUDICE #1 (OF 5)
SECRET WARRIORS #3 DKR
THUNDERBOLTS #129 DE LA TORRE 2ND PTG VAR
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE REVELATIONS #1 (OF 3) (MR)
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE REVELATIONS #1 (OF 3) US VAR (MR)
WAR OF KINGS #2 (OF 6)
WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 (OF 8) 2ND PTG YOUNG VAR
X-MEN FIRST CLASS FINALS #3 (OF 4)
23 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$73.80 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$62.73 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.07 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
BAUTHORITY #9
BANG TANGO #3 (OF 6) (MR)
BATMAN #686 2ND PTG (NOTE PRICE)
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL MAN BAT #1
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #4 (RES)
DEAD ROMEO #1 (OF 6)
FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 5)
GREATEST HITS #6 (OF 6) (MR)
HAUNTED TANK #5 (OF 5) (MR)
JONAH HEX #42
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #25
LOONEY TUNES #173
MIGHTY #3
MIRRORS EDGE #6 (OF 6)
PREACHER # 1 SPECIAL EDITION
PROTOTYPE #1 (OF 6) (MR)
SCALPED #27 (MR)
SEAGUY THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #1 (OF 3) (MR)
STRANGE ADVENTURES #2 (OF 8)
SUPERMAN BATMAN #57
TEEN TITANS #69
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL 2009 #1
TRINITY #44
6 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$20.47  is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$17.39 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.07 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #14
CYBLADE #4
JERSEY GODS #3
KILLER OF DEMONS #2 (OF 3)
NOBLE CAUSES #40
SAVAGE DRAGON #146
3 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$9.48 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$8.05  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.42 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #24 CHEN CVR
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #24 JEANTY CVR
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO THE DEFUSER
33 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$124.62 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$105.92 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$18.69 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES #2
ARMY OF DARKNESS #18
BANZAI GIRLS ANNUAL 2009
BETTY #179 (NOTE PRICE)
BOYS #29 (MR)
BUCKAROO BANZAI ORIGINS #1
CARS ROOKIE #1 (OF 4)
FARSCAPE #4
FARSCAPE #4 INCV CVR
GI JOE #4
GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL #2 DESTRO
GLAMOURPUSS #6
GRAVEL #10 (MR)
GRAVEL #10 WRAP CVR (MR)
HACK SLASH SERIES #21 HERRERA CVR B (MR)
INCREDIBLES FAMILY MATTERS #1 (OF 4)
IRREDEEMABLE #1
KADE RISING SUN #2 (OF 4)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #149
LONDON HORROR COMICS #2 (OF 4)
MASQUERADE #2
NO HERO #4 (OF 7) AUXILIARY ED (MR)
REMNANT #4 (OF 4)
SABRINA VOL 2 #101 YOUNG SALEM PART 1 OF 4
SHRAPNEL #4 (OF 5) BROOKS CVR A
SHRAPNEL #4 (OF 5) MOZSI CVR B
STAR TREK COUNTDOWN #4
STAR TREK CREW #2
SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #3 (OF 4)
TALES FROM THE CRYPT #11
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK CITY OF FEAR #3
TRANSFORMERS MAXIMUM DINOBOTS #4
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT JAZZ
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
89 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (4):
MARVEL LEGENDS ICONS 12-IN DARK PHOENIX ACTION FIGURE
MARVEL LEGENDS ICONS 12-IN DAREDEVIL (RED) ACTION FIGURE
MARVEL LEGENDS ICONS 12-IN COLOSSUS ACTION FIGURE
MARVEL LEGENDS ICONS 12-IN NIGHTCRAWLER ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (1):
GREEN LANTERN SYMBOL IV T/S XL
CARDS (2):
JAMES BOND ARCHIVES T/C BOX
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2007 SWIMSUIT ISSUE T/C BOX  (MR)
BOOKS (2):
WARHAMMER 40K DAEMON WORLD MMPB NEW PTG
WARHAMMER DARK STORM GATHERING
GAMES (1):
WOW TCG BLOOD GLADIATORS BOOSTER PACK DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (39):
2000 AD #1625
2000 AD #1626
AIRBRUSH ACTION 0409
ARTWORKS SPRING 2009
CAT FANCY 0509
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1653
DISCOVERY GIRLS #9.3
DOG FANCY 0509
DR WHO MAGAZINE #406
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1040
FAMILY FUN 0409
FORTEAN TIMES #247
FROM THE TOMB #26 SPECIAL (MR)
FUNNY TIMES 0409
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #110
INSIDE WRESTLING/THE WRESTLER V.27, 2009
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #282
LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #22
MARVEL PREVIEWS APRIL 2009
NASCAR ILLUSTRATED 0409
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 0409
NEW SCIENTIST 0321-2709
PAINTWORKS 0609
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #130 (NOTE PRICE)
PETERSEN'S PHOTOGRAPHIC VOL.2
PLAYBOY PRESENTS: NUDES
PLAYBOYS SEXY 100
PREVIEWS #247 APRIL 2009
SCALE MODEL AVIATION #15.3
SET 0209
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #9 PX ED
TAMIYIA MODEL MAGAZINE #161
TRIPWIRE SUPERHERO SPECIAL
VIETNAM 0609
WOLVERINE MAGAZINE #1
WORLD WAR II 0509
WRESTLING ALMANAC 2009
WWE KIDS 0509
YOUR BIG BACKYARD 0409
2 ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (1):
MS MARVEL RETRO STATUE
TRADES (38):
AASTRAL PROJECT VOL 03 (MR)
AVENGERS PREM HC HAWKEYE
AVENGERS PREM HC HAWKEYE VAR ED 22
BATMAN THE HEART OF HUSH HC
BOMB QUEEN TP VOL 05 BOMBASTIC
CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 17 CREATION QUEST
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR TP
DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 02
DUNGEON ZENITH TP VOL 03 BACK IN STYLE
FALLEN ANGEL TP VOL 06 CITIES OF LIGHT AND DARK
FREEDOM COLLECTIVE ONE SHOT
GO GO HEAVEN VOL 07 (RES)
HELM TP VOL 01
HO HC
HULK SKAAR SON OF HULK PREM HC VOL 01
IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 04 MORTAL IRON FIST
JONAH HEX BULLETS DONT LIE TP
JSA TP VOL 02 THY KINGDOM COME PART 01
MMW X-MEN TP VOL 01
MMW X-MEN TP VOL 01 VAR ED 03
MS MARVEL TP VOL 05 SECRET INVASION
MS MARVEL TP VOL 05 SECRET INVASION DM ED
OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 07
OVERMAN TP
RESIDENT EVIL FIRE AND ICE TP (MR)
SKATE FARM GN VOL 02 (IDW)
STAR WARS OMNIBUS EMISSARIES AND ASSASSINS
STILL I RISE GN
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN PREM HC POWER & RESPONSIBILITY
WARHAMMER 40K DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR TP
WHAT IF TP SECRET WARS
WITCHING HOUR TP NEW PTG (MR)
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS TP WOLVERINE BY NIGHT
WOLVERINE HC TALES OF WEAPON X
WOLVERINE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 MCNIVEN CVR DM ED
WOLVERINE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 MILLER CVR
2 ADULT TRADES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1):
SANDMAN ANNIVERSARY POSTER
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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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