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156 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 15th, 2009

SUB-MARINER COMICS 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

Written by ROY THOMAS
Pencils and Cover by MITCH BREITWEISER
Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Sketch Variant Cover by MITCH BREITWEISER
The second of a series of celebratory specials commemorating Marvel's 70th Anniversary and its rich history and characters!
It's the year 1940, and thanks to policewoman Betty Dean, the young Namor the Sub-Mariner has momentarily halted his jihad against the surface world. But now, an envoy from the Axis powers attempts to sway the undersea prince to the Nazi cause! Can the less worldly Sub-Mariner be tempted?
Plus, a second never-before-seen Namor story by Mark Schultz and Al Williamson, and a reprint of Namor's first appearance from 1939!

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

Click n'print checklist of every new comic shipping this week!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

View what's shipped out every week over the last year.
THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

   1) UNCANNY X-MEN #508
   2) CAPTAIN AMERICA #49
   3) X-MEN LEGACY #223
   4) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #591
   5) PUNISHER #4 DKR
   6) SI AFTERMATH BETA RAY BILL GREEN EDEN #1
   7) ORACLE #2 (OF 3)
   8) SUPERMAN BATMAN #58
   9) ACTION COMICS #876
 10) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #35

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 13

 11) TRINITY #46
 12) SUB-MARINER COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1
 13)  X-FACTOR #42

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BROKEN TRINITY AFTERMATH
CROZONIA #1 (OF 4)
DARK TOWER SORCERER #1
FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #1
LIVING CORPSE HACK SLASH ANN #1
MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION #1
OVERLOOK #1 (OF 3)
PHANTOM GENERATIONS #1
RAMPAGING WOLVERINE #1
SCRIBBLES KELSEY SHANNON SKETCHBOOK #1
SI AFTERMATH BETA RAY BILL GREEN OF EDEN #1
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF LOVECRAFT #1 (OF 4)
SUB-MARINER COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1
WOLVERINE NOIR #1 (OF 4)
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDY ONLY!

SAVE 40% ($31.15) ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY! 

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
DARK TOWER SORCERER #1 $3.99 $2.39
SI AFTERMATH BETA RAY BILL GREEN OF EDEN #1 $3.99 $2.39
SUB-MARINER COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1 $3.99 $1.79
MAGAZINES (1)
G FAN #87 $5.95 $3.57
TRADES (3)
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 04 SECRET INVASION BOOK 02 $14.99 $8.99
PUNISHER WAR ZONE PREM HC RESURRECTION MA GNUCCI $24.99 $14.99
SUPERMAN THE COMING OF ATLAS HC $19.99 $11.99
TOTAL $77.89 $46.73

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.

79 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
28 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$98.23 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$83.49 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$14.
73 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #591
CAPTAIN AMERICA #49
DARK TOWER SORCERER #1
ENDERS SHADOW BATTLE SCHOOL #4 (OF 5)
HALO UPRISING #4 (OF 4) (MR)
INCOGNITO #3 (MR)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11 2ND PTG LARROCA VAR
LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #5 (OF 6)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #10
MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION #1
MOON KNIGHT #29
MOON KNIGHT #29 WOLVERINE ART VAR
PUNISHER #4 DKR
RAMPAGING WOLVERINE #1
SI AFTERMATH BETA RAY BILL GREEN OF EDEN #1
SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #10
STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #2 (OF 5)
SUB-MARINER COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPEC #1 MARTIN VAR
SUB-MARINER COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #3 (OF 6) 2ND PTG YU VAR
UNCANNY X-MEN #508
UNCANNY X-MEN #508 WOLVERINE ART MARTIN VAR
WOLVERINE #70 3RD PTG MCNIVEN SKETCH VAR
WOLVERINE NOIR #1 (OF 4)
WOLVERINE NOIR #1 (OF 4) CALERO VAR
X-FACTOR #42
X-MEN LEGACY #223
X-MEN LEGACY #223 WOLVERINE ART HOLLOWELL VAR
19 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$60.43 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$51.28 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.05 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
100 BULLETS #100 (MR)
ACTION COMICS #876
AIR #8 (MR)
DMZ #41 (MR)
FABLES #83 (MR)
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #19
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #35
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #35 VAR ED
MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE #4 (OF 6)
ORACLE #2 (OF 3)
REBELS #3
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF HP LOVECRAFT #1 (OF 4) (MR)
SUPER FRIENDS #14
SUPERMAN BATMAN #58
TINY TITANS #15
TRINITY #46
VIGILANTE #5
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #18
X-FILES #6 (OF 6)
8 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$25.45  is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$21..63 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.81 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
BROKEN TRINITY AFTERMATH KIRKHAM CVR A
BROKEN TRINITY AFTERMATH SOOK CVR B
GODLAND #27 (RES)
JOHNNY MONSTER #3 (OF 3)
LILLIM #2 (OF 5)
OVERLOOK #1 (OF 3)
SOUL KISS #3 (OF 5) (MR)
WALKING DEAD #60 (MR)
2 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$5.98 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$5.08  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
.87¢ is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
REX MUNDI DH ED #17
STAR WARS CLONE WARS #5 (OF 6)
22 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$80.98 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$68.83 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$12.14 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
3 GEEKS SLAB MADNESS #3 (OF 3)
BETTY & VERONICA #241
BEYOND WONDERLAND #6 (OF 6)
CROZONIA #1 (OF 4)
EUREKA #4 (OF 4)
EUREKA #4 (OF 4) INCV CVR
FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #1 (OF 4) CVR A
FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #1 (OF 4) CVR B
FEMFORCE #148
GOLD DIGGER #104
GOLD DIGGER MAIDENS OF TWILIGHT #3 (OF 4)
GOLD DIGGER TECH MANUAL #2
LEVITICUS CROSS #3 (OF 5)
LIVING CORPSE HACK SLASH ANN #1
MAN WITH NO NAME #9
PHANTOM GENERATIONS #1
SCRIBBLES KELSEY SHANNON SKETCHBOOK #1
SIMPSONS COMICS #153
SUPER-ZOMBIES #2
TALES OF TMNT #57
WIND RAIDER #2 (OF 3) CVR B SUITOR
ZORRO #12
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
77 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
GAMING (1):
CHAOTIC TCG TURN OT TIDE BOOSTER DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (25):
AMERICAN CURVES 0509
ARCHIE DIGEST #253
BEST LIFE 0509
BLACK GATE #13
BRICK JOURNAL #5.2
COMICS REVUE #276
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1042
G FAN #87
GEEK MONTHLY FEB 2009
GEEK MONTHLY MAY 2009
GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES THE SPIDER VOL 11
LIFE STORY-MILEY
LOCUS #579
LOST #22 NEWSTAND EDITION
NEW SCIENTIST 040409-041009
PAINTING HIGHLIGHTS FROM MASTER TEACHERS
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 0609
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #70
STAR WARS INSIDER #108 PX ED
STONE SOUP 0609
TATTOO SOCIETY #15
TOYFARE #142 DC UNLIMITED WOW CVR
TOYFARE #142 TERMINATOR SALVATION PLAYMATES CVR
2 ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (7):
AME COMI HARLEY QUINN PVC FIGURE
AME COMI POISON IVY PVC FIGURE
CYCLOPS MINI-BUST
OMEGA RED STATUE
SUPER SKRULL STATUE
SUPERGIRL VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA NEW ED
WONDER WOMAN DVD MAQUETTE
TRADES (43):
100 PERCENT HC (MR)
ALEX TOTH GOES HOLLYWOOD SC
BATMAN LOVERS AND MADMEN TP
BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 11
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GN ECHOES NEW CAPRICA
BLACK LAGOON GN VOL 05 (MR)
CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW TP
CHIBI VAMPIRE GN VOL 13 (OF 13) (MR)
DINOSAUR HOUR GN VOL 01
DRAGON DRIVE TP VOL 13
DYLAN DOG CASE FILES TP
ESSENTIAL DAZZLER TP VOL 02
EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 01
FIREBREATHER TP VOL 02 ALL BEST HEROES ARE ORPHANS
FOOLKILLER TP WHITE ANGELS (MR)
GIMMICK GN VOL 06
GOTHIC AND LOLITA BIBLE VOL 05 (OF 6)
HERBIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 03
HOLLOW EYED MARY GN (MR)
HONEY HUNT TP VOL 01
INU YASHA TP VOL 37
IRON MAN TP LEGACY OF DOOM
JSA HC VOL 04 THY KINGDOM COME PART 3
LEAVE IT TO PET GN VOL 01
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 04 SECRET INVASION BOOK 02
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 04 SECRET INVASION BOOK 02 DM ED
MOBY DICK TP
NIGHTMARE INSPECTOR YUMEKUI KENBUN GN VOL 07
O PARTS HUNTER TP VOL 15
PERHAPANAUTS TP VOL 01
PUNISHER WAR ZONE PREM HC RESURRECTION MA GNUCCI
PUNISHER WAR ZONE PREM HC RESURRECTION MA GNUCCI DM ED
RED RIVER GN VOL 25
SPIDER-MAN TP KRAVENS FIRST HUNT
STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION GN VOL 01 (OF 2) (RES)
SUPERGIRL WAY OF THE WORLD TP
SUPERMAN THE COMING OF ATLAS HC
WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE TP (MR)
WOLVERINE TP DANGEROUS GAMES
WOLVERINE TP LOGAN
WONDERMARK TP VOL 02 CLEVER TRICKS STAVE DEATH
YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL 13 (RES)
ZATCH BELL GN VOL 24
NO ADULT TRADES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1):
DARK WOLVERINE POSTER
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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