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ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 26th, 2009

INCREDIBLE HULK #601

Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI & MICHAEL RYAN
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
70th Frame Variant by MICHAEL GOLDEN
Gamma fans rejoice -- the rumors are true! The INCREDIBLE HULK book returns as an ongoing series written by acclaimed PLANET HULK and WORLD WAR HULK scribe Greg Pak! Get ready for Bruce Banner as you've never seen him, the Son of Hulk in a whole new world of smash, and an insane new adventure that changes everything for everyone's favorite Green Goliath! With art by Ariel Olivetti (CABLE) and introducing a new, regular bonus backup SAVAGE SHE-HULK story written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Michael Ryan!
40 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) BATMAN AND ROBIN #3
  2) NEW AVENGERS #56 DKR
  3) GREEN LANTERN #45 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
  4) DARK AVENGERS #8 DAX
  5) HULK #14
  6) FLASH REBIRTH #4 (OF 6)
  7) INCREDIBLE HULK #601
  8) DARK WOLVERINE #77 DKR
  9) FANTASTIC FOUR #570
10) AVENGERS INITIATIVE #27

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28 DAYS LATER #1
BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #1 (OF 6)
BLACKEST NIGHT TITANS #1 (OF 3)
DARKNESS PITT #1
FRANK FRAZETTAS SORCERER
INCREDIBLE HULK #601
INCREDIBLES #0
KING CITY #1
RED CIRCLE THE SHIELD #1
SPIDER #1
SPIN ANGELS #1 (OF 3)
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WEDNESDAY, 082609 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
SHOUT OUT to Mrs.McKenna, Book of the Week is Incredible Hulk #601, Horserace Results puts Marvel in first, Kids Shipping features DOMO GN and Sara the Thrall makes an appearance and BASKET CASE is Spiderwoman!
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COMICS (4)
BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #1 (OF 6) $3.99 $2.39
DARKNESS PITT #1 $2.99 $1.79
INCREDIBLE HULK #601 $3.99 $2.39
RED CIRCLE THE SHIELD #1 $2.99 $1.79
TRADES (3)
CABLE TP VOL 02 WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD $14.99 $8.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS ECLIPSO TP $9.99 $5.99
X-FORCE CABLE MESSIAH WAR HC $39.99 $23.99
TOTAL $78.93 $47.35

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127 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
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32 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
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$98.32 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$17.35
is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ANITA BLAKE LC NECROMANCER #4 (OF 5) (MR)
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #27
BETA RAY BILL GODHUNTER #3 (OF 3)
DARK AVENGERS #8 DAX
DARK REIGN ELEKTRA #5 (OF 5) DKR
DARK REIGN SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 4) DKR
DARK TOWER THE FALL OF GILEAD #4 (OF 6)
DARK WOLVERINE #77 DKR
DARK X-MEN BEGINNING #3 (OF 3) DAX
DEADPOOL #14
FANTASTIC FOUR #570
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #17
HALO HELLJUMPER #2 (OF 5) (MR)
HULK #14
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #133
INCREDIBLE HULK #601
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #54
MS MARVEL #44 DKR
NEW AVENGERS #56 DKR
NEW MUTANTS #4
NOVA #28
RUNAWAYS 3 #13
SECRET WARRIORS #7
SKRULL KILL KREW #4 (OF 5) DKR
SON OF HULK #14
SPIN ANGELS #1 (OF 3) US CHAN VAR (MR)
SPIN ANGELS #1 Of(3) (MR)
TIMESTORM 2009 2099 #4 (OF 4)
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #18
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #39
X-FORCE #18
X-MEN FOREVER #6
23 ADDITIONAL "CRAP FACTOR" ITEMS FROM MARVEL THIS WEEK
-23 VARIANT  COVERS
-2 SECOND PRINTS
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #27 70TH FRAME VAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA #601 2ND PTG COLAN VAR
DARK AVENGERS #7 2ND PTG LUKE ROSS VAR
DARK AVENGERS #8 70TH FRAME VAR DAX
DARK AVENGERS #8 BAINCHI VAR DAX
DARK WOLVERINE #77 70TH FRAME SEGOVIA VAR DKR
DARK WOLVERINE #77 YOUNG GUNS SANDOVAL VAR DKR
FANTASTIC FOUR #570 70TH FRAME VAR
FANTASTIC FOUR #570 CASSADAY VAR
FANTASTIC FOUR #570 EAGLESHAM MR FANTASTIC VAR
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #17 70TH FRAME PERKINS VAR
HULK #14 CHURCHILL VAR
HULK #14 MCGUINNESS RED SHE-HULK VAR
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #133 70TH FRAME VAR
INCREDIBLE HULK #601 70TH FRAME GOLDEN VAR
NEW AVENGERS #56 70TH FRAME VAR DKR
NEW MUTANTS #4 70TH FRAME VAR
NEW MUTANTS #4 BENJAMIN VAR
NOVA #28 70TH FRAME PERKINS VAR
SECRET WARRIORS #7 70TH FRAME VAR
SON OF HULK #14 70TH FRAME BREITWEISER VAR
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #39 70TH FRAME TRIMPE VAR
X-FORCE #18 70TH FRAME VAR
24 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$77.78 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$66.11 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.66 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
BATMAN AND ROBIN #3
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8
BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #1 (OF 6)
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #7
BLACKEST NIGHT TITANS #1 (OF 3)
DETECTIVE COMICS #856
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH INK #4 (OF 6)
FLASH REBIRTH #4 (OF 6)
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #3
GREEN LANTERN #45 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #30
KILLAPALOOZA #4 (OF 6)
LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #4 (OF 6)
MADAME XANADU #14 (MR)
RED CIRCLE THE SHIELD #1
RIFTWAR #3 (OF 5)
SCALPED #31 (MR)
SUPERMAN #691
SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #2
TEEN TITANS #74
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #11 (MR)
WEDNESDAY COMICS #8 (OF 12)
WILDCATS #14
WONDER WOMAN #35
5 ADDITIONAL "CRAP FACTOR" ITEMS FROM DC THIS WEEK
-3 VARIANT  COVERS
-2 SECOND PRINTS
BATMAN AND ROBIN #2 2ND PTG
BATMAN AND ROBIN #3 VAR ED
FLASH REBIRTH #4 (OF 6) VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN #45 VAR ED (BLACKEST NIGHT)
UNWRITTEN #2 2ND PTG (MR)
7 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$23.44 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$19.92 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.52 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
DARKNESS PITT #1 KEOWN CVR A
DARKNESS PITT #1 SEJIC CVR B
DYNAMO 5 #24
FRANK FRAZETTAS SORCERER FRAZETTA CVR A (ONE SHOT)
FRANK FRAZETTAS SORCERER MEDORS CVR B (ONE SHOT)
IMPALER #4
KING CITY #1
7 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
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$19.09 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.36 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
CITIZEN REX #2 (OF 6)
PREDATOR #2 (OF 4)
REX MUNDI DH ED #19 (OF 19)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #14 BLUE HARVEST PT 2 (OF 5)
STAR WARS LEGACY #39 TATOOINE PT 3 (OF 4)
USAGI YOJIMBO #122
ZERO KILLER #4 (OF 6) (RES)
5 DYNAMITE COMICS THIS WEEK
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$13.57 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.39 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
BOYS HEROGASM #4 (OF 6) (MR)
BUCK ROGERS #3
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #2
RED SONJA #47
SHERLOCK HOLMES #4 (OF 5)
4 BOOM COMICS THIS WEEK
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$11.88 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.09 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
28 DAYS LATER #1
INCREDIBLES #0
MUPPET SHOW TREASURE OF PEG LEG WILSON #2 (OF 4)
UNKNOWN #4 (OF 4)
20 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$60.80 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$51.68 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.12 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ASTRO BOY MOVIE ADAPTATION #2
BAD KIDS GO TO HELL #3 (OF 4)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #49
BETTY & VERONICA #243
BONEYARD #28 (OF 28) (RES)
CAPTAIN ACTION COMICS #5 GULACY RETRO CVR
CAPTAIN ACTION COMICS #5 SPARACIO MODERN CVR
CEREBUS ARCHIVE #3
DOCTOR WHO COLD-BLOODED WAR (ONE SHOT)
GOLD DIGGER #110
GOLD DIGGER TECH MANUAL #7
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #41 CVR A CAMPBELL
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #41 CVR B ASRAR
PHANTOM GENERATIONS #4
SONIC UNIVERSE #7
SPIDER #1
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CHUN LI #4 (OF 4) A CVR DOGAN
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CHUN LI #4 (OF 4) B CVR LEE
TALES OF TMNT #61
ZMD ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION #5 (OF 6)
NO ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
97 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
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HISTORY OF THE DCU SERIES 2 AQUAMAN AF
HISTORY OF THE DCU SERIES 2 BLACK LIGHTNING AF
HISTORY OF THE DCU SERIES 2 CREEPER AF
HISTORY OF THE DCU SERIES 2 FLASH AF
APPAREL (1)
BLACK LANTERN SYMBOL DEATH T/S XL
BOOBLE HEADS (1)
RAT FINK METALLIC GREEN BOBBLE HEAD
BOOKS (3)
DRAGON BALL CHAPTER BOOK VOL 01 ADVENTURE BEGINS
WARHAMMER 40K SALAMANDER MMPB
WARHAMMER TIME OF LEGENDS EMPIRE MMPB
CARDS (1)
SCORE 2009 CHICAGO BEARS TEAM SET
MAGAZINES (35)
ALL TIME BEST RECIPIES
BACKYARD FLYER 1109
BASEBALL AMERICA #918
BLACK BELT #47.10
CAT FANCY 1009
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1658
DOG FANCY #40.10
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #115 (NET)
HIGHLIGHTS 0909
HIGHLIGHTS GET SET FOR HALLOWEEN
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0909
ILLINOIS GANE AND FISH 0909
INSIDE KUNG FU #37.11
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #153
JUXTAPOZ #104
LIVING CRAFTS FALL 2009
MARVEL PREVIEWS SEPTEMBER 2009 EXTRAS
MARY JANE AND FRIENDS POSTER BOOK
MENTAL FLOSS #8.5
MOTHER JONES 1009
NASCAR ILLUSTRATED 0909
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 0909
PREVIEWS #252 SEPTEMBER 2009 (NET)
QUICK AND EASY PAINTING HOLIDAY 2009
ROLLING STONE #1086
SFX #186
STARGATE MAGAZINE #30 SPECIAL
SUBSTREAM #15
TAMIYA MODEL AMGAZINE #!66
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #179/#180
TRUE DETECTIVE #18
WIZARD MAGAZINE #216 FALL TV PREVIEW FRINGE CVR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #216 TRAVIS CHAREST CAPT AMERICA CVR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #216 ULTIMATE ALLIANCE CVR
WOLVERINE MAGAZINE #3
STATUES (4)
COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU ZATANNA STATUE
GOLDEN AGE FLASH 1/6 SCALE FIGURE
MARVEL COLLECTION CAPTAIN AMERICA FINE ART STATUE
THOR HAMMER PROP REPLICA
TRADES (48)
ANIMAL ACADEMY GN VOL 02 (OF 7) HAKOBUNE HAKUSHO
AUTHORITY WORLDS END TP BOOK 01
AVENGERS INITIATIVE PREM HC DISASSEMBLED
BORDERLINE TP VOL 03
CABLE TP VOL 02 WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
COMPLETE TRANSFORMERS ARK TP
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL 09 (MR)
CSI INTERNS GN VOL 01 (OF 2)
CYBERTRONIAN TRANSFORMERS GUIDE PKT MANGA VOL 01
DOMO GN
DOT HACK SIGN GU GN VOL 05
DRAGONBALL VIZBIG ED GN VOL 05
FUTURE DIARY GN VOL 03 (OF 6) (MR)
GANTZ TP VOL 06 (MR)
GHOST RIDER TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS TP
GURREN LAGANN GN VOL 02
IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 05 ESCAPE FROM EIGHTH CITY
JENNIFERS BODY HC
KILLER OF DEMONS TP
LORDS OF AVALON HC KNIGHT OF DARKNESS
MAD LOVE CHASE GN VOL 01 (OF 5) (MR)
MARIA HOLIC GN VOL 01 (OF 3) (MR)
ME & MY BROTHERS GN VOL 09 (OF 9)
MMW INCREDIBLE HULK TP VOL 01
MMW INCREDIBLE HULK TP VOL 01 DM VAR ED 8
MUPPET SHOW TP
NEW AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 11 SEARCH FOR SORCERER SUPREME
OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 33
PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA GN VOL 03
PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA GN VOL 04
REIGN IN HELL TP
SECRET SIX UNHINGED TP
SHOWCASE PRESENTS ECLIPSO TP
SPARROW HC VOL 12 SERGIO TOPPI
TAKERU OPERA SUSANOH SWORDS O/T DEVIL GN VOL 02 (OF 4)
TOY STORY MYSTERIOUS STRANGER TP
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK OMNIBUS
TRINITY TP VOL 02
ULTIMATE X-MEN ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP VOL 03
UNCANNY X-MEN SISTERHOOD TP
VASSALORD GN VOL 03 (MR)
WARCRAFT LEGENDS GN VOL 05 (OF 5)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT HC VOL 02
WORLD OF WARCRAFT TP VOL 01
X-FORCE CABLE MESSIAH WAR HC
X-FORCE TP VOL 02 OLD GHOSTS
2 ADULT TRADES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
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  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
DAX=Dark Avengers/X-Men
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
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
XMW=X-Men Messiah War

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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