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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1255
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29 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

LUMBERJANES MIDSUMMER NIGHTS SCHEME #1

BOOM! COMICS
(W) Nicole Andelfinger & Various (A) Brittney Williams

The Midsummer Masquerade and it's not exactly a dream. When the question of a couples costume throws Mal and Molly's relationship into disarray, the rest of the Lumberjanes scramble to help them. And of course now all the decorations are starting to disappear.

COVER PRICE:

 $7.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $5.99

SAVE  $2.00 ON THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
LUMBERJANES MIDSUMMER NIGHTS SCHEME #1   $                       7.99  $           2.00  $             5.99
     

"1st DAY SALE" BOOK OF THE WEEK Titles are 25% OFF only on the FIRST FULL week of their release.
"1st DAY SALE" FIRST ISSUE Titles are 25% OFF only on the first day of their release.
All discounts apply only for one copy of each individual item and only while supplies last.

HERO OF THE MONTH SALE AUGUST 2018: FANTASTIC 4
  FANTASTIC FOUR MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of FF Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

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-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

29 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
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 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-13  
DONALD & MICKEY QUARTERLY CVR A FRECCERO   $     5.99
DONALD & MICKEY QUARTERLY CVR B VAN HORN   $     5.99
GARFIELD HOMECOMING #3  $     3.99
INVADER ZIM #33 CVR A  $     3.99
LUMBERJANES MIDSUMMER NIGHTS SCHEME #1 CVR A BUSTOS  $     7.99
LUMBERJANES MIDSUMMER NIGHTS SCHEME #1 SUB WILLIAMS VAR  $     7.99
MECH CADET YU #11  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #69 CVR A KUUSISTO  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #69 CVR B RICHARD  $     3.99
SPONGEBOB COMICS #83  $     3.99
UNCLE SCROOGE #38 CVR A FRECCERO  $     3.99
WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #5 DONALD DUCK FAMILY CVR A FACCINI  $     3.99
WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #5 DONALD DUCK FAMILY CVR B FRECCERO  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-14  
BE A STAR WONDER WOMAN YR BOARD BOOK   $     7.99
DC HEROES WONDER WOMAN YR TP GIGANTAS COLOSSAL DOUBLE CROSS  $     6.95
DC SUPER HEROES ORIGIN YR SC SUPERMAN  $     4.95
DC SUPER HEROES WONDER WOMAN YR TP ARES UNDERWORLD ARMY   $     6.95
DC SUPER HEROES WONDER WOMAN YR TP CHEETAH UNLEASHED   $     6.95
DC SUPER HEROES WONDER WOMAN YR TP CIRCES DARK REIGN  $     6.95
JUSTICE LEAGUE YOU CHOOSE YR TP COSMIC CONQUEST   $     6.95
JUSTICE LEAGUE YOU CHOOSE YR TP LEAGUE OF LAUGHS  $     6.95
JUSTICE LEAGUE YOU CHOOSE YR TP PORTAL OF DOOM  $     6.95
JUSTICE LEAGUE YOU CHOOSE YR TP ULTIMATE WEAPON   $     6.95
WW PARADISE ISLAND YR TP JET POWERED JUSTICE   $     4.95
WW PARADISE ISLAND YR TP UNBREAKABLE BRACELETS   $     4.95
WW TALES OF PARADISE ISLAND YR TP LEGENDARY LASSO   $     4.95
WW TALES OF PARADISE ISLAND YR TP TIARA & TITAN   $     4.95
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-2  
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #291  $     6.99
   

COMICBOOKMAN FUN FACT:
ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 225-350 brand new and re-order 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 Comic/Genre related STUFF every week right here in SHIP-SHAPE!

 

THIS WEEKS LATE LIST

(The following have been pushed back from their original release dates to these new dates)

 VENDOR/TITLE-20 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
A3: Infinity War MC-004 Infinity Gauntlet PX Replica  8/1/2018 9/5/2018
A3: Infinity War MEA-003 Mini Egg Attack Series PX 8-Pc.  7/11/2018 8/15/2018
Batman: TAS Maskless Phantasm Bust 8/15/2018 9/12/2018
DC Core: The Joker PVC Statue 8/29/2018 8/8/2018
GOT: Daenerys. Mother of Dragons Bust 8/15/2018 8/22/2018
GOT: Tyrion Lannister, Hand of the Queen Bust  8/15/2018 8/22/2018
One:12 Collective Marvel PX Defenders Doctor Strange AF  5/30/2018 8/15/2018
     
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BOOKS & TRADES
   
He Man & The Masters of the Universe Omnibus HC 2/6/2019 2/20/2019
Jim Starlin Marvel Cosmic Artifact Ed. HC  8/1/2018 8/8/2018
John Byrne X-Men Artifact Ed. HC  8/8/2018 8/15/2018
Librarians TP Vol. 1 10/2/2018 10/3/2018
Powers TP Book 1 New Ed. (MR) 10/10/2018 10/24/2018
United States of Murder Inc. TP Vol. 1: Truth (MR) 9/26/2018 10/10/2018
Vampirella TP Vol. 2: The God You Know 8/8/2018 10/3/2018
Venom TP: Planet of Symbiotes 9/5/2018 9/12/2018
     
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COMICS
   
Avengers #6 Reg./Var. 8/15/2018 8/22/2018
Batgirl #26 Std./Var. 8/22/2018 8/29/2018
Justice League Odyssey #1 Std./Vars. 8/29/2018 9/26/2018
Life of Captain Marvel #2 Reg./Vars. 8/15/2018 8/22/2018
Mister Miracle #11 Std./Var. (MR) 8/22/2018 8/29/2018
   
 

ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean above when it sez...."

2ND PTG VAR=Second Printing Variant
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANMN=All New Marvel Now
ANNIV=Anniversary
AOD=Army Of Darkness
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=The designation Avatar Comics assigns to it's 2nd Prints
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
COLL MAG=Collector's Magazine
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
DM=Direct Market (Comic Book Stores only)
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
ED=Edition
EXE=Exclusive
FIG=Figure
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
GN=Graphic Novel
GORE=Gory cover image
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive Cover
LEG= Legacy as in Marvel Legacy
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
MTME=Transformers More Than Meets the Eye
(MR)=Mature Readers, this item is NOT intended for younger or more sensitive readers.
N52=DC's New 52
NBA=National Basketball Association

NBA=National Basketball Association
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League
NOTE PRICE=Price differs from this titles regular price.
NOW=Marvel NOW!
O/A=Order Again
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
Reg./Var.=Regular Cover/Variant Cover
(RES)=Re-solicited Item
RI VARIANT=a Retailer Incentive Variant cover
RID=Transformers Robots In Disguise
SC=Soft Cover
SE=Secret Empire
SGN=Signed
SER=Series
STD ED=Standard Edition
SUB=Subscription as is variant Subscription Cover
SUB VAR=Subscription Variant
TBA=To Be Announced
TNG=Referencing Star Trek "THE NEXT GENERATION"
TOS=Referencing Star Trek "THE ORIGINAL SERIES"
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C=Trading Card
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VAR ED=Variant Edition
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP=Wraparound cover

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: "0309" means March, 2009. "1211" means December, 2011...

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