ALTERNATE REALITY, serving Chicago comic fandom since 1978  That's over 40 years of service!                                                                                                    We started at the Comicbook Emporium in February of 1978, Five & Dime Comics from 1983 to 1994 and Alternate Reality ever since, thats over 40 years of serving Chicago South Side Comic Fandom                                                                   SAVINGS! SERVICE! SELECTION! HISTORY! We have it all!

 

NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1274
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
23 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

THIS WEEK'S SHIPPING►

CHECKLIST FOR THIS WEEK►

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-LETS TALK THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

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-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

DISNEY AFTERNOON GIANT #2

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Warren Spector, Ian Brill (A) Leonel Castellani & Various

Our brand-new series continues with two second chapters as we present part two of Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers' "Worldwide Rescue" and part two of DuckTales' "Rightful Owners!" Serialized stories featuring your favorite classic Disney Afternoon characters! This bi-monthly series will leave readers anxiously awaiting the next installments of these exciting adventures!

COVER PRICE:

 $5.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $4.49

SAVE $1.50 0N THIS BOOK THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
DISNEY AFTERNOON GIANT #2   $                       5.99  $           1.50  $             4.49
 $                      5.99  $           1.50  $           4.49

"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 DECEMBER 2018: SPIDERMAN FAMILY
  SPIDERMAN FAMILY MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of the WEB HEAD AND HIS EXTENDED FAMILIES Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

23 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(121918-122618) FOR EVERYONE!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION  MSRP 
 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-20  
DISNEY AFTERNOON GIANT #2   $     5.99
ENCOUNTER #9  $     3.99
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #9 (OF 12)  $     3.99
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #9 (OF 12) PREORDER GODBEY V  $     3.99
LUMBERJANES #57  $     3.99
LUMBERJANES #57 PREORDER FRANQUIZ VAR  $     3.99
MARVEL SH ADVENTURES CAPTAIN MARVEL FROST GIANTS #1  $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #34 FOC MERCADO INCV  $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #34 MAIN   $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #34 PREORDER GIBSON VAR   $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #73 CVR A KUUSISTO  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #73 CVR B RICHARD  $     3.99
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #4 MAIN   $     3.99
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #4 PREORDER HALL VAR  $     3.99
PRINCELESS FIND YOURSELF #2 CVR A  $     3.99
QUINCREDIBLE #2  $     3.99
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #96  $     2.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #16 CVR A PINTO  $     3.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #16 CVR B FLOREAN   $     3.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #23   $     3.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES MAGAZINES-1  
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #266  $     6.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES TRADES-2  
DISNEY MANGA PIXAR MONSTERS INC GN   $   10.99
AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER IMBALANCE PART ONE TP   $   10.99
 

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-15 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
A3 Infinity War: Iron Spider DS-015 Dream-Select Series PX  DEC178325 1/2/2019
A3 Infinity War: Thanos DS-014 Dream-Select Series PX 6” DEC178328 1/2/2019
Aquaman Movie Gallery Ocean Master PVC Figure  AUG182576 1/2/2019
Batman Animated Series Batcycle & AF Set JUL188004 8/28/2019
Batman TAS Premiere: Harley’s Holiday Harley Quinn Statue (RES) JUN182318 11/28/2018
DC Gallery: SHAZAM! Comic PVC Figure  AUG182580 1/2/2019
Kingdom Hearts Select Series 3 Figure Asst. JUL182491 1/2/2019
Marvel Premiere: Avengers 3 Thor & Rocket Statue  APR182163 10/24/2018
NBX Gallery: Oogie’s Lair Jack PVC Figure AUG182589 1/2/2019
Star Trek Into Darkness Select AF Asst.  AUG182585 1/9/2019
     
BOOKS & TRADES    
Catwoman by Jim Balent TP Book 2 DEC180636 3/13/2019
Daughters of Dragon MPGN TP NOV180939 2/6/2019
Unexpected: Call of the Unknown TP NOV180582 2/6/2019
     
COMICS    
Unstoppable Wasp #4 NOV180943 1/2/2019
Unstoppable Wasp #5 DEC180991 2/6/2019
   
 

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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