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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1284
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
16 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

BARBIE #1

PAPERCUTZ
(W) Sarah Kuhn (A) Alitha Martinez

Barbie makes her triumphant return to comics! Starting her new career in the fashion industry and ready to be a fashion superstar, Barbie is assisting mega-designer Whitney Yang at her big spring fashion show. Barbie's big plan is to wow Whitney with her impeccable design sense and, of course, great accessories. But can Barbie get over her designer's block before the big show?

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE  $1.00 0N THIS BOOK THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
BARBIE #1  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
 $                      3.99  $           1.00  $           2.99
     

"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 FEBRUARY 2019: WALKING DEAD
  WALKING DEAD MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of WALKING DEAD Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 
HERO OF THE MONTH SALE MARCH 2019: COSMIC MARVEL
  COSMIC MARVEL MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of MARVEL COSMIC Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

16 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(022719-030519) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-13  
BARBIE #1  $     3.99
INVADER ZIM #40 CVR A  $     3.99
INVADER ZIM #40 CVR B PARK VAR  $     3.99
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #11  $     3.99
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #11 PREORDER GODBEY VAR  $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #36 FOC MERCADO INCV   $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #36 MAIN   $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #36 PREORDER MURPHY VAR   $     3.99
PRINCELESS FIND YOURSELF #5  $     3.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #14 CVR A WELLS  $     3.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #14 CVR B GRAY   $     3.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #25 FOC BARTEL INCV  $     4.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #25 MAIN PENA CVR  $     4.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES MAGAZINES-2  
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #268  $     6.99
DISNEY PRINCESS #48  $     7.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES TRADES-1  
MR WOLFS CLASS GN VOL 02 MYSTERY CLUB  $     9.99
 

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-19 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
DC Comics Bombshells: Big Barda Statue 3/27/2019 3/13/2019
DC Cover Girls: Mera Statue by Joelle Jones 3/27/2019 3/13/2019
DC Essential: Joker AF 3/27/2019 3/6/2019
DC Essentials: Batgirl AF 3/27/2019 3/6/2019
DC Gallery: Batman Dark Knight Movie PVC Figure 2/13/2019 3/20/2019
Doomsday Clock #9 Std./Var. 2/27/2019 3/6/2019
FCBD 2019 Marvel Gallery: Symbiote Spider-Man PVC Statue 4/24/2019 3/20/2019
FCBD 2019 Teekeez Red Son: Superman/Wonder Woman Vin. Fig. 2-pk. 4/24/2019 3/27/2019
John Wick 2 Gallery PVC Figure  3/27/2019 3/20/2019
Marvel: Infinity War Doctor Strange ARTFX+ Statue  3/27/2019 3/20/2019
Spider-Man Legends 6” AF Asst 201901  2/13/2019 3/6/2019
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Dengar ARTFX+ Statue  3/27/2019 3/20/2019
X-Men ’92: Gambit & Rogue 2pk ARTFX+ Statue 3/27/2019 3/20/2019
   
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BOOKS & TRADES
   
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance Part Two TP 4/17/2019 5/15/2019
Detective Comics #1000 53346 Dynamic Forces Pencils Var. Ed. N/A 3/27/2019
Iceman and His Amazing Friends TP 4/3/2019 4/10/2019
Justice League of America: The Bronze Age TP Vol. 1 4/10/2019 4/17/2019
   
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 COMICS
   
Deadly Class #37 Cvr. A Craig (MR) 2/27/2019 3/6/2019
Uncanny X-Men: Winter’s End #1 Reg./Vars. 3/6/2019 3/13/2019
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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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