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06/03/20

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-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

TOP TEN COMICS

BASED THIS WEEKS ORDERING

1) CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1
2) DETECTIVE COMICS #1022
3) ACTION COMICS #1022
4) BATMAN SUPERMAN #9
5) BUFFY EVERY GENERATION #1

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MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG

1 GAME COMIC

GAME RELATED TITLES FOR THIS WEEK

CRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA ORIGINS SERIES II #6 (OF 6)

9 FIRST ISSUES

LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 060320

BIRDS OF PREY #1
BOYS DEAR BECKY #1 (MR)
BUFFY EVERY GENERATION #1
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1
LAST GOD SOURCEBOOK #1
NAILBITER RETURNS #1
NANCY DREW & HARDY BOYS DEATH OF NANCY DREW #1
PSYCHODRAMA ILLUSTRATED #1 (MR)
SABRINA SOMETHING WICKED #1 (OF 5)

4 LAST ISSUE

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

BCRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA ORIGINS SERIES II #6
ROBYN HOOD VIGILANTE #6 (OF 6) CVR A WHITE
ROBYN HOOD VIGILANTE #6 (OF 6) CVR B COCCOLO
ROBYN HOOD VIGILANTE #6 (OF 6) CVR C BURNS

CANCELLATIONS

THE FOLLOWING TITLES/ITEMS WERE CANCELLED BY THEIR VARIOUS PUBLISHERS/MANUFACTURERES THIS WEEK

has cancelled these Dollar Comics titles:

Batman #13 (2013)

Batman #450

Batman #663

Catwoman #1 (2002)

Catwoman #1 (2011)

Checkmate #1 (2006)

Dark Nights: Metal #1

DC Classics: Justice League #50

DC Classics: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (1989)

DC Classics: Saga of the Swamp Thing #21

Detective Comics #826

Green Lantern #1 (2011)

Green Lantern #29 (2008)

Manhunter #1 (2004)

Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #1

Wonder Woman #14 (2005)

Wonder Woman #206 (1987)

Wonder Woman #212

has cancelled these Facsimile titles:

Batman #321

Green Lantern #76

Man-Bat #1

The Flash #135

has cancelled these announced titles:

Manhunters: The Lost History mini-series

Lucifer #19 (to appear in TPB later)

Lucifer #20 (to appear in TPB later)

Lucifer #21 (to appear in TPB later)

RWBY #7 (to appear in TPB later)

-CRUNCHING THIS WEEKS NUMBERS-

We order 99.9% of the comics PREVIEWS solicits. Keep that in mind as you read the numbers below; they not only break down our shipping week, but they're also a good representation of this week in comics nationwide. The list ranks this weeks TOP 10 shippers by the number of SKU's they sent out this week. In the case of a tie, the shipper with the higher cumulative MSRP is given top poll position.

060320 RANKINGS	# TITLES	COMPANY TOTAL	15% OFF	YOU PAY
1) DC	34	$ 207.66	$ 31.15	$ 176.51
2) IDW	5	$ 20.95	$ 3.14	$ 17.81
3) BOOM!	4	$ 23.96	$ 3.59	$ 20.37
4) IMAGE	4	$ 16.96	$ 2.54	$ 14.42
5) ABLAZE	4	$ 15.96	$ 2.39	$ 13.57
INDIE COMICS	20	$ 80.76	$ 12.11	$ 68.65
TOTALS:	71	$ 366.25	$ 54.94	$ 311.31

NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?: Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 06/03/20. This coming week, there are 71 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of SIX price points ranging from $2.99 to $9.99. The largest concentration of books, as always, falls into the $3.99 price point with all other price points trailing far off into the back. So, if someone asks you: "How much is a new comic today?" The answer is $3.99 (or $3.39 if you bought it at Alternate Reality!). So remember, no matter what the price point, you save 15% OFF of all this week's new comics all week long only at Alternate Reality!

060320 PRICE POINTS	# SHIPPING	COVER PRICE	15% OFF	YOU PAY
$2.99	1	$ 2.99	$ 0.45	$ 2.54
$3.95	1	$ 3.95	$ 0.59	$ 3.36
$3.99	46	$ 183.54	$ 27.53	$ 156.01
$4.99	10	$ 49.90	$ 7.49	$ 42.42
$7.99	2	$ 15.98	$ 2.40	$ 13.58
$9.99	11	$ 109.89	$ 16.48	$ 93.41
TOTALS:	71	$ 366.25	$ 54.94	$ 311.31

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

BUFFY EVERY GENERATION #1

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W/A) Various

The SECRET ORIGINS of some of the most important Slayers in history... ? ...and the First Appearance of a new character with a familiar face who will change the way you look at Buffy and everything about her world. ? This is the Buffy comic that everyone will be talking about and the most important new character in over twenty years!

COVER PRICE:	$7.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:	$5.99

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED GN

DIAL BOOKS
(W) Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed (A) Victoria Jamieson

Omar and his little brother, Hassan, arrived in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya, seven years ago. Their father was killed the day they left home, and they haven't seen their mother since they joined their fleeing neighbors. Now Omar is eleven and Hassan is nine, and Omar has quit school to look after his brother, who has a disability. When Omar is given the opportunity to return to school, he is torn.

COVER PRICE:	$12.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:	$9.74

SAVE OVER $16.00 0N THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!

25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG	COVER PRICE	YOU SAVE	YOU PAY
BUFFY EVERY GENERATION #1	$ 7.99	$ 2.00	$ 5.99
WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED GN	$ 12.99	$ 3.25	$ 9.74


25% OFF these other 1st Issues on 060320	COVER PRICE	YOU SAVE	YOU PAY
BIRDS OF PREY #1	$ 9.99	$ 2.50	$ 7.49
BOYS DEAR BECKY #1 (MR)	$ 3.99	$ 1.00	$ 2.99
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1	$ 9.99	$ 2.50	$ 7.49
LAST GOD SOURCEBOOK #1	$ 4.99	$ 1.25	$ 3.74
NAILBITER RETURNS #1	$ 3.99	$ 1.00	$ 2.99
NANCY DREW & HARDY BOYS DEATH OF NANCY DREW #1	$ 3.99	$ 1.00	$ 2.99
PSYCHODRAMA ILLUSTRATED #1 (MR)	$ 4.99	$ 1.25	$ 3.74
SABRINA SOMETHING WICKED #1 (OF 5)	$ 3.99	$ 1.00	$ 2.99
	$ 66.90	$ 16.73	$ 50.18

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

Also save on...

WEDNESDAYS

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PRE-ORDERS

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-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

71 NEW & RETURNING COMICS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK (060320-060920) FOR EVERYONE!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION	MSRP	DISC	COST
1) NEW DC COMICS-34	MSRP	DISC	YOU PAY
ACTION COMICS #1022	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
ACTION COMICS #1022 L PARRILLO VAR ED	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
AQUAMAN #59	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
BATMAN SUPERMAN #9	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
BATMAN SUPERMAN #9 MIKE MAYHEW VAR ED	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
BIRDS OF PREY #1	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
BIRDS OF PREY #1 VAR ED	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN #22	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
CATWOMAN #22 CARD STOCK J T TEDESCO VAR ED	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1940S ADAM HUGHE	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1950S TRAVIS CHA	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1960S J SCOTT CA	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1970S FRANK CHO	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1980S STANLEY LA	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 1990S GABRIELLE	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 2000S JIM LEE VA	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1 2010S JEEHYUNG L	$ 9.99	$ 1.50	$ 8.49
DETECTIVE COMICS #1022	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
DETECTIVE COMICS #1022 CARD STOCK LEE BERMEJO VAR ED	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
FAR SECTOR #6 (OF 12)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
FAR SECTOR #6 (OF 12) SANFORD GREENE VAR ED	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
FLASH #754 CARD STOCK RAFAEL GRAMPA VAR ED	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER #6 (MR)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22 CLAYTON CRAIN VAR ED	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
LAST GOD SOURCEBOOK #1	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #104	$ 2.99	$ 0.45	$ 2.54
SHAZAM #12 (RES)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
SHAZAM #12 KEN LASHLEY VAR ED (RES)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
SWAMP THING GIANT #4	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
WONDER WOMAN #756	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
WONDER WOMAN #756 CARD STOCK MIKEL JANIN VAR ED	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3 (OF 4) 3RD PTG	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:	$ 207.66	$ 31.15	$ 176.51

2) NEW IDW COMICS-5	MSRP	DISC	YOU PAY
GI JOE #6 CVR A EVENHUIS	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #271 CVR A ATKINS	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #271 CVR B SULLIVAN	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #5 (OF 6) CVR A SIMONSON	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
STAR TREK YEAR FIVE #11 CVR A THOMPSON	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
NEW IDW COMICS TOTALS:	$ 20.95	$ 3.14	$ 17.81

3) NEW BOOM! COMICS-4	MSRP	DISC	YOU PAY
BUFFY EVERY GENERATION #1 CVR A MAIN	$ 7.99	$ 1.20	$ 6.79
BUFFY EVERY GENERATION #1 CVR B YARSKY VAR	$ 7.99	$ 1.20	$ 6.79
RED MOTHER #5	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
RED MOTHER #5 FOC DOE VAR	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
NEW IMAGE COMICS TOTALS:	$ 23.96	$ 3.59	$ 20.37

4) NEW IMAGE COMICS-4	MSRP	DISC	YOU PAY
COPRA #6	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
NAILBITER RETURNS #1	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
POSTAL DELIVERANCE #8 (MR)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
REAVER #8 (MR)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
NEW IMAGE COMICS TOTALS:	$ 16.96	$ 2.54	$ 14.42

5) NEW ABLAZE COMICS-4	MSRP	DISC	YOU PAY
GUNG HO #4 CVR A RISSO	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
GUNG HO #4 CVR B NGU	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
KIDZ #3 CVR A QUALANO	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
KIDZ #3 CVR B JORET	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
NEW ABLAZE PRESS COMICS TOTALS:	$ 15.96	$ 2.39	$ 13.57

NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-20	MSRP	DISC	YOU PAY
AGGRETSUKO #3 CVR A HICKEY	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
AGGRETSUKO #3 CVR B MCGINTY	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
BACKTRACK #3 (MR)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
BOYS DEAR BECKY #1 (MR)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
CASPERS SPOOKSVILLE #4 (OF 4) SHANOWER MAIN CVR (RES)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
CRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA ORIGINS SERIES II #6 (OF 6)	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
DRAGON WHISPERER #2	$ 3.95	$ 0.59	$ 3.36
FINGER GUNS #2 CVR A	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
FINGER GUNS #2 FOC HICKMAN VAR	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
NANCY DREW & HARDY BOYS DEATH OF NANCY DREW #1 CVR A EISMA	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
NORTH BEND #2	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
PSYCHODRAMA ILLUSTRATED #1 (MR)	$ 4.99	$ 0.75	$ 4.24
ROBYN HOOD VIGILANTE #6 (OF 6) CVR A WHITE	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
ROBYN HOOD VIGILANTE #6 (OF 6) CVR B COCCOLO	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
ROBYN HOOD VIGILANTE #6 (OF 6) CVR C BURNS	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
SABRINA SOMETHING WICKED #1 (OF 5) CVR A FISH	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
SABRINA SOMETHING WICKED #1 (OF 5) CVR B BOO	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
SABRINA SOMETHING WICKED #1 (OF 5) CVR C ISAACS	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
SABRINA SOMETHING WICKED #1 (OF 5) CVR D SAUVAGE	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
SABRINA SOMETHING WICKED #1 (OF 5) CVR E STEWART	$ 3.99	$ 0.60	$ 3.39
NEW INDY COMICS TOTALS:	$ 80.76	$ 12.11	$ 68.65

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!

24 NEW/RETURNING NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

(Prices shown are the MSRP for the item during this week of release and may not reflect later market changes)

NEW ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS-2	MSRP
AVENGERS IRON MAN PVC BUST BANK	$ 21.99
POP MARVEL 80TH FIRST APPEARANCE VULTURE VIN FIG	$ 12.99

NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-19	MSRP
AMAZING MARY JANE TP VOL 01 DOWN IN FLAMES UP IN SMOKE	$ 15.99
BATMAN THE CAPED CRUSADER TP VOL 04	$ 34.99
DISNEY FROZEN TRUE TREASURE TP	$ 10.99
GHOST RIDER TP VOL 01 KING OF HELL	$ 15.99
JOKER 80 YEARS OF THE CLOWN PRINCE OF CRIME HC	$ 29.99
MARVEL ACTION BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 02 RISE TOGETHER	$ 9.99
MEPHISTO TP SPEAK OF THE DEVIL	$ 39.99
NEW TEEN TITANS TP VOL 11	$ 19.99
NOVEMBER HC VOL 02 (MR)	$ 16.99
PAUL IS DEAD OGN	$ 16.99
SPIDER-MAN & VENOM DOUBLE TROUBLE GN TP	$ 12.99
SPONGEBOB MOVIE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK	$ 4.99
STAR WARS DARTH VADER POSTER BOOK TP	$ 24.99
STAR WARS JEDI ACADEMY YR HC VOL 09 AT LAST JEDI	$ 12.99
SUPERMAN HC VOL 03 THE TRUTH REVEALED	$ 24.99
TMNT ONGOING #100 DLX HC	$ 19.99
WELL SOON BE HOME AGAIN TP	$ 14.99
WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED GN	$ 12.99
X-MEN BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 01	$ 17.99

NEW GAMES-1	MSRP
DC COMICS HEROCLIX JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED BOOSTER BOX	$ 12.99

NEW VARIANTS-2	MSRP
BOYS DEAR BECKY #1 ROBERTSON B&W 1:15 VARIANT	$ 8.99
BUFFY EVERY GENERATION #1 1:25 VARIANT	$ 29.99

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ADULT MATERIAL	REORDERS
KIDS COMICS/ALL AGES	2ND PRINTS
GAMING	MANGA

THIS WEEKS LATE LIST

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

VENDOR/DESCRIPTION-28	OLD DATE	NEW DATE		ITEM CODE
ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS
Avengers Legends Video Game 6” AF Asst. 202001	6/10/2020	6/3/2020	10	DEC198144
DC Gallery: Batman Returns Movie CatwomAN PVC Statue	5/27/2020	7/1/2020	10	JAN202450
DC Gallery: Injustice 2 Harley Quinn PVC Statue	3/25/2020	7/1/2020	10	NOV192336
DC Premier Collection TAS: Batman Statue	3/25/2020	7/1/2020	10	NOV192326
It 2 Gallery: Pennywise In Box PVC Statue	4/8/2020	7/1/2020	10	AUG192719
John Wick Select: Black Suit Figure	2/26/2020	7/1/2020	10	OCT192538
Pop! Marvel: Punisher War Machine PX Fig.	4/15/2020	6/10/2020	10	SEP198704
Star Wars Legends in 3D: Kylo Ren 1/2 Scale	3/25/2020	7/1/2020	10	NOV192324
SW: Mandalorian 11” The Child Plush 2ct Cs.	4/29/2020	7/1/2020	10	OCT198881
Yoroiden Samurai Troopers Chodankado Ryo of Wildfire 1/12 AF	6/24/2020	7/1/2020	10	AUG199190

BOOKS/TRADES
Aquaman TP Vol. 3: Manta vs. Machine	9/8/2020	9/9/2020	3	MAR200613
Batgirl TP Vol. 7: Oracle Rising	6/10/2020	6/17/2020	3	MAR200614
Catwoman TP Vol. 3: Friend or Foe (RES)	6/10/2020	6/17/2020	3	MAR200626
Crisis on Infinite Earths: Arrowverse Dlx. Ed. HC	6/10/2020	7/1/2020	3	FEB200549
DC Comics: The Astonishing Art of Amanda Conner HC	6/3/2020	6/10/2020	3	MAR200634
Dial H for Hero TP Vol. 2: New Heroes of Metropolis	6/3/2020	6/10/2020	3	MAR200629
Flash TP Vol. 12: Death and the Speed Force	6/17/2020	6/10/2020	3	MAR200641
Joker Deluxe Edition HC	6/16/2020	6/17/2020	3	FEB200559
Martian Manhunter: Identity TP	5/27/2020	6/3/2020	3	FEB200566
Super Friends Saturday Morning Cartoon HC Vol. 1 (RES)	6/3/2020	6/10/2020	3	MAR200666
Terrifics TP Vol. 3: The God Game	5/27/2020	6/3/2020	3	FEB200580
Wonder Woman TP Vol. 1: The Just War	5/27/2020	6/3/2020	3	FEB200586
Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen TP	6/3/2020	6/10/2020	3	MAR200674
You Brought Me the Ocean TP	6/3/2020	6/10/2020	3	FEB200425
Young Justice HC Vol. 2: Lost in the Multiverse	5/27/2020	6/3/2020	3	FEB200589

COMICS
Batman #96 Card Stock F Mattina Var. Ed. Joker War	6/3/2020	TBD	1	APR200521
Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #7 (MR)	6/30/2020	7/1/2020	1	NOV190511
Flash #757	12/30/2020	6/10/2020	1	APR200568

ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

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

2ND PTG VAR=Second Printing Variant
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANNIV=Anniversary
AOD=Army Of Darkness
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=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 or content
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.
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.
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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