NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1528
 ALIGNMENT DAY, 20% OFF EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE...
28 ALL AGES ITEMS GO ON SALE STARTING AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY
 ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

21ST CENTURY SANTA STORIES #1

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS
(W) G.O. Parsons & Various (A) Fernando Sosa & Various

Do kids today dream about "Sugar Plumbs" on Christmas Eve? Today's kids need new stories about the magic of Santa Claus and we're delivering it! These are awesome stories full of humor and modern silliness that kids can enjoy and understand. What happens if Santa loses his job? Or if the ornaments come to life at night? Enjoy the season with funny modern tales of Santa!

COVER PRICE:

 $4.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $3.75

 

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

ORIGINAL X-MEN #1

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christos Gage (A) Greg Land

Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel - the first and greatest heroes to bear the X-Men name - once traveled into their own futures and reset the course of history. Now another multiversal mystery calls them forth. When the dust settles, one hero will remain, trapped in the world as we know it. With shocking surprise guests and heart-pounding twists and turns!

COVER PRICE:

 $4.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $3.75

 

DON'T MISS OUR OTHER BIG EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK...


 

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SALE (Day 12)
 SUNDAY, 12/17/23-FINAL DAY
 20% OFF Everything in the store!


 

OPEN THIS MONDAY!
 MONDAY 121823, NOON TO 5:00PM!
 Christmas is coming in one week and we'll be open Monday with special hours!


 

FOUNDERS DAY WEDNESDAY
 New Comic Wednesday ALIGNS on Founders Day!
 Everyone SAVES 20% OFF Everything in the store (Including this shipping!)


 

LADIES DAY THURSDAY
 Every THURSDAY from NOON to 6:00pm
 Ladies SAVE 20% OFF Everything in the store!


 

KIDS CORNER CHRISTMAS EVE SUNDAY
 Every SUNDAY from NOON to 5:00pm
 20% OFF All Comics & Books in our Kids Corner!


 

CHRISTMAS DAY-CLOSED
 DECEMBER 25th-ALL DAY
 We'll be closed Monday in observance of the Holiday!

...AND OF COURSE THESE EVERYDAY SAVINGS!
EVERYDAY

GOOD GRADES
GET REWARDED
EVERYDAY

THANK YOU
BUCKS
EVERYDAY

1000'S OF QUARTER COMICS
EVERYDAY

BULK PRICING ON SUPPLIES

 

All "BOOK OF THE WEEK" discounts are applicable only during the week of the NEW COMICS release.
All discounts apply only while supplies last.

 

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

28 NEW & RETURNING COMICS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

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

TITLE/DESCRIPTION  MSRP  MFG
 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-4    
21ST CENTURY SANTA STORIES #1 CVR A MARTINEZ  $        4.99 AMERICAN MYTH
21ST CENTURY SANTA STORIES #1 CVR B PACHECO  $        4.99 AMERICAN MYTH
21ST CENTURY SANTA STORIES #1 CVR C SOSA  $        4.99 AMERICAN MYTH
My Little Pony: Best of Fluttershy Cover A (Hickey)  $        7.99 IDW
   
 NEW ALL AGES MAGAZINES-1    
BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #320  $        9.99 ARCHIE COMIC 
   
 NEW ALL AGES TRADES-2    
CHRISTMAS WITH GRUBBS GN   $        9.99 KEENSPOT ENT
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS RECHARGED TP VOL 03   $      16.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
   
 REORDER ALL AGES TRADES-21  MSRP   
AMULET SC VOL 01 STONEKEEPER NEW PTG  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
AMULET SC VOL 02 STONEKEEPERS CURSE NEW PTG  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
AMULET SC VOL 03 CLOUD SEARCHERS NEW PTG  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
AMULET SC VOL 04 LAST COUNCIL NEW PTG  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
AMULET SC VOL 05 PRINCE OF THE ELVES   $      12.99 GRAPHIX
BABY SITTERS CLUB COLOR ED GN VOL 11 GOODBYE STACEY GOODBYE  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
DISNEY MANGA NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS GN ED   $      10.99 TOKYO POP - DISNEY
DOG MAN GN VOL 01 NEW PTG   $      12.99 GRAPHIX
DOG MAN GN VOL 02 UNLEASHED NEW PTG   $      12.99 GRAPHIX
DOG MAN GN VOL 04 DOG MAN & CAT KID NEW PTG   $      12.99 GRAPHIX
DOG MAN GN VOL 05 LORD OF FLEAS NEW PTG   $      12.99 GRAPHIX
DOG MAN GN VOL 11 TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER SEA   $      14.99 GRAPHIX
KIRBY MANGA MANIA GN VOL 01 NEW PTG   $      11.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
KIRBY MANGA MANIA GN VOL 04   $        9.99 VIZ LLC
MARVEL SUPER STORIES HC NEW COMICS ALL STAR CARTOONISTS (C:  $      16.99 AMULET BOOKS
PEANUTS TP 1950-1952 (TITAN ED) NEW PTG  $        7.99 TITAN COMICS
SPIDER HAM GREAT POWER NO RESPONSIBILITY GN   $        8.99 GRAPHIX
WITCH PT 1 TWELVE PORTALS GN VOL 01  $      15.00 JY
WITCH PT 1 TWELVE PORTALS GN VOL 02  $      15.00 JY
WITCH PT 1 TWELVE PORTALS GN VOL 03 (CURR PTG)  $      15.00 JY
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID HC VOL 18 NO BRAINER   $      14.99 AMULET BOOKS
   

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!

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=Avatar Comics assigns this to it's 2nd Prints
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
COLL MAG=Collector's Magazine
CRD STK=Card Stock
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
NEW PTG=New Printing
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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