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1February 1977
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What If? #1

Marvel · February 1977 · on sale 1976-11-09

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Identification plate

Series
What If? (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1977
Key date
1977-02-00
On-sale date
1976-11-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
52
Barcode
0714860268602
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What If Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four?cover1pencils: John Buscema, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Spider-Man, Johnny Storm, The Thing
1What If Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four?comic story33script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jim Craig; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: John CostanzaBucky Barnes, Beast, Bucky, Captain America, Captain America, Chameleon, Deathlok, Doctor Spectrum, Golden Archer, Ben Grimm, Ben Grimm, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Human Torch
2Of Vainglorious Vampires, Vanquished Villains, and Valiant Victors!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
5An Introductory Note by Editor Roy Thomasletters page2script: Roy ThomasFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing]; Watcher

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man Family #32007On eBay ›
What If? Classic #1
ISBN 0-7851-1702-4
2004On eBay ›
Best of What If #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-857-3
1991On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1371976On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-6382-4
2012On eBay ›

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