| 0 | What If Nova Had Been Four Other People? | cover | 1 | pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Irv Watanabe | Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Wilson Fisk, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Kingpin, Mister Fantastic, Anath-Na Mut, Nova, Red Skull, Reed Richards, Johann Shmidt, The Sphinx, Johnny Storm |
| 1 | What If... Someone Else Had Become Nova? | comic story | 3 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: John Buscema, Walter Simonson, Carmine Infantino, Ross Andru, George Pérez; inks: Joe Sinnott, Bob Wiacek, Frank Springer, Frank Giacoia, Tom Palmer; colors: Michele W., Nel Yomtov, Roger Slifer; letters: Watanabe | Rhomann Dey First, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ginger Jaye, Nova Origin, Nova First, Nova Prime First, Peter Parker, Richard Rider Origin, Spider-Man, Thor, Uatu, The Watcher, Thor Odinson |
| 3 | - | comic story | 8 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Simonson; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Yomtov; letters: Higgins | Kingpin (death); Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Watcher [Uatu] [mainstream]; Willie DuBrow (death); Nova [Helen Taylor]; Officer Gannon; Frank Taylor (death); Jack; Black Louie (corpse); Two-Finger Schwartz (corpse); Sam |
| 4 | - | in-house column | 1 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 5 | - | comic story | 8 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Infantino; inks: Frank Springer, Joe Rubinstein; colors: Roger Slifer; letters: Higgins | Uatu, The Watcher |
| 6 | - | comic story | 7 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Giacoia; colors: Michele W.; letters: Higgins | Peter Parker [Nova]; Aunt May Parker (death); Uncle Ben Parker; Betty Brant; Harry; Jack; Professor Warren |
| 7 | - | comic story | 8 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Pérez; inks: Palmer; colors: Michele W.; letters: Higgins | Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Anath-Na Mut, Nova First, Red Skull, Johann Shmidt, The Sphinx, Uatu, The Watcher |
| 8 | - | letters page | 1 | script: Roy Thomas | |