Publishers / Marvel / What If? (1977) / #16
16August 1979
$0.60

What If? #16

Marvel · August 1979

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Identification plate

Series
What If? (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
August 1979
Key date
1979-08-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What If Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu Fought on the Side of Fu Manchu?cover1pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Rick Hoberg; letters: Joe RosenShang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu; Black Jack Tarr; Fu Manchu
1What If Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, Had Remained Loyal to Fu Manchu?comic story33script: Doug Moench; pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Bill Wray, Dave Stevens; colors: Roger Slifer; letters: RosenShang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu; Fu Manchu; Watcher; Sir Denis Nayland-Smith; Dr. Petrie (death); Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Leiko Wu; Newton; Ducharme
2-letters page1script: Roy Thomas
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860268608

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CollectionYear
Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-90131-8
2017On eBay ›
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92059-3
2019On eBay ›

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