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17October 1979
$0.60

What If? #17

Marvel · October 1979

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Identification plate

Series
What If? (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
October 1979
Key date
1979-10-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60
Pages
52
Barcode
0714860268610
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What If Ghost Rider Spider-Woman Captain Marvel Were Villains?cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Irv WatanabeSpider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
1What If... Ghost Rider Spider-Woman and Captain Marvel Had Remained Villains?comic story1script: Steven Grant; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Tom OrzechowskiWatcher; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Nick Fury; Kree Sentry #459
2Part 1 Ghost Ridercomic story12script: Steven Grant; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Springer; colors: Roger Slifer; letters: Tom OrzechowskiGhost Rider [John Blaze] (also in flashback); Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Watcher; Roxanne Simpson (flashback, death); Crash Simpson (flashback, death); Frank; Chill Miller (flashback, death)
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
5Part 2 The Spider-Womancomic story11script: Steven Grant; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Tom OrzechowskiSpider-Woman [Arachne; Jessica Drew]; Watcher; Nick Fury (death); SHIELD; Hydra; Jared (death); Contessa Valentina De Fontane; Count Otto Vermis; Andre (death)
6Part 3 Captain Marvelcomic story11script: Steven Grant; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Tom OrzechowskiCaptain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Watcher; Kree Sentry #459 (destroyed); Ronan the Accuser; Yon-Rogg (death); Una; Carol Danvers; Zarek, the Imperial Minister

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CollectionYear
What If? Classic #3
ISBN 0-7851-2081-5
2006On eBay ›
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92059-3
2019On eBay ›
What If?: The Original Marvel Series Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92993-0
2021On eBay ›
Deathrace
ISBN 978-1-302-96057-5
2025On eBay ›
The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96253-1
2025On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider #7
ISBN 978-1-302-96261-6
2025On eBay ›

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