Publishers / Marvel / What If? (1977) / #28
28August 1981
$0.75

What If? #28

Marvel · August 1981

First appearance: Thyrio1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
What If? (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
August 1981
Key date
1981-08-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Thyrio - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What If Daredevil Became an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.?cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Andy YanchusDaredevil [Matt Murdock]; Hydra; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]
1What If Ghost Rider Were Separated from Johnny Blaze?comic story20script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Gaff; letters: Vic CareyWatcher [Uatu]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Azazih; Ghost Rider [Azazih]; Johnny Blaze; the Pope
2Matt Murdock, Agent of...S.H.I.E.L.D.comic story12script: Frank Miller, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Joe RosenWatcher [Uatu]; Matt Murdock [Daredevil]; Tony Stark; SHIELD [Nick Fury]; Hydra [Agent 5; Doc Frost]; Jack Murdock (flashback)
4New Lifecomic story6script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ron Wilson, Bruce Patterson; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Gaff; letters: MorelliArlok, Shastra, Thyrio First, Uatu, Uranos, The Watcher
6-letters page2script: Mark GruenwaldWatcher

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860268608

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller #3
ISBN 0-7851-0802-5		2001On eBay ›
Best of What If #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-857-3		1991On eBay ›
What If? Classic #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-3086-4		2008On eBay ›
Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2343-1		2007On eBay ›
Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3475-6		2009On eBay ›
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller #3
ISBN 0-936211-69-5		2001On eBay ›
Marvel Tales: Ghost Rider #12019On eBay ›
Eternals: Secrets from the Marvel Universe #12020On eBay ›
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection #3
ISBN 978-1-302-92274-0		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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