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29October 1981
$0.75

What If? #29

Marvel · October 1981

First appearance: Sprite1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
What If? (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
October 1981
Key date
1981-10-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75
Pages
52
Barcode
0714860268610
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sprite - 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 the Avengers Defeated Everybody?cover1pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; letters: Rick ParkerAvengers [Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Thor; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Blob [Fred Dukes]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [W
1What If... the Avengers Were the Last Superheroes on Earth?comic story19script: Steven Grant; pencils: Alan Kupperberg; inks: Al Gordon; colors: Gaff; letters: OrzechowskiAvengers [Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]]; Scarlet Centurian [Rama-Tut]; Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Spider-Man [Peter P
2...The Search for the Great Refuge!comic story8script: Peter Gillis; pencils: Ron Wilson, Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Gaff; letters: OrzBlack Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Domo, Ike Harris, Ikaris, Makkari, Sprite First, Thena, Uatu, The Watcher, Zuras
3What If... Sub-Mariner Never Regained His Memory?comic story12script: Steven Grant; pencils: Rick Buckler; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Ann Nocenti; letters: Karen NemriWatcher [Uatu]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Captain McCandless; Sharkey; Bedford; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]] (cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
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Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Inhumans #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-4151-8		2010On eBay ›
What If? Classic #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-3086-4		2008On eBay ›
Eternals: Secrets from the Marvel Universe #12020On eBay ›
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection #3
ISBN 978-1-302-92274-0		2019On eBay ›
The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92246-7		2020On eBay ›
Eternals: The Dreaming Celestial Saga #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92201-6		2021On eBay ›
What If?: The Original Marvel Series Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-93133-9		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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