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31February 1982
$1.00

What If? #31

Marvel · February 1982 · on sale 1981-11-17

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Identification plate

Series
What If? (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
February 1982
Key date
1982-02-00
On-sale date
1981-11-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.00
Pages
52
Barcode
0714860268602
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What If Wolverine Had Killed the Hulk?cover1pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Bob WiacekThe Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Wolverine [Logan]
2What If Wolverine Had Killed the Hulk?comic story20script: Rich Margopoulos; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Karin NemriThe Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Thor; Vision; Wasp]; Betty Ross; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Blob; Lorelei; Magneto; Mastermind; Unus; Wolverine]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Edwin Jarvis; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl;
4...What If There Was No Fantastic Four?comic story18script: Bill Mantlo, Roger Stern; pencils: Alan Kupperberg; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: B. Sharen; letters: R. ParkerAlicia Masters; Bruce Banner; Fantastic Three [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]; General Thunderbolt Ross; Puppet Master; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Thing; Thor [Don Blake]; Tony Stark; Uatu the Watcher
5-letters page1script: Tom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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Where to read it

CollectionYear
What If? Classic #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-3086-4
2008On eBay ›
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection #3
ISBN 978-1-302-92274-0
2019On eBay ›
What If?: The Original Marvel Series Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-93133-9
2021On eBay ›

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