What If? #40 (1983) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	What If Dr. Strange Had Not Become Master of the Mystic Arts?	cover	1	pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; colors: Michael Golden	Dr. Strange; Dormammu; Nightmare
2	What if Dr. Strange had Never Become Master of the Mystic Arts	comic story	40	script: Peter Gillis; pencils: Butch Guice; inks: Sam Grainger, Butch Guice; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Diana Albers	Dr. Strange; Watcher; Barron Mordo; Ancient One; Dormammu; Nightmare; Clea; Don Blake [Thor]; Umar; Wong

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

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; barcode 0714860268608
Canadian	price 1.25 CAD; barcode 0714860268608

Collection	Year
What If? Classic #7 ISBN 978-0-7851-5311-5	2011	On eBay ›
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection #4 ISBN 978-1-302-92286-3	2020	On eBay ›
What If?: The Original Marvel Series Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-302-93133-9	2021	On eBay ›

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