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1July 1989
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP

What If...? #1

Marvel · July 1989 · on sale 1989-03-21

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Identification plate

Series
What If...? (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
July 1989
Key date
1989-07-00
On-sale date
1989-03-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What If... the Avengers Lost the Evolutionary War?cover1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Keith Pollardthe Avengers [the Beast; the Captain [Steve Rogers]; the Falcon; Hercules; Jocasta; the Scarlet Witch; Yellowjacket [Rita DeMara]]; the High Evolutionary; the X-Men [Colossus; Dazzler; Longshot; Rogue; Storm; Wolverine]
1What If the Avengers Had Lost the Evolutionary War?comic story29script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Mike Gustovich; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Mike Heislerthe Abomination; the Absorbing Man; Alpha Flight [Sasquatch; Talisman]; American Eagle; the Avengers [the Beast; the Black Panther; the Captain [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; the Falcon; Hawkeye; Hercules; Mantis; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; She-Hulk; the Sub-Mariner; Thor; Tig

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Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602920507

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What If?: Into the Multiverse Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-94645-6
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