Publishers / Marvel / What If...? (1989) / #33
33January 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP

What If...? #33

Marvel · January 1992 · on sale 1991-11-19

First appearance: Phoenix2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
What If...? (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#33
Publication date
January 1992
Key date
1992-01-00
On-sale date
1991-11-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What If...Phoenix Rose Again?cover1pencils: Rodney Ramos; inks: Jimmy PalmiottiLogan, Phoenix First, Wolverine
1What if Phoenix Rose Again?comic story28script: George Caragonne; pencils: Rodney Ramos; inks: Jimmy Palmiotti; colors: Renee Witterstaetter; letters: Janice ChiangPhoenix; X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Nightcrawler; Colossus; Storm; Wolverine; Rogue; Kitty Pryde]; Watcher; Rachel Summers; Henry Peter Gyrich; Magneto; Destiny; Cannonball; Shadow King (villain); Sentinels (villains); Mastermind (cameo); Moira MacTaggert (cameo); Banshee (cameo); Mr. Sinister (ca

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148602920501
Australianprice 1.50 AUD; barcode 07148602920504

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: Days of Future Past #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8442-3		2014On eBay ›
What If?: Into the Multiverse Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-94645-6		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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