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5November 1989
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What If...? #5

Marvel · November 1989 · on sale 1989

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Identification plate

Series
What If...? (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
November 1989
Key date
1989-11-00
On-sale date
1989
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
07148602920511
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What If... the Vision Had Destroyed the Avengerscover1script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Sam de la RosaThe Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; the Scarlet Witch; Thor; the Vision; Wonder Man]
1Prologuecomic story2script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Sam de la Rosa; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Ken Lopezthe Avengers [the Beast; the Black Panther; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; Thor; the Vision; the Wasp] (flashback); Baron Zemo (flashback); Ultron (flashback); the Watcher (story host)
2What If Wonder Man Had Not Died? (part 1)comic story10script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Sam de la Rosa; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Ken Lopezthe Avengers [the Black Panther; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant Man; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch; Thor; Tigra (flashback); the Vision (flashback); the Wasp; Wonder Man]; Dr. Doom; the Grim Reaper; Hercules; Magneto; the Mandarin; the Masters of Evil [Baron Z
3What If the Vision Had Destroyed the Avengers (part 2)comic story16script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Sam de la Rosa; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Ken Lopezthe Avengers [Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; the Black Panther; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Henry Pym; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; the Scarlet Witch; Thor; the Wasp; Wonder Man]; Ultron (also in the android body of the Vision); the Watcher (story host)
4-letters page1.5script: various; letters: typeset
5What If the Incredible Hulk -- Instead of Becoming a Legbreaker in Las Vegas -- Had Become a High School Monitor?comic story0.5script: John Rozum; pencils: Vince Mielcarek; inks: Chris Ivy; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Ken Lopezthe Hulk

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What If?: Into the Multiverse Omnibus #1
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