What If...? #9 (1990) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	What If the X-Men Died on their First Mission?	cover	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Sam de la Rosa	Professor X; Beast
1	What If the New X-Men Had Died On Their Very First Mission?	comic story	26	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Sam de la Rosa; colors: Evelyn Stein; letters: Phil Felix	X-Men [Professor X; Beast; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Namorita; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Banshee [Theresa Rourke; Siryn]; Thunderbird [James Proudstar; Warpath]]; Moira MacTaggert (guest-star); Count Nefaria (villain); Ani-Men (villain) [Ape-Man; Cat-Man; Bird-Man; Frog-Man; Dragonfly]; Vision (
2	What If Black Bolt Talked in His Sleep?!	comic story	1	script: John Lewandowski; pencils: Vince Mielcarek; inks: Chris Ivy; colors: Evelyn Stein; letters: Brad K. Joyce	Inhumans [Black Bolt; Medusa; Gorgon; Karnak; Triton; Quicksilver; Crystal; Luna; Lockjaw]
3	What If the Thing's Body Kept Mutating?	comic story	1	script: Gary Fields; pencils: Gary Fields; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Gary Fields; letters: Gary Fields	The Thing
4	Next Issue...	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Mike Zeck	Punisher

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602920501

Collection	Year
Giant Size X-Men 40th Anniversary #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-9777-5	2015	On eBay ›
What If?: Into the Multiverse Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-94645-6	2023	On eBay ›

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