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What If? Classic: The Complete Collection #1

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Series
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
2018
Key date
2018-00-00
On-sale date
2019-01-16
Indicia publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price
$39.99; 52.00 CAD
Pages
436
Barcode
9781302916114
ISBN
978-1-302-91611-4
Rating
T

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Veronica GandiniHulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]
1What If? Classic: The Complete Collection Vol. 1credits, title page1letters: typeset
2Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword2script: Ralph Macchio; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike RoyerWatcher
3What If? #1cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Buscema, John Romita; inks: John Buscema, John Romita; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Roy ThomasSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]
4What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four?comic story33script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jim Craig; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: John Costanza; editing: Roy ThomasSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Watcher; Aunt May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson; Chameleon; Sub-Mariner; Vulture; Red Ghost; Puppet Master; Killraven (cameo); Invaders [Captain America;
5-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy ThomasFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Watcher
6What If? #2cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Roy ThomasGeneral Thunderbolt Ross; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Ross Banner; Rick Jones
7What If the Hulk Had Always Had Bruce Banner's Brain?comic story34script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Orz, Rosen; editing: Roy ThomasHulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Watcher; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross Banner; Igor; the Gargoyle; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters Grimm; Loki; the Avengers [Thor; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; the Wasp
8-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy Thomas
9What If? #3cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Irv Watanabe; editing: Archie GoodwinHulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]
10What If...the Avengers Had Never Been?comic story34script: Jim Shooter, Gil Kane; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: G. Roussos; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Denise Wohl; editing: Archie GoodwinWatcher; Hulk; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Thor [Don Blake]]; Rick Jones
11-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Tom Sutton; editing: Archie GoodwinHulk [Bruce Banner]
12What If? #3cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; editing: Archie GoodwinHulk [Bruce Banner]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Don Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]
13What If? #4cover reprint (on interior page)1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Roy ThomasInvaders [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Whizzer [Robert Frank]; Miss America [Madeline Joyce Frank]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]
14What If the Invaders Had Stayed Together After World War Two?comic story34script: Roy Thomas, Frank Robbins; pencils: Frank Robbins, Frank Springer; inks: Frank Springer; colors: George Bell; letters: Rosen, Costanza; editing: Roy ThomasInvaders [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes] (death); Human Torch [Jim Hammond](android); Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Spitfire; Union Jack [Brian Falsworth]]; Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Watcher; Adolf Hitler (death); Eva Braun (corpse); S.S. Major Otto Gunsche; W
15-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy Thomas
16What If? #5cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Irv Watanabe; editing: Roy ThomasCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky; Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]; Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]
17What If...Captain America and Bucky Had Both Survived World War II?comic story33script: Don Glut, Roy Thomas; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Russ Jones; colors: G. Roussos; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Lay, Warren Greenwood; editing: Roy ThomasCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky (death); Rick Jones; Watcher; Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]; Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Nick Fury (death); Dun Dum Dugan; SHIELD; Hydra; Supreme Hydra [Baron Zemo] (death); Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Agent 13 [Sharon Carter]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [
18-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy Thomas
19What If? #5 Cover Artillustration1pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Joe Sinnott; editing: Roy ThomasCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky; Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]; Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]
20What If? #6cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny Crespi; editing: Roy ThomasMr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mandroid; Big-Brain; Ultra-Woman; Dragonfly
21What If the Fantastic Four Had Different Super Powers?comic story33script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jim Craig, Rick Hoberg; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Costanza, Joe Rosen; editing: Roy ThomasWatcher; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Fantastic Four [Big-Brain [Reed Richards]; Mandroid [Johnny Storm]; Dragonfly [Ben Grimm]; Ultra-Woman [Sue Storm]]; Doctor Doom; Skrulls (cameo); Mole Man (cameo); S
22-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy Thomas
23What If? #7cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Irv Watanabe; editing: Roy ThomasBetty Brant; Colonel John Jameson; Flash Thompson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
24What If Someone Else Had Become -- the Amazing Spider-Mancomic story33script: Don Glut, Roy Thomas; pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: George Roussos; letters: Rick Parker; editing: Roy ThomasCaptain Spider [Flash Thompson] (death); the Chameleon; Crusher Hogan (wrestler, death); J. Jonah Jameson; Spider-Girl [Betty Brant]; Spider Jameson [Colonel John Jameson] (death); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Tinkerer; the Vulture; the Watcher; Sam; Joe
25-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy Thomas
26What If? #8cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Irv Watanabe; editing: Roy ThomasDaredevil [Matt Murdock]; The Owl; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (inset)
27What If the World Knew Daredevil Was Blind?comic story25script: Don Glut, Roy Thomas; pencils: Alan Kupperberg, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Mary Ellen; letters: Karin; editing: Roy ThomasDaredevil [Matt Murdock]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Watcher; Electro; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Owl (death); J. Jonah Jameson; Higgins; Duke Klaus Kruger; Dr. Van Eyck; Judge Lewis
28-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy Thomas
29What If the Spider Had Been Bitten by a Radioactive Human?comic story8script: Scott Shaw; pencils: Scott Shaw; inks: Scott Shaw; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Carol Lay; editing: Roy ThomasSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Roy Thomas [the Watcher]; Man-Spider [Webster Weaver] (origin); Aunt Mayfly Weaver; Uncle Bug Weaver (death); Liz; Trash Chompson; Miss Grunt; Culture Vulture (cameo); Marvin, the Hunter (cameo); Rude Rhino (cameo); Green Gobbler (cameo); "Octo" Doctorpuss, the Cat O' Nine
30What If? #9cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny Crespi; editing: Roy ThomasAvengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Don Blake]]; Avengers [the 3-D Man; Gorilla-Man; the Human Robot; Marvel Boy; Venus]
31What If... the Avengers Had Been Formed During the 1950's?comic story33script: Don Glut, Roy Thomas; pencils: Alan Kupperberg, Bill Black; inks: Bill Black; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Roy ThomasAvengers [the Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hercules (flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; the Vision]; Avengers [the 3-D Man; Gorilla-Man; the Human Robot; Jimmy Woo (F.B.I. agent); Marvel Boy; Venus]; the Black Dragons (motorcycle gang); the Cold Warrior; Desi Arnaz; Electro (Russian
32-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy Thomas
33What If? Classic #1cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; colors: Avalon's Matt MillaSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]
34What If? #10cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Roy ThomasThordis [Jane Foster]; Thor [Don Blake]; Stone Men of Saturn
35What If Jane Foster Had Found -- the Hammer of Thor?comic story33script: Don Glut; pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: C. Gafford; letters: Carol Lay; editing: Roy ThomasThor [Don Blake]; Watcher; Thordis [Jane Foster] (origin); Loki; Odin; Sif; Stone Men of Saturn; Heimdall; Balder; Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg; Radioactive Man; Lava Men; Cobra; Mister Hyde; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]]; M
36-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Jim Novak; editing: Roy Thomas
37What If? Classic #2cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Tom SmithAvengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Don Blake]]; Avengers [the 3-D Man; Gorilla-Man; the Human Robot; Marvel Boy; Venus]
38What If? #11cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Jack KirbyFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Stan Lee]; Thing [Jack Kirby]; Invisible Girl [Flo Steinberg]; Human Torch [Sol Brodsky]]
39What If the Fantastic Four Were the Original Marvel Bullpen?comic story34script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer, Bill Wray, Scott Shaw, Dave Stevens; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Mike Royer; editing: Jack KirbyFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Stan Lee]; Thing [Jack Kirby]; Invisible Girl [Flo Steinberg]; Human Torch [Sol Brodsky]]; Watcher; Sub-Mariner; Skrulls; Doctor Murrow
40-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Syd Shores; editing: Jack KirbyWatcher
41What If? #12cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Sal Buscema, Marie Severin; inks: Joe Sinnott, Marie Severin; letters: Irv Watanabe; editing: Roy ThomasRick Jones [as the Hulk]; Bruce Banner; Thunderbolt Ross
42What If Rick Jones Had Become the Hulk?comic story33script: Don Glut; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Bill Black; colors: Roussos; letters: Patterson; editing: Roy ThomasHulk [Rick Jones]; Watcher; Bruce Banner; Thunderbolt Ross; Loki; Avengers [Thor [Don Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]]; Hydra; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Annihilus (death); Supreme Intelligence; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Mr. Bogg
43-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; editing: Roy Thomas
44With a Twist!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Buscema, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita; colors: Avalon's Matt MillaSpider-Man; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing

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