What If? #18 [Newsstand]
(December 1979)

Marvel, 1977 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860268612
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #18 [Direct].

What If Dr. Strange Were a Disciple of Dormammu? (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sal Buscema ?; Marie Severin (see notes)
Inks
Pablo Marcos ?
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Dr. Strange; Dormammu; The Ancient One
Reprints
Keywords
occult

Indexer Notes

Possible Sal Buscema pencils and Marie Severin alterations on Dr. Strange's face per Nick Caputo, November 2019. Steve Tice originally credited Gene Colan. Marcos inks credit added 2005 by Steven Tice.

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What If Dr. Strange Had Been a Disciple of Dormammu? (Table of Contents: 1)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 33 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Gillis
Pencils
Tom Sutton (breakdowns); Bruce Patterson (finished art)
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Job Number
LF-144
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am the Watcher, a member of an ancient race...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange; Dormammu; The Ancient One; Baron Mordo (death); Uatu the Watcher; Hamir; Genghis; Rama Kaliph; Turan Barim; Dr. Druid; Agatha Harkness; Lord Phyffe; Wong; Victoria Bentley; Count Carezzi; Umar; Doctor Doom; Agamotto (flashback); Eternity
Reprints
Keywords
occult

Spider-Man Meets June Jitsui! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Spider-Man; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. What If Dr. Strange Were a Disciple of Dormammu?
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. What If Dr. Strange Had Been a Disciple of Dormammu?
    Doctor Strange
  3. 2. Spider-Man Meets June Jitsui!
    Spider-Man; Hostess Twinkies
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