What If? #34 [Direct]
(August 1982)

Marvel, 1977 Series
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Price:
1.00 USD; 0.50 GBP
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Brand:
Marvel Comics Group
Editing:
Tom DeFalco (Editor); Linda Grant (Assistant Editor)
Format:
Double-sized issues

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

This is an all humor issue, often with multiple one-panel bits. All letterer credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.


["Stop! Don't buy this issue!"] (Table of Contents)

What If? / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Layton (signed)
Inks:
Bob Layton (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker ?

What if the Watcher Was a Stand-Up Comedian? (Table of Contents)

Watcher / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ron Wilson (Kirbyesque panels); Rick Parker (wacky Watcher)
Inks:
? (Kirbyesque panels); Rick Parker (wacky Watcher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Diana Albers; Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Watcher
Synopsis:
opening

Indexer Notes

Art and letterer credits added 2005 by Steven Tice. Rick Parker's panel confirmed 2005 by Rick Parker. Ron Wilson credit derived from the letters page of What If? #38.


What if the Fantastic Four Were Bananas? (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]

What if Odin were Peter Parker's Uncle? (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Spider-Man; Odin; Aunt May

What if Don Blake and Tony Stark were Brothers? (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Characters:
Don Blake [Thor]; Tony Stark [Iron Man]

What if Aunt May were Ant-Man? (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Spider-Man; Aunt May

What if Spider-Man Married Spider-Woman? (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Spider-Man; Spider-Woman

What if Reed Richards took Postman Willie Lumpkin up on his Offer to Join the Fantastic Four? (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Mr. Fantastic; Willie Lumpkin

What if Captain America chose to Remain Nomad? (Table of Contents)

Captain America / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Nomad [Steve Rogers]

What if, at Some Point, Rick Jones decided to leave Captain Marvel in the Negative Zone? (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Rick Jones; Captain Marvel; Mary Beth

What if Nick Fury had to wear an Eyepatch on his Right Eye instead of his Left Eye? (Table of Contents)

SHIELD / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Hembeck
Pencils:
Fred Hembeck
Inks:
Fred Hembeck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Hembeck

Content Information

Characters:
Nick Fury

What if...the Ghost Rider had Possessed Someone Else?! (Table of Contents)

Ghost Rider / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom DeFalco
Pencils:
Dave Simons
Inks:
Dave Simons
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Characters:
Ghost Rider

What if Everyone who ever had been an Avenger had Remained an Avenger? (Table of Contents)

Avengers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jim Shooter
Pencils:
Bob Hall
Inks:
Brett Breeding
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Avengers [Thor; Iron Man; Wasp; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Spider-Man; Black Panther; Beast; Tigra; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Swordsman; Rick Jones; Hulk; Moondragon; Wonder Man; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Falcon; Captain America; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Quicksilver; She-Hulk; Jocasta]; Jarvis

What if Him Maried Her? (Table of Contents)

Adam Warlock / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Him (Adam Warlock); Her (Kismet)

What if Black Bolt got the Hiccups? (Table of Contents)

Inhumans / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Black Bolt

What if Galactus Ate the Earth? (Table of Contents)

Galactus / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Galactus

What if...Ka-Zar...were a Middle-Aged Accountant instead of a Savage? (Table of Contents)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Brent Anderson
Pencils:
Brent Anderson
Inks:
Brent Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Ka-Zar; Zabu

What if the Hulk were Yellow? (Table of Contents)

Hulk / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hulk

What if the Invisible Girl Dyed her Hair? (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Invisible Girl

What if Power Man were White? (Table of Contents)

Power Man / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Power Man [Luke Cage]

What if the Thing were Blue? (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Thing

What if--Captain Marvel hadn't Died? (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Al Milgrom
Pencils:
Al Milgrom
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]

What if Phoenix Still Lived? (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Al Milgrom
Pencils:
Al Milgrom
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Phoenix; Cyclops

Elektra had Survived? (Table of Contents)

Elektra / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Al Milgrom
Pencils:
Al Milgrom
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Elektra

What if Dazzler had become a Stand-Up Comedienne Instead of a Singer? (Table of Contents)

Dazzler / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Danny Fingeroth
Pencils:
Frank Springer
Inks:
Frank Springer
Colors:
?
Letters:
Michael Higgins?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Dazzler

What if Marvel Comics and the National Endowment for the Arts presented Spidey Intellectual Stories (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Roger Stern
Pencils:
Ed Hannigan
Inks:
Allen Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
Diana Albers

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Spider-Man; Mad Thinker

What if Willie Lumpkin were Herald to Galactus (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Budiansky
Pencils:
Bob Budiansky
Inks:
Bob Budiansky
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Willie Lumpkin; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]

What if Ghost Rider Owned a Fast Food Franchise? (Table of Contents)

Ghost Rider / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Budiansky
Pencils:
Bob Budiansky
Inks:
Bob Budiansky
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Characters:
Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]

What if All the Super Heroes who Now Lived in New York City Moved to Toledo, Ohio? (Table of Contents)

What If? / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Budiansky
Pencils:
Bob Budiansky
Inks:
Bob Budiansky
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; humor
Characters:
Spider-Man; Captain America; Daredevil; Scarlet Witch; Thor; Dr. Strange

What if the Watchers in all the Realities got Together and Watched Watchers Watching Watchers [repeat "Watching Watchers" to infinity] (Table of Contents)

What If? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mary Jo Duffy
Pencils:
Terry Austin
Inks:
Terry Austin
Colors:
?
Letters:
Terry Austin

Content Information

Characters:
Watcher

Indexer Notes

Elmer Fudd also appears as a watcher here.


What if Howard the Duck Formed his Own Super-Team? (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dan O'Neill
Pencils:
Alan Kupperberg
Inks:
Alan Kupperberg
Colors:
?
Letters:
Alan Kupperberg

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Characters:
Howard the Duck; Devil Dinosaur; Redwing; Zabu; Emma (Ant-Man's ant); Aragorn; Dragon Man; Lockjaw; Watcher

What if Thor had a Swedish Accent? (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Mark Gruenwald (layouts); Brett Breeding (finished art)
Inks:
Brett Breeding
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Characters:
Thor; Loki

What if Cyclops's Energy Beams Came out of his Ears? (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Mark Gruenwald (layouts); Brett Breeding (finished art)
Inks:
Brett Breeding
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Cyclops; Magneto; a Sentinal

What if Wonder Man were a Woman and Power Man were a Girl? (Table of Contents)

What If? / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Mark Gruenwald (layouts); Brett Breeding (finished art)
Inks:
Brett Breeding
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Characters:
Power Man [Luke Cage]; Wonder Man

What if Black Bolt were a Rock Star? (Table of Contents)

Inhumans / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Roger Stern
Pencils:
Bob Budiansky
Inks:
Jack Abel
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Inhumans [Black Bolt; Triton; Gorgon; Medusa]

What if Daredevil were Deaf Instead of Blind? (Table of Contents)

Daredevil / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Miller
Pencils:
Frank Miller
Inks:
Frank Miller
Colors:
?
Letters:
Diana Albers

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Daredevil

What if the Marvel Production Crew Existed in this Reality? (Table of Contents)

What If? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Rick Parker
Pencils:
Ron Zalme (himself, Barry Shapiro?); Joe Albelo (himself); Rick Parker (himself, Rob Carosella, Nora Maclin, Harry Candelario); John Morelli (himself); Bob Camp (himself); ? (Danny Crespi); Morrie Kuramoto (himself); Eliot R. Brown (himself)
Inks:
Ron Zalme (himself, Barry Shapiro?); Joe Albelo (himself); Rick Parker (himself, Rob Carosella, Nora Maclin, Harry Candelario); John Morelli (himself); Bob Camp (himself); ? (Danny Crespi); Morrie Kuramoto (himself); Eliot R. Brown (himself)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Characters:
Ron Zalme; Joe Albelo; Rob Carosella; John Morelli; Bob Camp; Barry Shapiro; Rick Parker; Danny Crespi; Nora Maclin; Morrie Kuramoto; Eliot R. Brown; Harry Candelario

Indexer Notes

Caricature credits added 2005 by Steven Tice, with input from Jim Salicrup, Danny Fingeroth, Mike Carlin, and Rick Parker.


What if the Marvel Editorial Crew did, Too? (Table of Contents)

What If? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Carlin
Pencils:
Mark Gruenwald (Denny O'Neil, himself); Jim Salicrup (himself); Ron Zalme (Mike Carlin, Danny Fingeroth); ? (Louise Jones); Marie Severin (Ralph Macchio, Linda Grant); Rick Parker (Al Milgrom); Larry Hama (Ann Nocenti); Lance Tooks (himself); Mike Carlin (Tom DeFalco)
Inks:
Rick Parker (Denny O'Neil, Al Milgrom, Tom DeFalco); Mark Gruenwald (himself); Jim Salicrup (himself); Ron Zalme (Mike Carlin, Danny Fingeroth, Lance Tooks); ? (Louise Jones); Marie Severin (Ralph Macchio, Linda Grant); Larry Hama (Ann Nocenti)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Characters:
Denny O'Neil; Mark Gruenwald; Jim Salicrup; Mike Carlin; Louise Jones; Danny Fingeroth; Ralph Macchio; Al Milgrom; Ann Nocenti; Lance Tooks; Linda Grant; Tom DeFalco

Indexer Notes

Caricature art credits added 2005 by Steven Tice, with input from Jim Salicrup, Danny Fingeroth, Mike Carlin, Al Milgrom, Ron Zalme, and Rick Parker. Al Milgrom is certain he did not do his own caricature.


What if Tony Stark had Owned an Auto Plant Instead of a Weapons Factory? (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Albelo
Pencils:
Joe Albelo
Inks:
Joe Albelo
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset; Michael Higgins?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Iron Man

What if Sue Storm had Become the Thing? (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Albelo
Pencils:
Joe Albelo
Inks:
Joe Albelo
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset; Michael Higgins?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]

What if Moon Knight got All his Identities Mixed Up? (Table of Contents)

Moon Knight / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Albelo
Pencils:
Joe Albelo
Inks:
Joe Albelo
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset; Michael Higgins?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Moon Knight

What if...the Watcher Grew Hair? (Table of Contents)

Watcher / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Rick Parker
Inks:
Rick Parker
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Watcher

What if Alpha Flight talked like T.V. Canadians? (Table of Contents)

Alpha Flight / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Layton; Mike Carlin; Eliot R. Brown
Pencils:
Bob Layton
Inks:
Bob Layton
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Alpha Flight [Vindicator [James Hudson]; Northstar; Aurora; Sasquatch; Shaman]

Indexer Notes

Based on the "Bob and Doug Mackenzie" skits from SCTV.


What if The Silver Surfer, White Tiger, Night Rider, Iceman, and Moon Knight fought Wendigo in a Snowstorm? (Table of Contents)

What if? / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom DeFalco
Colors:
?
Letters:
Michael Higgins

Indexer Notes

This is just an empty white panel.


What if The Black Panther fought The Shroud in a Coal Mine? (Table of Contents)

What if? / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom DeFalco
Colors:
?
Letters:
Michael Higgins?

Indexer Notes

This is a completely filled black panel.


What if Moon Knight had 3 Different Identities? (Table of Contents)

Moon Knight / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Sienkiewicz
Pencils:
Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks:
Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Moon Knight

What if King Conan were Bing Conan on the Road to Hyboria (Table of Contents)

Conan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Eliot Brown
Pencils:
Eliot Brown
Inks:
Joe Sinnott
Colors:
?
Letters:
Michael Higgins?

Content Information

Genre:
sword and sorcery
Characters:
Bing Conan; Chester

Indexer Notes

Based on the Bing Crosby / Bob Hope "Road To..." movies


What if Black Bolt Hosted a Television Talk Show? (Table of Contents)

Inhumans / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Budiansky
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Bob Wiacek
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Black Bolt

What if Bruce Banner's Pants Didn't Stretch when he Became the Hulk? (Table of Contents)

Hulk / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Romita Jr.
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Bob Wiacek
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hulk

What if You Went to the Movies and had to Sit Behind the Leader? (Table of Contents)

Hulk / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Rick Parker
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Bob Wiacek
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Leader

What if Aunt May became a Super Hero? (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Mark Gruenwald
Inks:
Bob Layton
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Golden Oldie [Aunt May]; Ant-Aunt [Aunt May]; Auntie Freeze [Aunt May]

Indexer Notes

Aunt May as Iron Man, Ant-Man and Iceman.


What if Reed Richards had not Invented Unstable Molecules? (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils:
Mark Gruenwald
Inks:
Bob Layton
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]

What if the Hulk Married the She-Hulk????? (Table of Contents)

Hulk / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Roger Stern
Pencils:
Terry Austin
Inks:
Terry Austin
Colors:
?
Letters:
Terry Austin

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hulk; She-Hulk; Fred: Ethel; Little Hulky

Indexer Notes

Page 1 is a parody of the TV show "I Love Lucy". Page 2 is a parody of the "Blondie" newspaper comic strip.


What if Norrin Radd had Not Volunteered to become The Silver Surfer? (Table of Contents)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Albelo
Pencils:
Joe Albelo
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset; Michael Higgins

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Silver Surfer; Shalla-Bal

What if Dazzler had Decided to Become a Lawyer? (Table of Contents)

Dazzler / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Albelo
Pencils:
Joe Albelo
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset; Michael Higgins

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Dazzler

What if Luke Cage had Found the Hammer of Thor? (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Albelo
Pencils:
Joe Albelo
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset; Michael Higgins

Content Information

Characters:
Luke Cage

What if...Doctor Strange were an Ordinary Magician? (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Roger Stern
Pencils:
Marie Severin
Inks:
Marie Severin
Colors:
Marie Severin?
Letters:
Marie Severin

Content Information

Characters:
Doctor Strange; Ancient One; Baron Mordo; Dormammu

What if: Obnoxio the Clown fought Crime? (Table of Contents)

Obnoxio the Clown / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Alan Kupperberg
Pencils:
Alan Kupperberg
Inks:
Alan Kupperberg
Colors:
?
Letters:
Michael Higgins?

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Characters:
Obnoxio the Clown

Indexer Notes

Obnoxio as Sherlock Holmes, Batman, Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Daredevil, Superman and the Watcher.


What if Daredevil Could See? (Table of Contents)

Daredevil / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Carlin
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Brett Breeding
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Daredevil; Gladiator; Bullseye; Owl; Elektra; Stilt Man

What if Thor got a Haircut? (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Carlin
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Brett Breeding
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Thor

What if Spider-Man had Married the Black Widow? (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Carlin
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Brett Breeding
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Black Widow

What if Iron Man had an Eating Problem Instead of a Drinking Problem? (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Carlin
Pencils:
John Romita Jr.
Inks:
Bob Layton
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Iron Man

What if Dr. Doom had a Sense of Humor? (Table of Contents)

Dr. Doom / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Carlin
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker?

Content Information

Characters:
Doctor Doom

What if Galactus Needed Quick Cash? (Table of Contents)

Galactus / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Carlin
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Silver Surfer; Galactus

What Will Happen when Stan Lee Reads this Issue? (Table of Contents)

What If? / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Michael Carlin
Pencils:
Ron Zalme
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker?

Content Information

Characters:
Stan Lee

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. What if the Watcher Was a Stand-Up Comedian?
    Watcher
  2. 2. What if the Fantastic Four Were Bananas?
    Fantastic Four
  3. 3. What if Odin were Peter Parker's Uncle?
    Spider-Man
  4. 4. What if Don Blake and Tony Stark were Brothers?
    Thor
  5. 5. What if Aunt May were Ant-Man?
    Spider-Man
  6. 6. What if Spider-Man Married Spider-Woman?
    Spider-Man
  7. 7. What if Reed Richards took Postman Willie Lumpkin up on his Offer to Join the Fantastic Four?
    Fantastic Four
  8. 8. What if Captain America chose to Remain Nomad?
    Captain America
  9. 9. What if, at Some Point, Rick Jones decided to leave Captain Marvel in the Negative Zone?
    Captain Marvel
  10. 10. What if Nick Fury had to wear an Eyepatch on his Right Eye instead of his Left Eye?
    SHIELD
  11. 11. What if...the Ghost Rider had Possessed Someone Else?!
    Ghost Rider
  12. 12. What if Everyone who ever had been an Avenger had Remained an Avenger?
    Avengers
  13. 13. What if Him Maried Her?
    Adam Warlock
  14. 14. What if Black Bolt got the Hiccups?
    Inhumans
  15. 15. What if Galactus Ate the Earth?
    Galactus
  16. 16. What if...Ka-Zar...were a Middle-Aged Accountant instead of a Savage?
    Ka-Zar
  17. 17. What if the Hulk were Yellow?
    Hulk
  18. 18. What if the Invisible Girl Dyed her Hair?
    Fantastic Four
  19. 19. What if Power Man were White?
    Power Man
  20. 20. What if the Thing were Blue?
    Fantastic Four
  21. 21. What if--Captain Marvel hadn't Died?
    Captain Marvel
  22. 22. What if Phoenix Still Lived?
    X-Men
  23. 23. Elektra had Survived?
    Elektra
  24. 24. What if Dazzler had become a Stand-Up Comedienne Instead of a Singer?
    Dazzler
  25. 25. What if Marvel Comics and the National Endowment for the Arts presented Spidey Intellectual Stories
    Spider-Man
  26. 26. What if Willie Lumpkin were Herald to Galactus
    Fantastic Four
  27. 27. What if Ghost Rider Owned a Fast Food Franchise?
    Ghost Rider
  28. 28. What if All the Super Heroes who Now Lived in New York City Moved to Toledo, Ohio?
    What If?
  29. 29. What if the Watchers in all the Realities got Together and Watched Watchers Watching Watchers [repeat "Watching Watchers" to infinity]
    What If?
  30. 30. What if Howard the Duck Formed his Own Super-Team?
    Howard the Duck
  31. 31. What if Thor had a Swedish Accent?
    Thor
  32. 32. What if Cyclops's Energy Beams Came out of his Ears?
    X-Men
  33. 33. What if Wonder Man were a Woman and Power Man were a Girl?
    What If?
  34. 34. What if Black Bolt were a Rock Star?
    Inhumans
  35. 35. What if Daredevil were Deaf Instead of Blind?
    Daredevil
  36. 36. What if the Marvel Production Crew Existed in this Reality?
    What If?
  37. 37. What if the Marvel Editorial Crew did, Too?
    What If?
  38. 38. What if Tony Stark had Owned an Auto Plant Instead of a Weapons Factory?
    Iron Man
  39. 39. What if Sue Storm had Become the Thing?
    Fantastic Four
  40. 40. What if Moon Knight got All his Identities Mixed Up?
    Moon Knight
  41. 41. What if...the Watcher Grew Hair?
    Watcher
  42. 42. What if Alpha Flight talked like T.V. Canadians?
    Alpha Flight
  43. 43. What if The Silver Surfer, White Tiger, Night Rider, Iceman, and Moon Knight fought Wendigo in a Snowstorm?
    What if?
  44. 44. What if The Black Panther fought The Shroud in a Coal Mine?
    What if?
  45. 45. What if Moon Knight had 3 Different Identities?
    Moon Knight
  46. 46. What if King Conan were Bing Conan on the Road to Hyboria
    Conan
  47. 47. What if Black Bolt Hosted a Television Talk Show?
    Inhumans
  48. 48. What if Bruce Banner's Pants Didn't Stretch when he Became the Hulk?
    Hulk
  49. 49. What if You Went to the Movies and had to Sit Behind the Leader?
    Hulk
  50. 50. What if Aunt May became a Super Hero?
    Spider-Man
  51. 51. What if Reed Richards had not Invented Unstable Molecules?
    Fantastic Four
  52. 52. What if the Hulk Married the She-Hulk?????
    Hulk
  53. 53. What if Norrin Radd had Not Volunteered to become The Silver Surfer?
    Silver Surfer
  54. 54. What if Dazzler had Decided to Become a Lawyer?
    Dazzler
  55. 55. What if Luke Cage had Found the Hammer of Thor?
    Thor
  56. 56. What if...Doctor Strange were an Ordinary Magician?
    Doctor Strange
  57. 57. What if: Obnoxio the Clown fought Crime?
    Obnoxio the Clown
  58. 58. What if Daredevil Could See?
    Daredevil
  59. 59. What if Thor got a Haircut?
    Thor
  60. 60. What if Spider-Man had Married the Black Widow?
    Spider-Man
  61. 61. What if Iron Man had an Eating Problem Instead of a Drinking Problem?
    Iron Man
  62. 62. What if Dr. Doom had a Sense of Humor?
    Dr. Doom
  63. 63. What if Galactus Needed Quick Cash?
    Galactus
  64. 64. What Will Happen when Stan Lee Reads this Issue?
    What If?
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