(Mid November 1989)
- Volume:
- 2
- Price:
- 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics
- Brand:
- Marvel
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Craig Anderson; Reneé Witterstaetter (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
What If...the X-Men Had Lost Inferno?
Marvel Heroes / comic story / 28 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Danny Fingeroth
- Pencils:
- Ron Lim
- Inks:
- Keith Williams
- Colors:
- Tom Vincent
- Letters:
- Gary Fields
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; occult
- Characters:
- HEROES: Dr. Strange; Shaman; Dakimh; Daimon Hellstorm [Son of Satan]; Dr. Druid; Jennifer Kale; Margali Szardos; Thor; Spider-Man; She-Hulk; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Human Torch; The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Phoenix [Rachel Summers]; Living Tribunal; VILLAINS: S’ym; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; Wolverine; Hulk; Dr. Doom; Mr. Fantastic; Baron Mordo; Inferno Demons; CAMEOS: Alicia Masters; Jonathan Storm; Watcher; CAMEO FLASHBACK: X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel]; X-Men [Storm; Colossus; Longshot; Dazzler; Havok; Polaris; Rogue]; New Mutants [Cannonball; Sunspot; Dani Moonstar; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Warlock]; Nathan Christopher Summers; N'Astirh
- Synopsis:
- S'ym and the Goblin Queen succeed in sacrificing baby Nathan Christopher, opening a permanent gateway between earth and Limbo; With even heroes like Wolverine being subverted by demonic influence, Dr. Strange and his small band of rebels try to figure out a way to reclaim their world; Strange awakens Rachel Summers (who has been turned into a store mannequin) and asks her to call the Phoenix force from space to purge the earth of demons; When it arrives, the Goblin Queen shows up to try and wrest control of the power from Rachel; The heroes prevail but have to start over on a primeval world.
- Reprints:
- in For Fans Only (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #8 (1995) [Italy]
Indexer Notes
Based on the Inferno crossover which ran through a number of Marvel comics in 1989; In one of the more disturbing scenes in comics, a demonic Wolverine eats a newborn baby "straight from the delivery room."
What Now?!
letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- various
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters on What If? #3.
Next Issue...
Wolverine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Rob Liefeld (signed)
- Inks:
- Al Gordon (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Wolverine
Indexer Notes
A preview of next issue's cover at about half-size, with the same pencil work by Rob Liefeld but inked by Al Gordon rather than Scott Williams.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
What If...the X-Men Lost Inferno?
Marvel Heroes -
1.
What If...the X-Men Had Lost Inferno?
Marvel Heroes -
2.
What Now?!
-
3.
Next Issue...
Wolverine
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- Kelly Langston-Smith
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- Max Capp
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