What If...? #34 [Direct]
(February 1992)

Marvel, 1989 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1991-12-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Craig Anderson (editor)

Issue Notes

This is several comedy bits, both panel and multi-page.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

What If... No One Was Watching the Watcher? (Table of Contents)

Watcher / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita (signed)
Inks
John Romita (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
the Watcher

What If Thanos Changed Galactus into a Human Being? (Table of Contents: 1)

Adam Warlock / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Scott M. Gimple
Pencils
Tom Morgan
Inks
Tom Morgan
Colors
Renee Witterstaetter
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Watcher; Adam Warlock; Thanos; Galactus
Synopsis
Thanos turns Galactus into Elvis.

What If Dr. Doom Was a Pediatrician?! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Ian Akin
Pencils
Brad K. Joyce
Inks
Tom Vincent
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Doom

What If Wolverine Hibernated? (Table of Contents: 3)

Wolverine / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
David Cullen
Inks
Sam de la Rosa
Colors
Renee Witterstaetter
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine; X-Men; Sentinels; Forge; Gambit; Banshee; Psylocke; Jubilee; Storm

What If You Were Spider-Man? (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Aaron Lopresti
Pencils
Brad K. Joyce
Inks
?
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson; Hobgoblin; Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; Venom [Eddie Brock]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Lizard [Curt Connors]; Electro; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]

What If You Were the Red Skull? (Table of Contents: 5)

Red Skull / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Aaron Lopresti
Pencils
Brad K. Joyce
Inks
?
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Skull; Ghost Rider [Danny Ketch]; Punisher; Thing; Hulk; Captain America; Thor; Wolverine

What If the Punisher Was a Hall Monitor (Table of Contents: 6)

Punisher / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
David Cullen
Pencils
David Cullen
Inks
Fred Carrillo
Colors
Renee Witterstaetter
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero; crime
Characters
Punisher; Hulk

What If Galactus Fought Ant-Man? (Table of Contents: 7)

Galactus / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Buccellato
Inks
Hilary Barta
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Galactus

What If Spider-Man Fought the Trapster? (Table of Contents: 8)

Spider-Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Rozum
Pencils
David Cullen
Inks
Andrew Pepoy
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Trapster

Adventures in Spidey-Baby-Sitting (Table of Contents: 9)

Spider-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Darren Auck
Pencils
Darren Auck
Inks
Sam de la Rosa
Colors
Renee Witterstaetter
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Mary Jane; Sandman; Hydroman; Blacklash; Speed Demon

What If Sue Storm Had Become the Visible Girl (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Rozum
Pencils
David Cullen
Inks
Andrew Pepoy
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

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

What If Marvel Published Nursery Rhymes? (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Barry Dutter
Pencils
Larry Alexander
Inks
Ian Akin
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man
Keywords
Miss Muffet

What If Industrialist Tony Stark Owned a Chain of Laundromats (Table of Contents: 12)

Iron Man / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
John Rozum
Pencils
David Cullen
Inks
Andrew Pepoy
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]]

What If Howard the Duck .... (Was Other Kinds of Birds) (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Barry Dutter
Pencils
Jim Reddington
Inks
Ian Akin
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
satire-parody; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howard the Duck

What If Ant-Man Had a Picnic (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
John Rozum
Pencils
David Cullen
Inks
Ian Akin
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]

What If the Leader Decided to Buy a Hat? (Table of Contents: 15)

Leader / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
John Rozum
Pencils
David Cullen
Inks
Ian Akin
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Leader

What If Storm Was an Air Traffic Controller? (Table of Contents: 16)

Storm / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
David Cullen
Pencils
David Cullen
Inks
Fred Carrillo
Colors
Renee Witterstaetter
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Storm

What If the Punisher Was a Stern, Yet Fatherly Type (Table of Contents: 17)

Punisher / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ian Akin
Pencils
Ian Akin
Inks
Ian Akin
Colors
Renee Witterstaetter
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero; crime
Characters
Punisher [Frank Castle]; Blob; Electro; Doctor Doom; Galactus

What If Ghost Rider Fell Asleep? (Table of Contents: 18)

Ghost Rider / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Steve Buccellato
Pencils
Brad K. Joyce
Inks
Steve Buccellato
Colors
?
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ghost Rider [Danny Ketch]

What If Frank Castle Had Died But His Family Had Lived? (Table of Contents: 19)

Punisher / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Barry Dutter
Pencils
Steve Buccellato
Inks
Steve Buccellato
Colors
Steve Buccellato
Letters
Brad K. Joyce

Genre
superhero; crime
Characters
the Castle family
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. What If... No One Was Watching the Watcher?
    Watcher
  2. 1. What If Thanos Changed Galactus into a Human Being?
    Adam Warlock
  3. 2. What If Dr. Doom Was a Pediatrician?!
    Doctor Doom
  4. 3. What If Wolverine Hibernated?
    Wolverine
  5. 4. What If You Were Spider-Man?
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. What If You Were the Red Skull?
    Red Skull
  7. 6. What If the Punisher Was a Hall Monitor
    Punisher
  8. 7. What If Galactus Fought Ant-Man?
    Galactus
  9. 8. What If Spider-Man Fought the Trapster?
    Spider-Man
  10. 9. Adventures in Spidey-Baby-Sitting
    Spider-Man
  11. 10. What If Sue Storm Had Become the Visible Girl
    Fantastic Four
  12. 11. What If Marvel Published Nursery Rhymes?
    Spider-Man
  13. 12. What If Industrialist Tony Stark Owned a Chain of Laundromats
    Iron Man
  14. 13. What If Howard the Duck .... (Was Other Kinds of Birds)
    Howard the Duck
  15. 14. What If Ant-Man Had a Picnic
    Ant-Man
  16. 15. What If the Leader Decided to Buy a Hat?
    Leader
  17. 16. What If Storm Was an Air Traffic Controller?
    Storm
  18. 17. What If the Punisher Was a Stern, Yet Fatherly Type
    Punisher
  19. 18. What If Ghost Rider Fell Asleep?
    Ghost Rider
  20. 19. What If Frank Castle Had Died But His Family Had Lived?
    Punisher
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Max Capp
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore