What If...? #46

(February 1993)

What If Cable Had Destroyed the X-Men? (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kurt Busiek

Pencils:

Tod Smith

Inks:

Ian Akin

Colors:

Evelyn Stein

Letters:

Janice Chiang

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Gambit; Psylocke; Archangel; Iceman; Beast; Banshee; Siryn; Forge; Dazzler; Jubilee]; Cable; New Mutants [Domino; Cannonball; Sunspot; Rictor; Boom Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Warlock]; X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Quicksilver; Guido]; Captain Britain; Watcher; VILLAINS: Mutant Liberation Front [Stryfe; Kamikaze; Forearm; Reaper; Strobe; Sumo; Dragoness; Thumbelina; Tempo; Wildside; Zero]; Zaladane; Savage Land Mutates [Brainchild; Gaza; Barbarus; Amphibius; Lupo; Worm]; Fenris [Andrea Strucker; Andreas Strucker]; Hellfire Soldiers; CAMEOS: Shadow King; Genoshan Magistrates; Apocalypse; Tusk; Barrage; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Quasar; Thor; Scarlet Witch]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch; The Thing]; Masque; Morlocks; Freedom Force [Blob; Avalanche; Spiral]; Gideon; Saul; Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; Tessa; Mr. Sinister; Nasty Boys [Gorgeous George; Hairbag; Slab]; Magneto

Synopsis:

With the Muir Isle saga concluded and a house full of X-Men, Professor X tears into his many teams for their recent incompetence; Cable storms off with the New Mutants, even though Xavier tells the X-Men to stop him; In retaliation, Cable blows up Xavier, Scott and Jean, leaving the X-Teams without their head players; The mutants split between Storm who wants to apprehend Cable and Wolverine who wants to kill him; As the X-Men concentrate on Cable, the world explodes with evil mutants taking full advantage of the situation; With the world in chaos, Magneto feels he must step in and take over.

Indexer Notes

Based on X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series) #70; Continued in #47