What If...? #85 [Newsstand]
(May 1996)

Marvel, 1989 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.50 USD; 2.05 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1996
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Alterniverse
Barcode
009281029205 05
Editing
Kelly Corvese (editor); Matt Idelson (assistant editor); Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of What If...? (Marvel, 1989 series) #85 [Direct Edition].

What if Magneto Ruled All Mutants? (Table of Contents)

Magneto / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Igor Kordej (signed) (painting)
Inks
Igor Kordej (signed) (painting)
Colors
Igor Kordej (signed) (painting)
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
Magneto; Javitz; Katu; Kleinstock Brothers; Rusty Collins; Frenzy [Johanna Cargill]; Fabian Cortez; Exodus; Amelia Voght; Scanner; Senyaka; Spoor; Beast; Wolverine; Gambit; Psylocke; Rogue

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

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Genesis Revoked (Table of Contents: 1)

Magneto / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie
Pencils
Arnie Jorgensen
Inks
Chris Ivy; Vince Russell
Colors
Frank Lopez
Letters
Phil Felix
Genre
superhero
Characters
Magneto; Colossus; Professor X (cameo); Beast; Acolytes [Unuscione; Javitz; Senyaka; Katu; Rusty Collins; Skids; Fabian Cortez; Kleinstock Brothers; Scanner; Milan; Spoor; Mellencamp; Frenzy [Johanna Cargill]; Amelia Voght]
Synopsis
Magneto and his mutants on the orbital base of Avalon are left to live in peace with the humans of Earth but inaction creates dissension and the Acolytes split into factions and fight. When Rusty and Skids have a baby that has a gene making it the next step in mutant evolution, the Acolytes unite in their desire to do away with the kid.
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What Now (Table of Contents: 2)

What Now / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Laurel Cochran, Ryan N. Ray, Bob Anthony, Michele Burns

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. What if Magneto Ruled All Mutants?
    Magneto
  2. 1. Genesis Revoked
    Magneto
  3. 2. What Now
    What Now
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