What If? #15 [Direct]

(July 1979)

What If...Someone Else Had Become Nova? (Table of Contents: 1)

Nova / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Michele Wolfman (credited as Michele W.)

Letters

Irv Watanabe (credited as Watanabe)

Job Number

LG-418

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Worlds co-exist with many other worlds...

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Watcher; Nova [Richard Ryder]; Ginger; Thor [Don Blake] (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Nova [Helen Taylor]; Nova [Jessie]; Nova [Peter Parker]; Uncle Ben Parker; Nova [?]; Dr. Doom

Reprints

• in Marvel-Comic-Sonderheft (Condor, 1980 series) #30
• in Marvel Universe Comic (Condor, 1991 series) #14
• in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #41 (10 juin 1983), #42 (juillet 1983) [page 34]
• in What If? Classic (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2006)
• in What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence, pages 1-2 and 34.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Nova / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson)

Inks

Bob Wiacek (credited as Wiacek)

Colors

Nel Yomtov (credited as Yomtov)

Letters

Michael Higgins (credited as Higgins)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Behold, the first of many alternates.

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Kingpin (death); Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Watcher [Uatu]; Willie DuBrow (death); Nova [Helen Taylor]; Officer Gannon; Frank Taylor (death); Jack; Black Louie (corpse); Two-Finger Schwartz (corpse); Sam

Synopsis

A woman who wants vengeance gets the Nova power.

Reprints

• in Marvel-Comic-Sonderheft (Condor, 1980 series) #30
• in Marvel Universe Comic (Condor, 1991 series) #14
• in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #41 (10 juin 1983)
• in What If? Classic (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2006)
• in What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Nova / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (credited as Infantino)

Inks

Frank Springer (credited as Springer)

Colors

Roger Slifer (credited as Slifer)

Letters

Michael Higgins (credited as Higgins)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our second tale concerns a second earth.

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Nova; Skrulls; Watcher [Uatu]; Nova [Jessie] (death); Blythmerc; Catherine; Henry; Sarakar; Jonathan

Synopsis

In a world without heroes, a homeless man gets the power and fends off an invasion.

Reprints

• in Marvel-Comic-Sonderheft (Condor, 1980 series) #30
• in Marvel Universe Comic (Condor, 1991 series) #14
• in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #41 (10 juin 1983), #42 (juillet 1983) [pages 17-19]
• in What If? Classic (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2006)
• in What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Nova / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited as Andru)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited as Giacoia)

Colors

Michele Wolfman (credited as Michele W.)

Letters

Michael Higgins (credited as Higgins)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Infinite variations on a single critical occurrence...

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Peter Parker [Nova]; Aunt May Parker (death); Uncle Ben Parker; Betty Brant; Harry; Jack; Professor Warren

Synopsis

Peter Parker is crippled by the spider bite until he gets the Nova power.

Reprints

• in Marvel-Comic-Sonderheft (Condor, 1980 series) #30
• in Marvel Universe Comic (Condor, 1991 series) #14
• in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #42 (juillet 1983) [pages 20-26]
• in What If? Classic (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2006)
• in What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Nova / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

George Pérez (credited as Pérez)

Inks

Tom Palmer (credited as Palmer)

Colors

Michele Wolfman (credited as Michele W.)

Letters

Michael Higgins (credited as Higgins)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now let us finish our final reality...

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Nova (death); Doctor Doom (death); Red Skull (death); Sphinx; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm; Thing] (corpses); Iron Fist (cameo); Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] (cameo); Thor [Don Blake] (cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo); Falcon (cameo); Daredevil (cameo); Ms. Marvel (cameo); Valkyrie (cameo); Scarlet Witch (cameo); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo); Sub-Mariner (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo); Cyclops (cameo); Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell] (cameo); Nighthawk (cameo); White Tiger (cameo)

Synopsis

A villain gets the powers.

Reprints

• in Marvel-Comic-Sonderheft (Condor, 1980 series) #30
• in Marvel Universe Comic (Condor, 1991 series) #14
• in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #42 (juillet 1983) [pages 27-33]
• in What If? Classic (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2006)
• in What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)

The Thing and the Ultimate Weapon! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Thing; Hostess Fruit Pie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Why Not? / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment by "The Great Aims".