What If? #44 [Direct]
(April 1984)

Marvel, 1977 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1983-12-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Bob Harras (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #38, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-01-17.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

What If Captain America Were Revived Today? (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed as BS) (painting)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed as BS) (painting)
Colors
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed as BS) (painting)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
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Cover Thumbnail for What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #44 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for What If? (1977 series) #44 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for What If? (1977 series) #44 [Canadian]
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What If Captain America Were Not Revived Until Today? (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain America / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Gillis
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Dave Simons
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain America (of the 1950s); Bucky [Jack Monroe]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Avengers [Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Red Skull (Cameo flashback); Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo] (Cameo flashback); Nomad (Cameo flashback); Rick Jones; Serpent Squad [Cobra; Viper; Eel] (Cameo flashback); Plant-Man (Cameo flashback); Yellow Claw (Cameo flashback); Porcupine (Cameo flashback); Phil Donahue (?); Quentin Harderman; Norman Chadwick; J. Jonah Jameson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Nick Fury; Sam Wilson [Falcon]; Hawkeye; Sons of the Serpent; Secret Empire; National Force; Golden Girl; Hangman
Synopsis
What would have happened if the 1950s Cap had been revived before Steve Rogers was?
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Indexer Notes

The Golden Girl in this story is not Betty Ross, but an unknown actress hired for the occasion. Hangman may exist only in this continuity. Notes and title correction from Error Report #2381, from Darci.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. What If Captain America Were Revived Today?
    Captain America
  2. 1. What If Captain America Were Not Revived Until Today?
    Captain America
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Guido
  • Katie
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Rogers
  • Ramon Schenk
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