What If... comic books graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $205.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 7/1/2023. Newsstand Edition Label #24-0788E11-026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott. What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four? Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jim Craig, inks by Pablo Marcos; Spider-Man becomes a member of the FF; Cameos by Killraven, the Squadron Supreme, and Deathlok. Hostess Fruit Pie ad with the Hulk, pencils by Dave Cockrum. Ad for Richochet Racers with Spider-Man and Captain America. Roy Thomas discusses how the title came about. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $105.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/15/2022. Newsstand Edition. Label #23-0B31804-030 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Joe Sinnott. What if the Hulk had Always had Bruce Banner's Brain?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Tom Sutton; ulk retains his intelligence and teams up with Mr. Fantastic and Professor X against Galactus; cameos by the Avengers, Galactus, and the Avengers. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mark Gruenwald. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $110.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signatures: Don Glut & Rick Hoberg on 7/29/2022 & Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Newsstand Edition. Label #23-0B31804-032 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.30) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Rick Hoberg. What if the Fantastic Four had Different Super Powers? starring Doctor Doom, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jim Craig (pages 1-11) and Rick Hoberg (pages 14-45), inks by Sam Grainger; The Fantastic Four get alternate powers and become Big-Brain (Reed), Ultra-Woman (Sue), Mandroid (Johnny), Dragonfly (Ben). Hostess Cup Cake ad with Spider-Man. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $150.00 Paper: Off white to white Newsstand Edition Label #2X-1880889-111 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

"What If Someone Else Had Become Spider-Man?" Script by Don Glut, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Sam Grainger. Betty Brant, Flash Thompson, and Col. John Jameson each get bitten by a radioactive spider! On the letters page, editor Roy Thomas lists about 50 possible "What If" stories for the future and asks readers to pick three choices. See which ideas have been published since this 1978 issue. Gil Kane/Joe Sinnott cover. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $299.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Milton Chiffman File Copy. Label #19-44580A0-138 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. What If... the Avengers Had Been Formed During the 1950's?, script by Don Glut and Roy Thomas (concept), pencils by Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns) and Bill Black (finishes), inks by Bill Black; Heroes of the 1950s form their own Avengers team. Comics ad for the Grit newspaper. Hostess Twinkies ad with Thor, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $140.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signatures: Ron Wilson on 6/24/2022, Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Frank Miller on 10/8/2022. Newsstand Edition. Label #23-0B31804-031 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.20) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Direct Edition. Cover art by Frank Miller. "What If Phoenix Had Not Died?", script by Jo Duffy, pencils by Jerry Bingham, inks by John Stuart (pages 1-21), Al Milgrom (page 26), and Terry Austin (pages 31, 34); Uatu ponders over the story of the Jean Grey as the Phoenix and recalls her journey alongside the X-Men; He sees an alternate reality where she did not die during the incursion with the Shi'ar; In this alternate reality, she was reborn again and when the X-Men are called to battle Galactus and Terrax in the Shi'ar galaxy, she unleashes the Phoenix force. Based on The X-Men (1963 series) #137. "Kree Encounter!", script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Bruce Patterson; Uatu recalls the story of Astron on the planet Uranus; He has found the Kree Sentry #213 destroyed; He goes to speak to his fellow exiled members and tells Uranos to stop the destruction of the Kree weapons; Uranos calls him a coward and says he is building a spaceship to travel back to Earth; Astron tells Uranos he is not leaving Uranus and he is left on the planet. "Spider-Man Vs. the Human Computer!" ad for Hostess Cup Cakes. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $159.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #24-2D3B1B2-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.77) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Joe Rubinstein. "What if the Thing Continued to Mutate?", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Arvell Jones (layouts) and Sam de la Rosa (finishes), inks by Sam de la Rosa; Diverging from Marvel Two-In-One #82, a frustrated Thing runs off on his own before Captain America can let him know they've found MODOK's base and so he continues to mutate from Virus X, becoming a hideous radioactive form; Giant-Man and Cap raid MODOK's base on their own and are able to secure enough of the antidote that Bill can use the first dose on himself, curing his own cancer. "What if the Beast Had Truly Become a Beast?" Script and pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by Jim Sherman; Diverging from Amazing Adventures #11, in a world where Hank McCoy's mutation formula was slightly more potent, his new form as the blue and furry Beast is as savage in mind as appearance; Sensing his former pupil's peril, Professor X sends Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and the Angel in an attempt to save him; Avengers and Ka-Zar cameos. "What if Galactus Had Turned the Silver Surfer Back into Norrin Radd?", script by David Anthony Kraft, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Steve Mitchell; Diverging from Fantastic Four #50, Galactus decides to strip the Silver Surfer of the Power Cosmic for his betrayal on Earth and abandons him there; The powerless Norrin Radd still wants to return to his home world and Shalla Bal, and with help from the Fantastic Four and "non-interference" from the Watcher, they're able to use technology in the Watcher's home to find a way back there; Meanwhile, Galactus returns to Zenn-La to feed and when Shalla-Bal approaches him to learn what happened to the Silver Surfer, she offers to become his new Herald in hopes that she might see him again. 52 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $112.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #24-14819C1-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.36) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Joe Rubinstein. "What if the Thing Continued to Mutate?", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Arvell Jones (layouts) and Sam de la Rosa (finishes), inks by Sam de la Rosa; Diverging from Marvel Two-In-One #82, a frustrated Thing runs off on his own before Captain America can let him know they've found MODOK's base and so he continues to mutate from Virus X, becoming a hideous radioactive form; Giant-Man and Cap raid MODOK's base on their own and are able to secure enough of the antidote that Bill can use the first dose on himself, curing his own cancer. "What if the Beast Had Truly Become a Beast?" Script and pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by Jim Sherman; Diverging from Amazing Adventures #11, in a world where Hank McCoy's mutation formula was slightly more potent, his new form as the blue and furry Beast is as savage in mind as appearance; Sensing his former pupil's peril, Professor X sends Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and the Angel in an attempt to save him; Avengers and Ka-Zar cameos. "What if Galactus Had Turned the Silver Surfer Back into Norrin Radd?", script by David Anthony Kraft, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Steve Mitchell; Diverging from Fantastic Four #50, Galactus decides to strip the Silver Surfer of the Power Cosmic for his betrayal on Earth and abandons him there; The powerless Norrin Radd still wants to return to his home world and Shalla Bal, and with help from the Fantastic Four and "non-interference" from the Watcher, they're able to use technology in the Watcher's home to find a way back there; Meanwhile, Galactus returns to Zenn-La to feed and when Shalla-Bal approaches him to learn what happened to the Silver Surfer, she offers to become his new Herald in hopes that she might see him again. 52 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $78.05 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #24-2D3B1B2-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.34) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Joe Rubinstein. "What if the Thing Continued to Mutate?", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Arvell Jones (layouts) and Sam de la Rosa (finishes), inks by Sam de la Rosa; Diverging from Marvel Two-In-One #82, a frustrated Thing runs off on his own before Captain America can let him know they've found MODOK's base and so he continues to mutate from Virus X, becoming a hideous radioactive form; Giant-Man and Cap raid MODOK's base on their own and are able to secure enough of the antidote that Bill can use the first dose on himself, curing his own cancer. "What if the Beast Had Truly Become a Beast?" Script and pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by Jim Sherman; Diverging from Amazing Adventures #11, in a world where Hank McCoy's mutation formula was slightly more potent, his new form as the blue and furry Beast is as savage in mind as appearance; Sensing his former pupil's peril, Professor X sends Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and the Angel in an attempt to save him; Avengers and Ka-Zar cameos. "What if Galactus Had Turned the Silver Surfer Back into Norrin Radd?", script by David Anthony Kraft, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Steve Mitchell; Diverging from Fantastic Four #50, Galactus decides to strip the Silver Surfer of the Power Cosmic for his betrayal on Earth and abandons him there; The powerless Norrin Radd still wants to return to his home world and Shalla Bal, and with help from the Fantastic Four and "non-interference" from the Watcher, they're able to use technology in the Watcher's home to find a way back there; Meanwhile, Galactus returns to Zenn-La to feed and when Shalla-Bal approaches him to learn what happened to the Silver Surfer, she offers to become his new Herald in hopes that she might see him again. 52 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $230.00 Paper: White Direct Edition Label #21-1853025-087 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.90) will be charged at checkout.

1st Printing. Direct Edition. Cover art by Al Milgrom. What if the Alien Costume had Possessed Spider-Man, script by Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Keith Williams; The Costume fully possesses Spider-Man, and goes on to possess Hulk and Thor. Guest starring Reed Richards (of the Fantastic Four), the Black Cat, Doctor Strange, the Avengers, and Black Bolt (of the Inhumans). Kingpin cameo. 36 pgs. $1.25. NOTE: 1993 JC Penney reprint exists. It can be identified by having the words "The Amazing Spider-Man" printed in the UPC box. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $239.99 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sig: Tom DeFalco on 2/22/2020 Newsstand Edition Label #20-0BD3E6A-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.20) will be charged at checkout.

Legacy...., script by Tom Defalco (Plot and Script) and Ron Frenz (Plot), pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; In the future, the grown Normie Osborn becomes the Greeen Goblin and the daughter of Spider-Man must stop him; introduction and Origin of Spider-Girl. 38 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.