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  • Issue #1
    True Believers Fantastic Four What If? (2018) 1

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    Reprinting What If? (1977) #1: Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Jim Craig and Pablo Marcos. Cover by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott. What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four?, Spider-Man becomes a member of the FF? 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If Civil War TPB (2008 Marvel) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Collects What If - Annihilation (2007), Civil War (2007), Planet Hulk (2007), X-Men: Rise and Fall of Shi'ar Empire (2007), and Spider-Man vs. Wolverine (2008). Written by DAVID HINE, ED BRUBAKER, KEVIN GREVIOUX, CHRISTOS GAGE, GREG PAK, CHRISTOPHER YOST, JEFF PARKER, and PAUL TOBIN. Art by MARKO DJURDJEVIC, GUSTAVO, HARVEY TOLIBAO, JUAN SANTACRUZ, LARRY STROMAN, CLAYTON HENRY, FRED HEMBECK, LEONARD KIRK, and RAFAEL SANDOVAL. Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC. Marvel once again poses the question, "What If...?" What if Annihilus had not been defeated in the outskirts of our galaxy, and instead had brought his devastating alien armada to Earth? What if Iron Man had lost the Civil War? What If Captain America led all the heroes against the Superhuman Registration Act and Henry Gyrich became head of S.H.I.E.L.D. to take them down? What if the Hulk had landed on a peaceful planet, as the Marvel heroes had intended when they exiled him into space? Or Banner had landed on Sakaar instead of the Hulk? Or the Hulk's warrior bride, Caiera the Oldstrong, had come to Earth seeking vengeance instead of her husband? What if Vulcan had become Phoenix? And finally, what if Spider-Man and Wolverine became the most efficient two-man killing team in the world? Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If Why Not? TPB (2005 Marvel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects What If Jessica Jones Had Joined The Avengers? (2005), What If Karen Page Had Lived? (2005), What If Aunt May Had Died Instead of Uncle Ben? (2005), What if Dr. Doom Had Become the Thing? (2005), What If Magneto Had Formed the X-Men with Professor X? (2005) and What If General Ross Had Become The Hulk? (2005). Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, ED BRUBAKER, KARL KESEL, CHRIS CLAREMONT and PETER DAVID. Art by MICHAEL GAYDOS, MICHAEL LARK, ANDREA DIVITO, PAUL SMITH, TOM RANEY, SCOTT HANNA, PAT OLLIFFE and SAL BUSCEMA. Cover by GARY FRANK, ANDY BRASE, JIM CHEUNG & MARK MORALES. In the proud tradition of its late, lamented series of the seventies and eighties, the House of Ideas once again poses the question, "What if?" The hottest creators in comics take on Marvel's top characters turning their lives upside-down in the name of entertainment! Featuring decidedly different interpretations on Daredevil, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk and more! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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    $70 What If V1 Why Not? TP Bendis Kevin Smith 1st Pr Daredevil Jessica Jones Disney+

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If? Miles Morales TPB (2022 Marvel) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects What If? Miles Morales (2022 Marvel) #1-5.

    Written by Cody Ziglar, John Ridley, Anthony Piper, and Yehudi Mercado. Art by Paco Medina, Farid Karami, Edgar Salazar, Luigi Zagaria, Walden Wong, Victor Olazaba, and Sean Parsons. Cover by Paco Medina. Back Cover by Paco Medina and Sara Pichelli.

    What if Miles Morales had never been bitten by a genetically enhanced spider? What if, instead, the U.S. government recruited, trained and granted him incredible powers with the Super-Soldier Serum, making him a friendly neighborhood Captain America? Or perhaps Miles was taken from everything he ever knew - his family, his home, his entire life - and transformed into the immortal weapon of war known as the Wolverine! If he was blasted by gamma radiation and turned into a Hulk, would Miles be man or monster? And are there other super heroes the many Miles of the Multiverse might have become instead of Spider-Man? You bet there are!

    Learn what makes Miles Morales a hero no matter the circumstances, no matter the reality!

    Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Rated T

    Cover price $15.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Betty and Veronica Friends Forever What If...? TPB (2021 Archie Comics) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever - Return to Storybook Land (2019 Archie Comics), Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever - Supernatural Stories (2019), Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever - What If...? (2019 Archie), Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever - It's All Relative (2020 Archie), Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever - Danger Zone (2020 Archie).

    Written by Bill Golliher. Art by Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski, Bob Smith, and Jim Amash. Cover by Dan Parent.

    BETTY & VERONICA: WHAT IF is classic B&V at their finest-loaded with friendship and fun. Featuring the timeless, classic Archie style known across the world for its family-friendly stories and rich history. Betty and Veronica stories are back with this collection of tales that see the two iconic BFFs tackle the fantastical, supernatural, dangerous and everything in-between!

    Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, full color.

    Cover price $12.99.

  • Issue #1
    True Believers What If Conan Walked Earth Today (2019) 1

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    Reprinting What If? (1977) #13 Written by Roy Thomas. Art and Cover by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. What If Conan the Barbarian Walked the Earth Today? 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If Age of Ultron TPB (2014 Marvel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects What If Age of Ultron (2014) #1-5.

    Written by Joe Keatinge. Art by Raffaele Ienco, Ramon Villalobos, Mico Suayan, Piotr Kowalski, Neil Edwards, Ming Doyle and Rick Magyar. Cover by Raffaele Ienco.

    In AGE OF ULTRON, a time-traveling Wolverine killed Hank Pym before he could create the world-conquering Ultron. But what if other founding Avengers had been killed instead? Find out in five alternate adventures!

    In a world without the Wasp, Hank Pym created an Ultron even more heinous than the one we know! Without Iron Man, the Armor Wars scorch the earth until Spider-Man forms a familiar Fantastic Four to seek out a forgotten weapon! Without Thor, Ragnarok wipes out every super-powered being - leaving only Nick Fury and his unpowered allies to face the Midgard Serpent! Without Captain America, the United States loses its spirit - until a secret cabal uses Frank Castle to recreate a legend! And if Hank Pym never created Ultron, the Vision never existed - but without the Vision, can the world survive?

    Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

    Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If AvX TPB (2013 Marvel) Avengers vs. X-Men 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Collects What If AvX (2013) #1-4.

    Written by Jimmy Palmiotti. Art and Cover by Jorge Molina.

    The biggest event of 2012 is now the biggest and boldest WHAT IF? event yet!

    We all know what happened between the Avengers and the X-Men when the Phoenix Force returned to Earth, but what if the story had gone differently? The one and only Jimmy Palmiotti brings his signature style to a mind-blowing reinterpretation of a key event in the history of the Marvel Universe!

    Featuring Magneto, Hope and every Avenger and X-Man you can imagine - and then some! Don't miss out!

    Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

    Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If Event Horizon TPB (2007 Marvel) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Collects What If?: Avengers Disassembled (2007), Spider-Man: The Other (2007), Wolverine: Enemy of the State (2007), X-Men: Age of Apocalypse (2007), and X-Men: Deadly Genesis (2007). Written by JEFF PARKER, PETER DAVID, JIMMIE ROBINSON, DAVID HINE, and RICK REMENDER. Art by AARON LOPRESTI, KHOI PHAM, CARMINE DIGIANDOMENICO, DAVID YARDIN, and DAVE WILKENS. Cover by AARON LOPRESTI. Marvel once again poses the question, 'What If...?' In 'The Other,' Peter Parker returned from the dead and embraced his 'inner spider.' But what if he had been completely consumed by his inner, bestial impulses and became more spider than man? 'Disassembled' was the darkest day in Avengers history. But what if the greatest threat had gone undetected? Hydra made Wolverine an 'Enemy of the State.' But what if the world's deadliest killing machine was never de-programmed? In 'Deadly Genesis,' Professor X sent a secret squad of young mutants to the living island, Krakoa, in an ill-fated attempt to rescue the original X-Men before he formed the now-famous All-New, All-Different team. But what if this second team had survived? Attempting to slay Magneto, Legion accidentally killed Professor X, giving rise to the 'Age of Apocalypse.' But what if Legion killed both Magneto and Xavier, leaving no leader to create any incarnation of X-Men to resist the onslaught of Apocalypse? Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If Infinity TPB (2016 Marvel) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Collects What If Infinity: Dark Reign (2015), What If Infinity: Guardians of the Galaxy (2015), What If Infinity: Inhumans (2015), What If Infinity: Thanos (2015), and What If Infinity X-Men (2015).

    Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Goran Sudzuka, Jason Copland, Riley Rossmo, Mike Henderson and Mike Norton. Cover by Christian Ward.

    One incredible event, infinite possibilities! Prepare to discover five ways INFINITY could have led to a very different fate for the Marvel Universe.

    Imagine if Thanos had joined the Avengers in their war with the Builders. Or if Black Bolt had seized the opportunity for the Inhumans to rule Earth. The Avengers easily could have suffered crushing defeat -- what would that mean, years later, for Cannonball and a handful of other survivors?

    Then there are the Guardians of the Galaxy, who'd certainly have something to say if they discovered the Illuminati were hiding Thanos. Most chilling of all, what if Norman Osborn grabbed the Infinity Gauntlet and ushered in a second Dark Reign?

    Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If Loki Was Worthy HC (2024 Random House) 1-1ST


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    1st Printing. Written by Madeleine Roux. So many worlds, so little time. Infinite possibilities, creating infinite realities. Long have I watched the trickster god sow chaos. But...what if Loki saved Asgard from Tony Stark's revenge? Thor-Son of Odin, God of Thunder, Wielder of Mjolnir-is dead. And Loki is responsible. It was only meant as a joke-tampering with the destroyer, changing Thor's course to Midgard-a bit of mischief with a chance of maiming. But Loki's harmless prank spirals out of control, unleashing death and destruction on New York City and the heroes sworn to protect it. And saving the city comes at the cost of Thor's life. Furious and heartbroken, the All-Father banishes Loki to Earth for his crime. Yet he cannot endure his exile in peaceful isolation. A Valkyrie-Hel-bent on carrying out her oath to Thor-barges into Loki's trailer home with his brother's final words from the beyond: a plea to find a certain Dr. Jane Foster and pass the hammer Mjolnir on to its rightful heir. Meanwhile, Tony Stark vows revenge on those who consider themselves gods, and he forges Asgard's own weaponry into a lethal suit of armor, set on eradicating any tether between their worlds-consequences be damned. When Asgard looks to Loki for salvation, he must answer the question: Am I truly worthy? Hardcover, 320 pages, Text. Cover price $28.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If Mirror Mirror TPB (2006 Marvel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects What If Captain America (2005), What If Daredevil Lived in Feudal Japan? (2006), What If Fantastic Four (2005), What If Sub-Mariner (2005), What If Thor Was the Herald of Galactus? (2006), and What if Wolverine (2005).

    Written by Tony Bedard, Rick Veitch, Mike Carey, Greg Pak, Robert Kirkman and Daniel Way. Art By Carmine Di Giandomenico, Tommy Lee Edwards, Marshall Rogers, David Lopez, Michael Oeming and Jon Proctor. Cover By Tony Harris.

    What if...Captain America fought in the Civil War? What if...the Fantastic Four were Cosmonauts? What if...Daredevil lived in feudal Japan? What if...Namor grew up on land? What if...Thor was a herald of Galactus? What if...Wolverine was Public Enemy No. 1 in mob-ridden 1920s Chicago? Hacking into the internet of an adjacent reality, teenager Hector Espejo discovers these and other startling stories - and learns that eavesdropping on a sinister parallel universe can be highly addictive!

    Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

    Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If This Were Heaven, Wouldn't That Be Hell? SC (1991 Piranha Press) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Written by Dave Louapre. Art by Dan Sweetman. Includes three tales of Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children - "The Night They Missed the Donkey Show", Lester, the Lonesome Druid" and "Even Bluebirds Go to Hell." Every page features text with a full-page illustration. Softcover, 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If We Were... TPB (2020-2023 Top Shelf) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Story and art by Axelle Lenoir.

    Teen girls rewrite the universe on a daily basis! This comic collection proves there's nothing better than using your imagination... except maybe talking nonsense with your friends. Hey, why not both?

    Nathalie and Marie are 17 years old and best friends. Since elementary school, they've been creatively filling moments of boredom with a game called "What If We Were...?". One player names a topic-let's say "vampire slayers" for example-and then both imagine what life would be like as that subject. "I would only hunt vampires during daytime, because it would be less exhausting" would be a good answer. "I would only hunt them for sport, to eventually sell their skins" could be another, if a little disturbing.

    Easy to play, but hard to master. An expert player will know how to think outside the box and surprise their opponent. And after all these years, Nathalie and Marie are experts!

    What If We Were... collects dozens of these games as hilarious and addictive comic strips, along with super-fun bonus material like diary entries, bonus comics, and more.

    Softcover, 104 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1
    True Believers What If Alien Costume Possessed Spider-Man (2018) 1

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    Reprinting What If? (1989) #4 Written by by Danny Fingeroth. Art by by Mark Bagley and Keith Williams. Cover by Al Milgrom. What if the Alien Costume had Possessed Spider-Man, The Costume fully possesses Spider-Man, and goes on to possess Hulk and Thor. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #1
    True Believers What If Dr Doom Had Become A Hero (2018) 1

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    Reprinting What If? (1977) #22 "What If Doctor Doom had Become a Hero?" Written by Don Glut. Art by Fred Kida and Dave Simons. Cover by Rich Buckler and Bob McLeod. Doom never has his accident. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $1.00.

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    $5 True Believers What If Dr Doom Had Become A Hero What If #22 Reprint NM

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  • Issue #1
    True Believers What If Kraven Hunter Killed Spider-Man (2018) 1

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    Reprinting What If? (1989) #17 "What If Kraven the Hunter Had Killed Spider-Man?" Story and Art by Ricard Howell. Cover by John Romita Jr. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #1
    True Believers What If Spider-Man Rescued Gwen Stacy (2018) 1

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    Reprinting What If? (1977) #24 "What If... Gwen Stacy had Lived?" Written by Tony Isabella. Art by Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia, Carl Gafford, Peter Poplaski, Ron Zalme and Joe Albelo. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob McLeod. In the landmark story in Amazing Spider-Man 121 & 122, Gwen Stacy died during Spider-Man's heroic battle vs. the Green Goblin atop the Brooklyn Bridge. Many times since both the web-slinger and his fans have wondered how different Peter Parker's life would have turned out if Gwen had lived. In this issue the Watcher presents an alternate reality in which Spider-Man saves Gwen. After the Green Goblin knocks Gwen off the bridge, the wall-crawler jumps from the support column to catch her with his arms instead of his webbing! And in spectacular fashion, Spider-Man grabs his girlfriend before they hit the water! Upon returning to safe ground, Peter proposes... and Gwen accepts! Later on the web-spinner tracks down the Green Goblin and (with help from Harry) convinces him to surrender! Everything is going great for the Amazing Spider-Man! Several weeks later Peter and Gwen exchange wedding vows! But at the end of their ceremony, J. Jonah Jameson barges in with breaking news! Very damning news for one Peter Parker! As the cover caption forewarns... sometimes the past is best left in the past. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $1.00.

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    $49 What If? # 24 - Spider-Man Had Saved Gwen Stacy NM- Cond.

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  • Issue #1A
    What If (2014 Cosmic Times) 1A

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    Written by DJ Strong. Art and Cover by Jeramy Hobbs and Zach Bassett. What I.F. is an emotionally moving story told from the point of view of an imaginary friend, who ponders his own existence. It is time for him to move on, but to where? Was he imagined or did he imagine the world he lives in? 28 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $2.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If Secret Wars TPB (2009 Marvel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects WHAT IF...?: Captain America Fallen Son (2008), Spider-Man Back in Black (2008), Secret Wars (2008), Newer Fantastic Four (2008), House of M (2008), and the Young Avengers/Runaways back-ups stories.

    Written by Brian Reed, Jim Mccann, C.B. Cebulski, Steven Grant, Paul Tobin, David Agnew, Marc Sumerak and Karl Bollers. Art By Paolo Pantalena, Patrick Spaziante, Gus Vasquez, Patrick Scherberger, Trevor Goring and Jorge Molina. Cover By Giuseppe Camuncoli And Marko Djurdjevic.

    Marvel once again poses the question, "What If...?" What if Iron Man had died instead of Captain America? What if the Scarlet Witch had said "No More Powers" instead of "No More Mutant?" What if Mary Jane was shot instead of Aunt May? What if Doctor Doom had kept the Beyonder's power? And finally, what if the Runaways had become the Young Avengers?

    Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What If With Great Power TPB (2019 Marvel) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects What If? Ghost Rider (2018) #, What If? Magik (2018), What If? Spider-Man (2018), What If? Punisher (2018), What If? Thor (2018), and What If? X-Men (2018).

    Written by Sebastian Girner, Leah Williams, Gerry Conway, Carl Potts, Ethan Sacks, and Bryan Hill. Art by Caspar Wijngaard, Filipe Andrade, Diego Olortegui, Juanan Ramirez, Michele Bandini, Neil Edwards and Giannis Milonogiannis. Cover by Chris Stevens.

    Uncanny tales from the infinite possibilities of the Multiverse!

    Ask yourself what if...Marvel went metal with Ghost Rider? Or Doctor Strange was training Illyana "Magik" Rasputin to become the next Sorcerer Supreme? Imagine that the responsible Peter Parker wasn't the one bitten by the radioactive spider - but instead it was an egotistical bully like Flash Thompson! Or that Peter's Uncle Ben and Aunt May were both slain, setting him on a violent path to becoming - the Punisher?! On other worlds, Odin is slain, Jotunheim becomes home to a Thor raised by the king of the Frost Giants! And the digital wonderland of the EXE/scape hosts X-Men more extraordinary than you've ever imagined!

    Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

    NOTE: "The front cover for this collection is an homage to the art by Mike Zeck for the cover of Punisher (1986 1st Series) #1." - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

    Cover price $17.99.