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What If? #1

Marvel · Series began 1977 · February 1977

Dates

Cover date
February 1977
On sale
November 9, 1976
Pages
52

Values

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Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 0714860268602

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Creators

pencils: John Buscema, John Romita, Jim Craig, Dave Cockruminks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita, Pablo Marcosletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza, Irv Watanabescript: Roy Thomas, Stan Leecolors: Janice Cohen

Stories

  • What If Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four? · 33 pages

    Spider-Man becomes a member of the Fantastic Four.

Publisher’s description

Spidey joins the Fantastic Four but the result is that Sue leaves the group to go with Namor as a concubine. Spidey gets to face FF villains and vice versa.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManClark KentSteve RogersCaptain AmericaSupermanTony StarkIron ManBen GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticHank McCoySusan Storm RichardsBeastWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchNamorSub-MarinerVisionJ. Jonah JamesonInvisible GirlMay ParkerBucky BarnesJim HammondBuckyUatuThe Watcher

Reprinted in

Spider-Man Comic (1979), What If (1977), Best of What If (1991), What If? Classic (2004), Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Spider-Man Family (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (2011), What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (2018), True Believers: Fantastic Four - What If? (2018), What If?: The Original Marvel Series Omnibus (2021)

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