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CATALOG RECORD

What If? #29

Marvel · Series began 1977 · October 1981

Dates

Cover date
October 1981
Pages
52

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #29 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860268610

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  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

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Creators

pencils: Michael Golden, Alan Kupperberg, Ron Wilson, Joe Sinnott, Rich Buckler Jr., John Romita Jr.inks: Michael Golden, Al Gordon, Joe Sinnott, Bob McLeodscript: Steven Grant, Peter Gilliscolors: Carl Gafford, Ann Nocentiletters: Tom Orzechowski, Karin Nemri, Irv Watanabe

Stories

  • What If... the Avengers Were the Last Superheroes on Earth? · 19 pages

    The Avengers must defeat all other super-powered beings on Earth.

  • ...The Search for the Great Refuge! · 8 pages

    How the Eternals helped the Inhumans found the Great Refuge.

  • What If... Sub-Mariner Never Regained His Memory? · 12 pages

    The Human Torch never discovers Namor, so on this world the amnesiac Namor becomes a crew member by the name of Mr. Smith, on a ship searching for the fabled entrance to the center of the Earth.

Publisher’s description

What would happen if Earth’s Mightiest Heroes had not an enemy in sight? In fact, what if the Avengers were the only super heroes standing? Uatu postulates the near impossible!

Characters

Black BoltBlackagar BoltagonUatuThe WatcherIkarisIke HarrisMakkariThenaZurasSpriteDomo

Reprinted in

What If? Classic (2004), What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (2018), Marvel Masterworks: The Inhumans (2009), The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus (2020), Eternals: The Dreaming Celestial Saga (2020), Eternals: Secrets from the Marvel Universe (2020), What If?: The Original Marvel Series Omnibus (2021)

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