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CATALOG RECORD

What If? #40

Marvel · Series began 1977 · August 1983

Dates

Cover date
August 1983
On sale
April 26, 1983
Pages
52

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #40 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.00 cover

    Direct

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

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  • Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860268608 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition1.25 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 1.25 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860268608 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Michael Golden, Butch Guiceinks: Michael Golden, Sam Grainger, Butch Guicescript: Peter Gilliscolors: Christie Scheeleletters: Diana Albers

Stories

  • What if Dr. Strange had Never Become Master of the Mystic Arts · 40 pages

    Mordo remains the Ancient One's student

Reprinted in

What If? Classic (2004), What If? Classic: The Complete Collection (2018), What If?: The Original Marvel Series Omnibus (2021)

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