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What If? #47

Marvel · Series began 1977 · October 1984

Dates

Cover date
October 1984
On sale
June 26, 1984
Pages
52

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #47 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.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860268610 · shared with another edition

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

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 1.25 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860268610 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz, Kelley Jones, John Byrneinks: Bill Sienkiewicz, Sam de la Rosacolors: Bill Sienkiewicz, Bob Sharenscript: Peter Gillis, Ralph Macchioletters: Jack Morelli

Stories

  • What If Loki Found Thor's Hammer First?! · 39 pages

    Loki prevents Don Blake from finding Thor's hammer and Blake is slain by the Stone Men. Loki's machinations set up a great conflict between Odin and Hela for the life of Thor and all his comrades.

Publisher’s description

WHAT IF…LOKI HAD FOUND THE HAMMER OF THOR? Trickster God Loki is first to claim Mjolnir in this What If? tale. Will Thor's mischievous brother prove worthy of a Thunder God's power?

Characters

ThorThor OdinsonLokiOdinUatuSifThe WatcherVolstaggHogunBalderFandralHeimdallHela

Reprinted in

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

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

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