What If...? (1989 - 2010)

Finally, celebrate the historic 200th issue of What If? Since debuting in 1977, What If? has become a corner staple in the Marvel Universe by spotlighting “the road not traveled” by many of its heroes & villains... View »

The Secret Wars have ended just a tad differently; the heroes have not been able to return home. They stay on Battleworld and build a makeshift society. The next generation comes from their pairtings. She-Hulk and Hawkeye,... View »

What if Anthony Stark had not become the master of the mystical arts? What if Tony Stark had not become Iron man? Read the tale of a world much different than our own where Tony Stark is the worlds most powerful sorcerer... View »

When Parnival Pluder stole the Savage land Terraformer for Thanos and used it in Manhatten,New york became the new Savage Land.Before Ka-zar and Shanna the SheDevil could stop Parnival,Parnival destroyed a medallion that... View »

When Genesis re-bonded adamantium to the skeleton of wolverine, Apo calypse captured him and turned him into his Horseman of War to destroy the weak.His plan work to well that it killed Apocalypse himself and went on a killing... View »

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In the regular mainstream, Dr. Doom and Puppet master had transfered the minds of the Fantastic 4, Alicia Masters and Franklin Richards in the bodies of tiny robot clones of themselves without their powers. They are then... View »

History: (What If? II#108) - After Carnage's alien symbiote attached itself to the Silver Surfer, Spider-Man was lucky just to dodge his attacks. As the Carnage Cosmic, the Surfer attacked until he was temporarily stopped... View »

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Mayday Parker, the daughter of Peter Parker, is forced to adopt the mantle of her father when the new Green Goblin puts her family in danger. View »

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This issue also features parodies of Micronauts. View »

In Peter Parker's partnership to Black Cat/ Felicia Hardy intensifies as Spiderman, Peter Parker contemplates revealing his identity to her..with a consequence. Black Cat sets to want the world to know the hero Spiderman... View »

Part of the Flashback Event: Trevor Fitzroy goes back into the past to convince Professor Charles Xavier to not create the X-Men. View »

Rogue's childhood has gone slightly different. Her adopted mother is the biological mother of the X-Man Nightcrawler. Instead of abandoning him, Mystique has taken him home to live in the same mansion as Rogue. She tries... View »

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In New York City, the Juggernaut is seen standing over the remains of the Mighty Avengers. Iron Man’s helmet is laying separate from the rest of the armor, Thor’s decaying hand rests over Mjolnir and even Captain America’s... View »

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Josh Guthrie brother of sam(Cannonball) and Paige(Husk) finds a sentinel that follows his every order. He tries to be a hero using the robot but he just makes things worse. When his brother and sister come home to visit... View »

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In the regular Marvel Universe, Scott Summers and his brother Alex were orphaned after their parents were abducted by an alien spaceship.This is the story of what would happen had their parents managed to evade the spaceship... View »

This is a what if? story of a reality where the Fantastic Four were exposed to more of the cosmic rays than the Earth-616 team were. View »

This is more of an alternate reality comic where Spider-Man's powers began to mutate him into a monster. Also, he had a son with inherited traits from the spider powers. View »

Sabretooth has spent some time in the X-Mansion being rehabilitated. As in the main universe, he escapes in the chaos. Here, he succeeds, killing many X-Heroes where before none have died. View »

A post-hypnotic command by The Jackal has control over Spider-Man -- and demands he kill Mary Jane!  The Scarlet Spider arrives to save her and quickly realizes he as no choice but to kill Spider-Man.  A power... View »

SummaryWhen Professor Xavier decides to not oppose the ascension of Avalon, Magneto is able to gain undeterred leadership of the colonized space station. Years later, with Colossus as his right-hand man, the divisions within... View »

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  "What if J. Jonah Jameson adpoted Spider-Man?" View »

In this Age of Apocalypse the heroes manage to defeat Apocalypse and everything is good until the planet eater, Galactus comes to devour it, while Iron Man and Mangento try fo fight him of and finally Galactus is left mortally... View »

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This What If has received a designation of Earth-9590. View »

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 Legion son of Xavier has traveled back in time before magneto and Xavier met at the exact moment that Magnus and Magda escaped the Nazi camps. After killing him time re-aligns with his mother dieing since Magnus was not... View »

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The beloved teen teleporter Clarice Fergueson died as Blink combatting the foes of Generation X and the X-Men. In this imaginary story, the idea of Blink not getting killed puts more fated questions in mind as the In-Betweener... View »

"What If... Mr. Sinister Formed the X-Men?" View »

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The story starts out with Reed shoving the Nullifier in Galactus' face talking attempting to scare him off as he did in reality, only this time Silver Surfer blasts Reeds' hand and Galactus quickly takes control of the Nullifier.... View »

  "What If... Stryfe Killed the X-Men?" View »

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Captain America is awaken from suspended animation in a world ruled by the Nazis. View »

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This is a what if? comic answering the question of, what would happen if Tony Stark made his design go public instead keeping it to himself. This causes the world to focus more of technology than anything else. This also... View »

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An alternate reality was shown in which Logan was never apprehended by the Weapon X Project. Weapon X attempted to kidnap Logan, but in this reality, he managed to subdue his attackers and escape. Weapon X then turned to... View »

In Amazing Spider-Man #388, Spider-Man discovered that his parents were actually synthetic beings sent by the Chameleon to find his secret identity. Spider-Man stopped them before they were able, but what if Spider-Man's... View »

Three stories in one issue centered around the wedding of Cyclops and Jean Grey.In one story, just as Hank McCoy had decided to leave the X-Men, Cyclops and Jean Grey arrived and announced that they had decided to get married.... View »

  "What If Wolverine led Alpha Flight?" View »

In Amazing Spider-Man #129, the Punisher was hired to kill Spider-Man. He failed at this task, but what if the Punisher had succeeded? View »

  What if the Punisher became an agent of Shield? View »

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Death's Head survives the fight with Minion (AKA Death's Head II) and rebuilds himself with more armor and firepower, he is ultimately hired by Dr Necker to kill her creation Minion when it becomes the entity Charnel View »

The poor, poor Lizard. He just can't catch a break. Not only was he the villain Calypso opted to use as a mindless stooge against Spider-Man in "Torment", but he died and rose again three times. What if, however, he only... View »

In order to save his mother's soul from Memphisto, Dr. Doom enlists the help of The Ancient One, becoming his sorcery student. Fueled by his desire for overwhelming power, the student becomes the master. View »

"What if The Punisher became Captain America?" View »

After the Hulk kills Wolverine he fights the X-Men who are fighting the Adversary in Dallas; based on Hulk #340 and issues of Uncanny X-Men; Guest starring the Freedom Force. View »

The Silver Surfer gains the Infinity Gauntlet, making him God of this universe. He slowly becomes obsessed with the power, deciding to turn reality into paradise.Before the surfer is completely corrupted by the gauntlet,... View »

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Professor X comes back to Earth after a hiatus. He is mortified over what his teams have become. At a meeting involving all the X-teams, Xavier ends up getting into a fight with Cable that quickly turns into a battle between... View »

Daniel and Barbara Ketch were attacked by gangsters and Barbara ended up wounded. Daniel dragged his sister through a junkyard to evade the gangsters before they could finish the job. There, he stumbled across a motorcycle... View »

In Web of Spider-Man #1, Spider-Man struggled and abandoned a symbiotic black costume. Later, in Amazing Spider-Man #300, the symbiote came back, bonded with a disgraced Eddie Brock. However, what if the symbiote had bonded... View »

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The basis of the "What If?" series is to give Marvel fans a glimpse into the road less travelled by their favorite and not-so-favorite heroes with mild to moderate success. It's also worth noting that, ninety... View »

In an alternate universe the Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm all die in the shuttle crash and never become the Fantastic Four. It's now up to the Avengers to stop Galactus from feeding on Earth.... View »

  "What If... Storm Stayed a Thief?" View »

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The basis of the "What If?" series is to give Marvel fans a glimpse into the road less travelled by their favorite and not-so-favorite heroes with mild to moderate success. It's also worth noting that, ninety percent of... View »

What If no one was watching the Watcher?Featuring a collection of wacky alternate universe stories including...What If Thanos changed Galactus into a human being?What If Dr. Doom was a pediatrician?What If Wolverine hibernated?What... View »

Jean got shot by Mastermind and her Phoenix powers reignite. She remembered destroying the cocoon holding the real Jean Grey. She flew to save Rachel and found her to be a full grown woman with all of her powers because... View »

The Shi'Ar decides to perform a 'psychic' lobotomy on Phoenix which is successful in removing her powers. Jean and Scott soon leave the X-Men for a normal life. They have a daughter named Rachel. Jean soon has... View »

After failing to rid of himself of his cosmic powers, Spider-Man decides to retire from the crime fighting life to live a normal life. This is briefly interrupted by when Venom attacks him. Realizing that he cannot beat... View »

This is a double realities what if? story where the Fantastic Four's second child lived.   One reality is if their child lived to help people and make the world a better place. In the second reality their child lived... View »

  "What If Captain America Had Formed the Avengers?" View »

"What If... Captain America Were Not the Only Super Soldier in World War II?" An interview with Ted Koppel and Captain America establishes to the reader the origins of Captain America. Prof. Abraham Erskine created... View »

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In another alternate reality told by The Watcher, we explore what would have happened in the universe had The Punisher actually killed Daredevil. What other events would have occurred afterwards and what destruction would... View »

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In this alternate reality, Dracula fully turns Storm into a vampire and she helps him instead of the x-men. Dracula turns the rest of the x-men into vampires and controls their mind, although it doesn't work on Wolverine.... View »

"What If... The All-New All-Different X-Men Had Never Existed?" View »

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  Part two of "What if Spider-Man had Married the Black Cat?" It's Spidey against Silver Sable, the Sandman, Paladin and the Vulture, who has discovered his true identity. View »

Peter abandons his betrothed at the altar, goes to work for Silver Sable, and reignites an old flame that is the Black Cat! View »

A two part story of Vision conquering the world View »

  Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and Sue and Johnny Storm encounter Dr. Doom years before they get their powers. View »

Spidey swings to help Mary Jane move into their new place when he's suddenly ambushed by Kraven the Hunter. Using a dart tipped with a drug, Spidey is helpless as Kraven catches him. In the real world, Kraven buries... View »

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During an attack on the Earth by Galactus, he was defeated when Dr. Strange confronted him with the ghosts of all the beings slain on the worlds he devoured. He would have died had Reed Richards not intervened and spared... View »

Captain Marvel decided to get tests done after his exposure. He discovered that he had cancer. He went to Reed Richards, Dr. Strange, and Dr. Blake. After making sure that Rick doesn't have cancer, the three doctors... View »

While in Korea during the war, Charles Xavier and his step-brother Cain Marko stumble into a cave. In the regular 616 universe Cain finds the gem which turns him into the Juggernaut, in this story Charles finds it first.... View »

When the X-Men and New Mutants visited Asgard and it came time to leave, Rahne Sinclair opted to stay. Cyclops agreed to put the decision to a vote, with the winning majority deciding whether to stay in or leave Asgard.... View »

"What If the Fantastic Four All Had the Same Power?" This is a four part what if? story of realities where the Fantastic Four gain a common power from the cosmic rays. View »

Presenting "What If... The Punisher's Family Had Not Been Killed in Central Park?" In a different Universe, not unlike our own, Frank Castle's family survives that horrible day at the park. However, after... View »

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"Wolverine, Agent of SHIELD." The story picks up immediately after the Hulk/Wolverine battle in Incredible Hulk #180-181. Guest Starring Nick Fury, Black Widow, and Baron Strucker. Cameos by Captain America, Professor... View »

S'ym and the Goblin Queen succeed in sacrificing baby Nathan Christopher, opening a permanent gateway between earth and Limbo. With heroes like Wolverine being subverted by demonic influence, Dr. Strange and his small... View »

What If Wonder Man Had Not Died? (part 1): Wonder Man helps the Avengers and does not "die." What If the Vision Had Destroyed the Avengers (part 2): With Wonder Man alive, Ultron puts himself into the Vision. View »

The Costume fully possesses Spider-Man, and goes on to possess Hulk and Thor. Guest starring: Reed Richards (of the Fantastic Four), the Black Cat, Doctor Strange, the Avengers, and Black Bolt (of the Inhumans). Kingpin... View »

1st story- What If Steve Rogers Had Refused To Give Up Being Captain America? (25 pages) - Based on Captain America #332 and 346. 2nd story- What If Ben Parker's nephew was Galactus (2 pages) 3rd story- what if Franklin... View »

After the Kingpin ruins his life, Matt kills him. Having a psychotic break after the murder, Matt shows up on the doorstep of Richard Fisk to let the Kingpin's son pass judgment on him, but Hobgoblin and his goons... View »

The High Evolutionary's gene bomb transforms both humans and superhumans. Based on The Evolutionary War story from the 1987 annuals. Appearances by the X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the... View »