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Comics : What If? (Vol. 1)

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Think you know the history of the Marvel Universe? However, what would happen if you changed one critical element? What If...? explores this concept. Some stories read better than others, the best are excellent, and the worst are forgettable, still all are interesting on some level.

Section Name: Spider-Man Other Universes
Base Level: No Spidey

#1
 Story: "What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four?"
 Summary: Branch: 2nd story, ASM #1
Editor:  Roy Thomas
Writer:  Roy Thomas
Pencils:  Jim Craig
Inker:  Pablo Marcos
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Feb 1977 : NM ($25.00) : SM Guest
 Reprinted In: Spider-Man Family (Vol. 2) #3 (Story 3)
 Review by Mike Podgorski (4 Webs)
#7
 Story: "What if Somebody else besides Spider-Man had been bitten by the radioactive spider?"
 Summary: Branch: AF #15
Editor:  Roy Thomas
Writer:  Don Glut
Pencils:  Rick Hoberg
Inker:  Sam Grainger
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Feb 1978 : NM ($8.00) : SM Guest
#8
 Story: "What if the World Knew that Daredevil was Blind?"
 Summary: Spider-Man Co-Stars
Editor:  Roy Thomas
Writer:  Don Glut
Pencils:  Alan Kupperberg
Inker:  Jim Mooney
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Apr 1978 : NM ($8.00) : SM Guest
#15
 Story: "What if Nova had been Four Other People?"
 Summary: Nova as Peter Parker (Branch: AF #15)
Editor:  Roy Thomas
Writer:  Marv Wolfman
Penciler:  John Buscema
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
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Jun 1979 : NM ($6.00) : SM Guest
#19
 Story: "What if Spider-Man had Never Become a Crime Fighter?"
 Summary: Branch: AF #15
Editors:  Denny O'Neil, Mark Gruenwald
Writer:  Peter Gillis
Pencils:  Pat Broderick
Inker:  Mike Esposito
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Feb 1980 : NM ($5.00) : SM Guest
#21
 Story: "What if the Invisible Girl had Married the Sub Mariner?"
 Summary: Spider-Man joins FF
Editors:  Denny O'Neil, Mark Gruenwald
Writer:  Bill Mantlo
Pencils:  Gene Colan
Inker:  Bob Wiacek
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Jun 1980 : NM ($5.00) : SM Guest
#24
 Story: "What if Spider-Man had Rescued Gwen Stacy?"
 Summary: Branch: ASM #121
Editor:  Denny O'Neil
Writer:  Tony Isabella
Pencils:  Gil Kane
Inker:  Frank Giacoia
Art Assist:  Carl Gafford, Peter Poplaski, Ron Zalme, Joe Albelo
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Dec 1980 : NM ($5.00) : SM Guest
#26
 Story: "What if Capt. America had been Elected President?"
 Summary: Spider-Man cameo
Editor:  Denny O'Neil
Story:  Roger McKenzie, Don Perlin
Writer:  Jim Shooter
Penciler:  Roger Stern
Inker:  John Byrne
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Apr 1981 : NM ($5.00) : SM Cameo
#30
 Story: "What If Spider-Man's Clone Had Survived?"
 Summary: Branch: ASM #149
Editor:  Tom DeFalco
Writer:  Bill Flanagan
Pencils:  Rich Buckler
Inkers:  Jim Mooney, Pablo Marcos
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Dec 1981 : NM ($8.00) : SM Guest
 Review by Al Sjoerdsma (Not Rated)
#46
 Story: "What if Uncle Ben had Lived?"
 Summary: Branch: AF #15
Editor:  Ralph Macchio
Writer:  Peter Gillis
Pencils:  Ron Frenz
Inker:  Sam DeLaRosa
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Aug 1984 : NM ($4.00) : SM Spin-Off App
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