What If? (Vol. 1)
Title Base: No Spider-Man
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.
What If? (Vol. 1) #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 |
| Reprinted In: | Spider-Man Family (Vol. 2) #3 (Story 3) |
What If? (Vol. 1) #7 (Story 1)
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 |
...(Story 2)
Story: “What if Flash Thompson Became Spider-Man?”
| Editor: | Roy Thomas |
| Writer: | Don Glut |
| Pencils: | Rick Hoberg |
| Inker: | Sam Grainger |
...(Story 3)
Story: “What if Betty Brant Became Spider-Girl?”
| Editor: | Roy Thomas |
| Writer: | Don Glut |
| Pencils: | Rick Hoberg |
| Inker: | Sam Grainger |
...(Story 4)
Story: “What if John Jameson Became Spider-Man?”
| Editor: | Roy Thomas |
| Writer: | Don Glut |
| Pencils: | Rick Hoberg |
| Inker: | Sam Grainger |
What If? (Vol. 1) #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 |
What If? (Vol. 1) #15
Story: “What if Nova had been Four Other People?”
Summary: Peter Parker as Nova (Branch: AF #15)
| Editor: | Roy Thomas |
| Writer: | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencils: | John Buscema |
| Inker: | Joe Sinnott |
What If? (Vol. 1) #17
Story: “What if Ghost Rider, Spider-Woman, and Captain Marvel Had Remained Villains?”
Summary: Spider-Woman Appears
| Editor: | Mark Gruenwald |
| Writer: | Steven Grant |
| Pencils: | Carmine Infantino |
| Inker: | Chic Stone, Frank Springer, Mike Esposito, Pablo Marcos |
What If? (Vol. 1) #19
Story: “What if Spider-Man had Never Become a Crime Fighter?”
Summary: Branch: AF #15
| Editor: | Denny O'Neil, Mark Gruenwald |
| Writer: | Peter Gillis |
| Pencils: | Pat Broderick |
| Inker: | Mike Esposito |
What If? (Vol. 1) #20
Story: “What if the Avengers Fought the Kree-Skrull War Without Rick Jones?”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Editor: | Denny O'Neil, Mark Gruenwald |
| Writer: | Tom DeFalco |
| Inker: | Bruce Patterson |
| Layout: | Alan Kupperberg |
What If? (Vol. 1) #21
Story: “What if the Invisible Girl had Married the Sub Mariner?”
Summary: Spider-Man joins FF
| Editor: | Denny O'Neil, Mark Gruenwald |
| Writer: | Bill Mantlo |
| Pencils: | Gene Colan |
| Inker: | Bob Wiacek |
What If? (Vol. 1) #23 (Story 1)
Story: “What if Hulk's Girlfriend Jarella Had Not Died?”
Summary: No Spider-Man in Main Story
| Editor: | Denny O'Neil, Mark Gruenwald |
| Writer: | Peter Gillis |
| Pencils: | Herb Trimpe |
| Inker: | Mike Esposito |
...(Story 3)
Story: “What if Aunt May Instead of Her Nephew Peter Had Been Bitten By That Radioactive Spider?”
Summary: Aunt May as Spider-Man; Peter Parker Appears
| Writer: | Steve Skeates |
| Artist: | Alan Kupperberg |
What If? (Vol. 1) #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 |
| Add. Art: | Carl Gafford, Joe Albelo, Peter Poplaski, Ron Zalme |
What If? (Vol. 1) #26
Story: “What if Capt. America had been Elected President?”
Summary: Spider-Man cameo
| Editor: | Denny O'Neil |
| Story: | Don Perlin, Roger McKenzie |
| Writer: | Jim Shooter |
| Pencils: | Roger Stern |
| Inker: | John Byrne |
What If? (Vol. 1) #29
Story: “What if the Avengers were the Last Superheroes on Earth?”
Summary: Spider-Man Cameo
| Editor: | Tom DeFalco |
| Writer: | Steven Grant |
| Artist: | Alan Kupperberg, Al Gordon |
What If? (Vol. 1) #30
Story: “What If Spider-Man's Clone Had Survived?”
Summary: Branch: ASM #149
| Editor: | Tom DeFalco |
| Writer: | Bill Flanagan |
| Pencils: | Rich Buckler |
| Inker: | Jim Mooney, Pablo Marcos |
What If? (Vol. 1) #31 (Story 1)
Story: “What if Wolverine had Killed the Hulk?”
Summary: Spider-Man Cameo
| Editor: | Tom DeFalco |
| Writer: | Rick Margopoulos |
| Pencils: | Bob Budiansky |
| Inker: | Mike Esposito |
...(Story 2)
Story: “What If There Was No Fantastic Four?”
Summary: Peter Parker Appears; Spider-Man Cameo
| Editor: | Tom DeFalco |
| Plot: | Bill Mantlo |
| Writer: | Roger Stern |
| Pencils: | Alan Kupperberg |
| Inker: | Frank Giacoia |
What If? (Vol. 1) #34 (Story 1)
Story: “The Difference!!”
Summary: This issue features a combination of 52 stories, vignettes, & gag panels. Spider-Man appears in story #1, 3, 14, 17, 46, & 49 while Aunt May appears in story #39 though the Spidey stories are listed as story #1-4, 6 & 7 and the Aunt May story is listed as story #5 here.
| Writer/Artist: | Fred Hembeck |
...(Story 2)
Story: “What If Everyone Who'd Ever Been an Avenger Remained an Avenger?”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Writer: | Jim Shooter |
| Artist: | Bob Hall, Brett Breeding |
...(Story 3)
Story: “What If Marvel Comics and the National Endowment for the Arts Presented Spidey Intellectual Stories”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Writer: | Roger Stern |
| Artist: | Al Milgrom, Ed Hannigan |
...(Story 4)
Story: “What If All the Super Heroes Who Now Live in New York City Moved to Toledo, Ohio?”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Writer/Artist: | Bob Budiansky |
...(Story 5)
Story: “What If Aunt May Became a Super Hero?”
Summary: Spider-Man's Aunt May Appears
| Writer/Artist: | Mark Gruenwald |
| Artist: | Bob Layton |
...(Story 6)
Story: “What If: Obnoxio the Clown Fought Crime?”
Summary: Obnoxio as Spider-Man
| Writer/Artist: | Alan Kupperberg |
...(Story 7)
Story: “What If Spider-Man Had Married the Black Widow?”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Writer: | Michael Carlin |
| Pencils: | Ron Zalme |
| Inker: | Brett Breeding |
What If? (Vol. 1) #44
Story: “What if Captain America Were Not Revived Until Today?”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Editor: | Ralph Macchio |
| Writer: | Peter B. Gillis |
| Pencils: | Sal Buscema |
| Inker: | Dave Simons |
| Cover Art: | Bill Sienkiewicz |
What If? (Vol. 1) #46
Story: “What if Uncle Ben had Lived?”
Summary: Branch: AF #15
| Editor: | Ralph Macchio |
| Writer: | Peter Gillis |
| Pencils: | Ron Frenz |
| Inker: | Sam DeLaRosa |
Title Base: No Spider-Man