What If...? V1 (Comic)

What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four?, Spider-Man becomes a member of the FF; Cameos by Killraven, the Squadron Supreme, and Deathlok. Hostess Fruit Pie ad with the Hulk,  Ad for Richochet Racers with Spider-Man and Captain America. Roy Thomas discusses how the title came about.

 What if the Hulk had Always had Bruce Banner's Brain? Hulk retains his intelligence and teams up with Mr. Fantastic and Professor X against Galactus; cameos by the Avengers, Galactus, and the Avengers. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mark Gruenwald. 

What if...the Avengers Had Never Been? starring the Hulk, Iron Man, the Sub-Mariner, Giant-Man, the Wasp, and Thor, The Avengers break up after the Hulk leaves. Hostess Cupcakes ad with Captain America,

What if the Invaders Had Stayed Together After World War Two? starring the Invaders, This story is in continuity and explains the post-1945 Captain America; It features the death of the Spirit of '76 (Cap II) and the introduction of the Patriot as Capt III. Hostess Twinkee ad with Spider-Man, Article by Roy Thomas called Why Not?

What if...Captain America and Bucky had Both Survived World War II?,  Bucky lives in this story based on Avengers #4.

What if the Fantastic Four had Different Super Powers? starring Doctor Doom, The Fantastic Four get alternate powers and become Big-Brain (Reed), Ultra-Woman (Sue), Mandroid (Johnny), Dragonfly (Ben). Hostess Cup Cake ad with Spider-Man

"What If Someone Else Had Become Spider-Man?"  Betty Brant, Flash Thompson, and Col. John Jameson each get bitten by a radioactive spider! On the letters page, editor Roy Thomas lists about 50 possible "What If" stories for the future and asks readers to pick three choices.

Daredevil and Spider-Man team-up against Elektro in "What If the World Knew Daredevil Was Blind?"  Owl appearance. Man-Spider back-up story: "What If the Spider Had Been Bitten By a Radioactive Human?

What If... the Avengers Had Been Formed During the 1950's?, Heroes of the 1950s form their own Avengers team. Comics ad for the Grit newspaper. Hostess Twinkies ad with Thor

What if Jane Foster had Found -- the Hammer of Thor?, Jane Foster finds the Hammer instead of Don Blake and becomes "Thordis." Hostess Fruit Pie ad with Spider-Man

"What If the Fantastic Four Were the Original Marvel Bullpen?" Stan Lee becomes Mr. Fantastic, Sol Brodsky the Human Torch, Jack Kirby the Thing, and Flo Steinberg the Invisible Girl. Co-starring the Sub-Mariner.

What if Rick Jones had Become the Hulk?, Rick Jones pushes Banner in the trench, and becomes the Hulk. Hostess Twinkees ad with Daredevil

What If Conan the Barbarian Walked the Earth Today?,  Conan is transported to the 20th Century. 

What if Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos had Fought World War II in Outer Space, In a reality where technology was move advanced, Fury and his men fight a space war in 1941. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man.

 What if...Someone Else Had Become Nova? framing sequence,Untitled Nova story with the Fantastic Four, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Bob Wiacek; A woman who wants vengeance gets the Nova power. Untitled story starring Nova, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Springer; In a world without heroes, a homeless man gets the power and fends of an invasion. Untitled Nova story, Peter Parker is crippled by the spider bite until he gets the Nova power. Untitled story starring Nova, villain gets the powers. Hostess Fruit Pie ad with the Thing. 

"What If Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, Had Remained Loyal to Fu Manchu?

What if Ghost Rider Spider-Woman and Captain Marvel had Remained Villains?",  Framing splash page; The Watcher introduces the premise. Ghost Rider Part 1 with Son of Satan," When Johnny Blaze sells his soul to the devil so that Crash Simpson beats cancer to make his big stunt, Satan decides to let Crash survive the stunt only to turn Johnny into the Ghost Rider afterwards and drive him to kill Crash with his own newfound powers; Fleeing into the night, Johnny quickly gives into despair and allows the Ghost Rider persona to take over. Part 2 The Spider-Woman with Nick Fury," After accidentally killing Jared during her first mission for Hydra, Arachne falters on her decision to kill Nick Fury in retaliation, but accidentally blasts him anyway when startled by the arrival of Val; Arachne flees back to Hydra HQ hoping to at least learn the secrets of her past, but SHIELD follows her and she's ultimately captured in the raid, along with Count Vermis, whom Arachne is quickly learning is not to be trusted. "Part 3 Captain Marvel with Ronan,"  When Colonel Yon-Rogg activates Sentry #459 to sabotage Captain Mar-Vell's mission on Earth, the violation does not go ignored by the Kree command; Ronan relieves Yon-Rogg of command, but Yon-Rogg refuses to give up without a fight and hijacks a ship to go down to Earth and try to kill Mar-Vell himself. Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Hulk,

 "What If Dr. Strange Had Been a Disciple of Dormammu?", Uatu the Watcher reminds the reader that events can always take a different path: that a distinction as apparently obvious as good and evil may be very slight indeed; Doctor Strange, as established in the main universe, was an arrogant surgeon who cared more for his patients' money than their health; When his ability to operate was robbed from him due to injuries in a car accident, he sought out the Ancient One, who refused to hand him the easy cure he was hoping for; Instead, he let Strange stay at the retreat and witness Baron Mordo's treachery, thus realizing that greater forces were in the world than his own selfish ambitions, and setting his foot on the path that would lead him to becoming Master of the Mystic Arts. "Spider-Man Meets June Jitsui!" ad for Hostess snack cakes.

What If Spider-Man Had Stopped the Burgler Who Killed His Uncle?" Would Spider-Man never have become a crimefighter? Guest starring Daredevil. Cameos by the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the original X-Men.

"What If the Avengers Had Fought the Kree-Skrull War Without Rick Jones?" Guest-starring Captain Marvel. In the classic Avengers (1st series) 97, Rick Jones summoned Marvel's Golden Age heroes to battle Ronan and the Kree! Rick's bold action turned the tide on Hala in the Avengers' favor! But now the Watcher presents an alternate reality in which Rick's mental powers were not available to the Supreme Intelligence! So while Captain Marvel and Earth's Mightiest Heroes battle the Skrulls and their powerful armada, who's going to stop the Kree's invasion of Earth? Some other super-heroes will have to step up! The fate of the universe hangs in the balance! Cameo appearances by the Fantastic Four, Inhumans, original X-Men, Black Panther, Black Widow, Daredevil, Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Spider-Man, Sub-Mariner, Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, and the Silver Surfer. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision.