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List of What If issues

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Source revisionSep 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ2399694 ↗
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The Marvel Comics anthology series What If? tells alternate reality stories outside the mainstream Marvel Universe continuity, which the company sets on what it calls Earth-616. A number of these stories have been set on alternate Earths in the Marvel Comics Multiverse (i.e., multiple universes) for which Marvel has given official numerical designations.

Volume 1 (1977–1984)

What if Spider-Man had joined the Fantastic Four? (based on The Amazing Spider-Man #1)

Reprinted in The Best of What If? Followed by What If? #21. Alternate sequels appeared in What If? vol. 2, #35, and Paradise X. This world was designated Earth-772 in Marvel Encyclopedia: Fantastic Four.

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