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What If (1977 1st Series) comic books 1981, graded by CBCS

  • Item #59722854
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Ron Wilson on 6/24/2022, Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Frank Miller on 10/8/2022. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #23-0B31804-031
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.95) will be charged at checkout.
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    Direct Edition. Cover art by Frank Miller. "What If Phoenix Had Not Died?", script by Jo Duffy, pencils by Jerry Bingham, inks by John Stuart (pages 1-21), Al Milgrom (page 26), and Terry Austin (pages 31, 34); Uatu ponders over the story of the Jean Grey as the Phoenix and recalls her journey alongside the X-Men; He sees an alternate reality where she did not die during the incursion with the Shi'ar; In this alternate reality, she was reborn again and when the X-Men are called to battle Galactus and Terrax in the Shi'ar galaxy, she unleashes the Phoenix force. Based on The X-Men (1963 series) #137. "Kree Encounter!", script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Bruce Patterson; Uatu recalls the story of Astron on the planet Uranus; He has found the Kree Sentry #213 destroyed; He goes to speak to his fellow exiled members and tells Uranos to stop the destruction of the Kree weapons; Uranos calls him a coward and says he is building a spaceship to travel back to Earth; Astron tells Uranos he is not leaving Uranus and he is left on the planet. "Spider-Man Vs. the Human Computer!" ad for Hostess Cup Cakes. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

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    What If (1977 1st Series) 29N CBCS 5.5 SS McLeod

    Paper: Off white to white

    Witnessed Signature: Bob McLeod on 9/19/2021. Newsstand Edition

    Label #21-462D29B-007

    Starts Jun 10

    Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Michael Golden. "What If...the Avengers Were the Last Superheroes on Earth?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns) and Al Gordon (finished art), inks by Al Gordon; The Avengers must defeat all other super-powered beings on Earth; Starring Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Giant Man, and the Wasp. Cameos by Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, the original X-men, Daredevil, Magneto, Electro, Doctor Octopus, Doctor Strange, and other assorted characters! "The Search for the Great Refuge!", script by Peter Gillis, pencils by Ron Wilson (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (figures); How the Eternals helped the Inhumans found the Great Refuge. "What If...Sub-Mariner Never Regained His Memory?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Rick Buckler (breakdowns) and Bob McLeod (finished art), inks by Bob McLeod; The Human Torch never discovers Namor, so on this world the amnesiac Namor becomes a crew member on a ship searching for the fabled entrance to the center of the Earth. "Spider-Man Vs. the Human Computer!" ad for Hostess Cup Cakes. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.