Cover: Rich Buckler & Sam de la Rosa

What If...? #9

Jan 1990 · Marvel · 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

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Contains 3 stories

What If the New X-Men Had Died On Their Very First Mission?

26 pp · Superhero

X-Men [Professor XBeastScarlet WitchQuicksilverNamoritaWolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]Banshee [Theresa RourkeSiryn]Thunderbird [James ProudstarWarpath]]Moira MacTaggert (guest-star)Count Nefaria (villain)Ani-Men (villain) [Ape-ManCat-ManBird-ManFrog-ManDragonfly]Vision (cameo)Crystal (cameo)Edwin Jarvis (cameo)Black Tom Cassidy (cameo)Reverend Craig (cameo)Watcher (cameo)X-Men (cameo, flashback) [CyclopsMarvel Girl [Jean Grey]Angel (cameo, flashback)Iceman (cameo, flashback)Havok (cameo, flashback)Polaris (cameo, flashback)Storm (cameo, flashback)Wolverine (cameo, flashback)Colossus (cameo, flashback)Nightcrawler (cameo, flashback)Thunderbird [John Proudstar] (cameo, flashback)Banshee [Sean Cassidy] (cameo, flashback)Sunfire (cameo, flashback)Krakoa (cameo, flashback)Illyana Rasputin [Magik] (cameo, flashback)

In a world where the original and new X-Men both perished on Krakoa, Professor X retreats into silence—until Beast, desperate to rebuild, calls on Moira MacTaggert to help him reach through the darkness. With Count Nefaria and the Ani-Men seizing Valhalla Base and threatening global chaos, Beast uses Cerebro to assemble a new team of mutants, testing the limits of hope when even the past heroes failed.

What If Black Bolt Talked in His Sleep?!

1 pp · Humor, Superhero

Inhumans [Black BoltMedusaGorgonKarnakTritonQuicksilverCrystalLunaLockjaw]

What If the Thing's Body Kept Mutating?

1 pp · Humor, Superhero

The Thing