What If? Classic: The Complete Collection #1

What If the Hulk Had Always Had Bruce Banner's Brain? explores a world where the Hulk’s intellect is as sharp as his strength, turning him into a strategic force alongside Mr. Fantastic and Professor X in a desperate stand against Galactus. As the battle escalates, the cost of victory proves devastating—powers are lost, and the Thing’s strength surges in a way that threatens to make him as dangerous as the Hulk once was.

What If the Invaders Had Stayed Together After World War Two? explores a fractured legacy when Captain America and Bucky’s apparent deaths fracture the team’s unity. With Hitler dead and the war over, the surviving Invaders face a new world—where a resurrected Spirit of '76 becomes the new Captain America, and a new Bucky emerges, as the team evolves into the All-Winners Squad. But even as they regroup, their mission takes a darker turn when they confront the android Adam II’s deadly scheme to assassinate John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

What if someone else had become the Amazing Spider-Man? In this gripping "What If?" tale, Flash Thompson takes up the mantle as Captain Spider, only to fall in battle against the Vulture. Meanwhile, Betty Brant steps into the spotlight as Spider-Girl, and John Jameson, driven by his father’s pressure, becomes Spider Jameson—each facing their own trials before tragedy strikes. Through these divergent paths, the story explores how the weight of legacy and loss still leads Peter Parker to his destined role as Spider-Man, no matter the detours.