Cover: Giuseppe Camuncoli

What If? Secret Wars #1

Feb 2009 · Marvel · 3.99 USD

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In What If? Secret Wars #1 (2009), Dr. Doom emerges victorious from the Secret Wars, wielding the Beyonder’s godlike powers to reshape Earth into a perfect, orderly realm under his rule. With the Infinity Gems in his grasp and alien empires conquered, his reign draws the wrath of the Celestials—leading to a cosmic clash that sends Earth spiraling into a deadly global winter. Written by Karl Bollers and illustrated by Jorge Molina, with a striking cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli, this alternate take on the Secret Wars explores the cost of absolute control and the fragile hope of renewal.

Contains 2 stories

What If...Dr. Doom Kept the Beyonder's Powers

28 pp · Superhero

FEATURE: Dr. DoomCAMEO FLASHBACK: Werner Von DoomMr. FantasticInvisible WomanHuman TorchThe ThingSpider-ManCyclopsStormWolverineColossusNightcrawlerAngelSilver SurferCaptain AmericaIron ManThorHulkMolecule ManDr. OctopusAbsorbing ManTitaniaKlawWreckerLizardEnchantressBlack PantherNamor, the Sub-MarinerIkarisSersiMakkariThenaSigmarLokiBeta Ray BillSifFandralVolstaggHogunBlack BoltHavokNick FuryBeastDaredevilHerculesScarlet WitchIron FistPower Man [Luke Cage]PolarisBlack Knight [Dane Whitman]Moon KnightDoc SamsonBlack WidowSasquatchDr. StrangeKreeSkrullShi'arTechnarchyBadoonBroodChampionGardenerCynthia Von Doom: CelestialsMephisto

In a world remade by victory, Dr. Doom wields the Beyonder’s godlike power to reshape Earth into a perfect realm under his rule—conquering heroes, seizing the Infinity Gems, and subduing alien empires across the cosmos. But when the Celestials descend to judge his ambition, the planet itself is torn from its orbit, plunging into a merciless winter. With his strength fading, Doom makes a final, desperate choice: to save humanity by restoring Earth’s place in the stars, even as he surrenders his power to become one of them.

What If...The Runaways Became the Young Avengers Part 5

10 pp · Superhero

Runaways [Arsenic [Gert Yorkes]Talk Back [Chase Stein]Sister Grimm [Nico Minoru]Princess Powerful [Molly Hayes]Lucy in the Sky [Karolina Dean]Old Lace]Victor ManchaVictorious (villain)