What If...?, #9 Newsstand
Published: January 1990
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What If the X-Men Died on their First Mission?
What If the New X-Men Had Died On Their Very First Mission?
Storyline
When both the old and new X-Men teams die on the island of Krakoa, Beast calls in Moira MacTaggert to try and pull Professor X out of his funk. Xavier refuses to have anything further to do with mentoring a heroic team, even after Count Nefaria and the Ani-Men take over Valhalla Base and hold the world ransom. Beast uses Cerebro to put together a new gang of mutants and, with the defeat of Nefaria, Xavier comes around and decides to continue with the X-Men.
Characters
- X-Men [Professor X
- Beast
- Scarlet Witch
- Quicksilver
- Namorita
- Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
- Banshee [Theresa Rourke
- Siryn]
- Thunderbird [James Proudstar
- Warpath]]
- Moira MacTaggert (guest-star)
- Count Nefaria (villain)
- Ani-Men (villain) [Ape-Man
- Cat-Man
- Bird-Man
- Frog-Man
- Dragonfly]
- Vision (cameo)
- Crystal (cameo)
- Edwin Jarvis (cameo)
- Black Tom Cassidy (cameo)
- Reverend Craig (cameo)
- Watcher (cameo)
- X-Men (cameo, flashback) [Cyclops
- Marvel 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)
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Rich Buckler
- Inks: Sam de la Rosa
- Colors: Evelyn Stein
- Letters: Phil Felix
Story Notes
Based on Giant Size X-Men (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 and The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #94 and 95.
What If Black Bolt Talked in His Sleep?!
Characters
- Inhumans [Black Bolt
- Medusa
- Gorgon
- Karnak
- Triton
- Quicksilver
- Crystal
- Luna
- Lockjaw]
Credits
- Script: John Lewandowski
- Pencils: Vince Mielcarek
- Inks: Chris Ivy
- Colors: Evelyn Stein
- Letters: Brad K. Joyce
What If the Thing's Body Kept Mutating?
Featuring Thing
Characters
- The Thing
Credits
- Script: Gary Fields
- Pencils: Gary Fields
- Inks: Joe Sinnott
- Colors: Gary Fields
- Letters: Gary Fields