What If...?, #6 Newsstand
Published: Mid November 1989
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What If... the X-Men Lost Inferno?
Characters
- Dr. Strange
- Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]
- Wolverine
Credits
- Pencils: Ron Lim
- Inks: Terry Austin
"Fightin' drivin' and shootin' and of course zappin'"
Story Notes
Page 2 The Adventures of Bayou Billy
What If... the X-Men had Lost Inferno?
Storyline
S'ym and the Goblin Queen succeed in sacrificing baby Nathan Christopher, opening a permanent gateway between Earth and Limbo. With even heroes like Wolverine being subverted by demonic influence, Dr. Strange and his small band of rebels try to figure out a way to reclaim their world. Strange awakens Rachel Summers (who has been turned into a store mannequin) and asks her to call the Phoenix Force from space to purge the Earth of demons. When it arrives, the Goblin Queen shows up to try and wrest control of the power from Rachel. The heroes prevail but have to start over on a primeval world.
Characters
- Dr. Strange
- Shaman
- Dakimh
- Daimon Hellstorm [Son of Satan]
- Dr. Druid
- Jennifer Kale
- Margali Szardos
- Thor
- Spider-Man
- She-Hulk
- Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]
- Human Torch
- The Captain [Steve Rogers]
- Phoenix [Rachel Summers]
- Living Tribunal
- S’ym (villain)
- Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain)
- Wolverine (villain)
- Hulk (villain)
- Dr. Doom (villain)
- Mr. Fantastic (villain)
- Baron Mordo (villain)
- Inferno Demons (villains)
- Alicia Masters (cameo)
- Jonathan Storm (cameo)
- Watcher (cameo)
- X-Factor [Cyclops
- Jean Grey
- Beast
- Archangel] (cameo flashback)
- X-Men [Storm
- Colossus
- Longshot
- Dazzler
- Havok
- Polaris
- Rogue] (cameo flashback)
- New Mutants [Cannonball
- Sunspot
- Dani Moonstar
- Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
- Warlock] (cameo flashback)
- Nathan Christopher Summers (cameo flashback)
- N'Astirh (cameo flashback)
Credits
- Script: Danny Fingeroth
- Pencils: Ron Lim
- Inks: Keith Williams
- Colors: Tom Vincent
- Letters: Gary Fields
Story Notes
Based on the Inferno crossover which ran through a number of Marvel comics in 1989; In one of the more disturbing scenes in comics, a demonic Wolverine eats a newborn baby "straight from the delivery room."
Story Notes
Letters on What If? #3. Letters from Tod Preece, Craig Lloyd, Dom Beaudoin, Joe Decker, Robert Kowalski, Jon Trouten, Hurricane Heeran, Shane Hutchinson, Rudy Mangual, David Moran, and Jeff Lewonczyk.
Next Issue...
Characters
- Wolverine
Credits
- Pencils: Rob Liefeld
- Inks: Al Gordon
Story Notes
A preview of next issue's cover at about half-size, with the same pencil work by Rob Liefeld but inked by Al Gordon rather than Scott Williams.
"Summer savin' safari"
Characters
- Captain America
Story Notes
Marvel Comics subscriptions.
"Video games just got easier to order!"
Story Notes
Page 35 Sears Nintendo
"Have a monster of a good time"
Story Notes
Page 36 Dungeon!