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Published: November 1989

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What If...? #5

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What If... the Vision Had Destroyed the Avengers
1 page superhero
Characters
  • The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Hawkeye
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • the Scarlet Witch
  • Thor
  • the Vision
  • Wonder Man]
Credits
Prologue
Story 1 2 pages superhero
Characters
  • the Avengers [the Beast
  • the Black Panther
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Giant-Man [Henry Pym]
  • Hawkeye
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Quicksilver
  • the Scarlet Witch
  • Thor
  • the Vision
  • the Wasp] (flashback)
  • Baron Zemo (flashback)
  • Ultron (flashback)
  • the Watcher (story host)
Credits
What If Wonder Man Had Not Died? (part 1)
Story 2 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Wonder Man helps the Avengers and does not "die".

Characters
  • the Avengers [the Black Panther
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Giant Man
  • Hawkeye
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Quicksilver
  • the Scarlet Witch
  • Thor
  • Tigra (flashback)
  • the Vision (flashback)
  • the Wasp
  • Wonder Man]
  • Dr. Doom
  • the Grim Reaper
  • Hercules
  • Magneto
  • the Mandarin
  • the Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo
  • the Enchantress
  • the Executioner] (flashback)
  • Spider-Man (robot)
  • the Swordsman
  • the Watcher (story host)
  • the X-Men [Angel
  • the Beast
  • Cyclops
  • Iceman
  • Marvel Girl]
Credits
Story Notes

The story branches off from The Avengers #9 (October 1964).

What If the Vision Had Destroyed the Avengers (part 2)
Story 3 16 pages superhero
Storyline

With Wonder Man alive, Ultron puts himself into the Vision.

Characters
  • the Avengers [Ant-Man [Henry Pym]
  • the Black Panther
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Hawkeye
  • Henry Pym
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • the Scarlet Witch
  • Thor
  • the Wasp
  • Wonder Man]
  • Ultron (also in the android body of the Vision)
  • the Watcher (story host)
Credits
Story Notes

Based on Avengers #57-58 (October-November 1968).

Story 4 2 pages
Story Notes

Letters on What If? #2.

What If the Incredible Hulk -- Instead of Becoming a Legbreaker in Las Vegas -- Had Become a High School Monitor?
Story 5 1 page humor; superhero
Characters
  • the Hulk
Credits
Story Notes

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