What If...?, #12 Direct

Published: April 1990

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What If...? #12

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Storm
  • Thor (as a frog)
Credits
What If the X-Men Had Stayed in Asgard?
Story 1 28 pages superhero
Storyline

Nine members of the X-Men and New Mutants decide to stay in Asgard when their companions are returned to Earth. They begin new lives which involve them in the politics of Asgard. When Hela, Karnilla and Loki make a move to take over the realm, the mutants band with the Asgardians to stop them. When the battle concludes, Thor makes Storm ruler of the golden realm and returns to Earth and the Avengers. Cannonball becomes king of the dwarves. Nightcrawler becomes a member of the Warriors Three when Fandral leaves to marry Rogue. Dani becomes the ruler of Hel. Rahne becomes queen of the wolves.

Characters
  • X-Men [Storm
  • Rogue
  • Nightcrawler]
  • New Mutants [Cannonball
  • Sunspot
  • Magik [Illyana Rasputin]
  • Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
  • Cypher [Doug Ramsey]]
  • Asgardians [Loki
  • Hela
  • Karnilla
  • Volstagg
  • Hogun
  • Fandral
  • Thor
  • Balder
  • Hildy
  • Eitri
  • Wolf Prince]
  • Watcher
  • Cyclops (cameo)
  • Wolverine (cameo)
  • Colossus (cameo)
  • Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (cameo)
  • Kitty Pryde (cameo)
  • Karma (cameo)
  • Warlock (cameo)
  • Magma (cameo)
  • Iceman (cameo)
  • Beast (cameo)
  • Angel (cameo)
  • Jean Grey (cameo)
  • Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo)
  • Namor, the Sub-Mariner (cameo)
  • She-Hulk (cameo)
Story Notes

Based on X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series) #9 and New Mutants Special Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #1.