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Issue Details

Issue #31
Published February 1982
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 52
Editing Tom DeFalco; Mark Gruenwald (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "What If Wolverine Had Killed the Hulk?"

Characters the Hulk; Wolverine
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Budiansky (signed)
Inks Bob Wiacek (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page Scottie; Crackerjack advertisement "A Crackerjack Story"

Characters Scottie
Genre children; sports
Notes Inside front cover. Comics ad for the Crackerjack snack from Borden. Baseball story.

20 page Wolverine story "What If Wolverine Had Killed the Hulk?"

Characters the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; the Scarlet Witch; Thor; the Vision; the Wasp]; Betty Ross; the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [the Blob; Lorelei; Magneto; Mastermind; Unus; Wolverine]; Daredevil; Edwin Jarvis; the Fantastic Four [the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; the Thing]; General Thunderbolt Ross; the Hulk; James MacDonald Hudson; Jean-Paul; Sentinels; Spider-Man; the Watcher; Wendigo; the X-Men [Angel; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl; Professor X]
Synopsis Wolverine kills the Hulk and joins Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
Genre superhero
Script Rich Margopoulos
Pencils Bob Budiansky
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Karin Nemri
Notes Based on The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974).
Reprinted in For Fans Only (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #8 (1995) [Italy]

1 page Dungeons & Dragons advertisement A "Dungeons & Dragons" Adventure!

Characters Grimslade; Indel; Saren; Valerius
Genre fantasy
Pencils Bill Willingham
Inks Bill Willingham
Letters Bill Willingham?
Notes Comics ad for the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game from TSR Hobbies, Inc.. Willingham credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.

18 page The Fantastic Four story "...What If There Was No Fantastic Four?"

Characters Alicia Masters; Bruce Banner; the Fantastic Three [the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]; General Thunderbolt Ross; the Puppet Master; Spider-Man; the Thing; Thor [Don Blake]; Tony Stark; the Watcher
Synopsis The Thing never joins the team which has repercussions throughout the Marvel Universe.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Mantlo (plot); Roger Stern (script)
Pencils Alan Kupperberg
Inks Frank Giacoia
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Rick Parker
Notes Credits read: Based on a plot by Bill Mantlo.

1 page letters page "Why Not?"

Script various
Letters typeset
Notes Letters on What If? #25.

1 page Daredevil; Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement "Daredevil's Longest Fight!"

Characters Baby Face Johnny; Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Chic Stone?
Inks Chic Stone?
Letters Irving Watanabe
Notes Comics ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from Continental Baking Company. Credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.