What If Into The Multiverse Omnibus Vol 1

Anything can happen in WHAT IF? - and this is the Omnibus to prove it! Imaginative creators line up to explore alternate possibilities in unexpected ways - featuring amazing, incredible and uncanny variants of all your favorite heroes! Ask yourself the important questions- What if the alien costume possessed Spider-Man? What if the new X-Men died on their first mission? What if the Fantastic Four all had the same power?! Plus- Professor X becomes the Juggernaut, Wolverine is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil kills the Kingpin and the Punisher's family survives! Captain America won't give up the shield, Iron Man loses the Armor Wars and the Vision destroys the Avengers! But when the Timekeepers step in, can the Multiverse survive a cosmic crossover between the many worlds the Watcher has witnessed? Collecting WHAT IF? (1988) #1, WHAT IF? (1989) #1-39 and QUASAR #30.

Complete your collection of the classic series in which Marvel's best and brightest posed the eternal question: What If? The results were action-packed, thought-provoking and often tragic twists on the Marvel Universe you know! How would Peter Parker's life change if Uncle Ben or Gwen Stacy had lived...if his clone had survived...or if Aunt May was bitten by the spider? What if Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny never gained their powers...or there was no Fantastic Four at all? Imagine if the Thing and the Beast continued to mutate, Matt Murdock became an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., or Captain America became President! Phoenix and Elektra don't die...but Yellowjacket and the Invisible Girl do! Dazzler becomes the herald of Galactus, Wolverine kills the Hulk, Iron Man is trapped in the past, Thor meets Conan the Barbarian...and much more! COLLECTING: What If? (1977) 23-47

What if the Marvel Universe was not as you know it? Infinite realities offer infinite possibilities for classic creators to unleash their wildest imaginations -- and ponder: What if Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four? Or Captain America rescued Bucky in World War II? Or Doctor Doom became a hero? The FF get different powers Other people get Spidey's powers Jane Foster finds the hammer of Thor The Avengers assemble in the 1950s Jack Kirby bombards the Marvel Bullpen with cosmic rays, Conan walks the modern day Earth and Doctor Strange becomes a disciple of Dormammu Peter Parker stops the burglar who killed Uncle Ben, the Hulk keeps Bruce Banner's intellect, the Invaders fight on after World War II and the Invisible Girl marries Namor -- plus more thought-provoking tales that make you ask: What If? COLLECTING: What If? (1977) 1-15, 17-22

Continuing the offbeat adventures of the strangest X-team of all! Legendary creator Alan Davis returns to steer Excalibur to new heights of greatness -- and oddness...but the sinister Technet aren't far behind him! As the Captain Britain Corps puts Brian Braddock on trial, the rest of the team must face the fearsome threat of the Anti-Phoenix -- but who has been pulling Excalibur's strings since the very beginning? Rachel Summers takes a journey of discovery, the team expands with strange new members, faces from Captain Britain's past resurface when the Warpies and the RCX return -- and Excalibur fights the future with a trip to the Days of Future Past! COLLECTING: Excalibur (1988) 35-67, Excalibur: Weird War III (1990) 1, Excalibur: The Possession (1991) 1, Excalibur: Air Apparent (1991) 1, Excalibur: XX Crossing (1992) 1, Sensational She-Hulk (1989) 26; material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 75, 110

Head deeper into the Marvel Multiverse with more uncanny adventures that ask the eternal question...What If? Imagine if Galactus came to consume Earth, but the Avengers - not the FF - stood in his way! Or if Spider-Man never lost his four extra arms! Or if the Hulk killed Wolverine! Ponder what might become of Earth if Doctor Doom was its Sorcerer Supreme! Or if Cable destroyed the X-Men! Or if Rogue possessed the power of Thor! And just think how the cosmos would be reshaped if the Silver Surfer wielded the Infinity Gauntlet! In one world, Venom possesses the Punisher - and in another, Frank Castle becomes Captain America! Plus: Logan gets married! Storm remains a thief! Magneto takes over the United States! Barbara Ketch becomes Ghost Rider! Iron Man goes public! And the Kingpin...adopts Daredevil?! Collecting WHAT IF? (1989) #40-75.

Young, idealistic heroes Marvel Boy, Firestar, Nova, Namorita, Speedball and the mysterious Night Thrasher join forces as the New Warriors - determined to fight the kinds of crime other heroes won't touch! But as the naive Warriors dig deeper into a world of gray areas and moral compromises, can they maintain their youthful ideals? And with foes like Terrax, the Juggernaut, Psionex, the Punisher, the Sphinx and more - along with a shocking threat from within - can the New Warriors even stay alive long enough to make a difference in the world? Collecting NEW WARRIORS (1990) #1-26, NEW WARRIORS ANNUAL #1-2 and AVENGERS (1963) #341-342 - plus material from THOR (1966) #411-412, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #7, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #15, X-FACTOR ANNUAL #6, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #26, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #12 and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #8.

Neither wholly plant nor animal, neither entirely self-aware nor totally non-sentient, the creature called the Man-Thing is unique, unchanging and alone - but none who encounter him can ever be the same again. Empathic by nature and drawn to fight evil, his shambling visage inspires fear - and whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch! Whether danger rises from the swamp or the city, the past or the future, outer space or the human soul, the Man-Thing awaits! Collecting ASTONISHING TALES (1970) #12-13, FEAR #11-19, MAN-THING (1974) #1-22, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #1-3, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #197-198, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #68, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #43, MAN-THING (1979) #1-11 and DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #41 - plus material from SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1, FEAR #10, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #4-5, MONSTERS UNLEASHED (1973) #5 and #8-9 and RAMPAGING HULK (1977) #7.

Millennia ago you knew him as the Punisher. Then, Frank Castle made a deal with the devil to become the Ghost Rider. An alliance with Galactus made him cosmic. And a dark bargain with Thanos made him...dead?! Now, Cosmic Ghost Rider has a time-travel plan for vengeance on his former master. But can even Frank kill...baby Thanos?! Cosmic Ghost Rider wreaks havoc in Marvel's past, allies with the Guardians of the Galaxy -- and takes on the Avengers alongside Johnny Blaze! But when Frank's only friend is endangered, it's time to take revenge! COLLECTING: Thanos (2016) 13-18, Thanos Annual (2018) 1, Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) 1-5, Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History (2019) 1-6, Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) 1-6, Avengers (2018) 22-25, Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider (2019) 1-5; material from Thanos Legacy (2018) 1, Wolverine: Black, White & Blood (2020) 3