Marvel is celebrating What If? this month. Let’s play along…
In case you’ve missed it, Marvel this month is bringing back the late, lamented What If? as a series of one-shots. There are two this week alone, such as What If? Spider-Man #1, which brings in legendary Spider-scribe Gerry Conway to ask — and answer — the eternal question, What If Flash Thompson Became Spider-Man? (You can click here for a fancy SNEAK PEEK.)
Not only that, the House of Ideas is dedicating its wonderful True Believers line of dollar reprints to celebrating both the original series and its late-’80s/’90s revival. (Click here for the complete list of titles you can snag this month.)
So, it seems to be the perfect time for a 13 COVERS gallery. What If? gave writers and artists a lot of creative freedom and the covers really skim off that liberating vibe.
Dig this collection from the original Bronze Age series:
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Kane-Sinnott.jpg)
Gil Kane pencils, Joe Sinnott inks
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Miller.jpg)
Frank Miller
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sink.jpg)
Bill Sienkiewicz
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Broderick-Rubinstein.jpg)
Pat Broderick pencils, Joe Rubinstein inks
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Byrne-Austin.jpg)
John Byrne pencils, Terry Austin inks
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Miller-Janson.jpg)
Miller pencils, Klaus Janson inks
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frenz-Sink.jpg)
Ron Frenz pencils, Sienkiewicz inks
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hoberg.jpg)
Rick Hoberg
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Buckler-Validar-Sinnott.jpg)
Rich Buckler pencils (as Validar), Sinnott inks
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Romita-McLeod.jpg)
Romita pencils, Bob McLeod inks
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Layton.jpg)
Bob Layton
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sink2.jpg)
Sienkiewicz
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Buscema-Sinnott-Romita.jpg)
Pencils probably John Buscema. Sinnott inks. John Romita alterations.
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MORE
— EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Marvel Answers WHAT IF FLASH THOMPSON BECAME SPIDER-MAN? Click here.
— Marvel Releasing a Slew of WHAT IF? Dollar Reprints. Click here.
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Cover images and credits from the speculative Grand Comics Database.
October 2, 2018
Most fascinating for sure. 🙂