ah what could have been welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 craziest
Marvel what-if stories for this list
will be ranking the wackiest strangest
most outlandish or extreme scenarios
brought forth on the Marvel what-if
series of comics think you know the
caped crusader click here to take the
new Batman trivia quiz on watchmojo.com
it’s pretty hard but get it right and
you could win a collectible box from
culture fly loaded with exclusive Batman
toys accessories and apparel click here
or follow the link in the description
this fan favorite series has been going
strong since the late 70s and there’s a
ton of material to go through here but
we’re going to single out the stories
which still make us scratch our heads
and go huh
number 10 what if Iron Man sold out in
what if Iron Man sold out we see an
alternate universe where Tony Stark
doesn’t keep his technology from falling
into the wrong hands instead of selling
his patent for big bucks to both
villains and heroes alike this results
in some pretty heavy repercussions with
baddies like Doctor Doom utilizing the
tech to destroy his arch rivals the
Fantastic Four
while Ultra powered sentinels annihilate
mutants all across the globe a final
battle between Earth’s surviving heroes
and Magneto does result in stark turning
a corner however threatening to use an
overload from his armor to usher in a
new Dark Age in a desperate gamble to
restore the balance set into upheaval by
his greed number 9 what if the Punisher
became Captain America it may be
difficult for many comic fans to imagine
a Marvel Universe without Captain
America but what if it became necessary
for another to take up the mantle this
question is posed in what if issue 51
when Steve Rogers is seriously wounded
while battling his nemesis the red skull
Rogers is forced to choose someone new
to continue his work with the new
Captain America turning out to be none
other than Frank Castle aka The Punisher
after nearly killing hammerhead Frank
goes back to his old digs but a fight
and subsequent heart-to-heart with
Rogers eventually turns Castle around to
approach his new position with pride
number 8 what if no one was watching The
Watcher and now for something completely
different the next entry on our list
departs a bit from the heavy duty
storylines of our first two picks with a
short and corny bit of humor the 34th
issue of what-if was actually chock-full
of brief comedy strips with titles like
what if dr. doom was a pediatrician
what if ant-man
a picnic and what if ghostrider fell
asleep perhaps the most bizarre of them
all was the issues cover what if no one
was watching the watcher where the
punchline is simply that watu decides to
play dress up like Marilyn Monroe in an
homage to the actresses iconic role in
the 7-year itch okay
number seven
what if Wolverine was Lord of the
vampires all right it’s time for
something truly badass to cleanse our
palette from that last bit of
foolishness
what if Wolverine was Lord of the
vampires is an intriguing and violent
story which begins with storm as a
victim of Dracula’s bite infiltrating
the x-men and turning them one by one
into the undead Wolverines healing
factor enables him to resist the curse
however leading to a scenario where he
tracks down Dracula and kills him thus
becoming the new Lord of vampires this
doesn’t end well for anyone in wolfies
path including Doctor Strange who was
killed but manages to possess the body
of Frank Castle in one final attempt to
stop Wolverines reign of terror number 6
the Incredible Hulk the man the monster
what if issue number 91 explores the
subject of domestic abuse by changing
the incredible Hulk’s origin story to
represent a split personality which is
both physical and emotional here the
gamma explosion creates the Hulk is a
kindly energy force while Bruce Banner
is left to exemplify the spirit of rage
within his marriage to Betty Ross Bruce
is cruel and abusive to Betty showcasing
an ugliness so out of character for the
usually mild-mannered Banner and earns a
spot on our list for being too
outlandish and different to ignore
number 5 what if danger became Ultron’s
bride the Danger Room has served as the
x-men’s training ground for years the
place where new recruits learn the ropes
and old pros polish and hone their
skills Joss Whedon’s run on the
astonishing x-men saw danger become
sentient
with this one of story presenting a
truly chilling alternate reality where
Machine marries machine here danger and
Ultron decide to interface together even
spawning a Miss shape and sentinel baby
before setting their sights on Charles
Xavier and the x-men if the idea of
surrendering to our robot overlords
keeps you up at night and maybe you’d
better read this one with the lights on
number 4
what if Aunt May had been bitten by the
radioactive spider
if death and taxes are two certainties
in real life then Uncle Ben’s death has
to be one of Marvel Comics carved in
stone truths right well anything goes in
the pages of what if what if nth may
have been bitten by a radioactive spider
C’s been sleeping away safe and sound
because Peter Parker never becomes
spider-man instead it’s may who performs
the superhero duties here with Parker
and nebbish teen with nary a trace of
the confidence he would display as New
York’s friendly neighborhood spider-man
if you like this then check out what if
someone else besides Peter Parker had
been bitten by the radioactive spider
for more alt words spider hero fun
number three what if spider-man vs.
Wolverine this one-off issue of what if
presents an alternate universe version
of spider-man one where he’s trained by
the KGB as a blackops assassin the issue
follows a story where Spidey followed
Wolverine to Russia and ends up
accidentally killing one of Logan’s
friends after which he went home an
emotional wreck here however Spidey
stays put studying under an assassin
called Nebo and honing his already
impressive abilities to lethal sharpness
what follows is a mercenary life but one
where Spidey and Logan also do a lot of
good for mutant kind along the way the
trade-off however is a Spider Man now
trained to kill with web-shooters and
pistols alike number two what if the
original Marvel bullpen had become the
Fantastic Four and what can only be
described as a true exercise in the
surreal what if the original Marvel
bullpen had become the Fantastic Four
presents the folks behind the scenes at
Marvel as the company’s flagship
superheroes yep
Stanley Jack Kirby Sol Brodsky and Flo
Steinberg take on the powers of mr.
fantastic the thing Human Torch and
Invisible Girl respectively and team-up
with Namor the Submariner to stop a
scroll invasion if all of this sounds
more than a bit silly that’s because it
is but the issue is definitely bonkers
enough to work on a humorous level just
keep your expectations low and have a
good time with it
number one what if Iron Man was trapped
in the time of King Arthur this
double-sized issue of what if not only
presented an alternate timeline version
of Dazzler as Galactus is Herald but
also showcased a weird Iron Man story
titled what if Iron Man was trapped in
King Arthur’s time now tales of time
travel are nothing new within the
superhero realm but this story takes a
plot line which was explored in Iron Man
number 150 and strands Tony Stark in the
land of Camelot here Iron Man becomes
one of King Arthur’s loyal knights of
the round table even takes over for
Arthur when the king is slain leaving
all of his future deeds undone within
the greater Marvel Universe do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 craziest
Marvel what-if stories for this list
will be ranking the wackiest strangest
most outlandish or extreme scenarios
brought forth on the Marvel what-if
series of comics think you know the
caped crusader click here to take the
new Batman trivia quiz on watchmojo.com
it’s pretty hard but get it right and
you could win a collectible box from
culture fly loaded with exclusive Batman
toys accessories and apparel click here
or follow the link in the description
this fan favorite series has been going
strong since the late 70s and there’s a
ton of material to go through here but
we’re going to single out the stories
which still make us scratch our heads
and go huh
number 10 what if Iron Man sold out in
what if Iron Man sold out we see an
alternate universe where Tony Stark
doesn’t keep his technology from falling
into the wrong hands instead of selling
his patent for big bucks to both
villains and heroes alike this results
in some pretty heavy repercussions with
baddies like Doctor Doom utilizing the
tech to destroy his arch rivals the
Fantastic Four
while Ultra powered sentinels annihilate
mutants all across the globe a final
battle between Earth’s surviving heroes
and Magneto does result in stark turning
a corner however threatening to use an
overload from his armor to usher in a
new Dark Age in a desperate gamble to
restore the balance set into upheaval by
his greed number 9 what if the Punisher
became Captain America it may be
difficult for many comic fans to imagine
a Marvel Universe without Captain
America but what if it became necessary
for another to take up the mantle this
question is posed in what if issue 51
when Steve Rogers is seriously wounded
while battling his nemesis the red skull
Rogers is forced to choose someone new
to continue his work with the new
Captain America turning out to be none
other than Frank Castle aka The Punisher
after nearly killing hammerhead Frank
goes back to his old digs but a fight
and subsequent heart-to-heart with
Rogers eventually turns Castle around to
approach his new position with pride
number 8 what if no one was watching The
Watcher and now for something completely
different the next entry on our list
departs a bit from the heavy duty
storylines of our first two picks with a
short and corny bit of humor the 34th
issue of what-if was actually chock-full
of brief comedy strips with titles like
what if dr. doom was a pediatrician
what if ant-man
a picnic and what if ghostrider fell
asleep perhaps the most bizarre of them
all was the issues cover what if no one
was watching the watcher where the
punchline is simply that watu decides to
play dress up like Marilyn Monroe in an
homage to the actresses iconic role in
the 7-year itch okay
number seven
what if Wolverine was Lord of the
vampires all right it’s time for
something truly badass to cleanse our
palette from that last bit of
foolishness
what if Wolverine was Lord of the
vampires is an intriguing and violent
story which begins with storm as a
victim of Dracula’s bite infiltrating
the x-men and turning them one by one
into the undead Wolverines healing
factor enables him to resist the curse
however leading to a scenario where he
tracks down Dracula and kills him thus
becoming the new Lord of vampires this
doesn’t end well for anyone in wolfies
path including Doctor Strange who was
killed but manages to possess the body
of Frank Castle in one final attempt to
stop Wolverines reign of terror number 6
the Incredible Hulk the man the monster
what if issue number 91 explores the
subject of domestic abuse by changing
the incredible Hulk’s origin story to
represent a split personality which is
both physical and emotional here the
gamma explosion creates the Hulk is a
kindly energy force while Bruce Banner
is left to exemplify the spirit of rage
within his marriage to Betty Ross Bruce
is cruel and abusive to Betty showcasing
an ugliness so out of character for the
usually mild-mannered Banner and earns a
spot on our list for being too
outlandish and different to ignore
number 5 what if danger became Ultron’s
bride the Danger Room has served as the
x-men’s training ground for years the
place where new recruits learn the ropes
and old pros polish and hone their
skills Joss Whedon’s run on the
astonishing x-men saw danger become
sentient
with this one of story presenting a
truly chilling alternate reality where
Machine marries machine here danger and
Ultron decide to interface together even
spawning a Miss shape and sentinel baby
before setting their sights on Charles
Xavier and the x-men if the idea of
surrendering to our robot overlords
keeps you up at night and maybe you’d
better read this one with the lights on
number 4
what if Aunt May had been bitten by the
radioactive spider
if death and taxes are two certainties
in real life then Uncle Ben’s death has
to be one of Marvel Comics carved in
stone truths right well anything goes in
the pages of what if what if nth may
have been bitten by a radioactive spider
C’s been sleeping away safe and sound
because Peter Parker never becomes
spider-man instead it’s may who performs
the superhero duties here with Parker
and nebbish teen with nary a trace of
the confidence he would display as New
York’s friendly neighborhood spider-man
if you like this then check out what if
someone else besides Peter Parker had
been bitten by the radioactive spider
for more alt words spider hero fun
number three what if spider-man vs.
Wolverine this one-off issue of what if
presents an alternate universe version
of spider-man one where he’s trained by
the KGB as a blackops assassin the issue
follows a story where Spidey followed
Wolverine to Russia and ends up
accidentally killing one of Logan’s
friends after which he went home an
emotional wreck here however Spidey
stays put studying under an assassin
called Nebo and honing his already
impressive abilities to lethal sharpness
what follows is a mercenary life but one
where Spidey and Logan also do a lot of
good for mutant kind along the way the
trade-off however is a Spider Man now
trained to kill with web-shooters and
pistols alike number two what if the
original Marvel bullpen had become the
Fantastic Four and what can only be
described as a true exercise in the
surreal what if the original Marvel
bullpen had become the Fantastic Four
presents the folks behind the scenes at
Marvel as the company’s flagship
superheroes yep
Stanley Jack Kirby Sol Brodsky and Flo
Steinberg take on the powers of mr.
fantastic the thing Human Torch and
Invisible Girl respectively and team-up
with Namor the Submariner to stop a
scroll invasion if all of this sounds
more than a bit silly that’s because it
is but the issue is definitely bonkers
enough to work on a humorous level just
keep your expectations low and have a
good time with it
number one what if Iron Man was trapped
in the time of King Arthur this
double-sized issue of what if not only
presented an alternate timeline version
of Dazzler as Galactus is Herald but
also showcased a weird Iron Man story
titled what if Iron Man was trapped in
King Arthur’s time now tales of time
travel are nothing new within the
superhero realm but this story takes a
plot line which was explored in Iron Man
number 150 and strands Tony Stark in the
land of Camelot here Iron Man becomes
one of King Arthur’s loyal knights of
the round table even takes over for
Arthur when the king is slain leaving
all of his future deeds undone within
the greater Marvel Universe do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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