What If...? (1989) #5

Marvel 1989–1998 series Cover date Nov 1989

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

What If...? #5 (1989) is issue #5 of Marvel's What If...? (1989–1998), with a cover date of November 1989. Written by John Rozum and Jim Valentino and drawn by Vince Mielcarek and Jim Valentino.

Creators

Writers: John Rozum, Jim Valentino
Pencillers: Vince Mielcarek, Jim Valentino
Inkers: Chris Ivy, Sam de la Rosa
Colorist: Tom Vincent
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Cover artists: Jim Valentino, Sam de la Rosa

The stories

“Prologue”

“What If Wonder Man Had Not Died? (part 1)”

Wonder Man helps the Avengers and does not "die".

“What If the Vision Had Destroyed the Avengers (part 2)”

With Wonder Man alive, Ultron puts himself into the Vision.

“What If the Incredible Hulk -- Instead of Becoming a Legbreaker in Las Vegas -- Had Become a High School Monitor?”

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.