What If? Vol 1 27

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 * HeadTitle          = The X-Men Ask: What If Phoenix Had Not Died?
 * Image              = What If? Vol 1 27.jpg
 * Month              = July
 * Year               = 1981


 * Editor-in-Chief    = Jim Shooter
 * CoverArtist1       = Frank Miller


 * Quotation          =
 * Speaker            =


 * StoryTitle1        = What If the Phoenix Had Not Died?
 * Writer1_1          = Mary Jo Duffy
 * Penciler1_1        = Jerry Bingham
 * Inker1_1           = John Stuart
 * Colourist1_1       = Carl Gafford
 * Letterer1_1        = Artie Simek
 * Letterer1_2        = Janice Chiang
 * Editor1_1          = Tom DeFalco
 * Editor1_2          = Mark Gruenwald
 * Synopsis1          = Uatu ponders over the story of the Jean Grey as the Phoenix and recalls her journey alongside the X-Men.  He sees an alternate reality where she did not die during the incursion with the Shi'ar. In this alternate reality, she was reborn again and when the X-Men are called to battle Galactus and Terrax in the Shi'ar galaxy, she unleashes the Phoenix force. She stops Galactus and is thanked by Lilandra for this. She begins to be overwhelmed by the Phoenix force and destroys asteroids and a small star. Upon returning to the X-Mansion, Shadowcat chastises her for destroying another star. Jean again delves into the Dark Phoenix form and destroys Shadowcat. The X-Men try to stop her and she kills Polaris as well. Cyclops tries to stop her and she kills him. This causes her to be engulfed in the Phoneix force and she destroys the Earth.

Featured Characters:
 * Appearing1         =
 * {{a|Phoenix (Jean Grey)}}
 * {{g|The X-Men|All Killed}}
 * {{death|Havok}}
 * {{death|Polaris}}
 * {{death|Storm}}
 * {{death|Cyclops}}
 * {{death|Wolverine}}
 * {{death|Beast}}
 * {{death|Iceman}}
 * {{death|Nightcrawler}}
 * {{death|Colossus}}
 * {{death|Angel}}
 * {{death|Professor X}}
 * {{death|Sprite}}

Supporting Characters:
 * {{a|The Watcher}}
 * {{fb|Firelord}}
 * {{a|Phoenix Force}}
 * Lilandra of the {{flashback|Shi'ar}}
 * Lilandra's {{flashback|Imperial Guard}}
 * {{a|Gladiator}}
 * {{a|Earthquake}}
 * {{a|Starbolt}}
 * {{a|Sybil}}
 * {{a|Hobgoblin}}
 * {{a|Vril-Rokk}}
 * {{a|Manta}}

Villains:
 * Shi'ar Emperor {{fb}}
 * {{fb|Mastermind}}
 * {{a|Galactus}}
 * {{g|Terrax the Tamer (Herald)|Depowered}}

Other Characters:
 * {{a|Sentinels}}
 * The Funeral Minister {{fb}}
 * Reed Richards {{mentioned}}
 * {{a|Aramans}}
 * {{a|The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants}}
 * {{a|Avalanche}}
 * {{a|Pyro}}
 * {{a|Blob}}

Locations:
 * Special Agent Peter Gyrich
 * {{a|Senator Kelly}}
 * {{g|Earth-81727|Reality, Destroyed}}
 * The Shi'ar Galaxy
 * Planet Arama
 * {{a|Sol}} (Solar System) in the Milky Way (Galaxy)
 * {{g|Earth|Destroyed}}
 * {{a|New York State}}
 * {{a|The X-Mansion}}
 * {{a|The Danger Room}}
 * {{g|New York City|Destroyed}}
 * Angel's Cabin, Rocky Mountains, {{a|Colorado}}
 * An unnamed Star

Items: Vehicles:
 * {{a|Cyclops' Visor}}
 * The {{fb|Heart of the Universe}}
 * The Star D'Bari
 * A Fastball Special
 * {{a|Firelord's Staff}}
 * {{a|Terrax's Axe}}
 * A Space Shuttle {{fb}}
 * Lilandra's Imperial Flagship
 * A Quinjet
 * Shi'ar Space-craft
 * {{a|The X-Men's Blackbird}}


 * Writer2_1          = Mark Gruenwald
 * Penciler2_1        = Ron Wilson
 * Inker2_1           = Bruce Patterson
 * Colourist2_1       = Carl Gafford
 * Letterer2_1        = John Morelli
 * Editor2_1          =


 * StoryTitle2        = Kree Encounter!
 * Synopsis2          = Uatu recalls the story of Astron on the planet Uranus. He has found the Kree Sentry #213 destroyed. He goes to speak to his fellow exiled members and tells Uranos to stop the destruction of the Kree weapons. Uranos calls him a coward and says he is building a spaceship to travel back to Earth. Astron tells Uranos he is not leaving Uranus and he is left on the planet. Uranos heads toward Earth as the Kree land on Uranus and realize their Sentry is destroyed. They chase after Uranos' ship and blow it up as it passes Saturn.

Featured Characters:
 * Appearing2         =
 * {{a|Eternals}}
 * {{a|Astron}} {{death}}
 * {{a|Uranos}}
 * Chief Engineer {{1st|Arlok}}
 * {{a|Shastra}}

Supporting Characters:
 * {{a|The Watcher}}
 * The Kree
 * Har-an
 * Ro-Tar
 * Talos

Villains: Other Characters: Locations:
 * Kree Sentry #213
 * {{Mentioned|Skrulls}}
 * {{g|Earth-616|Reality}}
 * {{a|Uranus}}
 * {{a|Saturn}}

Items: Vehicles:
 * A pair of Quantum Bands
 * The Eternals' Spaceship {{g|Destroyed}}
 * Kree Warships


 * Notes              =

Flashbacks

 * Jean Grey's transformation into the Phoenix and the resulting storyline.


 * Trivia             =
 * Recommended        =
 * Uncanny X-Men 141
 * Uncanny X-Men 142

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