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Comic Description:
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What If? 32 Modern
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9.8
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WHITE
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3725412015
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Owner:
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ottodidact
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During the events of Avengers Vol 1 177, Carina showed Korvac fear as he looked to her for support. In this universe, Carina instead showed no hesitation, giving Korvac the strength to kill the Avengers. He then resurrects them as his pawns, tasking the more powerful members with fighting the cosmic beings assembling against him and the ESPers with monitoring their movements. He seals the universe off from other-dimensional realms to prevent the gods from coming to avenge Thor and Hercules and to keep the likes of Dormammu, Mephisto, and Immortus from interfering in his plans to bring universal order. He then banishes Dr.Strange, Phoenix, and the Silver Surfer from the universe to keep them out of the mix as well.
The Watcher gathers many of the Elders of the Universe and convinces some of them to fight against Korvac, but a couple of them have other ideas. Grandmaster goes to Korvac to propose a contest of champions for his right to power, but Korvac kills him outright, claiming not to play games. The Shaper of Worlds fares better by simply offering his reality-altering powers to serve Korvac's imagination.
Galactus and the Gardener head out in a ship to attack, but Korvac sends the Avengers on a suicide mission to stall them, crashing them on Mars. He directs Captain America to use the stolen Ultimate Nullifier to sacrifice himself destroying Galactus.
As the situation grows more desperate and Master Order grows larger to represent Korvac's growing share of universal control, the Stranger attempts to distract Korvac by hurling the Moon at the Earth while the In-Betweener abducts Carina, hoping she will prove to be Korvac's weakness. However Korvac destroys the Moon and the Stranger, and Carina is revealed to have been switched with the Shaper, giving Korvac the chance to destroy the In-Betweener as well. The Living Tribunal decides to make the sun go nova in order to destroy Korvac along with the Earth, but Korvac's power shields the Earth from fiery annihilation, so the Tribunal gives up and abandons the universe.
Finally, the Watcher confronts Korvac with a starship armada assembled from across the universe, driving him to consume the remainder of Earth's inhabitants for power. He grows to planetary size and threatens the fleet with the Ultimate Nullifier. The Watcher tries to negotiate with him, offering him a remote galaxy where he wouldn't have to be in conflict with anyone, but Korvac is determined to bring order to everything. He expands his mind further still, until he's one with Eternity. As he does, Death, who had been greatly benefiting from Korvac's warpath, comes to rule as Korvac obliterates the universe. (description by marvel.fandom.com)
"What If... the Avengers had become the Pawns of Korvac?" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Plot assist by Peter Sanderson. Art by Mark Gruenwald (layouts) and Greg LaRocque (finishes). See notes for assisting embellishers. Cover by Bob Layton and Joe Rubinstein. At the end of the Korvac Saga in Avengers 177, Michael died in battle vs. Earth's Mightiest Heroes after Carina, the Collector's daughter, did not support him in the waning moments of the fight. But now the Watcher reveals an alternate reality in which she does support Michael (aka Korvac) at the critical point in the battle! Feeling re-energized after Carina's help, Michael slays the remaining avengers and sets his sights on galactic domination! But the most powerful entities in the universe like the Watcher, Galactus, Shaper of Worlds, Grandmaster, Stranger, the In-Betweener, and the Living Tribunal line up against him! So Korvac resurrects a select group of avengers to battle the cosmic heavyweights! All is going according to plan until Michael realizes he simply cannot defeat the entire cosmos without using the infamous ultimate nullifier! Is this the way the universe ends? Cameo appearances by Odin, Zeus, Dr. Strange, Phoenix, and the Silver Surfer. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hercules, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, Moondragon, Starhawk, Thor, Wonder Man, and the Vision. (Notes: Elements of the plot continue in the backup story in What If (1st series) 43. The ten-part Korvac Saga took place in Avengers 167-168 and 170-177. Inking assists by (take a deep breath) Frank Miller, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, Rick Magyar, Jack Abel, Alan Kupperberg, Joe Rubinstein, Vince Colletta, Terry Austin, Alan Weiss, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Layton, Rick Bryant, Bob Wiacek, Al Milgrom, Larry Hama, John Tartaglione, Klaus Janson, Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin, John Romita Sr., Frank Giacoia, Dave Cockrum, Steve Mitchell, Ron Wilson, and Dave Simons. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run: 262,341; average paid circulation: 119,159. This story was reprinted in 2008 in the trade paperback: What If? Classic 5.) 48 pages. Cover price $1.00. (description by mycomicshop.com)
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