In which we totally forgot to record a cold open (sorry); a lot of characters die (but not in Earth-616); Vampires may already be in command of America’s atomic arsenal; and we revisit a favorite.

X-PLAINED:

What If vol. 2 #9
What If vol. 2 #24
What If: Magik #1
Rahne Sinclair (moppet stage)
The deaths of the Silver Age and All-New-All-Different X-Men
Fancy television
Sliding-scale ransom
Then Ani-Men, somewhat
The Living LASER, somewhat
An orgy of satiation
Wolverine, Lord of the Vampires
Several highlights of Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose
Vampire nonsense
The Darkhold
The Montessi Formula
Some alligators
August 5
Frank Punisher, Vampire Hunter
What If vol. 2 #37 (briefly)
A kinder alternate history
A singularly beautiful montage
The Soul Staff
Summers family connections
How Wolverine climbs

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517 – Sliding Scale Ransom