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The term "'''what if?'''", also stylised as "'''what if...'''", is a term coined by [[Marvel Comics]] for their series of alternate continuity comics {{w|What If? (comics)|of the same name}}. The term has since been adopted for usage of speculative fiction of alternate histories,<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/what_if What if on Wiktionary]</ref> and has even made its way into official usage by writers of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction; both the short story ''[[Father Time: "Set Visit" (short story)|Father Time: "Set Visit"]]'' (set in an alternate version of the real world) and the fiction piece ''[[What If? (feature)|What If?]]'' in [[DWM 255]] (set in a universe where the [[Eighth Doctor (What If?)|Eighth Doctor]] was portrayed by [[Richard Griffiths]]). | The term "'''what if?'''", also stylised as "'''what if...'''", is a term coined by [[Marvel Comics]] for their series of alternate continuity comics {{w|What If? (comics)|of the same name}}. The term has since been adopted for usage of speculative fiction of alternate histories,<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/what_if What if on Wiktionary]</ref> and has even made its way into official usage by writers of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction; both the short story ''[[Father Time: "Set Visit" (short story)|Father Time: "Set Visit"]]'' (set in an alternate version of the real world) and the fiction piece ''[[What If? (feature)|What If?]]'' in [[DWM 255]] (set in a universe where the [[Eighth Doctor (What If?)|Eighth Doctor]] was portrayed by [[Richard Griffiths]]). | ||
The term "what if" is directly comparable with "[[unbound]]", a term derived from [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' audio drama series. | |||
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