Killmonger Staves Off The Age Of Heroes
Heroes like Captain America, Ant-Man, The Wasp, and Captain Marvel were all established on Earth prior to the events featured in the 2010-set Iron Man, but it’s basically been made canon at this point that Tony Stark’s declaration of his superhero identity effectively changed the world. The announcement ushered in a new era that allowed even more superheroes to emerge, and that wave led to the franchise as we know it today. In the universe featured in the new What If, though, that never happens.
