Jumping forward to the summer of 1965 FF #39 (cover-dated June, with Frank Giacoia – as Frank Ray – inking) saw the team stripped of their powers and targeted by an enraged Doctor Doom in ‘A Blind Man Shall Lead Them!’ wherein sightless vigilante Daredevil stepped up and provided their only hope of staying alive.

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But seriously, at this point in his classic career, Doom became the villain that legitimized new heroes in the Marvel Universe. Cage was a cool character but after facing down Doom, the Hero for Hire had major cred with fans. Medieval Times Iron Man #149-150 (1981) by Bob Layton, David Michelinie, and John Romita Jr. So it’s with mixed emotion that Doom realises Wonder Man and a select band of newly liberated Avengers are coming for him, determined to free the world or die…

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Meanwhile, energy being Wonder Man is undergoing a month-long isolation experiment to determine the nature of his abilities. When he exits the chamber, he discovers the entire planet has willingly, joyously accepted Doom as their natural and beloved ruler. Alone and desperate, the last Avenger must devise a method of saving the world from its contented subjugation…

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Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #296-329. Also includes material from Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1988) #10.Marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, a great advocate of tales accessible to new, younger readers as well as the dedicated fan-base, apparently concocted the rather simplistic but engaging saga starring the House of Ideas’ top characters: building his tale around a torrent of unsolicited, inspirational mail from readers, all begging for one huge dust-up between all the heroes and villains…

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Collects Captain America (1998) #25-50 and Captain America Annual 2000-2001. Also includes material from Captain America: The Legend (1996) #1. As Doom is once again supposed dead (and part of Heroes Reborn, see below) and a few issues covers what happens in Earth-616, when the Master was away: In fact, Doctor Doom has been the villainous proving ground for almost every Marvel hero. It’s like a hero isn’t totally legit until they have survived a battle with the armored ruler of Latveria. Marvel Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #8 – The Coming of… Squirrel Girl!, collected in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, vol. 1: Squirrel Power. Experimental try-out title Marvel Super-Heroes #20 (May 1969) awarded the villain his first full-length solo shot in ‘This Man… This Demon!’ Written by Larry Lieber & Roy Thomas, and illustrated by Lieber, Giacoia & Colletta, it restated Doom’s origins and revealed a youthful dalliance with an innocent Romani maid named Valeria. In the now, that failed relationship was exploited by demon alchemist Diablo who claimed to need an ally and partner but truly sought a slave. Doom dealt with the charlatan in typically effective style…Collects Drax the Destroyer (2005) #1-4, Annihilation Prologue (2006), Annihilation: Nova (2006) #1-4, Annihilation: Silver Surfer (2006) #1-4, Annihilation: Super-Skrull (2006) #1-4, Annihilation: Ronan (2006) #1-4, Annihilation (2006) #1-6, Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus (2007) #1-2, and Annihilation: Nova Corps Files (2006). The graphic grimoire continues with a section of Doom pinups from Fantastic Four Annual #1 (1963, by Kirby), Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1(1964, by Ditko), Marvelmania Poster (1970, by Kirby) and Quotations from Chairman Doom 1984 ( F.O.O.M. #4 Winter 1973, by Robert Cosgrove Kirby); Doom’s entry from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985, by Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson, Byrne & Kirby), spoof ads from Marvel 1989: The Year in Review (by Mignola, Gregory Wright) plus a Marvel Masterwork Pin-up by Ron Frenz & Sinnott from Fantastic Four #358. Collects Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2; Super-Villain Team-Up #1-12, #13-14, #16-17; Avengers (1963) #154-156; Champions #16 Collects X-Men (1963) #32-66; Avengers (1963) #66; Ka-Zar (1970) #2-3; Marvel Tales (1964) #30; and Not Brand Echh (1967) #4, 8. Once upon a time, you hadn’t really made it as a Marvel superhero – or villain – until you’d clashed with Doctor Doom. Victor Von Doom is a troubled genius who escaped the oppression heaped on his Romani people via an ultimately catastrophic scholarship to America. Whilst there he succumbed to an intense rivalry with young Reed Richards, even then perhaps the most brilliant man alive.