Latveria had been conquered by Prince Zorba, an arrogant and cruel ruler who had politically crushed all the progress Latveria has made under Doom. You see, under Doom, everyone eats, everyone works, and everyone praises Doom, but Zorba was a selfish leader who put his own needs first and this displeased Doom. Collected in Savage Avengers Vol. 5: The Defilement of All Things by the Cannibal-Sorcerer Kulan Gath

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Fantastic Four #6, #10, #16-17, collected in Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine

The entire line-up consists of: Fantastic Four #5-6, 39-40, 236, 246-247, 258, 278-279, 350, 352, 358, Fantastic Four Annual #2, Amazing Spider-Man #5, Marvel Super-Heroes #20, Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2, Super-Villain Team-Up #13-14, Champions #16, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14, Uncanny X-Men #145-147, Iron Man #149-150, Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #10-12, Marvel Graphic Novel: Emperor Doom, Marvel Graphic Novel: Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment, Fantastic Four (1998) #67-70, 500, Fantastic Four Special (2005) #1, Books of Doom #1-6, and Doom stories from Astonishing Tales #1-3, 6-8, and Marvel Double-Shot #2. When Fantastic Four#57 came out, the Silver Surfer was new to the Marvel universe. The Surfer was recently trapped on Earth as punishment after he betrayed his master Galactus and saved humanity from the Devourer of World’s appetite, and he was forbidden to soar the spaceways. With the Surfer at his most vulnerable point, he received an invitation to visit Latveria.

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Thankfully, what follows in this collection may be some of the character’s best stories, rendered in full. First, the Emperor Doom graphic novel by David Michelinie, Mark Gruenwald, Jim Shooter, and Bob Hall has Victor finally get what he always wanted: rule over Earth. Whenever we see Latveria, it’s usually depicted as a place where Doom rules absolutely but where his people largely live well and in peace. Which is to say: seeing Doom “rule the world!” has more bite than with the average supervillain, whose version of “ruling” the planet is nearly indistinguishable from destroying it. So, once Doom’s won, once he’s become Emperor of the World, surprisingly it’s not all that bad! The world is at peace! I won’t spoil what it is that dethrones Doom, but I’ll say it results in one of the most compelling examinations of Victor von Doom’s character that Marvel’s ever published. Speaking of which, the absolute best examination of Doom follows suit: Roger Stern and Mike Mignola’s Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment graphic novel, which I previously described as “not just one of the best stories ever told for Doctor Strange but the definitive Doctor Doom and Mephisto stories, period.” This is where the thread of Victor’s origin is finally pulled on: when he was a child, the soul of his witch mother was imprisoned by Mephisto, and he’s tried to open a window into the Hell dimension ever since (in fact, a failed experiment to do exactly that was what scarred his face in the first place.) And now, so many years later, Doom finds a way to do so, with the help of Doctor Strange…without having to beg, of course. Triumph and Torment graphic novel by Roger Stern and Mike Mignola, inked and colored by Mark Badger. Collects Heroes Reborn (1996) 1/2, Captain America (1996) #1-12, Avengers (1996) #1-12, Fantastic Four (1996) #1-12, Iron Man (1996) #1-12, material from Incredible Hulk (1968) #450.The metal-shod maniac profited from Marvel’s first big expansion and won his own solo-series ( Astonishing Tales #1-8). It began with ‘Unto You is Born… the Doomsman!’ (July-August 1970) wherein Thomas & Wally Wood depicted the master manipulator’s daily struggle to maintain iron control over the Ruritanian kingdom of Latveria: building a super-robot to crush an incipient rebellion led by ousted Crown Prince Rudolfo and his mysterious sponsor. First of all, it’s awesome that Doctor Doom used another villain’s powers better than that villain ever did. Secondly, many aspects of life on planet Earth were better thanks to Doom. Sadly, that whole “no free will” thing rankled some freedom fighters that escaped Killgrave’s control (most notably the Avenger known as Wonder Man) and they were able to break Doom’s control, but the message of Emperor Doom remained: that Doctor Doom was such a profound genius that if he ever succeeded in gaining control of society, in many ways, the lives of humanity would be better. 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. Books of Doom presented the origin of the not so good Doctor as expanded upon by the writer who created the Winter Soldier, Ed Brubaker. This book built upon the intense Lee and Kirby origin and repositioned Marvel’s greatest villain for a new century.