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Dr.
                  Doom- --1st appearance: Fantastic Four #5
                  (1962)
                  
                  
 Victor Von
                  Doom, better known to the world as the villainous
                  Dr. Doom, is a major foe of the Fantastic Four.
                  
                  
                  
Victor Von Doom was
                  the son of gypsies in the Eastern European land of
                  Latveria. The evil ruler of Latveria, The Baron,
                  had Doom's mother killed because she was a witch, a
                  fact that Doom's father tried to hide from him as a
                  young boy. After his father is killed by the
                  Baron's men, Doom discovers his mother's occult
                  artifacts and secrets, and swears revenge on the
                  Baron. Doom develops into a headstrong and
                  brilliant man with revenge and retribution on his
                  mind. Victor Von Doom enrolled at Empire State
                  University in New York as a brilliant young
                  European student, where he met the equally
                  brilliant Reed Richards. Doom was expelled for
                  conducting an unsanctioned experiment to contact
                  the Netherworld. An accident during this experiment
                  maimed Von Doom, but he blamed Richards for his
                  injury and his expulsion, vowing revenge. Von Doom
                  travelled the world, seeking mastery of the mystic
                  arts, and was taken in by Tibetan monks, who taught
                  him their secrets.
                  
                  
Creating a suit of
                  high-tech armor for himself, Von Doom adopted the
                  title of Dr. Doom, and set out to exact his twisted
                  version of revenge upon those who he felt had acted
                  against him.
                  
                  
 
                  
                  
 
                  
                  
                  
                  
Dr.
                  Doom fan posing with black-costumed Spider-Man at
                  the 2009 Emerald City
                  Comic-Con.
                  
                  
 
                  
                  
 
                  
                  

               
            
         
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Victor
                           Von Doom Family
                        
                     
                     

                        

                           

                              

                                 

                                    
Werner
                                    Von Doom --Father;
                                    deceased
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
Cynthia
                                    Von Doom --Mother;
                                    deceased
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
Kang,
                                    his counterparts (Immortus, Rama
                                    Tut, etc.), and offspring--
                                    alleged
                                    descendants of Dr.
                                    Doom
                                    
                                    
 
                                    
                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                           
                            
                           
                           
 
                           
                           

                        
                     
                     

                        

                           

                        
                     
                     

                        

                           
 
                           
                           
 
                           
                            
                           
                           

                        
                     
                     

                        

                           
Links
                           and Resources on the Dr.
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Dr.
                                    Doom-Wikipedia
                                    article
                                    
                                    
Fantastic
                                    Four
                                    Movie--See
                                    the TV ad and the movie
                                    trailer.
                                    
                                    
Marvel:
                                    Dr. Doom
                                    --Official
                                    site of Dr. Doom comic books and
                                    related titles, with news and
                                    information about graphic novels
                                    and upcoming issues.
                                    
                                    
Dr.
                                    Doom Appearances
                                    
                                    
Fantastic
                                    Four: The Worlds Greatest Comic
                                    Magazine
                                    --Huge index of Fantastic Four
                                    comic book issues and cover
                                    art.
                                    
                                    
Dr.
                                    Doom--Great
                                    images here, and the animated
                                    image on this page originated
                                    here.
                                    
                                    
 
                                    
                                    
 
                                    
                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
 
                                 
                              
                           
                            
                        
                     
                     

                        

                           
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