Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom is a <a href="/facts/Fiction/p1AY3Xp4">fictional</a> character appearing in <a href="/facts/American_comic_book/RA0DTh5F">American comic books</a> published by <a href="/facts/Marvel_Comics/aze3GojA">Marvel Comics</a>. Created by <a href="/facts/Stan_Lee/4N2b8yQL">Stan Lee</a> and <a href="/facts/Jack_Kirby/R2BS6MWY">Jack Kirby</a>, the character first appeared in <a href="/facts/Fantastic_Four_(comic_book)/D6jPusWD">The Fantastic Four</a> #5 in April 1962, and has since endured as the <a href="/facts/Archenemy/BHrDgquk">archenemy</a> of the superhero team the <a href="/facts/Fantastic_Four/aFzEWgtG">Fantastic Four</a>. Victor von Doom is the <a href="/facts/Monarch/YNmBzgBl">monarch</a> of the fictional European country of <a href="/facts/Latveria/wL9x6cJf">Latveria</a> who uses his mastery of both science and <a href="/facts/Magic_(supernatural)/ttcCLh3A">sorcery</a> in pursuit of his goals to bring order to humanity through <a href="/facts/World_domination/uKxRxb0t">world domination</a>, and prove his intellectual superiority over <a href="/facts/Mister_Fantastic/1p2bbjzX">Mister Fantastic</a>–his old college rival and the leader of the Fantastic Four. Doom blames Mister Fantastic for his disfigurement, and wears a <a href="/facts/Magic_in_fiction/NJXHRX6f">magically</a> forged suit of armor with a metal mask and green hooded cloak to conceal his facial scars.
Regarded as one of the smartest characters in the <a href="/facts/Marvel_Universe/28HVIee8">Marvel Universe</a>, Doom has stolen the abilities of cosmic beings such as the <a href="/facts/Silver_Surfer/3hF08VrG">Silver Surfer</a> and the <a href="/facts/Beyonder/u3oxrDSQ">Beyonder</a> in his lust for power, although his pride and arrogance frequently lead to the failures of his schemes of conquest. While his primary obsession is the Fantastic Four, Doom has also fought other heroes, including <a href="/facts/Spider-Man/7NmsI0l5">Spider-Man</a>, <a href="/facts/Iron_Man/tzonnpAd">Iron Man</a>, <a href="/facts/Doctor_Strange/E71T4ydd">Doctor Strange</a>, <a href="/facts/Black_Panther_(character)/XhRxA9Vj">Black Panther</a>, the <a href="/facts/X-Men/9kTgk0Yy">X-Men</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Avengers_(comics)/P3U6UVba">Avengers</a>.
The character has been adapted in various <a href="/facts/Doctor_Doom_in_other_media/BfRIuqDF">media incarnations</a>, including films, television series, and video games.
<a href="/facts/Joseph_Culp/DatJ7M9M">Joseph Culp</a>, <a href="/facts/Julian_McMahon/c8VK3lt9">Julian McMahon</a>, and <a href="/facts/Toby_Kebbell/s3AUkDbN">Toby Kebbell</a> have portrayed Doom in the <a href="/facts/Fantastic_Four_in_film/yMuNY83h">live-action Fantastic Four films</a>, and <a href="/facts/Robert_Downey_Jr./bQrf0nql">Robert Downey Jr.</a> will play the character in the <a href="/facts/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe/hHxMRNbp">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> (MCU) franchise.

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