Doctor Doom Reading Order, 1982-1991: The Doom/Kristoff War

Doctor Doom has faced challenges to his throne in the past, but now his biggest challenge will come in the unexpected form of… himself?

In the event of his own demise, Doom prepares a stand-in who will, for all intents and purposes, become ‘Doctor Doom’ – even with their own memories and personality overwritten by Doom’s. Thus ensuring Victor von Doom will always sit upon the throne of Latveria. The problem comes when Doom is believed to be dead and soon finds himself having to move a successor who believes Vic to be the impostor!

As if his own death and rebirth and the loss of his throne weren’t enough to keep the metal-fisted monarch occupied, Doctor Doom is transported to Battleworld, attains ultimate power (again!) and joins the Prime Movers – a group of super-villains intent on killing all costumed heroes.

Doom shares this reading order with Kristoff Vernard who is also Doom for this period. Doom will go solo again in the next entry…

Return to our CHARACTER READING ORDER INDEX for more chronological guides!

I’d like to thank the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators, the Marvel Chronology Project, the Marvel Database and the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe for their invaluable assistance.

Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔ are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.

Chronology: Every appearance of Doctor Doom from this period is included in chronological order, laying out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.

Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.

Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!

Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:

• Micronauts #41
• Fantastic Four #246-247
• Marvel Two-in-One #96
• Fantastic Four #258  
• Doctor Strange (1974) #57
• Fantastic Four #259-260
• Secret Wars (1984) #1-3
• Thor #383
• Secret Wars (1984) #4-12
• 1985 (2008) #1
• Fantastic Four #268
• Fantastic Four #274
• Fantastic Four #278-279
• Secret Wars II #7
• Fantastic Four #287-288
• Fantastic Four #293
• Cloak and Dagger (1985) #10
• Marvel Age Annual #2
• Fantastic Four #300  
• Fantastic Four #304 (1987)
• Fantastic Four Versus the X-Men #2-4
• X-Factor Annual #4 [2/4]
• Fantastic Four #305
• Fantastic Four Annual #20
• Fantastic Four #311-312
• West Coast Avengers #35
• Damage Control (1989) #2
• Fantastic Four Annual #21 [2/3]
• Fantastic Four #318-319
• Silver Surfer (1987) #16
• Incredible Hulk #349
• Fantastic Four #320
• Incredible Hulk #350
• X-23 (2005) #3
• Marvel Fanfare #44
• Marvel Comics Presents #48 [4/4]
• Iron Man #249-250
• Thor #409 [1/2]
• Thor #410 [1/2]
• Spectacular Spider-Man #158
• Punisher (1987) #29
• Web of Spider-Man #59
• Amazing Spider-Man #327
• Avengers #311
• Captain America #365 [1/2]
• Captain America #366 [1/2]
• Fantastic Four #336
• Spectacular Spider-Man #159
• Web of Spider-Man #60
• Daredevil #275 (1989)
• Wolverine (1988) #19
• Power Pack #53
• Cloak and Dagger (1988) #9
• Avengers #312
• Punisher (1987) #29
• Spectacular Spider-Man #160
• Web of Spider-Man #61
• Punisher War Journal (1988) #12-13
• Avengers #313
• Cloak and Dagger (1988) #12-13
• Fantastic Four Annual #23 [2/3]
• Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular (1990) #1 [9/11]
• Alpha Flight #90-91
• Excalibur #37-39
• Avengers #331-333
• Fantastic Four #350, 352
• Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1-4
• Marvel Super-Heroes Special #8 [2/3]
• The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #2
• Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #32 [1/2]
• The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #3
• Silver Surfer #54
• The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #4
• Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #33-34
• The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #5
• Silver Surfer #59
• The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #6
• Fantastic Four #358 [2/2]
• Amazing Spider-Man #349-350

Doctor Doom‘s reading order begins:

• 1962-1981: World Domination

Must Reads	Title, Issue Number & Synopsis	Crossover
✔	Micronauts #41 (1982) Fantastic Four #246-247 (1982) The Micronauts head into the tiny town of Liddleville held in the Latverian Embassy where Doctor Doom is trapped in the tiny robot body of Vincent Vaughn; Doom’s new face is melted in the conflict; Doombots restore Doom to his true body; Doom and the Fantastic Four return to Latveria where the country’s current ruler Zorba Fortunov holds the throne with an iron fist; a young Latverian boy named Kristoff Vernard loses his mother to one of Zorba’s robots; Doom kills Zorba and takes Kristoff as his ward. 1st appearance: Kristoff Vernard	TOO MANY DOOMS
✔	Fantastic Four #258 (pp.1-7) (1983) Doom shows Kristoff Vernard how to run a country.	THE TRIAL OF REED RICHARDS
	Marvel Two-in-One #96 (1983) Doctor Doom cameo; Doom turns down the opportunity to attack the hospitalised Thing as he recovers from this fight with Champion (though he uses the distraction of the other attacking villains to his advantage).	CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE
✔	Fantastic Four #258 (pp.8-17) (1983) Doom foils an attempt on his life, terrifies Kristoff Vernard and steals Terrax the Tamer (now the depowered Tyros) from hospital.	THE TRIAL OF REED RICHARDS
	Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 (pp.13-14) (2010) The Intelligencia discuss the loss of Egghead as MODOK joins their ranks.	FALL OF THE HULKS
	Doctor Strange #57 (1983) Doctor Doom cameo; Doom considers a meeting with Doctor Strange to make use of his magical abilities.	THE MONTESI FORMULA
✔	Fantastic Four #258 (pp.17-21) (1983) Fantastic Four #259-260 (1983) Doctor Doom restores much of Terrax’s cosmic abilities and pits him against the Fantastic Four; Doom’s plan backfires when the Silver Surfer obliterates Terrax, and Doom’s body is caught in the crossfire leaving only a burned out mask; passer by Norman McArthur reacts strangely to these events. 1st appearance: Norman McArthur	THE TRIAL OF REED RICHARDS
	Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 (p.15-16) (2010) A Doombot appears to be filling in for Doom, following his demise, as the Intelligencia begin a plot to obtain Vibranium.	FALL OF THE HULKS

Must Reads	Title, Issue Number & Synopsis	Crossover
✔	Secret Wars #1-2 (1984) Having somehow been restored to life, Doctor Doom takes leadership of the band of villains transported to Battleworld by the Beyonder to fight Earth’s greatest heroes. 1st appearance: Beyonder, Battleworld	SECRET WARS
	She-Hulk #10 (2005) Flashback: Doctor Doom recruits and empowers Volcana and Titania.
✔	Secret Wars #3 (1984) Doom fails to recruit Magneto; Volcana and Titania are added to the villains’ ranks. 1st appearance: Titania/Mary MacPherran, Volcana/Marsha Rosenberg	SECRET WARS
	Thor #383 (1987) Flashback: Doctor Doom tries to convince Thor to join the villains on Battleworld.
✔	Secret Wars #4-11 (1984-1985) Secret Wars #12 (pp.1-28) (1985) Doom allies with Klaw and claims the Beyonder’s power for himself; Doom’s omnipotence appears to bring out a more benevolent side to him until he slays the heroes for refusing to side with him against the Beyonder; the heroes are resurrected and battle Doom. 1st appearance: Alien Costume/Symbiote/Klyntar (unnamed), Spider-Woman/Julia Carpenter, Zsaji	SECRET WARS
✔	Secret Wars #12 (pp.29-32) (1985) / Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #4 (pp.12-16)(2015) Captain America (with Deadpool, apparently) faces Doctor Doom directly.	SECRET WARS
✔	Secret Wars #12 (pp.29-32) (1985) The Beyonder reclaims his power and makes Doom vanish. 1st appearance: Omnivore (unnamed)	SECRET WARS
	1985 #1 (2008) Doombots continue to operate on Earth.
✔	Fantastic Four #268 (1984) No Doctor Doom appearance; someone remotely activates Doctor Doom’s mask, making it attack the Fantastic Four until Mister Fantastic blocks the signal (though it’s unclear if the signal came from Kristoff Vernard or ‘Norman McArthur’).
	Beauty and the Beast #1-4 (1984-1985) Either Kristoff Vernard or a Doombot receives blackmail letters at Castle Doom from someone claiming to be Doctor Doom’s son; ‘Doom’ travels to Hollywood to confront Alexander Flynn. 1st appearance: Gladiators (Alexander Flynn, Horns/Jon Morse, ‘Hugo Longride’/Doombot, Ralph Novak, Max Rocker, Snaketongue/Terra Poole, Ivich Williamson), Howlers (Barker/Terry Hightower, Bouncer/Skottie Hightower, Byter/Buford Hightower) Link/Lorne Lincoln, Underground Mutant Theatre	UNDERGROUND MUTANT THEATRE
✔	Fantastic Four #274 (1985) / Amazing Spider-Man #261 (1985) Operating behind the scenes, Kristoff Vernard sends a probe into the Baxter Building which scouts the area and frees the captive Symbiote.	MONSTER MASH
✔	Fantastic Four #278-279 (1985) Doombots have imprinted the memories of Doctor Doom over the mind of young Kristoff Vernard and given him armour that makes him appear to be an adult Doom; fully believing himself to be the true Doctor Doom, Kristoff rips the Fantastic Four’s Baxter Building headquarters from its foundations, hurls it into space and detonates it; the Fantastic Four use their powers to survive and return to Earth, heading to Latveria where She-Hulk tears the boy Kristoff out of his armour. New identity: Kristoff Vernard as Doctor Doom	DOOMSDAY PLUS ONE
	Secret Wars II #7 (1985) Doctor Doom (more likely a Doombot) appears among the villains summoned by Mephisto to attack the Beyonder.	SECRET WARS II
✔	Fantastic Four #287 (1986) The Invincible Man captures the Invisible Woman and the Wasp and unmasks as Norman McArthur with the mind of the real Doctor Doom. New identity: Doctor Doom/Victor von Doom/’Norman McArthur’ as the Invincible Man
✔	Fantastic Four #288 (1986) Doom used his mind-transference ability (learned from the alien Ovoids) to move his consciousness into Norman McArthur’s body before his own was destroyed in the explosion that killed Terrax; Doctor Doom summons the Beyonder who recreates Doom’s original body and sends him back in time to the ‘Secret Wars’; the Beyonder then plucks Doom from the moments following his ultimate defeat on Battleworld, bringing him into the present.	SECRET WARS II
	Fantastic Four #293 (1986) Kristoff Vernard cameo; after weeks of study, Mister Fantastic still can’t find a way to restore the mind of young Kristoff Vernard; the boy’s memories have been completely replaced with Doctor Doom’s and he truly believes himself to be the real Doom.

Must Reads	Title, Synopsis & First Appearances	Event/Crossover
	Cloak and Dagger #10 (1987) Doctor Doom creates a device that will remove humanity’s control of nuclear power and grant it to him; passing through Latveria, Cloak & Dagger put a stop to Doom’s plans.	LOST AND FOUND
	Marvel Age Annual #2 [17/19] (1986) Doctor Doom observes the Fantastic Four and warns Baron Zemo not to interfere with them as part of his plot to destroy the Avengers.	UNDER SIEGE
	Fantastic Four #300 (1987) Doctor Doom cameo; acknowledging the wedding of the Human Torch and ‘Alicia Masters’, Doom calls a temporary truce with his long-term enemies.
✔	Fantastic Four #304 (1987) Fantastic Four #305 (pp.1-17) (1987) At Four Freedoms Plaza, Kristoff is being held in a padded room where a series of psychological experts have been trying to free him of his Doom persona; Quicksilver is held in an adjacent cell; Kristoff tries to convince Quicksilver to help free him.	ALL IN THE FAMILY
✔	Fantastic Four Versus the X-Men #2-4 (1987) Doctor Doom attempts to outdo Mister Fantastic by curing Shadowcat when she’s stuck in her phased state; Doom’s actions lead to a clash between the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, but they’re ultimately able to save Shadowcat’s life before she phases away completely.
✔	X-Factor Annual #4 [2/4] (1989) Doom invites Magneto to Latveria to test him as a potential ally or possible threat.
✔	Fantastic Four #305 (pp.18-22) (1987) Fantastic Four Annual #20 (1987) Doctor Doom kidnaps Franklin Richards in an attempt to use his mutant powers against Mephisto and free his mother’s soul from the Mephisto’s realm; Kristoff escapes Four Freedoms Plaza and regains his adult-size Doom armour along with an army of Doombots; Kristoff ruins Doom’s plans to resurrect his mother which the Doombots perceived as failure – something Doom never admits to; accepting Kristoff as the true Doctor Doom, the Doombots attack the real Doom who is forced to escape; Kristoff then takes the throne of Latveria, initiating war between the two Dooms.	ALL IN THE FAMILY
✔	Fantastic Four #311 (1988) The Fantastic Four’s newest member Ms Marvel (Sharon Ventura) has been mutated into a Thing-like form by cosmic rays, with the Thing himself having been mutated even further; Doom offers to cure Ms Marvel if she agrees to betray the Fantastic Four, but she rejects him; Doom seeks an alliance with the Black Panther in his plan to reclaim the Latverian throne from Kristoff.
✔	Fantastic Four #312 (1988) Seeking sanctuary in America, Doctor Doom soon comes under attack from Kristoff’s forces; the Fantastic Four and X-Factor come to Doom’s aid.	THE FALL OF THE MUTANTS
✔	West Coast Avengers #35 (1988) Kristoff (now in child-sized armour) discovers the West Coast Avengers in Latveria and takes them prisoner; Quicksilver approaches Doom and realises he’s Kristoff Vernard; Kristoff humiliates Quicksilver who’s rescued by the escaping Avengers.	WEST COAST AVENGERS DISASSEMBLE!
	Damage Control #2 (1989) Damage Control charge Doctor Doom for the cost of repairs to New York City.	DAMAGE CONTROL

Must Reads	Title, Synopsis & First Appearances	Event/Crossover
✔	Fantastic Four Annual #21 [2/3] (1988) Seeking revenge after recent run-in with Kristoff, Quicksilver contacts Doctor Doom with news that could give him the means of deposing the false Doom; Quicksilver also informs him of the Fantastic Four’s mission to locate the Beyonder.	SECRET WARS III WEST COAST AVENGERS DISASSEMBLE!
✔	Fantastic Four #318 (1988) Fantastic Four #319 (pp.1-7) (1988) Doctor Doom convinces the Fantastic Four to allow him to join them on their quest to locate the Beyonder’s universe.	SECRET WARS III
	Silver Surfer #16 (1988) Doctor Doom cameo; on their travels, Doom and the Fantastic Four briefly cross paths with Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman and the Silver Surfer.	I DIE LIKE THE STARS
✔	Fantastic Four #319 (pp.7-22) (1988) The FF and Doom locate the Beyonder’s universe and discover the Beyonder is still alive; Doom tries to convince the Beyonder to restore his lost memories, giving him the means of defeating Kristoff and reclaiming Latveria; Kubik convinces the Beyonder and the Molecule Man that they are parts of a whole, leading them to merge and become a new Cosmic Cube; Doom uses the Cube to restore his lost memories. New identity: Beyonder & Molecule Man/Owen Reece as a Cosmic Cube	SECRET WARS III
✔	Incredible Hulk #349 (1988) Fantastic Four #320 (1988) Incredible Hulk #350 (1988) Doctor Doom recruits the Hulk as an ally in his war with Kristoff; to test this grey incarnation of the Hulk, Doom pits him against the mutated Thing.	PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE FALL
	X-23 #3 (2005) Doctor Doom cameo; the Facility offer X-23‘s services as an assassin to Doctor Doom and other major villains.
✔	Marvel Fanfare #44 (1989) Doctor Doom pits his technology against Tony Stark‘s, leading to a tussle with Iron Man.
	Marvel Comics Presents #48 [4/4] (1990) Doctor Doom continues to defend Latveria’s countryside from attackers, briefly allying with Storm of the X-Men to defend it.
✔	Iron Man #249-250 (1989) Mystical artefacts appear before Iron Man and Doctor Doom; Doom attempts to claim Iron Man’s artefacts and the pair soon find themselves transported to the year 2093 (on Earth-8912); Doom and Iron Man encounter future incarnations of Arthur Pendragon and Merlin who pit them against that world’s Iron Man (Andros Stark) and Doctor Doom to save Camelot; Merlin returns the duo to their own time, removing their memories of their experiences. 1st appearance: Earth-8912 Note: These issues are labeled on the cover as tie-ins to ‘Acts of Vengeance’, but they don’t tie into that event at all.
✔	Thor #409 [1/2] (1989) Thor #410 [1/2] (1989) Doctor Doom steals Mjolnir to use its power to reclaim Latveria; Thor ruins his plans when he takes his hammer back; Doom is recruited by a mysterious stranger to join the Prime Movers.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
	Spectacular Spider-Man #158 (1989) Doctor Doom cameo; Doom gathers alongside the Prime Movers while the Trapster is despatched to kill Spider-Man.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE THE COSMIC SPIDEY SAGA
✔	Punisher #29 (pp.1-14) (1989) The Kingpin challenges Doctor Doom to despatch the Punisher.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
✔	Web of Spider-Man #59 (1989) Doom pits Titania against Spider-Man, using her to gather data on the web-slinger’s new cosmic powers.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE THE COSMIC SPIDEY SAGA

Must Reads	Title, Synopsis & First Appearances	Event/Crossover
	Amazing Spider-Man #327 (1989) Doctor Doom cameo; Doom is concerned that Magneto’s interest in Spider-Man’s new abilities conflicts with his own.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE THE COSMIC SPIDEY SAGA
✔	Punisher #28 (pp.5-12) (1989) Avengers #311 (1989) Doctor Doom’s first attempt on the Punisher’s life fails; Doom sends robots to destroy Avengers Island.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
	Captain America #365 [1/2] (1989) Captain America #366 [1/2] (1960) Fantastic Four #336 (1990) Doctor Doom appears among the Prime Movers while the Red Skull makes his own plans; Doom reveals he was behind the third-rate villains attacks on the Fantastic Four in Washington as he’d never allow anyone other than himself to destroy them.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
	Spectacular Spider-Man #159 (1989) Web of Spider-Man #60 (1989) Doctor Doom continues his plan to lay claim to the source of Spider-Man’s new cosmic powers by observing the other attacks on him; the Wizard and the Kingpin’s attempts to kill Spider-Man by employing the Brothers Grimm and Goliath both end in failure.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE THE COSMIC SPIDEY SAGA
	Daredevil #275 (1989) Wolverine #19 (1989) Doctor Doom cameos; as part of his wager with the Kingpin, Doctor Doom pits Ultron against Daredevil; Doom is seen among the Prime Movers when the Kingpin returns to their ranks.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
✔	Punisher #28 (pp.13-22) (1989) Punisher #29 (pp.1-13) (1990) The Punisher travels to Latveria to gain something as leverage to force Doom to leave him alone, only to end up encountering Kristoff who has no idea who he is; the Punisher steals a portrait from Kristoff.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
	Power Pack #53 (1990) Cloak and Dagger #9 (1989) Flashbacks: Doctor Doom uses Typhoid Mary to try and split Power Pack apart; Doom’s Assembly of Evil are defeated by the Avengers and Cloak & Dagger.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
✔	Avengers #312 (1989) Punisher #29 (pp.14-22) (1990) Freedom Force attack the Avengers while there’s in-fighting among the Prime Movers; the Punisher uses the stolen painting of Doom’s parents to convince him to leave him alone, momentarily ending the wager between Doom and the Kingpin.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
✔	Spectacular Spider-Man #160 (1990) Web of Spider-Man #61 (1990) The Kingpin and the ‘Lackey’ confront Doom over his apparent obsession with Spider-Man; Doom uses the TESS-One robot to gather enough information to steal Spider-Man’s cosmic power, but the Lackey sabotages Doom’s efforts.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE THE COSMIC SPIDEY SAGA
✔	Punisher War Journal #12-13 (1989-1990) Avengers #313 (1990) Doctor Doom and the Kingpin renew their wager as Bushwacker is sent to kill the Punisher; the Punisher narrowly survives and costs the Kingpin by upsetting his operations; the friction between the Prime Movers escalates as the Red Skull shoots ‘Doctor Doom’ who turns out to be a Doombot, leaving them to wonder if they’d been dealing with a robot the entire time.	ACTS OF VENGEANCE
	Cloak and Dagger #12-13 (1990) Doctor Doom agrees to give Mister Jip a book of arcane knowledge in exchange for the now-blinded hero Dagger; Cloak’s rescue mission leads to Jip restoring Dagger’s sight; Rebecca Nales kills Jip before he can complete his deal with Doom who gets to keep his book.
✔	Fantastic Four Annual #23 [2/3] (1990) Doctor Doom observes Volcana, believing she may carry some of the Molecule Man’s power that he may be able to take from her.
	Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular #1 [9/11] (1990) The Impossible Man‘s kids invade Latveria, messing with Kristoff.
✔	Alpha Flight #90-91 (1990) Kristoff Vernard’s plans to arrange an assassination attempt on himself and gain sympathy and allies against Doctor Doom; the plot is uncovered by Alpha Flight, though it appears this was a counter-ruse created by Doom himself who plans to make his final move to reclaim Latveria.
	Excalibur #37-39 (1991) Doctor Doom approaches Excalibur, asking them for use of the Soulsword to enter Limbo and obtain Prometheum to use as an inexhaustible energy source for his people; the Prometheum’s removal will cause Limbo to cease to exist and destroy England, so Excalibur and the West Coast Avengers oppose him.

Must Reads	Title, Synopsis & First Appearances	Event/Crossover
	Avengers #331 (1991) Doctor Doom cameo; Doom observes the Avengers, planning on somehow utilising their means of interdimensional travel.	STARTING LINE-UP
	Avengers #332-333 (1991) Doctor Doom gains control of the new Avengers Mansion while the team celebrate its return; learning the Avengers solely rely on Thor’s hammer for extra-dimensional travel, he abandons his plan.
✔	Fantastic Four #350, 352 (1991) Doctor Doom invades Latveria, attacks Kristoff and reclaims the throne by uttering a key word and showing Kristoff his true face; Ms Marvel (Sharon Ventura, aka She-Thing) finally relents and accepts Doom’s offer of a cure for her appearance; Mister Fantastic and Doom fight over who’ll cure her, which leads to them both battling through time and attracting the attention of the Time Variance Authority (TVA); Doom is blasted by one of the TVA’s Minutemen and left for dead while the FF are arrested; when they depart, Doom emerges alive, revealing it was Kristoff who took the bullet.
	Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1-4 (2008) Flashbacks: Doctor Doom reconfigures his Time-Cube and asks Iron Man to accompany him on a mission to Mephisto’s realm to save his mother’s soul; the mission instead sends them both hurtling through time on an experience that is erased from both their memories.
	Marvel Super-Heroes Special #8 [2/3] (1991) Doctor Doom faces an embarrassing defeat when he encounters Squirrel Girl. 1st appearance: Squirrel Girl/Doreen Green, Monkey Joe
✔	The Infinity Gauntlet #2 (1991) Doctor Doom allies himself with Doctor Strange, the Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock who stand ready to oppose Thanos after he wipes out 50% of life in the universe.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
	Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #32 [1/2] (1991) Doctor Doom cameo; Doom shows little interest when Doctor Strange shows concern for the whereabouts of his wife, Clea.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
✔	The Infinity Gauntlet #3 (pp.1-12) (1991) Doctor Doom is among the ranks of costumed adventurers preparing to take on Thanos.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
	Silver Surfer #54 (1991) Doctor Doom cameo; the heroes prepare to battle Thanos.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
✔	The Infinity Gauntlet #3 (pp.13-41) (1991) The Infinity Gauntlet #4 (pp.1-3) (1991) Doctor Doom joins the other heroes when they take the fight directly to Thanos and assault his shrine to Death.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
	Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #33 (1991) Doctor Doom cameo; Thanos puts the heroes’ assault on hold using the Time Gem.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
✔	The Infinity Gauntlet #4 (pp.4-23) (1991) As the battle resumes, Thor momentarily fells Thanos, but Doctor Doom gets in the way of a final blow when he attempts to take the Infinity Gauntlet for himself; Doom is roasted alive by Thanos, though he survives and plans on taking another shot at claiming the Gauntlet while stuck in his armour.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
	Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #34 (1991) Doom’s body is magically retrieved by Doctor Strange, Clea and Doctor Druid; they take Doom to the Monks of Doom who originally created his armour and battle a shadow form of Doom before restore him to consciousness.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
✔	The Infinity Gauntlet #5 (pp.31-32) / Silver Surfer #59 (pp.1-3) (1991) After Nebula claims the Infinity Gauntlet, the Silver Surfer and Thanos are brought back to Earth; Doctor Strange summons Doom and the other rescued heroes to separate the Surfer and Thanos when they tussle in Strange’s home.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
	Silver Surfer #59 (pp.4-22) (1991) Doctor Doom suggests the Silver Surfer and Thanos have a duel on a magical battlefield in order to put their differences aside, so they can fight as allies against Nebula.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
✔	The Infinity Gauntlet #5 (pp.32-40) (1991) Doctor Doom is among the handful of heroes who face Nebula.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
	The Infinity Gauntlet #6 (1991) Doctor Doom cameo; Nebula undoes Thanos’ erasing of 50% of the universe’s population; Doom is returned to Latveria as if nothing happened.	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
✔	Fantastic Four #358 [2/2] (1991) The Editor creates a version of Doctor Doom’s reclamation of the Latverian throne to suit Doom’s version of history.
✔	Amazing Spider-Man #349-350 (1991) Spider-Man apprehends the Black Fox; Doctor Doom seeks out the Black Fox when he steals a diamond called the Dragon’s Egg; Doom allies with him and Spidey against the Arcane Order of the Night when they attempt to gain control of a carnivorous swarm of insects.

Due to the time-travel element surrounding Doctor Doom‘s death and rebirth, here’s how those events play out chronologically from Doom’s perspective (minus all the flashback sequences)…

Must Reads	Title, Synopsis & First Appearances	Event/Crossover
✔	Fantastic Four #259-260 (1983) Doctor Doom pits Terrax against the Fantastic Four; Doom’s plan backfires when the Silver Surfer obliterates Terrax, with Doom’s body caught in the crossfire leaving only a burned out mask; Doom transfers his consciousness into passer by Norman McArthur.	THE TRIAL OF REED RICHARDS
✔	Fantastic Four #287 (1986) Fantastic Four #288 (pp.1-21) (1986) While inhabiting McArthur’s body, Doom takes the Invincible Man identity, captures the Fantastic Four and the Wasp and tries to prove he is the real Doom; the Beyonder restores Doom by recreating his original body and sends him back in time to the moment he was assembled alongside the villains heading to Battleworld.	SECRET WARS II
✔	Secret Wars #1-12 (1984-1985) Doom takes leadership of the band of villains transported to Battleworld to fight Earth’s greatest heroes; Doom claims the Beyonder’s power for himself, but is ultimately defeated by Earth’s heroes and an enraged Beyonder.	SECRET WARS
✔	Fantastic Four #288 (p.22) (1986) The Beyonder returns Doom to the present day, following his defeat on Battleworld.	SECRET WARS II

Doctor Doom’s chronology will continue:

• 1992-2007: Master of Counter-Earth

Notable alternate universe versions of Doctor Doom from this era:

Must-Read	Title, Issue Number & Synopsis	Crossover
	Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1985) Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #6 [1/2] (1985) Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #17 [2/2] (1987) Marvel Tales #216 [2/2] (1988) Marvel Tales #217 [2/2] (1988) Marvel Tales #236 [2/2] (1990) Earth-8311: The anthropomorphic Ducktor Doom, ruler of Quackvaria, clashes Spider-Ham and the Fantastic Fur; Ducktor Doom leads the world’s villains as they battle it out against Spider-Ham, the X-Bugs and other heroes on an alien world; Ducktor Doom tries to steal the cosmic powers of Captain Zooniverse from Spider-Ham.
✔	Marvel Graphic Novel #27 – Avengers: Emperor Doom (1987) On an alternate Earth, Doctor Doom uses the Purple Man‘s abilities to successfully control the planet until he’s defeated by the Avengers; many consider this story to be part of Earth-616 continuity, but it doesn’t sit anywhere comfortably due to multiple continuity issues; I consider it an alternate universe tale.

Must-Read	Title, Issue Number & Synopsis	Crossover
	What If? #22 [1/3] (1990) Earth-9011: The Fantastic Four face Doctor Doom without having gained superpowers; the powerless Reed Richards helps save Doom’s mother from Mephisto‘s realm.
	Marvel Tales #237 [2/2] (1990) Earth-905237: Spider-Ham of Earth-8311 and Howard the Duck of Earth-47920 emerge in an alternate Ducktor Doom’s Earth when the Whoatcher of that reality accidentally releases a cosmic burp; when the two anthropomorphic heroes are returned home, Ducktor Doom of Earth-905237 is accidentally sent to Earth-8311 with Spider-Ham.
	What If? #30 [1/2] (1991) Earth-91111: The Invisible Girl‘s second baby doesn’t die in childbirth; Suzy Richards turns out to be a succubus; Franklin Richards turns to Doctor Doom for help in casting Suzy into the Negative Zone.

Collected Edition Title	Collecting…
Doctor Doom: The Book of Doom Omnibus	Amazing Spider-Man #5 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14 Astonishing Tales #1-3, 6-8 [part] Books of Doom #1-6 Champions #16 Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment Fantastic Four (1961) #5-6, 39-40, 236 [part], 246-247, 258, 278-279, 350, 352, 358 [part] Fantastic Four (1998) #67-70 Fantastic Four (2003) #500 Fantastic Four Annual #2 Fantastic Four Special #1 Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2 Iron Man #149-150 Marvel Double-Shot #2 [part] Marvel Graphic Novel #27: Emperor Doom Marvel Super-Heroes #20 Secret Wars #10-12 Sub-Mariner #20 Super-Villain Team-Up #13-14 Uncanny X-Men #145-147
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars Secret Wars	Secret Wars #1-12
Secret Wars Omnibus	Secret Wars #1-12 She-Hulk #10 Thor #383 What If #4, 114
Fantastic Four vs the X-Men	Fantastic Four Versus the X-Men #1-4

Collected Edition Title	Including…
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus vol.1	Fantastic Four #246-247, 258-260
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne vol.2	Fantastic Four #246-247
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne vol.4	Fantastic Four #258-260
Secret Wars Battleworld Box Set	Fantastic Four #288, 318-319 Secret Wars #1-12 Secret Wars II #7 She-Hulk #10 Thor #383
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus vol.2	Fantastic Four #268, 274, 278-279, 287-288, 293
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne vol.5	Fantastic Four #268, 274
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne vol.6	Fantastic Four #278-279, 287-288
Secret Wars II Omnibus	Fantastic Four #288, 318-319 Secret Wars II #7
Cloak and Dagger: Lost and Found Cloak and Dagger Omnibus vol.1	Cloak and Dagger #10
Fantastic Four Epic Collection: All in the Family (vol.17)	Fantastic Four #304-305, 300 Fantastic Four Annual #20 Fantastic Four Versus the X-Men #2-4
Marvel Universe by Chris Claremont X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus X-Men vs Avengers/Fantastic Four	Fantastic Four Versus the X-Men #2-4
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus vol.2	X-Factor Annual #4
Fantastic Four Epic Collection vol.18: The More Things Change (vol.18)	Fantastic Four #311-312, 318-320 Fantastic Four Annual #21 Incredible Hulk #350
Avengers: West Coast Avengers Omnibus vol.2 Avengers West Coast Epic Collection: Vision Quest (vol.4)	West Coast Avengers #35
Iron Man Epic Collection: Return of the Ghost (vol.14)	Marvel Fanfare #44
Iron Man Epic Collection vol.15: Doom (vol.15) Iron Man vs Doctor Doom	Iron Man #249-250
Thor Epic Collection: In Mortal Flesh (vol.17)	Thor #409-410
Acts of Vengeance Omnibus	Amazing Spider-Man #327 Avengers #311-313 Captain America #365-366 Cloak and Dagger #9 Fantastic Four #336 Spectacular Spider-Man #158-160 Web of Spider-Man #59-61
Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus	Daredevil #275 Power Pack #53 Punisher #28-29 Punisher War Journal #12-13 Wolverine #19
Acts of Vengeance: Avengers	Avengers #311-313 Captain America #365-366 Cloak and Dagger #9
Acts of Vengeance: Marvel Universe	Daredevil #275 Fantastic Four #336 Power Pack #53 Punisher #28-29 Punisher War Journal #12-13
Acts of Vengeance: Spider-Man and the X-Men	Amazing Spider-Man #327 Spectacular Spider-Man #158-160 Web of Spider-Man #59-61 Wolverine #19
Avengers by John Byrne Omnibus	Avengers #311-313
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Cosmic Adventures (vol.20) Spider-Man: The Cosmic Adventures	Amazing Spider-Man #327 Spectacular Spider-Man #158-160 Web of Spider-Man #59-61
Cloak and Dagger Omnibus vol.2	Cloak and Dagger #9, 12-13
Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The New Fantastic Four (vol.21) Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonson vol.3	Fantastic Four #350, 352

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