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Fantastic Four (1961)
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) Annual #2
A special double-sized issue! Double the action! Double the terror! Doctor Doom has the Fantastic Four right where he wants them. Will the FF be able to stand against their menace? Also featuring the twisted back story of Doctor Doom, the Fantastic Four's cruelest nemesis to date.
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49 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 1964
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Stan Lee
7,561 books2,350 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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September 5, 2022
My Marvelous Year Three: 1964 pt. 2!
The misogyny is strong with this one.
Read for the history of Dr. Doom and some bonkers marvel science.
The misogyny is strong with this one.
Read for the history of Dr. Doom and some bonkers marvel science.
January 7, 2025
4.5
mediocre doctor doom lore
mediocre doctor doom lore
January 1, 2020
FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2 (The Origin of Doctor Doom)
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby create an effective character study of a comic book villain, creating two stories that contrast past and future in a way that provides a fully comprehensive arc of that character's life.
The first story recounts the origin of Doctor Doom; Lee briliantly uses the present as a framing device, opening the story with the knowledge that Victor Von Doom will eventually look like a masked steel skeleton. The suspense of the story then becomes seeing him gradually look more and more like the figure at the beginning of the story, which we know he will eventually become.
The second story foreshadows the destiny of Doctor Doom; the arrival of the Time Traveller Rama-Tut allows certain details about Doom's future to be revealed, which create a nice arc between the first and second story; the arc progresses from a character's past, to their present, to their future.
What's even more interesting is how certain detail from the first story become integral to the second one, even further tying the two stories together. Thus, this nice duology creates an effective metaphor for how time destroys all things.
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby create an effective character study of a comic book villain, creating two stories that contrast past and future in a way that provides a fully comprehensive arc of that character's life.
The first story recounts the origin of Doctor Doom; Lee briliantly uses the present as a framing device, opening the story with the knowledge that Victor Von Doom will eventually look like a masked steel skeleton. The suspense of the story then becomes seeing him gradually look more and more like the figure at the beginning of the story, which we know he will eventually become.
The second story foreshadows the destiny of Doctor Doom; the arrival of the Time Traveller Rama-Tut allows certain details about Doom's future to be revealed, which create a nice arc between the first and second story; the arc progresses from a character's past, to their present, to their future.
What's even more interesting is how certain detail from the first story become integral to the second one, even further tying the two stories together. Thus, this nice duology creates an effective metaphor for how time destroys all things.
January 25, 2024
--2.5 stars rounded down--
I enjoyed the origin of Dr Doom story and would give it 3-stars in isolation. Not that it was amazing or anything but I like Dr Doom and didn't know his back story until now, so found it far more readable than I have Stan Lee's other work recently.
The Dr Doom vs FF story that followed was okay but I'm pretty much bored of the FF themselves now (at least in these early issues) and am finding every issue pretty tedious. I'll read The Coming of Galactus and see how that goes.
I enjoyed the origin of Dr Doom story and would give it 3-stars in isolation. Not that it was amazing or anything but I like Dr Doom and didn't know his back story until now, so found it far more readable than I have Stan Lee's other work recently.
The Dr Doom vs FF story that followed was okay but I'm pretty much bored of the FF themselves now (at least in these early issues) and am finding every issue pretty tedious. I'll read The Coming of Galactus and see how that goes.
September 26, 2022
First issue where not only do we get back story of Doom but we also get some more incites into his homeland via the main story. I liked it more than other issues. Doom has shown up multiple times already but each time he does story gets better, art gets better, and anticipation for next appearance is actually going up. I can see why Doom is a fan favorite.
December 4, 2020
I'm 35 and this right here just today is the first FF I've ever read and oh my GOD I had no idea Marvel comics were once upon a time actually entertaining! And the Kirby art!! Stupendous! I will be reading these til my brains turn to applesauce (shouldn't take long).. !!!!
July 28, 2024
Decided to read Dr. Doom’s origin now that he’s the next MCU big bad. Still don’t know if RDJ is the ideal fit, but this is a nice book that has both Dr. Doom’s history and a plot involving him seeking revenge on the Fantastic Four.
May 31, 2018
Another dose of goofy, sixties comic book fun. Nice early origin story on Dr Doom as well.
April 7, 2021
42/100
April 16, 2022
doom rulez the world
December 12, 2022
That ending was so confusing. I dunno wtf that gun was and Doom was so easily fooled. The rest of the comic was pretty good but that ending flopped hard
March 25, 2023
Interesting back story on doctor doom. However the actual plot left much to be desired.
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August 20, 2023Dottor Destino ha finalmente vinto ed è felicissimo e convinto di aver sconfitto Reed per sempre, e invece no. Il finale mi è sembrato degno di una storia di Piccoli Brividi.
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