Issue-279 [vol1]
Title- True Lies

Writer/Art- John Bryne

Summary:
Doctor Doom is dead. His loyal Doombots execute the contingency plan left by their master. Calling Kristoff to a secret lab, the Doombots plug Kristoff into the Remembrancer. The device installs all of Doom's memories into the mind of young Kristoff. He relives all of the moments that have made Doom who he is. We see the death of Doom's father, his school years, the accident, and his time with the monks. When at last we see his earliest exploits, Kristoff orders the machine stopped. Forgetting who he is, the boy dons his own armor and proceeds to execute a plan to destroy the Fantastic Four. Reenacting his plan to launch the Baxter Building into space, this time around Kristoff does it without the aid of Namor. Thus, the Baxter Building is launched into space and then destroyed. The FF mange to survive only because of Sue's invisible force field. With a bit of trickery the FF along with Wyatt Wingfoot and little Franklin manage to return to Earth and to the source of the attack, Latveria. A short battle through the castle results in the FF making a startling discovery. The Doom now ruling Latveria is in fact the young boy Kristoff.

Issue-279 [vol1]
Title- True Lies

Writer/Art- John Bryne

Summary:
Doctor Doom is dead. His loyal Doombots execute the contingency plan left by their master. Calling Kristoff to a secret lab, the Doombots plug Kristoff into the Remembrancer. The device installs all of Doom's memories into the mind of young Kristoff. He relives all of the moments that have made Doom who he is. We see the death of Doom's father, his school years, the accident, and his time with the monks. When at last we see his earliest exploits, Kristoff orders the machine stopped. Forgetting who he is, the boy dons his own armor and proceeds to execute a plan to destroy the Fantastic Four. Reenacting his plan to launch the Baxter Building into space, this time around Kristoff does it without the aid of Namor. Thus, the Baxter Building is launched into space and then destroyed. The FF mange to survive only because of Sue's invisible force field. With a bit of trickery the FF along with Wyatt Wingfoot and little Franklin manage to return to Earth and to the source of the attack, Latveria. A short battle through the castle results in the FF making a startling discovery. The Doom now ruling Latveria is in fact the young boy Kristoff.

• Doombots claim that their minds are such perfect imitations of Doom, they could fool a telepath.
• Doom has never intended for Latveria to be ruled by one of his Doombots in the event of his death.
• Modern retelling (1985) of Doom's origin. See Fantastic Four #5, Fantastic Four Annual #2, Books of Doom.
• She-Hulk is able to rip open Kristoff's exo-suit.

Creator Comments:

John Byrne left the Fantastic Four title before resolving Kristoff's storyline. He briefly comments on how he would have continued the story on his message board:

John Byrne (Writer/Artist): "I intended Doom to return to Latvaria and absolutely FREAK OUT when he discovered what his robots had done to Kristoff. Basically -- he'd need a
whole lot of new robots by the time he calmed down. And then he would devote a whole lot of time and energy to restoring Kristoff. (I had not decided if he would be successful. Part of my brain wanted him to realize he needed the help of the other smartest guy on the planet -- and there was no way he could ever go there!)" - The John Byrne Forum Dec. 2007