Issue- 416

Title- Unfinished Business

Writer- Tom De Falco

Art- Carlos Pacheco

 

Summary:

Doom's orbiting spy satellites make him aware that Sentinels under the control of Onslaught have taken over New York and that Franklin Richards has been kidnapped. He concludes that Onslaught's growing threat demands his personal attention. He then travels to the Fantastic Four headquarters and offers to aid them in the coming battle.

 

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Issue- 56

Title- Twilight of the Gods

Writer- Scott Lobdell / Mark Waid

Art- Andy Kubert

 

Summary:

Joseph, the man formerly known as Magneto, and Rogue are in the midst of saving a mother and child from the rampage of a Sentinel. Challenging the Sentinel face to face, Joseph is caught off guard when the Sentinel nullifies his powers. Rogue attempts to protect him but is thrown aside. As the machine is about to deliver the killing blow, it is suddenly blown apart. Doctor Doom emerges from the wreckage. Doom is surprised to find that Joseph is not at all the Magneto he once knew.

 

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Doom only shows up for literally one page, but wow...what an entrance!

 

 

issue - 1

title - With great power...

writer - Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid

art - Adam Kubert, Joe Bennett

 

Summary:

The heroes of the MARVEL universe make a last stand against the psionic mutant force known as Onslaught. With no other choice left to them, all of the meta-human heroes charge into Onslaught's energy field in the hopes of breaking it open and thus destroying Onslaught. Among the heroes is an unwilling Doom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments:

It's scary to think that this was once how the MARVEL universe's non-mutant heroes met their end. Part and parcel of MARVEL's decision that the only comics that sold anything were X-related titles and Spider-Man, they cancelled everything. I mean everything. It didn't help matters that they were bankrupt. The victims of this radical and ill informed decision are endless. Mark Waid and Ron Garney whose run on Cap was just beginning and the entire MARVEL 2099 imprint is just a few of those affected. On the other hand, this also brought an end to the terrible and painful "Teen Tony" era in Iron Man and resulted in the likewise end of Tom DeFalco's run on the Fantastic Four. Interesting to note is this would be Mark Waid's second time writing Doom by my count. It is not very good. It is pretty much consistent with his later take on Doom. He's just a self serving villain. Although I find it cool that it would be Iron Man that is keeping tabs on him, it's weird when you consider that this is Teen Tony. Nevertheless I couldn't help but recall how violently Iron Man reacted to Doom's presence during Infinity Gauntlet. Ultimately it's embarrassing to think that Doom had to be pushed into the Onslaught rift. Not exactly a dignified way to go or to end this era.

Bottom Line: * out of 5

 

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