Issue- 1
Writer- Roy Thomas
Art- Ron Wilson
Notes:
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Cameo only
Issue- 18
Writer- Dwayne McDuffie
Art- Luke McDonnell
Summary:
This reality diverges from ours when Doom is not expelled from the university. He completes his studies, but continues to blame Richards for the accident which ruined his face. Never making the trip to Tibet, Doom plots his revenge on Reed much sooner. While still attending graduate school, Reed is surprised when Doom seeks lodging at the same boarding house as he. One night, while Reed and Ben are having a night out on the town, Doom sneaks into Reed's room to steal a device he has created to open a dimensional warp. When Reed and Ben return, they decide to track Doom down and recover the device. Together with Sue and Johnny, the four find that Doom is attempting to free his mother from Hades. The forces he unleashes are beyond his control and its up to the four to close the warp before the whole planet is sucked into Hades. The team succeeds in closing the warp, and later Reed also succeeds where Doom failed and frees his mother. Reunited with his mother, Doom and the team part ways.
Comments:
McDuffie delivers an excellent 'What If?' His grasp of all the characters is evident throughout even though we're seeing an 'alternate' reality. We lost this man way too soon.
Issue- 19
Writer - Roy Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier
Art- Ron Wilson
Summary:
On an Earth where the Vision never relinquished ultimate control over all of the planet's computers, he recruits Doctor Doom, The Thinker, Hydra, and the Kingpin to aid in bringing order to the world. The alliance succeeds and together they extend their influence beyond the planet and into space. By the 22nd century, the Earth Empire is on the cusp of war with a united Skrull and Kree force. The alliance, now composed of a cloned Dr. Doom, a female Supreme Hydra, and an android with the mind of the Thinker offer the Kree and Skrull a chance to join them. The aliens agree, but it is only a ruse. The Kree and Skrull secretly make a pact with the Badoon and together they confront the Earthers. Their alliance is checkmated before it has a chance to attack because the Vision reveals that he has taken over the Kree Supreme Intelligence, captured the Badoon's sanctuary for their women and children, and addicted the Skrull army to a drug only he can provide. With the alien allies broken, the Vision has become ruler of the entire galaxy.
Issue - 22
Writer - Ron Marz
Art - Ron Lim
Notes:
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Panel appearance only
Issue - 24
Writer - Roy Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier
Art - Tom Morgan
Notes:
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Panel appearance only
Issue- 34
Writer- Ian Akin
Art- Ian Akin
Summary:
What if....Dr. Doom was a pediatrician....?!
Issue- 35
Writer- Roy Thomas & Jean-Marc Lofficier
Art- Joe Phillips
Summary:
The Watcher observes as the Time Keepers attempt to prolong their existence by destroying the nexus of an alternate reality. The reality being threatened is that of the Fantastic Five where Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four. The Time Keepers secretly instruct Dr. Doom to prevent the Fantastic Five from escaping the Negative Zone with the Control Rod that Reed needs to save Sue and his unborn child's life. However Doom is approached by a being called the Whisperer. He learns that he is being used and that Reed's son being born is necessary to the survival of the planet. Instead of escaping with the Rod, he gives it to Reed and fights Annihilus so that the team can escape. Annihilus and Doom are then swallowed by the gravity pull of an anti-matter planet and disintegrate.
Issue- 52
Writer- Dan Slott
Art- Manny Galan
Summary:
After the accident which scarred his face terribly, Victor von Doom travels to the Himalayas in search of power. He meets the Ancient One who sees a spark of nobility in him and hopes to nurture it. Doom's character however changes very little while his knowledge in the mystic arts becomes vast. One day Dr. Stephen Strange visit the temple also seeking the Ancient One's healing power. The Ancient One challenges Doom to heal Strange. Doom fails the trial because he cuts off his hand and replaces them with robotic ones. The Ancient One explains that he failed to see that his true ailment was in his soul, not his hands. Having learned enough, Doom journeys into hell itself, guided by the Ancient One, to free his mother's soul. During the battle, the Ancient One is killed, but manages to free Cynthia von Doom from Mephisto. With the Ancient One dead, the dreaded Dormmamu is free to attack Earth. While he battles demons, Doom sends the Fantastic Four into the past to recover Merlin's jewel. With it, he banishes the invaders, but at the cost of his own life. With wounds to great to cure, Dr. Strange sit by Doom's side as he lays dying. Suddenly Doombots appear and take Strange away. The Doctor is then plugged into the remembrancer where he is to be remade as Doom.
Comments:
Dan Slott writes a very entertaining What If that manages to let the reader
relive certain classic moments and seamlessly watch them go in an entirely
different direction. Again, I'm always reluctant to recommend What If's. However
the story is original and well crafted. Bottom Line:
* * * out of 5
Notes:
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The events of Fantastic Four #5, Doom's first appearance, develop slightly different here. Notably Susan, the Invisible Girl, travels into the past with the rest of her teammates. She notes herself that she feels as though she does not belong. Her clothes in the past is modeled after a tavern maid who attended the team in the real FF #5.
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The heroes featured in the battle are depicted as they appeared in the 1960s (i.e. the first Avengers team with Captain America, Daredevil in his yellow costume, the original X-Men).
Issue - 67
Writer - Chuck Dixon
Art - Dario Carrasco Jr.
Issue - 109
Writer - Bill Rosemann
Art - Anthony Castrillo
Summary:
Issue - 114
Writer - Jay Faerber
Art - Gregg Schigiel
Summary:
25 years ago heroes and villains laid down their weapons and stopped fighting the Secret Wars. With neither side victorious, both camps remained on Battleworld and began families. Doom sires a child with the Enchantress, the boy, Vincent von Doom grows up with his mother's magical powers and his father's ambition. He kills his father and proceeds to recruit the children of other super-villains in order to attack the heroes. The parents and children fight side by side with the children proving their worth. Finally, to Vincent's surprise, Doom survived his traitorous attack and goes about punishing him. Meanwhile, the Hulk reveals he has discovered a way to escape Battleworld and return to Earth. The children decide to go through first. When they arrive, they discover that the US has become a military state policed by Sentinels. Together they vow to bring peace to Earth.