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Long reads on Doctor Doom: who he is before Avengers: Doomsday, what to read, Thanos vs. Doom, how strong he really is, the rivalry with Reed Richards, every film Doom and the fights that defined him.

• Avengers: Doomsday prep guide: the films, the comics and the man in the maskEverything worth knowing about Doctor Doom and the road to Avengers: Doomsday: the films that introduced its cast, the comics that built its villain,…Prep guide
• Who is Doctor Doom? A primer before Avengers: DoomsdayEverything a movie fan needs to know about Victor von Doom before December: the king, the genius, the sorcerer and the man who once rebuilt reality…Avengers: Doomsday
• Doctor Doom comics to read before Avengers: DoomsdayTen Doctor Doom stories that show why he is a threat to the whole Marvel Universe, not just the Fantastic Four, in the order they came…Avengers: Doomsday
• Thanos vs. Doctor Doom: who would win?The Mad Titan against the king of Latveria. They have met twice when it mattered, and each time the winner was the one holding a god's…Head to head
• How strong is Doctor Doom, really?Doom has held the Power Cosmic, the Beyonder's power and the throne of reality. At his everyday peak he is something else: not the strongest man in…Explainer
• Where to start with Doctor Doom: the essential comics, in orderMore than sixty years of Doom, boiled down to the stories that built him: where he began, the runs that defined him, and what to read before…Reading guide
• Why does Doctor Doom hate Reed Richards?It started with a warning in a college lab. Sixty years later it has outlasted wars, deaths and the end of the multiverse. Here is what Doom actually…The rivalry
• Doctor Doom in the movies: every live-action Doom, rankedDoom has been one of the hardest villains to get right on film. Three actors have tried so far, and a fourth is about to. Here is every live-action…On screen
• Is Doctor Doom really a villain?He has conquered the world, sacrificed the woman he loved and murdered heroes. He has also kept his word, freed his mother from Hell and died to save…The big question
• The strongest versions of Doctor Doom, rankedThirteen Dooms, one test: if the Fantastic Four fought each of them together, how often would the team win? From a businessman with a metal problem…Power rankings
• Doctor Doom vs. the Fantastic Four: the 10 fights that defined the rivalryDoom has fought the Fantastic Four more than any other team, in more ways than anyone can count. These are the ten fights that changed the rivalry,…Greatest battles