EARTH-9011 (EARTH-THE FANTASTIC FOUR BATTLED DOCTOR DOOM BEFORE THEY GOT THEIR POWERS)
Type: Divergent Earth
Environment: Earth-like
Usual means of access: Presumably vibrational
attunement
Dominant Life Form: Demons, humans
Significant Inhabitants:
Boris,
Jewel
Dinkins,
Benjamin
J. "Ben" Grimm,
Victor
von Doom, Mephisto,
Reed
Richards,
Johnny
Storm,
Sue
Storm
First Appearance: What If? II#18 (October,
1990)
History: (What If? II#18 (fb))
- While attempting to contact the afterlife, Victor von Doom caused an explosion
that destroyed his college dormitory and scarred his face.
(What If? II#18) - Feeling sympathetic for Doom's injury, the
Dean allowed Doom to continue his classes and graduate with Doom tying with
fellow student Reed Richards for top honors. Blaming Reed for the scarring
of his face, Doom visited him at Jewel Dinkins' boarding house where Reed
was entertaining Sue and Johnny Storm, claiming to need temporary lodging.
Soon after, Reed's friend Ben visited and the two went out to a jazz club
where Reed asked Ben to pilot a spaceship that he was working on. While they
were out, Doom crept into Reed's room and stole his Space-Warp Projector
in an effort to retrieve his mother's spirit from Mephisto's realm. In order
to track it down, Reed activated the Projector via remote and tracked it
to Doom's location where Reed, Ben, Johnny, and Sue were trapped in a steel
cage. Eventually, Sue managed to squeeze through the bars and free the others.
Doom immediately sent out a group of Doombots to deal with the foursome while
he succeeded in opening a portal to Mephisto's realm. Unfortunately, Doom
was unable to close the portal and it began to pull objects inside it until
Sue deduced that to close the portal, a pentagram needed to be drawn around
the Space-Warp Projector. Johnny succeeded in drawing the pentagram using
Sue's lipstick and the remote control device that Reed had given him, effectively
closing the portal. Feeling sorry for Doom, Reed managed to remotely activate
the Warp-Space Projector from its new location within Mephisto's realm and
used it to bring forth Doom's mother from the realm. Despite the influence
of his mother, Doom felt humiliated by the fact that Reed managed to solve
in a few moments a problem that had taken Doom years and his hatred drove
him to don a suit of armor as Doctor Doom.
(What If? II#18 - BTS) - Eventually, Ben, Johnny, Reed, and
Sue joined together once more, as they eventually gained superpowers as the
Fantastic Four.
Comments: Created by Dwayne McDuffie and Luke
McDonnell.
This reality's divergent point occurred in Fantastic Four I#5, when the Dean did not expel
Doom for causing the explosion, instead allowing him to continue his
college.
The core continuum designation was revealed in Marvel Encyclopedia
Vol. 6: Fantastic Four.
Profile by
Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Boris, like his Earth-616 counterpart was the faithful servant of
Victor von Doom. After Ben Grimm punched Doom, Boris exclaimed that he had
struck the master but when Grimm threatened Boris in return, Boris claimed
that he was merely making an observation.
--What If? II#18
Jewel Dinkins was the aunt of Sue and Johnny Storm who ran a boarding
house. One of her tenants was Reed Richards, who constantly messed up her
television reception with his Space-Warp Projector. At one point, Victor
von Doom took up a room at her boarding house in order to steal Reed's Projector.
When she and Sue Storm discovered Doom, he use the Mists of Morpheus on them,
causing them to fall asleep.
--What If? II#18
Ben, like his Earth-616 counterpart, was an old college friend of
Reed Richards' from Columbia University. During a visit to Reed, Ben aided
Reed against their old classmate Victor von Doom, who had stolen an invention
of Reed's in an effort to free his mother from Mephisto's realm. After defeating
Doom, Ben and the others agreed to meet up again sometime, which they did
when they eventually gained superpowers as the Fantastic Four.
--What If? II#18
Victor von Doom, like his Earth-616 counterpart, was scarred in an
explosion that he had caused while trying to free his mother from Mephisto's
realm. Blaming his classmate Reed Richards, Doom visited the boarding house
where Reed lived and stole Reed's invention called the Space-Warp Projector.
Using the device, Doom managed to open a portal to Mephisto's realm but was
unable to close it. After managing to close it himself, Reed also managed
to free Doom's mother, making Doom feel further humiliated. Victor eventually
donned a suit of armor as Doctor Doom, still hating Richards for showing
him up.
Doom had minor knowledge of the mystic arts, utilizing such spells
as the Mists of Morpheus and robots of his own design called Doombots.
--What If? II#18
After graduating with top honors from Columbia University, Reed lived
at Mrs. Dinkins' boarding house, experimenting with various inventions such
as the Space-Warp Projector. When his old college classmates Ben Grimm and
Victor von Doom paid him a visit at the boarding house while he was entertaining
Sue and Johnny Storm, Reed and Ben went to a jazz club while Victor stole
the Space-Warp Projector, using magic against Sue and Mrs. Dinkins. Reed
and Ben soon returned to find the invention stolen and Reed used another
invention to track the Projector by activating via remote control. Reed,
Ben, Sue, and Johnny managed to track the Projector to Doom, who had used
it to open a portal to Mephisto's realm in an effort to free his mother's
spirit. After defeating Doom and sealing the portal, Reed felt bad for Doom's
situation and used his remote control to activate the Space-Warp Projector
from inside Mephisto's realm, allowing Doom's mother to return to life. After
Doom felt humiliated at how easily Reed at freed his mother, he took to wearing
armor as Doctor Doom and Reed eventually gained superpowers and reunited
with Ben, Johnny, and Sue as the Fantastic Four.
Reed was an inventive genius like his Earth-616 counterpart.
--What If? II#18
Johnny was the kid brother of Sue Storm, who lived with their aunt,
Jewel Dinkins.One day while they were being entertained by Reed Richards,
who lived at Mrs. Dinkins' boarding house, they were visited by Victor von
Doom, an old classmate of Reed's who attempted to steal Reed's Space-Warp
Projector. When Ben and Reed opted to find the Projector by tracking Doom
down, Johnny and Sue demanded to tag along. When Doom opened a portal to
Mephisto's realm that he was unable to close, Sue deduced that they needed
to draw a pentagram to seal it and using her lipstick, she had Johnny fly
his remote control machine in the shape of a pentagram, drawing it using
the lipstick. The portal sealed and Doom defeated, Reed promised that would
all see each other again, which they did a good time later when they all
gained superpowers as the Fantastic Four.
--What If? II#18
Sue Storm was the niece of Mrs. Dinkins and lived with her and her
younger brother Johnny in a boarding house. Having a crush on one of the
occupants, Reed Richards, Sue often visited Reed's room with Johnny. During
one of their visits, Reed was visited by old classmates Ben Grimm and Victor
von Doom. When Victor stole Reed's Space-Warp Projector, Sue and Mrs. Dinkins
attempted to stop him but Doom caused them to sleep by using the Mists of
Morpheus. When they awoke, they explained the situation to Reed and Ben,
who opted to find it by tracking the device using remote control. Sue demanded
to tag along and together with Johnny, the foursome located Doom, who had
opened a portal to Mephisto's realm. In order to seal Doom's portal, Sue
deduced that a pentagram needed to be drawn and she attached her lipstick
to Johnny's remote control machine and had him fly in the shape of a pentagram,
sealing the portal. After Doom's defeat, Reed promised that would all get
together again, which they did long after when they gained superpowers as
the Fantastic Four.
--What If? II#18
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Earth-The Fantastic Four Battled Doctor Doom Before They Got Their Powers
has no known connections to:
Jewel
Dinkins
Ben
Grimm
Victor von
Doom
Reed
Richards
Johnny
Storm
Sue
Storm
What If? II#18, front cover (Doom looming over the foursome, main
pic)
p5, pan1 (Jewel Dinkins)
p14, pan5 (Victor von Doom)
p15, pan6 (Ben Grimm)
p18, pan2 (Sue Storm)
p18, pan4 (Johnny Storm)
p27, pan1 (Reed Richards)
p27, pan4 (Boris)
What If? II#18 (October, 1990) - Dwayne McDuffie (writer), Luke McDonnell
(art)
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