DOCTOR DOOM
(of Earth-8107)
Real Name: Victor von Doom
Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-8107)
human technology/magic user
Occupation: Ruler of Latveria
Group Membership: Led own group of spy henchmen
Affiliations: Boris, Goron, Latverian Underground (New York branch), the "Lords of Lightning," Dr. Zoltan, his robots; temporarily Mr. Frump
Enemies: Betty Brant, Firestar
(Angelica Jones),
Iceman (Bobby Drake), J. Jonah Jameson, Johan, Johan's father, the
former Latverian Baron, Latverian Underground, Mortimer, Wilbur Moses,
May Parker, "Robbie" Robertson, Spider-Man (Peter Parker), United
Nations and all affiliated governments (including the Secretary General), the United States President
Known Relatives: Unidentified father and mother
(deceased) (see comments)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Latverian Embassy in New
York City, New York, USA, mobile within Latveria and his blimp
First Appearance: Spider-Man cartoon episode, "Dr.
Doom, Master of the World" (September 19, 1981)
Powers/Abilities:
Doctor Doom was a criminal mastermind and scientific genius, as well as
having a
background in magic, which allowed him to cast minor spells. He also
wore a suit of armor outfitted with various
devices including fingertip laser blasters, built-in sonic blasters and
boot jets capable of brief flight. He sometimes carried a handheld
force beam projector to freeze enemies in their tracks and had
access to advanced technology such as his mobile blimp headquarters,
personal helicopter and private jet.
Height: 6'2"; (in armor): 6'7" (presumably)
Weight: 225 lbs.; (in armor): 415 lbs. (presumably)
Eyes: Reddish-brown (see comments)
Hair: Brown
History: (Spider-Man cartoon episode -
"Cannon of Doom" (fb)) - When Doom
was a boy, he and his father were chased by the Baron's guards. Hiding
in the
hills, they were nearly frozen to death when Boris found them. While
Victor
recovered, his father died as a result of the exposure. Over his
father's
deathbed, Victor swore that all mankind would pay for that and for his
mother's
death as well.
As Victor grew older, he turned to selling
"miracles" to various noblemen, with the catch that they would expire
after he
left. One rich man's headache was cured at the expense of his hair, while another
paid for a gold statue that turned into worthless dust. The
Baron's guards
eventually arrested who they thought was von Doom but it turned out to
be a robot. His
reputation grew to the extent that the Dean from Eastern State
University
offered him a scholarship. Von Doom accepted, but when a fellow student
(see
comments) pointed out that his latest experiment was off by a few
decimals, von
Doom ordered him out. The machine subsequently exploded and von Doom
was taken to the
hospital. When his bandages were finally removed, and a nurse screamed
at the
result, von Doom declared himself hideous and hid from the eyes of man.
He
traveled the globe, finding refuge with a mysterious order of monks.
They built
his armor and from then on, he was known as Doctor Doom.
(Spider-Man cartoon episode - "Cannon of Doom" (fb) - BTS) - At some point, Doom overthrew the Baron and took control of Latveria.
(Spider-Man cartoon
episode - "Dr. Doom, Master of the World" (fb) - BTS) - Having
apparently fought Spider-Man before, Doctor Doom began referring to the
web-slinger as his greatest enemy.
(Spider-Man
cartoon episode - "Dr. Doom, Master of the World"/Spider-Man cartoon episode - "Return of the Kingpin" (fb)) - Doctor Doom
was following Air Force One in his blimp over Jersey City. The airship
blasted
the President's plane with a tractor beam, dragging the airplane inside
the
ship's bay. With the rest of the
plane disabled, Doctor Doom oversaw his robots surgically
implanting a mind control
device inside the President's neck.
(Spider-Man
& His Amazing Friends cartoon episode - "The Fantastic Mr.
Frump!") - Atop the
Latverian Embassy in New York, Doom stood still as lightning struck the
building, forming
five points around Doom. He called on the "Lords of Lightning" and
boasted of
his power to rule the universe. He ordered Boris to track down the last
piece
of his mystic amulet in order to
complete the spell, telling him he only had an
hour to complete the spell.
When
Frump restored the Spider-Friends to normal, Doom pointed out they
would attack them again. When
Frump transported to the palace he created, Doom attacked the trio, who
had been rendered powerless by Frump, and was about to crush
them in half when Frump wished for all the money
in the world. Doom was quickly buried under a large pile of coins.
When Frump returned, Doom snapped at the man, boasting that his powers would vanish in one hour unless he performed a spell. Doom had Frump teleport them all to the Latverian Embassy's roof and readied his transmitter. Handing the amulet to Frump, he had him repeat the earlier mystic incantation, only he had switched the amulets, giving Frump a fake while he held the real one. When Spider-Man realized it, Doom boasted that he was intention all along. Threatening to blast May Parker, Doom found himself once again fighting the Spider-Friends. He tried to grab the amulet, but Spider-Man's webs were too fast and the amulet was destroyed by Firestar. He cursed the team, bellowing that the power was now lost forever. He took some joy noting that Frump was now powerless too, his wishes all coming undone. Doom told the Spider-Friends that there was another amulet out in the world, and he wouldn't rest until he found it. He then took to the skies, leaving the team on the Latverian Embassy's roof.
(Spider-Man cartoon episode - "The Doctor Prescribes Doom" (fb) - BTS) - Doom devised a new plan to get himself appointed leader of the world. Sending his agents out across the globe, Doom had key figures kidnapped and replaced with android duplicates. He kept the kidnapped people on a Latverian yacht which he kept in the New York harbor.
(Spider-Man cartoon
episode - "The Doctor Prescribes Doom") - Back in his
native country of Latveria, Doom oversaw the completion of his latest
machine.
As Boris readied a slab of metal in the matrix, Doom turned it into a
perfect
replica of the Secretary General thanks to his armor. When Boris
flipped the
switch, the matrix brought the metal to life.
Doom
subsequently had the ambassador from Bokland replaced with a duplicate,
as well as editor
"Robbie" Robertson of the Daily Bugle. Doom then watched
intently as Spider-Man arrived at the Daily Bugle. He vowed to close
the trap
for Spider-Man using "spider sleep gas." When Spider-Man was knocked
out, Doom was annoyed
that the trap cost him the use of the Robertson android but was pleased
at
Spider-Man's capture.
(Spider-Man cartoon
episode - "The A-B-C's of D-O-O-M" (fb) - BTS) - Doctor Doom had a duel
with the eye beam-projecting Goron.
(Spider-Man cartoon
episode - "The A-B-C's of D-O-O-M") - Deep under
his castle, Doom dueled with Goron again and reminisced about their
last encounter.
Throwing small orbs at the man, Doom was impressed when Goron
made the last one
vanish with his eye beams. Equally impressed by Goron bringing it back,
Doom
proposed a partnership, promising him half the world in exchange for
his help.
(Spider-Man cartoon episode - "Cannon of Doom" (fb) - BTS) - Doom reached out to J. Jonah Jameson, arranging to be invited to the publisher's estate. He claimed he had a new device capable of taking heat from the Earth's core, which Jameson could sell at a profit.
(Spider-Man cartoon
episode - "Cannon of Doom") - Doctor Doom ordered the Latverian people
to construct a massive satellite tracking station. When Boris
implored him to show pity on the people, Doom ignored the older man's
words,
arguing that they needed to work harder.
Doom's
later jet
touched down in New York, his
new device having completed construction at J. Jonah Jameson's
Long Island estate. Jameson took Doom back to his estate, where
the heat-draining machine was
about to be activated. When Spider-Man arrived, Doom engaged the hero
in
battle, subduing him with a high frequency blast as the machine struck
the
fault line, triggering an earthquake. Doom shut off the heat-draining
frequency machine when
he witnessed Spider-Man plummet into a newly opened gorge.
(Spider-Man cartoon episode - "The Doom Report" (fb) - BTS): At some point Doom employed spies to pose as members of the Latverian Underground, with one branch being stationed in New York.
(Spider-Man cartoon
episode - "The Doom Report") - Doom confronted Boris over Latverian rebel Johan’s escape.
In light of the Boris'
thirty years of service, Doom let him leave the throne room, at least
until he
walked far enough away then Doom blasted a hole in the floor, dropping
Boris into
the dungeon. Doom then mused on Johan’s whereabouts.
After
the UN gathered to trial Doom for tyranny, Doom interrupted the
preceding via televised video screen and mocked
their efforts. He then showed off his latest invention, a giant set of
Tesla
Coils that would enable him to produce rain anywhere on Earth. He then
sent rain clouds over
the entire Earth, threatening to flood the world if he was not
obeyed. When
Spider-Man and Johan later escaped the controlled jet, Doom ordered his
robotic army to search
the countryside while he waited
by the Tesla Coils as Spider-Man made his way
through the castle. When the wall-crawler finally found the room
housing the Tesla Coils,
Doom shot at
him with his fingertip lasers. He was soon distracted by the Latverian
Underground
attacking his satellite tracking station, unaware that Spider-Man was
damaging
the Coils during the distraction. With the Coils damaged, Doctor Doom
escaped the room before they exploded, destroying the castle.
(Spider-Man cartoon
episode - "Countdown to Doom") - Doom watched
NASA's latest rocket launch and noted with some irony that Spider-Man's
efforts
to help NASA had helped him as well, as Spider-Man had unknowingly
aided Doom spy Dr. Zoltan get a laser drill attached to a space
platform, which Doom planned to take over . He then ordered Boris
brought to
him and together, they watched the rocket’s launch. Thanks to Dr. Zoltan’s
sabotage efforts,
Doom now had total control of the platform and the laser attached to it.
Back
in
Latveria, the true Doom explained that he brought Boris out of the cell
to show what he
would be missing then sentenced him to a life sentence in the dungeons.
When
Boris exploded, revealing himself a robot, Doom mused that he taught
his
old friend too much.
(Spider-Man cartoon episode - "Return of the Kingpin" - BTS) - During a news report on Spider-Man, the newscaster mentioned Spider-Man's previous encounters with the Green Goblin, Dr. Doom and the Lizard.
(Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends cartoon
episode - "Spider-Man Unmasked!" - BTS) - At some point, a lifelike
costume was made in Dr. Doom's image that was sold at costume shops.
Comments: Created by Creighton Barnes, Doug Booth, Francis X. Feighan, Donald F. Glut, Jack Hanrahan, Christy Marx, Larry Parr, Jeffrey Scott and Marvel Productions (see Appearances list for full list of artists involved).
Presumably
his parents would be Werner and Cynthia von Doom, but nothing is said
in the
show. He also calls Spider-Man his
greatest enemy, implying they have had
encounters before.
The
fellow
student who warned Doom about his experiment could be Reed Richards,
but he's
never named or seen again aside from the flashback.
The
Secretary General changes looks slightly different between Spider-Man episode 2 and 8.
Maybe a different person? Or maybe the gas gave him more white hair?
In
Spider-Man, his eyes are
black, but in Amazing Friends
they are reddish brown.
"The
Fantastic Mr. Frump" was the 3rd episode of Spider-Man & His
Amazing Friends' first season and written by Christy Marx.
It's
a bit
vague where Latveria is, although it seems possible to run from its
borders to
France. It's also described as being in eastern Europe.
According
to
a few online sources, Doctor Doom was voiced by Ralph James in the '81
series
(Brian Fuld as the young von Doom) and Shepard Menkin in the Amazing Friends
series. Boris was voiced by Gary Segar.
Mr.
Frump
drops the amulet and we clearly see it shatter into pieces, yet Doom
picks up a
whole one.
Doctor Doom's physical height and weight is presumed to be the same as his Earth-616 counterpart. -Proto-Man
Profile by David Lawrence.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Earth-8107's Doctor Doom has no KNOWN connections to:
images: (without ads)
Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends cartoon
episode, "The Fantastic Mr. Frump!" (Dr. Doom main image, Doom with
amulet, Doom w/Spider-Friends & Boris w/cane images)
Spider-Man cartoon episode,
"Cannon of Doom" (young Doom, college Doom, Doom in suit, Boris & Doom's father)
Spider-Man cartoon episode,
"Dr. Doom, Master of the World" (Dr. Doom headshot, Doom pulling
switch, Doom headshot w/white eyes, Wilbur Moses, robots &
Secretary General images)
Spider-Man cartoon episode, "Countdown to Doom" (Dr. Zoltan image)
Appearances:
Spider-Man
cartoon episode, "Dr. Doom, Master of the World" (September 19, 1981) -
Creighton Barnes, Doug Booth, Francis X. Feighan, Donald F. Glut, Jack
Hanrahan, Christy Marx, Larry Parr, Jeffrey Scott (writers), Lyle
Beddes, Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral, Dan Faucett, Neil Galloway, Greg
Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall, Larry
Huber, Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland, Debra Pugh, Keith Sargent, Dave
Sharp, Roy Smith, Grant Wilson, Roy Wilson, Bill Wray (layouts), Mario
Piluso (layouts, storyboards), Rick Hoberg, Cullen Houghtaling, Larry
Houston, Sherman Labby, Henry Tucker (storyboards), Gerry Chiniquy,
Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid Marcus, Bob Richardson, Nelson Shin, Kay
Wright (animation directors)
Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends cartoon
episode, "The Fantastic Mr. Frump!" (September 26, 1981) - Christy Marx
(writer), Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral, Dan Faucett, Neil Galloway, Greg
Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall,
Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland, Debra Pugh, Dave Sharp, Roy Smith, Tom
Tholen, Grant Wilson, Roy Wilson, Bob Foster (layouts), Jan Green, Rick
Hoberg, Cullen Houghtaling, Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Will
Meugniot, Dick Sebast, Bob Schaffer, Don Shepard, Hank Tucker, Warren
Tufts (storyboards), Gerry Chiniquy, Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid
Marcus, Bob Richardson, Nelson Shin, Arthur Vitello (animation
directors)
Spider-Man cartoon episode,
"The Doctor Prescribes Doom" (October 31, 1981) - Creighton Barnes,
Doug Booth, Francis X. Feighan, Donald F. Glut, Jack
Hanrahan, Christy Marx, Larry Parr, Jeffrey Scott (writers), Lyle
Beddes, Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral, Dan Faucett, Neil Galloway,
Greg Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall,
Larry Huber, Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland, Debra Pugh, Keith Sargent,
Dave Sharp, Roy Smith, Grant Wilson, Roy Wilson, Bill Wray (layouts),
Mario Piluso (layouts, storyboards), Rick Hoberg, Cullen Houghtaling,
Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Henry Tucker (storyboards),Gerry
Chiniquy, Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid Marcus, Bob Richardson, Nelson
Shin, Kay Wright (animation directors)
Spider-Man cartoon episode,
"The A-B-C's of D-O-O-M" (November 28, 1981) - Creighton Barnes, Doug
Booth, Francis X. Feighan, Donald F. Glut, Jack
Hanrahan, Christy Marx, Larry Parr, Jeffrey Scott (writers), Lyle
Beddes, Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral, Dan Faucett, Neil Galloway,
Greg Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall,
Larry Huber, Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland, Debra Pugh, Keith Sargent,
Dave Sharp, Roy Smith, Grant Wilson, Roy Wilson, Bill Wray (layouts),
Mario Piluso (layouts, storyboards), Rick Hoberg, Cullen Houghtaling,
Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Henry Tucker (storyboards), Gerry
Chiniquy, Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid Marcus, Bob Richardson, Nelson
Shin, Kay Wright (animation directors)
Spider-Man cartoon episode,
"Cannon of Doom" (January 2, 1982) - Creighton Barnes, Doug Booth,
Francis X. Feighan, Donald F. Glut, Jack Hanrahan, Christy Marx, Larry
Parr, Jeffrey Scott (writers), Lyle Beddes, Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral,
Dan Faucett, Neil Galloway, Greg Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl
Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall, Larry Huber, Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland,
Debra Pugh, Keith Sargeant, Dave Sharp, Roy Smith, Grant Wilson, Roy
Wilson, Bill Wray (layouts), Mario Piluso (layouts, storyboards), Rick
Hoberg, Cullen Houghtaling, Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Henry Tucker
(storyboards), Gerry Chiniquy, Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid Marcus, Bob
Richardson, Nelson Shin, Kay Wright (animation directors)
Spider-Man cartoon episode,
"The Doom Report" (January 16, 1982) - Creighton Barnes, Doug Booth,
Francis X. Feighan, Donald F. Glut, Jack
Hanrahan, Christy Marx, Larry Parr, Jeffrey Scott (writers), Lyle
Beddes, Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral, Dan Faucett, Neil Galloway,
Greg Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall,
Larry Huber, Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland, Debra Pugh, Keith Sargent,
Dave Sharp, Roy Smith, Grant Wilson, Roy Wilson, Bill Wray (layouts),
Mario Piluso (layouts, storyboards), Rick Hoberg, Cullen Houghtaling,
Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Henry Tucker (storyboards), Gerry
Chiniquy, Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid Marcus, Bob Richardson, Nelson
Shin, Kay Wright (animation directors)
Spider-Man cartoon episode,
"Countdown to Doom" (January 30, 1982) - Creighton Barnes, Doug Booth,
Francis X. Feighan, Donald F. Glut, Jack Hanrahan, Christy Marx, Larry
Parr, Jeffrey Scott (writers), Lyle Beddes, Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral,
Dan Faucett, Neil Galloway, Greg Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl
Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall, Larry Huber, Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland,
Debra Pugh, Keith Sargent, Dave Sharp, Roy Smith, Grant Wilson, Roy
Wilson, Bill Wray (layouts), Mario Piluso (layouts, storyboards), Rick
Hoberg, Cullen Houghtaling, Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Henry Tucker
(storyboards), Gerry Chiniquy, Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid Marcus, Bob
Richardson, Nelson Shin, Kay Wright (animation directors)
Spider-Man cartoon
episode, "The Return of the Kingpin" (February 27, 1982) - Creighton Barnes, Doug Booth, Francis X. Feighan, Donald
F. Glut, Jack Hanrahan, Christy Marx, Larry Parr, Jeffrey Scott
(writers), Lyle Beddes, Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral, Dan Faucett, Neil
Galloway, Greg Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl Hepworth, Stuart
Heimdall, Larry Huber, Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland, Debra Pugh,
Keith Sargent, Dave Sharp, Roy Smith, Grant Wilson, Roy Wilson, Bill
Wray (layouts), Mario Piluso (layouts, storyboards), Rick Hoberg,
Cullen Houghtaling, Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Henry Tucker
(storyboards), Gerry Chiniquy, Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid
Marcus, Bob Richardson, Nelson Shin, Kay Wright (animation directors)
Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends cartoon
episode, "Spider-Man Unmasked!" (September 17, 1983) - Michael Reaves
(writer), Bruce Bennett, Norm Cabral, Dan Faucett, Neil Galloway, Greg
Garcia, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall,
Elaine Hultgren, Boyd Kirkland, Debra Pugh, Dave Sharp, Roy Smith, Tom
Tholen, Grant Wilson, Roy Wilson, Bob Foster (layouts), Jan Green, Rick
Hoberg, Cullen Houghtaling, Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Will
Meugniot, Dick Sebast, Bob Schaffer, Don Shepard, Hank Tucker, Warren
Tufts (storyboards), Gerry Chiniquy, Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid
Marcus, Bob Richardson, Nelson Shin, Arthur Vitello (animation
directors)
First Posted: 09/23/2017
Last updated: 02/02/2021
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