Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom
Artwork for the cover of Marvel Double Shot vol. 1, 2 (February, 2003 Marvel Comics). Art by Joe Jusko.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Victor Von Doom
Species	Human
Place of origin	Earth
Team affiliations	Terrible Trio The Cabal Intelligencia Future Foundation Astonishing Avengers
Notable aliases	Rabum Alal
Abilities	Master scientist, sorcerer, and hand to hand combatant Mind transferal Armor grants: Superhuman strength and durability Gauntlet scanners Various high-tech weapons and gadgets Force blasts Flight via rocket boots Force field generation

Doctor Victor Von Doom, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The son of Romani witch Cynthia Von Doom, Doctor Doom is the archenemy of the Fantastic Four, and the leader of the fictional nation of Latveria. He is both a genius inventor and a sorcerer. While his chief opponents have been the Fantastic Four, he has also come into conflict with Iron Man, the Avengers and other superheroes in the Marvel Universe.

Doctor Doom has made many appearances in video games, television series, and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards. He was ranked as the 4th Greatest Villain by Wizard on its 100 Greatest Villains of All Time list.IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Doctor Doom as #3.

Doctor Doom has also been featured in other Marvel-endorsed feature films such as Roger Corman's unreleased 1994 The Fantastic Four played by Joseph Culp, and the 2005 film Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer played by Julian McMahon. Toby Kebbell portrays the character in the 2015 reboot.