Y'all know,
Doom isn't
just about smashing the
Fantastic Four. Nope, he's got some long-term goals:
Cabinet position? Really?
Snort!!
See, this was about a year before
Stan and
Jack came up with the "
Doom is ruler of Latveria" idea. And let's face it, in
some U.S. administrations, Doom would fit in
just fine in the cabinet!
Anyhow, a certain president receives the threat...
...but stands firm!!
Well, Doom doesn't take rejection well!
Great, the new
Microsoft 10 update is really buggy!! (Feel free to insert your own topical "
technology sucks" reference here...Y2K, anyone? Russian hacking?)
Well, not Russian hacking, because...
...until "
Comrade K" points out the obvious!
Don't worry, soon enough Doom have his own embassy and everything...
From Fantastic Four #17 (1963)
Youd'a thought that, given Doom's ego, Reed could have stopped him cold by just saying, "So you're doing all this - just to be JFK's lackey?"
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Maybe that's what did happen, and why Doom took over Latveria?
George--FF Annual #2, about a year after this tale, was essentially a minor retcon, establishing Doom's history in Latveria, and that he was (at that time) the secret ruler of the nation.
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