Summary
Doctor Doomis one of the most iconic villains in the entire Marvel universe. Created as an antagonist to The Fantastic Four, the Latverian scientist named Victor von Doom becomes a conqueror of worlds and is an integral force in theSecret Warscomic book storyline. However, many characters have donned the name of Doctor Doom in the comic books.
Whether they’re simply multiverse variants of Victor or completely different characters altogether, these incarnations are easily some of the most formidable characters in Marvel Comics history. The one thing they all have in common is, at one point in time, putting on the famous green hooded cape and becoming true menaces to Marvel superheroes.
Updated June 04, 2025 by Blaise Santi: Fans of Doctor Doom have had an exciting, if controversial, few months after Marvel announced they would be sidelining Kang the Conqueror in favor of this notorious supervillain. The character of Victor von Doom is set to make his MCU debut in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, played by none other than Marvel veteran Robert Downey Jr., which elicited both hype and confusion.
Some have suggested that Downey will be one of many actors taking on the role of Doom in the MCU, given that the character is being set up to challenge the Avengers in Avengers: Secret Wars. With the idea of many different Dooms up to bat in the next big Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover, let’s take a look at a few other Dooms that have terrorized the Marvel Comics universe, ranked by their powers, intelligence, and most importantly, their victories.
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Mark Armstrong
Cartoonish animal versions of famous Marvel characters frequently appear throughoutthe adventures of Peter Porker, a.k.a. Spider-Ham, on Earth-8311. There, Doctor Doom’s counterpart is the waterfowl known as Ducktor Doom. He’s a menace to many anthropomorphic heroes, including the Fantastic Fur, the Scavengers, and the X-Bugs.
As the ruler of Quackveria, Ducktor Doom has proven to be one of the more terrifying characters (relatively) on Earth-8311. However, the character does end up losing to Peter Porker and is sent to live in the void of space. Even Earth-616’s Doctor Doom was able to beat his universe’s Spider-Man in hand-to-hand combat, something Ducktor Doom cannot claim.
Andy Kubert, Richard Isanove
Otto von Doom is an alternate version of Victor von Doom who appears inNeil Gaiman’sMarvel 1602series. Otto, a former friend of Sir Richard Reed, betrayed the Four of the Fantastik when the superhero team first came to Latveria. He later successfully assassinates Queen Elizabeth I, drawing the ire of Sir Nicholas Fury and many other superpowered humans.
Though it’s unknown if Otto von Doom can fare as well in a fight as his Earth-616 counterpart, what is very clear throughoutMarvel 1602is that this Doctor Doom is a genius in his own right. His careful political machinations may not always succeed, but he’s gotten under the nose of the smartest and most powerful characters in his own universe.
Fred Kida
TheWhat If?series is knownfor exploring the many alternate timelines that take place involving Marvel’s most iconic characters. One issue posed the idea of a Doom on Earth-808 that had been nicer to Reed Richards when they were students at State University. His obsessions with the afterlife remain, causing the more noble Doom to research the occult and craft himself a golden suit as he studies arcane magic and spellcasting.
Doom eventually becomes the heroic and beloved leader of Latveria after freeing them from tyranny, but he ends up selling his wife Valeria’s soul to Mephisto in exchange for his mother’s. This Doom ends up spending the rest of his life attempting to free Valeria, making him a powerful Doom albeit one that has a lot of wasted potential.
Steve McNiven
This Doom has a very brief appearance in Wolverine’s story, but by all accounts, he seems to be pretty intimidating as far as Dooms go.As part of the “Old Man Logan” era, Logan travels with Hawkeye to New Babylon, where they come across Doom’s territory. On Earth-807128, Doom successfully defeated the Avengers and claimed a territory now known as Doom’s Lair.
The only reason Wolverine and Hawkeye make it out of Doom’s Lair alive is thanks to his wife, Emma Frost, who rescues them from a Venom T-Rex and fixes them a car to continue their journey. Fans never got to see this Doom in combat, but they can only imagine what he’s capable of if he was able to dispatch most of the heroes who opposed his rule.
Scot Eaton
Victor von Doom makes an integral appearance in the iconicHouse of Mcomic book storyline, which seesa mentally distraught Wanda Maximoff alter realityinto a world where mutants are the superior species. In that universe, Victor von Doom is one of the most powerful human allies of Magneto, who rules the world after winning a war between mutants and humans.
As the leader of New Latveria, this universe’s Doom discovers the radiated bodies of The Fantastic Four, absorbing their powers and making himself even stronger. Dictator Doom is also a member of the Council of Kings, alongside more of Magneto’s allies, including Black Panther, Storm, and Namor, though it’s unknown if Doom survived the restoration of the universe.
Dan Jurgens, Claudio Castellini
It’s rare thatthe universes of Marvel and DCcross paths, but when they do, they produce some truly terrifying villains. One of those came when Victor von Doom came across an alien creature known to DC fans as Doomsday. Doom is subsequently poisoned by Doomsday’s DNA and transforms into a grotesque monster known as Doctor Doomsday.
This Doom gets up to many of the same old antics as Victor von Doom does in Marvel Comics, though with the added bonus of all of Doomsday’s powers. Doomsday boasts an advanced healing factor, as well as radiation immunity and elemental resistance that rivals even Superman’s, making him not just powerful, but invulnerable, too.
Victor Bogdanovic
The only thing more terrifying than Victor von Doom is Doom with a time machine. That’s what transpires for this Doctor Doom, who is sent out of his current time along with Reed Richards and ends up in 2099, where he quickly establishes himself as a power in this new universe. However, when Richards confronts Doom in 2099, Doom gets the upper hand and kills Mr. Fantastic.
This Doom is more determined than most to keep control,even executing Uatu the Watcherafter he’s informed of every threat to his rule in the multiverse. As far as it’s known, this Victor von Doom is still in control of 2099 and is more ruthless than one can imagine, even keeping the body of mutant Nathan Grey as a trophy of his victory against mutants.
Pat Broderick
All-Father Doom originates from Earth-928, also in the year 2099, but little is known about his origins before waking up one night believing himself to be Doctor Doom. This Doom is successful in taking back Latveria in 2099, using his newfound power to steal technology from Wakanda,nearly defeating Thor by over-energizing Mjolnir, and even destroying Valhalla.
Among All-Father Doom’s more recent conquests includes teaming up with Kang the Conqueror on Planet X, an intergalactic colony of only mutants. Compared to other versions of Doctor Doom, All-Father Doom possesses a lot of additional powers, including eldritch magic, but he has one weakness: his failing memory.
Adam Kubert
Victor Van Damme was created by Brian Michael Bendis for theUltimate Fantastic Fourcomic run in 2004. This Victor is a descendent of Vlad Tepes Dracula, a.k.a. Vlad the Impaler, but it’s a while before he adopts this as an identity. In his youth, he moved to America and studied science with Reed Richardsprior to The Fantastic Four’s accidental creationin the N-Zone.
As a byproduct of the accident, Van Damme’s skin turns metallic, but where he differs from von Doom is growing goat-like legs. He quickly turned Latveria from a Third World country to incredibly prosperous, earning the title “Good Doctor” from its citizens. He plotted to take over other universes but was presumed to have died after an incursion with Earth-616.
Jack Kirby
Earth-616’s original Victor von Doom is one of the strongest villains in the entire Marvel universe. After growing disfigured from The Fantastic Four’s accident, he begins hiding his face and body with metal armor, returning to his home country of Latveria and becoming their dictator. Doom also began studying sorcery,becoming strong enough to even rival the Sorcerer Supreme.
Von Doom’s various powers included telekinesis, teleportation, dimensional travel, and even time travel. His numerous villainous accomplishments in Marvel Comics history are too many to count, but considering how he’s nearly destroyed multiple realities on many occasions, it’s hard to think of a Doctor Doom stronger than him, especially when he becomes God Emperor Doom.
