Doom Academy
Doom moves Doctor Strange's magical academy to Latveria, forcing its students to move there as well. Scoop, the editor of the school's newspaper, offers to help the students settle in while refusing to create propaganda for Doom. Zoe Laveau begins hearing voices in her room uttering a strange nursery rhyme and investigates, only to be trapped in a magical book containing Latverian fairy tales called the Arcana Latveriana.[16]
In the Arcana Latveriana, Zoe runs from a wolf-like creature and is saved by a girl. At the Doom Academy Library, Doyle Dormammu and Zelma Stanton confront Scoop about his article regarding Doyle's relationship with his adoptive father Dormammu. Shaylee Moonpeddle asks her schoolmates if any of them have seen Zoe. Meanwhile, Zoe learns that the girl is Greta, whose brother Frederick has been searching for her.[17]
The students get to the location of the Arcana Latveriana with help from a reprogrammed Doombot named Mister Doombot. When Zoe is freed, she plans to rescue Greta.[18] The students free Zoe and Greta, but all the creatures inside the Arcana Latveriana are released.[19] Doctor Doom arrives and takes down the creatures before instructing Zelma to keep a better eye on the books.[20]
Storm
After being killed by the spirit Eégún, Storm is resurrected by Eternity and becomes the Eternal Storm. After consuming Eégún, Storm returns to Latveria to confront Doom, only to spare him. In a flashback to three billion years prior, Eternity and Oblivion debate over housing Death with Infinity. The Living Tribunal decides to have Death's relocation settled in a trial by combat. Oblivion succeeds and Death becomes part of the universe. After receiving an order from the One Above All, the Living Tribunal allows a trial by combat to determine if Death should move back in with Oblivion.[21]
Thunderbolts: Doomstrike
Doom unsuccessfully attempts to recruit Bucky Barnes, who unwittingly helped in his rise to power by killing the Red Skull. With the other members of the Thunderbolts busy or missing, Bucky recruits Black Widow and Songbird to disarm Doom's nuclear arsenal. However, Doom confronts them, destroys Bucky's hometown of Shelbyville, and frames him for it. He then announces the formation of the Fulgur Victoris, an anti-terrorism force inspired by the Thunderbolts.[22]
The Thunderbolts target a train carrying cargo to Latveria. They are attacked by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine who is operating as Citizen V. The Thunderbolts get away leaving a defeated U.S. Agent behind.[23]
In Wakanda, Destroyer, Bucky, and Songbird are confronted by Fulgur Victoris members Atlas, Citizen V, Fixer, MACH-Doom (who is claimed to be a Doombot with "Abner Jenkins' soul"), and Moonstone.
Weapon X-Men
Cable recruits Wolverine, Deadpool, and Chamber into a group dubbed Weapon X-Men. Two hours later, Weapon X-Men arrives in Latveria, where they find that Thunderbird has destroyed some of Doom's Servo-Guards destroyed. As Deadpool knocks out Wolverine, Cable and Chamber were able to talk Thunderbird down as he states that he was up against a death squad. Deadpool uses his own transportation to carry Wolverine and contacts someone, unaware that he is being manipulated by Baron Strucker.[27]
X-Factor
Havok, Frenzy, Pyro, Cecilia Reyes, Granny Smite, and Xyber meet with General Mills at the Factor House as she shows them footage of Doom declaring himself Emperor and that Genosha has been rebuilt as an algorithmic republic. Mills states that Genosha cannot fall into Doom's hands. X-Factor later recruits Angel and ForgetMeNot into the group. Upon arrival, they meet up with Black Wolf members Strych9, Ordo, and Trident, who states that X-Factor will serve as the diversion to take out the transformer. X-Factor is attacked by Genosha's citizens, who had their neural implants activated. As Black Wolf steals the computer, they blow up X-Factor's jet with plans to sell the computer to Doom, only for ForgetMeNot to steal Black Wolf's jet.[28]
Fantastic Four
After seeing their adoptive children Jo-Venn and N'Kalla off, Invisible Woman and Ben Grimm meet up with She-Hulk and catch up with each other. The heroes come to the aid of a vampire family who are being persecuted, rescue them, and bring the vampire children into the custody of their aunt Heather. The next day, the Fantastic Four discover that their neighbors have become supporters of Doom.[29]
Ben spends time with Alicia as Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, and Human Torch fight Devos the Devastator. The heroes begin losing their powers with Mister Fantastic assuming that the phenomenon is connected to Ben losing his powers. The Fantastic Four attempt to regain their powers by exposing themselves to cosmic radiation from other universes, but it does not work.[30]
As H.E.R.B.I.E. serves some drinks, Valeria talks about a plan to harvest the energy from the Big Bang. Mister Fantastic then enlists H.E.R.B.I.E. to be their pilot as he is upgraded by Mister Fantastic and Valeria, allowing everyone to travel back in time. Despite the time trip working, something goes wrong as H.E.R.B.I.E. sacrifices himself. The Fantastic Four return to their own time with their powers intact.
Red Hulk
Thunderbolt Ross, also known as the Red Hulk, is a prisoner of Doom. The other prisoners include Deathlok, Simon Ryker, Hugo Perez, Li Wang Tang, and Machine Man, who are being forced to participate in Doom's think tank. Machine Man frees himself and Ross while taking out the Doombot guard and removing Ross's power inhibitor.[34] The prisoners escape, but Ross reverts to his human form and believes that he has lost his powers. They are pursued by the Doombots.[35] The prisoners escape from the Doombots into the river, but Ryker is zapped before he can join them.[36]
Ross regains his powers after being caught in a nuclear explosion.[37] As Red Hulk fights the Doombots, Machine Man works with Deathlok to contact the U.S. Army on Ross's behalf asking for help and mentioning that they are prisoners of Latveria. They are attacked by a Doombot which Deathlok directs its energy back to.
Doctor Strange of Asgard
Doctor Strange arrives in Asgard, where he is greeted by Thor. He informs Thor that he would like to be Asgard's Sorcerer Supreme. Thor is not opposed to the idea as Loki is gone and Strange will have to consult with the sorceress Hulda. After he is set up in a room, Strange meets Aslak who takes him to Hulda. She recalls that Strange once borrowed a splinter of Yggdrasil to become a god of magic. Strange returns the splinter to Hulda. Just then, Loki arrives against his banishment and mentions that he was once Sorcerer Supreme. Loki kills Hulda and disappears.[43]
Strange returns to the Sanctum Sanctorum, where Loki is hiding. Strange then shackles Loki and interrogates him on Hulda's death as he claims that something controlled him to kill her. In Asgard, Strange gets a job tending to the ailments of the Asgardians. Aslak later takes Strange to Asgard's premiere magic shop to get the ingredients for the Spell of Ahkrynon. After returning to his home, Strange is ambushed by an unknown warrior who leaves an ax behind.[44]
As Strange tends to an injured man while mentioning the assailant's attack, he plans to master Asgard's magic. His first spell to master is the Spell of Ahkrynon, which requires the skull of a rare Dark Troll
NYX
During the "X-Manhunt" storyline, Charles Xavier visits NYX for help reclaiming the last seed of Krakoa from Doom. Ms. Marvel and Anole agree to accompany Xavier in recovering the seed at the X-Men's abandoned Treehouse, where Doom's emissary Volta and Mojo are bartering for the seed. Mojo kills Volta as Xavier and the others are discovered. Xavier abandons Ms. Marvel and Anole to deal with Mojo alone as he recovers his Cerebro helmet. He then makes his way to Atlanta. Ms. Marvel and Anole escape from Mojo with the seed. However, Mojo reveals that they took a decoy while he possesses the real seed.[48]
Iron Man
In the Russian Province of New Latveria, Tony Stark meets with Commander Hunyadi of the Latverian Patriotic Front. The Latverian Patriotic Front is attacked by Winter Guard members Crimson Dynamo, Red Widow, Vanguard, and Ursa Major, who plan to bring Stark to Doom. Stark escapes with a man named Vishte Taru. Meeting with Stark Unlimited's board of directors, Stark states that Stark Unlimited will become the sole weapon providers to Doom.[49] After settling a union dispute at a Stark Unlimited artillery factory in Upstate New York, Iron Man and Taru are contacted by Red Widow, who has captured May and Hunyadi.[50]
A flashback reveals that Vishte Taru's parents are Latverian intelligence agents working for Doom and that his real name is Artem. Taru reveals that the magic that enhanced Iron Man's armor is slowly corrupting him and takes the magic into himself while claiming that Doom will not be overthrown innocently.[51]
As Iron Man fights Taru,
Doom's Division
The Statue of King Sejon comes to life and goes on a rampage. Tiger Division members Taegukgi, General, Mr. Enigma, Luna Snow, and Gun-R II show up and defeat the fire spirit possessing the statue. The Tiger Division receives aid from Aero, Wave, and Karma, who are starting a Pan-Asian peacekeeping alliance branded Doom's Division. While Luna Snow works on her next album, Director Ami Han sends the others to subdue Sunfire.[53]
In Japan, Doom's Division fight cybernetic sea creatures created by Chibicorp. In Seoul, Lady Bright witnesses a negotiation between anti-Doom protestors and the police. It is then discovered that Karma and Wave have been working with Sunfire all along as he shows up.[54] Sunfire states to Taegukgi that he should not be fighting for Doom. When Taegukgi asks for a ceasefire with Sunfire, White Fox shows up and kills Sunfire. She has her soldiers arrest the heroes, stating that Doom has no use for them as they refuse to follow orders.[55]
Superior Avengers
An alternate universe version of the Avengers (consisting of an armored man calling himself Abomination, Malekith, a skull-headed Onslaught, and female versions of Killmonger, Doctor Octopus, and Ghost) from Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128 thwart Annihilus' attack on Earth. Two weeks earlier, Kristoff Vernard shows Doom an invention that will serve as his version of the Avengers Initiative. As a test of a modified Time Platform, Vernard brings a version of Amadeus Cho, who attacks him before being killed. In the present, Vernard introduces the Superior Avengers, who came from a futuristic century to aid Doom.[58]
The Superior Avengers come across the Avengers fighting Graviton, who proves to be a challenge for both teams. When Onslaught claims that Scarlet Witch's family who caused the final gasps of the X-Gene, Scarlet Witch attacks him. The Avengers and the Superior Avengers end up fighting each other as Iron Man tries to restrain Graviton. Killmonger fights Captain Marvel and manages to nick her with an Adamantium blade before getting blasted. Vision tries to help Iron Man only for Ghost to interfere. He fires an eye beam at Ghost which does something as he claims that his eye beams were not calibrated for a lethal blow.[59]
Avengers
In an undisclosed location, Mad Thinker meets with Dreadknight, Exterminatrix, Madcap, and Mister Hyde about Doom's activities and proposes that they be the "Masters of this evil" if Doom is "representing good". The villains attack the Impossible City with help from a rebuilt Quasimodo in his Mark X form and threaten to drop an asteroid onto New York City. The Impossible City's consciousness enters a Man-Slayer body and forms armor around a recuperating Sam Wilson, who manages to behead Madcap.[63] After Wilson defeats Mister Hyde and Exterminatrix, Mad Thinker dons an armor derived from Super-Adaptoid technology that enables him to copy the powers of the other Masters of Evil members, but is defeated by Wilson.[64]
Runaways
Some Doombots who are doing odd jobs are confronted by the other Doombots who tell them that its time for them to go back to Doctor Doom. At the Hostel where the Runaways use as their headquarters, Nico Minoru is sulking in her car when the Runaways' Doombot asks if she is coming in to have the meal that it made. Nico sulks over losing her girl, her magic, and the "big dumb guy who was more or less her domestic partner". Nico then thinks back to when a grown-up Gertrude Yorkes came from the future to kidnap Chase Stein. As Karolina Dean left to find her ex-fiancé in the stars, Nico gave up the Staff of One to keep it from corrupting her, leading to the Runaways falling apart. Nico then comes as Victor Mancha, Molly Hayes, Gertrude, Gib, and Old Lace have Doombot's goulash. After Molly gives Nico a pep talk, the Hostel is then attacked by some Doombots who have come to recall the Runaways' Doombot, identified as Doombot C53. Just then, Chase returns from the future.[65]
Chase Stein proceeds to fight the Doombots as he is told by the other Runaways that the aforementioned Doombots are trying to repossess C53. The remaining Doombots go on the retreat while planning to return to repossess C53. Chase then learns what had happened while he was away and removes the tracking device in C53. The Runaways then flee in the Leapfrog. Upon arriving in Malibu, California, the Runaways arrive at an abandoned house that was originally used by their parents, members of the Pride. Victor Mancha finds Gertrude and Old Lace activating the 4-D Time Portico in an attempt to go back in time and warn their past selves of an approaching Doombot invasion.
G.O.D.S.: One World Under Doom
Mia DaMaria is studying at Columbia University when Wyn comes in. He takes her to meet Doctor Doom as he mentions about a seal on the Sun keeping the hellfire-eating demons away is fading. These sigils must be restarted from the Sun's core before the Sun is consumed by the demons. Once inside the Sun's core, Doom, Mia, and Wyn work to reignite the sigil. When the demons show up, Mia and Wyn hold them off while Doom finishes the spell. Once that is done, Mia and Wyn cast a spell to send the demons back where they come from. Sometime later, Wyn and Mia finally become partners.[69]
Doomed 2099
As Doctor Doom prepares to deal with his adversaries, he is contacted by Doom 2099 from an unidentified Marvel 2099 reality, who advises him to relinquish his title of Sorcerer Supreme or else the consequences will be grim. Doom 2099 appears in the present with Bishop of Earth-1191, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Deathlok Prime of Earth-10511, Maestro of Earth-9200, Old Man Logan of Earth-807128, and Phoenix. Doom battles Doom 2099's group and manages to subdue them, sending them back to 2099. Weeks later, Doom 2099 stands before a wall dedicated to those who fell in battle against Doom on D-Day while regretting his actions. He hopes that his past self will lose the Sorcerer Supreme title and the future can be restored. Otherwise, Doom 2099 will remain "ruler of 2099, ruler of nothing".[70]
