Avengers: Doomsday opens December 18, 2026. Robert Downey Jr. returns as Doctor Doom — not Tony Stark. The Russo Brothers are directing. Pedro Pascal plays Reed Richards. With six months until release, the secondary market for Doctor Doom key issues is already active. Here is the essential reading list and the key issues collectors should have on their radar. Source: Marvel Studios official.
Doctor Doom's first appearance
Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962) — Written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby. Doctor Doom's first appearance and first cover appearance. The issue also features the first time travel story in Marvel history. In NM condition this is a five-figure book. Mid-grade copies trade in the $800–$2,500 range depending on condition. Source: Key Collector Comics, CovrPrice.com.
Key issues that define Doom
Fantastic Four #57 (December 1966) — 1st Doctor Doom steals Silver Surfer's power. One of the most iconic Doom stories and covers in the character's history. Source: Key Collector Comics.
Super-Villain Team-Up #1 (1975) — Doctor Doom and Sub-Mariner. Doom as a geopolitical force rather than a simple villain. The series that elevated the character beyond antagonist. Source: Key Collector Comics.
Doom 2099 #1 (1993) — A futuristic Doom story with a passionate following. Has seen periodic secondary market surges during Doom-centric announcements. Source: CovrPrice.com.
Infamous Iron Man #1 (2016) — Doctor Doom becomes Iron Man in the aftermath of Civil War II. Brian Michael Bendis / Alex Maleev. The run that reimagined Doom as an anti-hero — the framework RDJ's MCU Doom appears to draw from. First print in VF/NM trades around $8–12. Source: CovrPrice.com.
The Avengers: Doomsday reading prep list
Jonathan Hickman's Avengers / New Avengers / Secret Wars (2012–2015) — The story cycle that builds toward the destruction and rebuilding of the Marvel multiverse. Secret Wars (2015) places Doom as the God of the surviving Battleworld. The template for what Doomsday appears to be doing in the MCU. Collected editions in store. Source: Marvel Comics official.
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus — The defining Doom stories of the modern era. Doom at his most powerful and most complex. In store. Source: Marvel Comics official.
In store now
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