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Fantastic Four #84

Mar 1969
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #84 cover

Story Name:

The Name Is Doom!

Synopsis

Fantastic Four #84 synopsis by Julio Molina-Muscara
Rating: 4 stars
Image from Fantastic Four #84
As the Fantastic Four fly back to the States on a Gyroship (a strange looking flying vehicle provided by the Inhumans), they're intercepted by Nick Fury who suspects a secret robot army is under development somewhere in Europe. After a quick incident with a loose robotic arm, Fury asks the superhero group to investigate.

Believing Dr Doom is behind the threat, Reed Richards, the Thing, the Human Torch and his girlfriend Crystal travel to Latveria, the villain's independent state where humanoid robots are awaiting them, cleverly armed with weapons that can neutralize each and everyone of the heroes. After a quick defeat and capture, the team wakes up the next morning in a fine hotel, greeted by the locals who make a parade in their honor. 

Sensing it is a facade for real danger, Reed tries to escape the city, but he's halted by a stun blast. A monitor playing a Dr Doom video clearly states the tyrant's warning: Nobody ever leaves Latveria, or else they die.

Also in this issue: Dum Dum Dugan.

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Review / Commentaries

Fantastic Four #84 Review by (October 20, 2019)
COMMENTS
This comic is very special to me. One of the first Marvel comics I ever read. Curiously, the Brazilian version of it! Circa January 1980, I was in Florianopolis, Brazil, on vacation, a 10 years old kid. 

REVIEW
This story describes a maniac, over-controlling Dr Doom. The tyrant provides it all to the citizens of Latveria, but demanding total obedience, respect and fidelity in return. Armed robots control the population. Anyone misbehaving is punished, and could end up dead. Doom is judge, jury and executioner, all powerful, and feared.

PLOT
The Fantastic Four (without the Invisible Woman, taking care of her baby son Franklin elsewhere), loses this first match soundly against Doom.

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Main/1st Story Full Credits

Jack Kirby
Joe Sinnott
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Jack Kirby (Cover Penciler)
Joe Sinnott (Cover Inker)
Stan Goldberg (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Plot: . Letterer: Sam Rosen.
Editor: Stan Lee.

Characters

All stories. Listed in alphabetical order.

Crystal
Crystal
(Corystalia Amaqulin Maximoff)
Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom
(Victor Von Doom)
Dum Dum Dugan
Dum Dum Dugan
(Timothy Aloysius Dugan)
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
Human Torch
Human Torch
(Jonathan Storm)
Mr. Fantastic
Mr. Fantastic
(Reed Richards)
Nick Fury
Nick Fury
(Nicholas Fury)
Thing
Thing
(Ben Grimm)


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