Flashback Friday Figure Addendum #0098: Doctor Doom

DOCTOR DOOM SECRET WARS (MATTEL) Hey ho and welcome to Friday everybody! And isn’t it a great Friday? I like to think so. It’s the end of the week, and I like to wrap them up the way I always do, with a little bit of flashing back. Today, I’m jumping back into Mattel’s Secret Wars with a return look at Doctor Doom! If you asked me who I though the greatest super hero in comics was, I probably wouldn’t be able to give you a single answer. Maybe I could give like a list of five or so, but that’s the best I can do. The best super VILLAIN in comics, though? That’s easy. It’s Doctor Doom. No question. He’s as good as it gets, mostly because he doesn’t shy away from being an absurd comicbook caricature. He’s ridiculous, his plans are over the top and needlessly complicated, and he likes to speak in the third person a lot. He’s just a very fun character. Of course, movie makers decided that they could “improve” on that, resulting in two rather terrible live-action takes on the character, but…

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