Doctor Doom Versus Norman Osborn for Control of the Marvel Universe!
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‘SIEGE’ SHOWDOWN 3 Doctor Doom versus Norman Osborn for control of the Marvel Universe! By ethan kaye Machine was the Dark Beast, a mutant himself from the Age of Apocalypse! orman Osborn’s Cabal is Dr. Doom: Launched Baxter Building breaking up, Asgard’s looking into space (FANTasTIC FOUR #6, 1962) like a handsome prize and In his second comic appearance, Doom ROUND 5 Doctor Doom and Osborn teamed with Namor the Sub-Mariner to Norman Osborn: Murders the entire Nwill finally go toe to toe if David Finch’s battle their common enemies. He used staff of Thunderbolts Mountain cover to December’s Siege: The Cabal, Namor to plant the magnetic “grabber” (THUNDERBOLTS #120-121) courtesy of Brian Michael Bendis and device in the basement of the Baxter When Norman took over the Michael Lark, is to be believed! It’s a ROUND 2 Building, chucking it into space on a Thunderbolts, the team was riding a fight to the fiendish as we compare Norman Osborn: Granny-Napper course for the sun! (Namor wised up and wave of popularity that would make these two iconic Marvel baddies to (SPIDER-MAN #12, 2005) did the right thing, breaking the machine the Jonas Brothers blush. That all came determine who should be the last villain Spider-Man had buried plenty of loved and sending Doom into orbit.) crashing down when a team of psychics standing based on evil deeds alone! ones, but this time Norman did it for SCORECARD: No doubt wiping out a convinces Norman that putting the him. First he kidnapped Peter Parker’s species is way more evil, but launching a Goblin mask on again and slaughtering beloved Aunt May, then set Spidey villain high-rise into orbit just sounds so much his whole staff, including the Thunderbolt after Spidey villain after Parker and his cooler. WINNER: Doom! Swordsman, would be a good idea. ex-flame, the BlackC at. Finally, after a Turned out…it kinda was. Norman got throwdown with the Sinister Twelve and ROUND 4 promoted to head up S.H.I.E.L.D.! a last-minute save by Dr. Octopus, Peter Norman Osborn: Got Lily Hollister Doom: Stole the Purple Man’s powers found where Aunt May had been stashed: pregnant (AMAZING SPIDER-MaN and controlled the world (EMPEROR buried alive in Ben Parker’s grave! #598, 2009) DOOM, 1987) Dr. Doom: Uninvited Guest Some things you just don’t do. Getting If there’s a guy like the Purple Man who (FANTasTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3) your son’s fiancée pregnant is pretty can control people’s minds, there’s a Happy days are hell again! The wedding much at the top of that list, especially good chance that Dr. Doom is going to of his bitter enemies gave Doom the when your son is still sleeping with her. exploit him. By co-opting his powers, opportunity to try out his “emotion Ewwww! By exposing Lily to the Goblin Doom enslaved the world (temporarily) changer” that spurred all the FF’s villains serum and turning her into the evil and turned it into a pretty nice place. to “attack” mode! Menace, Norman set up the perfect nine- But the boredom of utopia set in, and SCORECARD: Though uninvited nuptial month incubator for his goblin baby! Doom let himself get taken down by the guests are irksome and uncouth, Doom: Doesn’t pay his employees Avengers, just for a change of pace. Norman desecrated a grave—that’s (LUKE CaGE: HERO FOR HIRE #9, SCORECARD: Doctor Doom took over just sacrilege…evil sacrilege! WINNER: 1973) Earth…then got bored. Osborn murdered ROUND 1 Osborn! When Doom hired Luke Cage to sweep a sh-- ton of his own employees with his Norman Osborn: Killed Gwen Stacy sacrifice fodder.T he heartbreaking some pesky robots under the rug, he own hands. Seriously, where’d Doom get (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #121, 1973) scene began with Valeria thinking that ROUND 3 made the biggest mistake of his life: that evil PhD—the Bahamas?!? WINNER: After a memorable fight atop the Doom had changed his ways and would Norman Osborn: Created the Omega skipping town without paying Cage his Osborn! George Washington Bridge, the Green love her forever, and ended with her Machine (DaRK AVENGERS #7, 2009) $200. So evil! Cage flew toL atveria, Goblin tossed Peter Parker’s main for power (FANTasTIC FOUR #67, agonizing death. In the end, Doom’s Nothing says “evil” like genocide, and beat down Doom’s castle doors, then squeeze off the side. Spidey thought 2003) first girlfriend ended up like most of his Norman Osborn has no qualms about spent an issue beating down Doom she was saved with a “SWIK” of his web, When confronted with the opportunity enemies: a burnt up skeleton. it. Osborn, as the head of H.A.M.M.E.R., himself! A little extreme, but $200 ain’t FINAL TALLY: but a tiny “snap” next to her neck took to gain more occult powers from a trio SCORECARD: Norman icing Spidey’s began work on the Omega Machine, a chump change. Sweet Christmas! The psychopath edges the tin- plated dictator by a narrow 3-2 her out of the land of the living and into of demons known as the Haazareth true love has withstood the test of time, mandatory de-powering program that SCORECARD: Nobody likes a welcher, margin. Guess we should expect comic book history. Three, Doom looked to his childhood but Doom killed his own lady…that’s just would erase mutants from the world. but seriously, Norman—bro’s before more Dark Reign in 2010! Dr. Doom: Sacrificed his first love friend and greatest love, Valeria, for too hardcore! WINNER: Doom! The irony? The brains behind the Omega ho’s!! WINNER: Osborn! 220 wizardworld.com wizardworld.com 220.