Preface Preliminary Acknowledgments hours of reading hundreds of comics for this project, it was I'd like to thank my wife, PJ, for all of her support and a refreshing read and well produced overall. Doom's patience, not to mention her map drawing skill, throughout complex character was portrayed perfectly, and the this project, Neil Wetzler and Tom Patrick for their valuable culmination to the long-standing storyline about his mother help in obtaining as many Doctor Doom appearances as was resolved with taste and unexpected tragedy. they did for me, and to Steven Schend, who ably led me Other recommendations are the original, definitive Dr through the sometime twisted and shadowed paths into Doom appearances in the FANTASTIC FOUR comic the Domains of Doom. books by Lee and Kirby, still in reprints in the Marvel Masterworks series, and the first eight issues of When I started this project, Dr. Doom was just another ASTONISHING TALES, illustrated by late comics great Marvel megalomaniac and master villain with an iron Wally Wood. mask, albeit one of the oldest villains in the Marvel Another character that emerged as interesting as Dr Universe. However, as time went on, and as the pile of Doom was the mercenary Silver Sable. She and her Wild Doom comics grew from one comic box to the next, a Pack have packed in a good amount of guest-starring definite character began to emerge, one of an roles in the past few years, dropping mysterious hints overwhelmingly proud man forever scarred by the unfair about the identity of her father and her homeland deaths of his mother and father at a young age. His thirst throughout their adventures with Spider-Man. Marvel for revenge and desire to save his mother's soul drove him Comics seems to agree that she and her allies have a to the brink of madness. These two causes were the foci of wealth of stories waiting to be written, as she has a new his young life until one further incident solidified his role in series debuting in 1992. Look for it! the world of Marvel—his scarring at the imagined hands of Remember that the Lands of DOCTOR DOOM Boxed Reed Richards. His path was set from then on as the Set can be a starting point for your own majestic Fantastic Four's greatest opponent. adventures in the Marvel Universe. There is much Finding all of Doom's appearances presented a unexplored territory in the lands of Latveria, Symkaria and formidable task, since he's been around since 1962, and Transia, just waiting for your characters to uncover! has menaced almost every major Marvel hero (and most Hidden bases in the Balbic Mountain range, supernatural of the minor ones as well!). I had invaluable help from the menaces in the wilds of Transia, and the scientific and two comic shops I frequent, finding such rare, expensive magical might of Doctor Doom throughout his homeland of and essential comics as FANTASTIC FOUR Annual #2, Latveria all await the heroes in your games! The villainous the first published origin of Dr. Doom, to the cameos and Dr. Doom (of course) as well as the Dreadknight, the High unadvertised issues, such as POWER PACK #53. If I Evolutionary, and Chthon have planned for your arrival happened to miss some appearances, I apologize for the and have their nefarious traps just waiting for your oversight. We have managed to collect the good doctor's characters.. .. significant appearances that have had major impacts on Do your heroes have the strength and intelligence to best the Marvel Universe up through 1991, but there are always these super powers on their own turf? Come to the more stories hidden in the shadows (not to mention the Domains of Doom and find out for yourselves! hundreds of pages of comic books piled in my office). In an unabashed plug for Marvel Comics, I'd suggest Scott Davis, January 1992 reading the Triumph and Torment Graphic Novel featuring Dr. Strange and Dr. Doom; in my humble opinion, this is one of the best Dr. Doom stories since the Lee and Kirby days. Buy it, borrow it, but definitely read it if you have an interest in Victor Von Doom. After many long, late Introduction If you think you know everything there is to know about So you would deign to know the secrets of Doom. Very Dr. Doom and his life, think again! He has gained power well, it is good that you would read of the majesty and and knowledge from some of the greatest sorcerers in power of Doom; the rabble must always glean knowledge history to free his mother from the clutches of Mephisto. from their betters. Take care that you dare not to use the He has drifted for days, alone and isolated, in deep space knowledge enclosed in these pages against our person. with no hope of rescue. He has, at separate times, wielded To do so would invoke the wrath of Doom, and such a the phenomenal powers of the Beyonder and the Silver thing should not be invited lightly. Learn well of Doom and Surfer, only to lose them again. He has ruled the entire his lands, for the world will soon fall before them. world twice, yet given up his conquest for lack of Dr. Victor Von Doom challenge. Now, you'll be able to place the scheming Doctor in your The Domains of Doom await you between these two own game campaign, the ultimate foe for your players' covers. This is the atlas and sourcebook for the three heroes. In his lifetime, he has battled almost everyone in small Balkan countries well known to reader of Marvel the Marvel Universe, from Spider-Man to the Avengers, Comics: Latveria, Gem of the Balkans and the true Land of from the X-Men to his most hated foes, Reed Richards and Doom; Transia, resting place of the Elder God Chthon and the Fantastic Four. Nothing deters him from his goal of sometime-home to the High Evolutionary; and Symkaria, world subservience, especially not a group of upstart Latveria's neighbor and home to Silver Sable International. heroes he has never met before! This book is designed for two uses. For any current The three Balkan countries, while geographically small, MARVEL SUPER HEROES game campaigns, it provides have ties to a surprising amount of characters in the a much needed look at European locations and more Marvel Universe. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch were technical information than has ever been published in one born in Transia, as were Jessica Drew and Phillip Masters, Marvel product! The Land's of DR. DOOM Campaign set better known as the original Spider-Woman and the can also be used as a comic book reference text, providing Puppet Master. The High Evolutionary made Transia's a full chronological synopsis of Dr. Doom's 30 year history Mount Wundagore his home for years before becoming and more! We've provided an extensive bibliography of known to the heroes of the world. Other major characters Doctor Doom's and Silver Sable's appearances, as well as in this book include the beautiful leader of the Wild Pack, providing a listing of comics with information on Transia Silver Sable, whose Silver Sable International mercenary and its troubled natives. business is the major source of income for her home In thirty years, the Master of Latveria has traveled far country of Symkaria. Latveria, as well as spawning one of across the globe and beneath the seas, even conquering the most powerful men the world has ever known, also the eddies and currents of the time stream in his quests for birthed Darkoth the Death Demon, the Doomsman, and knowledge and power. And yet, in all that time, there has the Dreadknight. never been a definitive source that detailed all the enigmas The Domains of Doom grants the reader a passport into and mysteries that surrounded Victor Von Doom like a the oft-mentioned but rarely detailed Balkan lands of shadowy cloak. Well, now the history of Doctor Doom is Europe. Its chapters detail each of the countries revealed, and it is littered with many dangerous foes and individually, provide game notes on important natives of even a few rare friends, advanced technology, and a the countries, and list full bibliographies of comic book staggering amount of bases and locations from which source materials used for the boxed set. Enjoy your Doom has struggled to gain power for himself. excursion into the realms of Doom and his neighbors, but be careful—the idyllic Balkan countryside hides more dangers than are found in America's superhero infested cities... Chapter 1: The Region Overview of the Lands problems. Their isolationist policies indirectly aid them in insulating their peoples from the chaotic changes in The "Lands of DOCTOR DOOM" is a generic title for modern Europe. Symkaria has become more wary in its Marvel's most famous "postage stamp" countries of dealings with other countries since the assassination of the Europe. They consist primarily of the three Balkan states king’s fiance, which signaled a rift in Symkarian and of Latveria, Transia, and Symkaria. This area of the world American relations. Despite that wariness, Symkaria's is filled with superstition and legends of mythic proportions tourist policies and limited trade with the West makes it the and deservedly so. Many of the people in these lands most progressive of the countries of note. share the same cultural bases, and the tales of Each country has detailed information on its people werewolves, vampires, and nocturnal fiends roaming the history, and politics in its own chapter further along in this hills are prevalent in the region.