Although the Avengers are Marvel’s flagship team, Doctor Doom considers the Fantastic Four to be better.
Although it is true that the group known as the avengers They are one of the greatest superhero teams in the history of marvel comicssince it encompasses the largest number of diverse heroes that are spread throughout its universe, the Fantastic four are still the Marvel’s First Family and its importance is even greater. The Doctor Doom showed that they will always be more important, even than avengersat your own discretion.
Even though the Avengers are Marvel’s flagship team, Doctor Doom thinks the Fantastic 4 are better
The Fantastic four made their debut in marvel comics in the comic Fantastic Four #1 which was published in 1961 and made by the writer Stan Lee and the cartoonist jack kirby with an incredible cast of superheroes including reed richardsthe Invisible Womanthe Human Torch and the Stuff. It was at this time that a golden age would begin for the world of superheroes. New characters, groups and incredible stories were about to reach points that no one could ever imagine.
Two years later, the avengers they arrived in the comic avengers #1 with the characters of Hombre de Hierro, Thor, Ant Man, Wasp Y Hulk at the head forming this incredible group full of charisma. Although it is true that at first both teams were similar and emerged more or less at the same time, the Fantastic four They stood out because, unlike the avengersthey were actually a royal family who did not have any kind of secret between them and who shared all their problems to solve them together.
However, one of the biggest differences we can find is that the avengers they have never been a fixed group of heroes. Over the years and due to different circumstances, the heroes were rotated within the avengers. However, the Fantastic four They’ve basically stayed the same since the team’s first appearance, making them a squad of irreplaceable characters that can’t be changed every few issues.
In Avengers #25of Stan Lee Y Don Heckthe avengers they were made up of the Captain America, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. At that time they were facing Kang the Conqueror in a battle through the time stream when they met Doctor Doom. At this point, readers would be wondering why a titular villain tied to the Fantastic four would bother to spy on the avengersand not even who the original team was. Doctor Doom quickly summed up his intentions by explaining that he wanted to instill fear in the Fantastic four defeating the easiest team Marvelclearly referring to the avengers.
The Doctor Doom I just wanted to destroy them avengers to show the Fantastic four how really powerful it is. This means that the Doctor Doom just go to the avengers as pawns in a much larger game he is playing against what he considers to be the premier superhero team in Marvelthe Fantastic four. At the time this would make some sense due to the lack of structure exhibited by the avengers Until now.
For example, in the second number of the avengersone of the founding members, Hulkleft the team because he wasn’t getting the respect he earned after Hulk will play a key role in defeating the villain Loki. A few issues later in the comic series of the avengers The entire original lineup left the team because they wanted to retire and pass the baton to a completely different group of heroes. This instability caused the avengers appear weak and uncoordinated, making them the perfect victims for the plans of the Doctor Doom.
However, it was shown that the Doctor Doom I was very wrong because the avengers they were not a team to be lightly underestimated. After learning of the plans he had Doctor Doomthe Scarlet Witch used his power hex to destroy all the machinations of the Doctor Doom inside his villain lab. This was enough to give the Avengers their well-deserved victory. However, even after being defeated by the Avengers, the Doctor Doom he rarely bothered to fight them again, as he continued to consider the most important group of heroes to be the one made up of the members of the 4 fantastic.