199200 Marvel Super Heroes - Domains of Doom [TSR].pdf - 1992 - Komiksarium

Preface

Preliminary Acknowledgments

I'd like to thank my wife, PJ, for all of her support and

patience, not to mention her map drawing skill, throughout

this project, Neil Wetzler and Tom Patrick for their valuable

help in obtaining as many Doctor Doom appearances as

they did for me, and to Steven Schend, who ably led me

through the sometime twisted and shadowed paths into

the Domains of Doom.

hours of reading hundreds of comics for this project, it was

a refreshing read and well produced overall. Doom's

complex character was portrayed perfectly, and the

culmination to the long-standing storyline about his mother

was resolved with taste and unexpected tragedy.

Other recommendations are the original, definitive Dr

Doom appearances in the FANTASTIC FOUR comic

books by Lee and Kirby, still in reprints in the Marvel

Masterworks series, and the first eight issues of

ASTONISHING TALES, illustrated by late comics great

Wally Wood.

Another character that emerged as interesting as Dr

Doom was the mercenary Silver Sable. She and her Wild

Pack have packed in a good amount of guest-starring

roles in the past few years, dropping mysterious hints

about the identity of her father and her homeland

throughout their adventures with Spider-Man. Marvel

Comics seems to agree that she and her allies have a

wealth of stories waiting to be written, as she has a new

series debuting in 1992. Look for it!

Remember that the Lands of DOCTOR DOOM Boxed

Set can be a starting point for your own majestic

adventures in the Marvel Universe. There is much

unexplored territory in the lands of Latveria, Symkaria and

Transia, just waiting for your characters to uncover!

Hidden bases in the Balbic Mountain range, supernatural

menaces in the wilds of Transia, and the scientific and

magical might of Doctor Doom throughout his homeland of

Latveria all await the heroes in your games! The villainous

Dr. Doom (of course) as well as the Dreadknight, the High

Evolutionary, and Chthon have planned for your arrival

and have their nefarious traps just waiting for your

characters.. ..

Do your heroes have the strength and intelligence to best

these super powers on their own turf? Come to the

Domains of Doom and find out for yourselves!

When I started this project, Dr. Doom was just another

Marvel megalomaniac and master villain with an iron

mask, albeit one of the oldest villains in the Marvel

Universe. However, as time went on, and as the pile of

Doom comics grew from one comic box to the next, a

definite character began to emerge, one of an

overwhelmingly proud man forever scarred by the unfair

deaths of his mother and father at a young age. His thirst

for revenge and desire to save his mother's soul drove him

to the brink of madness. These two causes were the foci of

his young life until one further incident solidified his role in

the world of Marvel—his scarring at the imagined hands of

Reed Richards. His path was set from then on as the

Fantastic Four's greatest opponent.

Finding all of Doom's appearances presented a

formidable task, since he's been around since 1962, and

has menaced almost every major Marvel hero (and most

of the minor ones as well!). I had invaluable help from the

two comic shops I frequent, finding such rare, expensive

and essential comics as FANTASTIC FOUR Annual #2,

the first published origin of Dr. Doom, to the cameos and

unadvertised issues, such as POWER PACK #53. If I

happened to miss some appearances, I apologize for the

oversight. We have managed to collect the good doctor's

significant appearances that have had major impacts on

the Marvel Universe up through 1991, but there are always

more stories hidden in the shadows (not to mention the

hundreds of pages of comic books piled in my office).

In an unabashed plug for Marvel Comics, I'd suggest

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

Scott Davis, January 1992

Introduction

If you think you know everything there is to know about

Dr. Doom and his life, think again! He has gained power

and knowledge from some of the greatest sorcerers in

history to free his mother from the clutches of Mephisto.

He has drifted for days, alone and isolated, in deep space

with no hope of rescue. He has, at separate times, wielded

the phenomenal powers of the Beyonder and the Silver

Surfer, only to lose them again. He has ruled the entire

world twice, yet given up his conquest for lack of

challenge.

Now, you'll be able to place the scheming Doctor in your

own game campaign, the ultimate foe for your players'

heroes. In his lifetime, he has battled almost everyone in

the Marvel Universe, from Spider-Man to the Avengers,

from the X-Men to his most hated foes, Reed Richards and

the Fantastic Four. Nothing deters him from his goal of

world subservience, especially not a group of upstart

heroes he has never met before!

The three Balkan countries, while geographically small,

have ties to a surprising amount of characters in the

Marvel Universe. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch were

born in Transia, as were Jessica Drew and Phillip Masters,

better known as the original Spider-Woman and the

Puppet Master. The High Evolutionary made Transia's

Mount Wundagore his home for years before becoming

known to the heroes of the world. Other major characters

in this book include the beautiful leader of the Wild Pack,

Silver Sable, whose Silver Sable International mercenary

business is the major source of income for her home

country of Symkaria. Latveria, as well as spawning one of

the most powerful men the world has ever known, also

birthed Darkoth the Death Demon, the Doomsman, and

the Dreadknight.

The Domains of Doom grants the reader a passport into

the oft-mentioned but rarely detailed Balkan lands of

Europe. Its chapters detail each of the countries

individually, provide game notes on important natives of

the countries, and list full bibliographies of comic book

source materials used for the boxed set. Enjoy your

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...

So you would deign to know the secrets of Doom. Very

well, it is good that you would read of the majesty and

power of Doom; the rabble must always glean knowledge

from their betters. Take care that you dare not to use the

knowledge enclosed in these pages against our person.

To do so would invoke the wrath of Doom, and such a

thing should not be invited lightly. Learn well of Doom and

his lands, for the world will soon fall before them.

Dr. Victor Von Doom

The Domains of Doom await you between these two

covers. This is the atlas and sourcebook for the three

small Balkan countries well known to reader of Marvel

Comics: Latveria, Gem of the Balkans and the true Land of

Doom; Transia, resting place of the Elder God Chthon and

sometime-home to the High Evolutionary; and Symkaria,

Latveria's neighbor and home to Silver Sable International.

This book is designed for two uses. For any current

MARVEL SUPER HEROES game campaigns, it provides

a much needed look at European locations and more

technical information than has ever been published in one

Marvel product! The Land's of DR. DOOM Campaign set

can also be used as a comic book reference text, providing

a full chronological synopsis of Dr. Doom's 30 year history

and more! We've provided an extensive bibliography of

Doctor Doom's and Silver Sable's appearances, as well as

providing a listing of comics with information on Transia

and its troubled natives.

In thirty years, the Master of Latveria has traveled far

across the globe and beneath the seas, even conquering

the eddies and currents of the time stream in his quests for

knowledge and power. And yet, in all that time, there has

never been a definitive source that detailed all the enigmas

and mysteries that surrounded Victor Von Doom like a

shadowy cloak. Well, now the history of Doctor Doom is

revealed, and it is littered with many dangerous foes and

even a few rare friends, advanced technology, and a

staggering amount of bases and locations from which

Doom has struggled to gain power for himself.

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