First appearance

Doctor Doom's first appearance: The Fantastic Four #5

Doctor Doom first appeared in The Fantastic Four #5, cover dated July 1962, published by Marvel and created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Why it matters

Victor von Doom's first appearance, sending the Fantastic Four back in time. He became Marvel's most famous villain, and this is one of the key early Fantastic Four issues.

Related key issues

• Fantastic Four Annual #2 (1964), his origin story.
• The Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961), the team's debut and the start of the Marvel age.

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More first appearances

• Black Panther: Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966)
• The Hulk: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
• Thanos: Iron Man #55 (February 1973)
• Spider-Man: Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
• Wolverine: The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974)

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