* Death of Victor Von Doom Clone

Having captured the Fantastic Four and placed them within a machine, Doom plans on transferring their powers over to the young man he claims is his son. As Doom gloats over his victory, he is interrupted by his scientist Hauptmann who has come to warn Doom that Zorba has gathered the masses and the are up in arms and prepared to overthrow Doom from his throne. Having become fed up of Zorba and his rebellion, Doom lashes out at them, but quickly asks them to lower their weapons and wait until the coronation is over, so that his successor may rule them fairly and that he may retire in peace. Doom then goes to check on the progress Alicia Masters is making on the statue of his personage. Needing to get a feel of his face in order to "see" how it looked before it was horribly scarred, Doom allows Alicia to do so by removing his mask.

Meanwhile, back in Doom's lab, even though Doom the 2nd's power transfer continued, Mister Fantastic manages to break free from his containment dome. As Hauptmann is frightened away, Reed access the controls in order to free his teammates. With the transfer cancelled, Doom's "son" passes out allowing the Fantastic Four to go into action against their enemy. They fight through Doom's armed guards. They fight their way to the room where Alicia is being held captive, but Doom holds her hostage, forcing the Fantastic Four to stand down.

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