Find out what the development of the Death Doctor.

YES Death Doctor Has always been considered one of the greatest bad guys of the Marvel Universethat almost turns its rivalry against The Four Fantastic In an anecdote more than his long editorial career, he is currently more fashionable than ever, since, in the world of the ninth art, he managed to deceive the Strange doctor To maintain the position of Supreme sorcerer.

On the other hand, in UCMwill replace a file Kang Like the main bad guy of the current saga of the Multiverse, interpreted other than from Robert Downey Jr.who has already shown us an insurmountable Iron Manand intends to make us forget the versions of Joseph culp, Julian McMahon y Toby Kebbellwe are already talking about at the time.

However, if we focus on its editorial existence, which is the case that concerns us in this article, the Death Doctor He was influenced by various factors during his journey. As we show below, we will analyze each of these influences focused on the comics in which they left it.

Tales of Suspense nº 31 (1962)

In the first cartoon of this comic, written by Stan Lee y Larry dear and designed by Jack Kirbythat title The monster in the iron mask!Let’s see a character who is not known in any specific name, but who is not only suspiciously similar to Death Doctor But he also made his debut in the cartoons on the same date on which the villain made his first appearance in the head of the The first Marvel familyAs we show in the following section, so it seems plausible enough that one of the two had to inspire the other, even if it was not very clear that.

Fantastic four nº 5 (1962)

In history Prision of Doctor Doom!with script of Stan Lee and drawings of Jack KirbyThe artist was inspired by his charm for European history and the cliché of the communist evil to debut in the world of cartoons a Death Doctorwhich is represented as one of the dictators who, through the use of technology, had subjugated humanity, positioning it at the height of Iósif Stalin or Nicolae Ceausescu.

Fantastic Four Annual nº 2 (1964)

Adventure Origin of Dr. Doom!collected in this comic, the reason for the existence of this villain tells us for the first time, after two years of fact that he had made his first appearance, thanks to the script of Stan Lee And the drawings of Jack Kirby. Even if we are all used to seeing Victor von Death With his mask, it is precisely in this story in which we can clearly verify the influence of the work of Alejandro Dumas On him Death Doctorfrom the scene in which Winner The face is covered for the first time that it seems taken from the film The iron mask (1939).

Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torent (1989)

As happened with the Dracker From Bram Stoker, Death Doctorin this graphic novel with him e Strange StephenIt makes us consider if what moves the most your heart is love or hate, since it is not easy to consider it as someone who is able to be faithful to someone than to himself. Here you can find our review on this story written by Roger Stern and designed by Mike Mignola.

Thor No. 605 (2009)

When the Death Doctor He dedicated himself to Vivisecuting Asgardianos in the adventure Latverian Prometheus (part 2)responsible for Kieron Gillen y Billy TanIt was very easy to find parallel between their way of reciting and that of the doctor Josef MengeleThe famous German doctor who dedicated himself to the execution of inhuman medical experiments with the prisoners of Auschwitz.

Fantastic Four (2009 – 2012)

The long phase of Jonathan Hickman at the head of the head of Fantastic Fouraccompanied by various artists who extend from the number 570with adventure Solve everything: first partto him 611which contains history FoundationHe is also responsible for showing the same influence on Death Doctor that the one already mentioned in the section of the graphic novel with which this villain is interpreted Strange Stephen.

Doctor Doom nº 10 (2020)

And we finish our list with the adventure Bedford FallsWritten by Christopher Cantwell and designed by Salvador Larrocain which the Death Doctor Take advantage of his header to show his aversion by the press by performing a journalist. It is difficult to read this story without the murder of Yamal KahshoggiSaudi dissident who had collaborated at the Washington Post, a fateful fact that had just taken place two years earlier.