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Long reads on Doctor Doom and the Fantastic Four: where to start reading, the rivalry with Reed Richards, every film Doom, the strongest versions of him and the fights that defined him.

• Where to start with Doctor Doom: the essential comics, in orderMore than sixty years of Doom, boiled down to the stories that built him: where he began, the runs that defined him, and what to read before…Reading guide
• Why does Doctor Doom hate Reed Richards?It started with a warning in a college lab. Sixty years later it has outlasted wars, deaths and the end of the multiverse. Here is what Doom actually…The rivalry
• Doctor Doom in the movies: every live-action Doom, rankedDoom has been one of the hardest villains to get right on film. Three actors have tried so far, and a fourth is about to. Here is every live-action…On screen
• Is Doctor Doom really a villain?He has conquered the world, sacrificed the woman he loved and murdered heroes. He has also kept his word, freed his mother from Hell and died to save…The big question
• The strongest versions of Doctor Doom, rankedThirteen Dooms, one test: if the Fantastic Four fought each of them together, how often would the team win? From a businessman with a metal problem…Power rankings
• Doctor Doom vs. the Fantastic Four: the 10 fights that defined the rivalryDoom has fought the Fantastic Four more than any other team, in more ways than anyone can count. These are the ten fights that changed the rivalry,…Greatest battles