How can I distinguish a Doombot from the real Doctor Doom?
One possible answer to this it that the *true* Doctor Doom is all of those appearances of Doom that you like, or that you feel are in true character, while all those that you dislike or seem out of character, must then be Doombots. Certainly if a Doom is destroyed by the hero of the comic without much effort and far before the end of the book, then it must have been a Doombot, and hold your breath for the real Doom to appear. However, there are certain appearances that have been revealed to be Doombots much later, some of which are clever explanations and others which appear to be nothing more than blatant manipulations. In Fantastic Four # 350, the man who presents himself as the true Victor Von Doom implies that a majority of his appearances have been Doombots, while he has been gallivanting about the time stream doing who knows what for the last 30 years! Here are some general guidelines to help prove that you are dealing with the true Doom and not an imitation, although there are b
