In an alliance formed with Kang and Annihilus, Doctor Doom took over the world after the Fantastic Four left for a cosmic voyage.

With the help of double agent Scott Lang, whom Doom promised to return his daughter, Doom managed to counter the attack planned by the Fantastic Four and render them powerless,^[1] killing them with the exception of the Human Torch, who managed to escape to another universe in order to search for help.^[2]