Editing Doctor Doom (section)

===1970s and 1980s===
During the 1970s, Doctor Doom expanded into more Marvel titles, featuring a battle for the Latverian throne against Prince Rudolfo in ''[[Astonishing Tales]]''.<ref>{{Cite comic |Date=October 1970 – June 1971 |Title=Astonishing Tales |Story=Revolution! |Issue=#2-6 |Volume= |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Roy Thomas|Thomas, Roy]] |Artist=[[Wally Wood|Wood, Wally]] |Page=}}</ref> In August 1981, he appeared in [[Iron Man (comic book)|''Iron Man'']], where Stark thwarted Doom's time-travelling plan to enlist [[Morgan le Fay (Marvel Comics)|Morgan le Fay]] to defeat [[King Arthur (Marvel Comics)|King Arthur]]'s forces with an army of revived warriors. Stranded in the past due to this interference, Doom vowed revenge, but he had to postpone it to return to the present day.<ref>{{Cite comic |Date=Aug.–Sept. 1981 |Title=Iron Man |Story=Doctor Doom quest; Nightmare |Issue=#149-150 |Volume= |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[David Michelinie|Michelinie, David]] |Artist=[[John Romita Jr.|Romita, John]] |Page=}}</ref>

Doctor Doom later allies with the [[Puppet Master (Marvel Comics)|Puppet Master]] to trap the Fantastic Four in the miniature city of "Liddleville," using cybernetic copies of their bodies. However, he sabotages the plan to disrupt Reed's focus, but the Puppet Master ultimately aids the FF in escaping, trapping Doom in the android body he used to monitor them.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #236. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During John Byrne's 1980s run, Doctor Doom attempted to steal [[Terrax|Terrax the Tamer]]'s cosmic powers, leading to a fight that destroyed his body.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite comic |date=September 1983 |Title=Fantastic Four |Story=Interlude |Issue=#258 |Volume= |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Cartoonist=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]] |Page=}}</ref> He survived by transferring his consciousness to another human and was later restored to his original body by the [[Beyonder]].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #287-288. Marvel Comics.</ref> On Battleworld, Doom briefly succeeded in stealing the Beyonder's power, but it was too vast for him to control, allowing the Beyonder to reclaim it.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}