The Final Victory of Doctor Doom

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Doctor Doom leaves Latveria for New York on his royal rocket. Herbie detects the rocket's launch and Doom makes his way to the Latverian embassy. There, he broadcasts a holographic message to the Fantastic Four. Doom tells them that unlike previous occasions, this time he will finally defeat the Four. Not wanting Doom to make the first move, the Four split up and search the city for Doom's whereabouts. Having no success, Reed suggest the team take time out to relax. Ben goes bowling, Reed attends a science convention, and Sue gets here hair done. At each of their chosen locations, the Four are constantly followed by bizarre Doom-balloons floating in the air. The balloons cause the Four to attract ridicule and disrespect from various members of the public, and so they return dejected to the Baxter Building. Doom again contacts the Four and tells them that they will never be able to stop him. Reed discovers that each of them was bugged by Doom, explaining how the balloons followed them.

El doctor Doom deja Latveria para Nueva York en su cohete real. Herbie detecta el lanzamiento del cohete y Doom se dirige a la embajada de Letonia. Allí, transmite un mensaje holográfico a los Cuatro Fantásticos. Doom les dice que, a diferencia de las ocasiones anteriores, esta vez finalmente derrotará a los Cuatro. Como no quieren que Doom haga el primer movimiento, los Cuatro se separan y buscan en la ciudad el paradero de Doom.