Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic: Reed Richards, one of the bravest adventurers and most brilliant scientific minds of his generation. While attending State, Reed met fellow student Victor Von Doom, an egotistical and unstable genius who refused Reed's offer to room with him, Doom pursued a rivalry with Reed, trying to prove himself the superior intellect.

First Appearance Dr. Doom: While at State, Victor Von Doom's greatest invention was a machine designed to rescue his mother's sould from the netherworld. Richards tried to warn him of a flaw in his calculations, but Doom was too proud to listen. He activated the machine and it exploded in his face. Expelled for the explosion, Doom sustained only a few facial scars, but believed his looks had been ruined, and Dr. Doom was born.