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Marvel Graphic Novel Volume 27 - 1st printing. Starring the Avengers, Sub-Mariner, and Doctor Doom

Written by David Michelinie. Art by Bob Hall.

PRE West Coast Avengers #1

By manipulating the Savage Sub-Mariner and using the mind-controlling abilities of the Purple Man, Doctor Doom finally accomplishes the impossible, he takes over the world, and the Earth's Mightiest Heroes are powerless to stop him. The only one left not under the nefarious villain's thrall is Wonder Man. But can even the super-strong Simon Williams hope to save the day when the rest of the Avengers have all been turned against him?

Softcover, 68 pages, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., full color.

And a great review that sums this up nicely:

Going by other reviews for Emperor Doom, I expected this book to be mediocre at best, and boy was I wrong. While I believe a book about Doom taking over the world should be longer (perhaps an 8-issue miniseries), "Emperor Doom" still manages to be a great read.

Things start out with Doom kidnapping the Purple Man and amplifying his mind-control powers to be worldwide. Without getting into some of the finer details, Doom soon has the entire world under his mental command, including all of the superhero community, with one exception, although I don't want to spoil who it is. 

What makes this book a masterpiece is that, despite his past as a supervillain, Doom creates a world without hunger, crime, poverty, or war. When a small band of superheroes are snapped out of Doom's mind-control (Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Wasp, and Wonder Man) and plan to take down Doom, they find themselves questioning if they are doing the right thing, knowing that Doom has created a utopia, at the cost of everyone's freedom of choice. 

Doom himself questions his rule, missing the glorious battles he was always having with superheroes, and weighted down by the burden of running the whole world. When the heroes inevitably stop Doom and things go back to the way they were, warts and all, the Avengers aren't so sure they did the right thing.

"Emperor Doom" is without question one of the greatest Doom stories ever told, although I was a little disappointed Doom's arch-enemies, the Fantastic Four, didn't have much of a part in the story. This is basically an Avengers story, and features some truly great character moments for Earth's Mightiest Heroes. "Emperor Doom" is a complex and masterfully written superhero story, I just wish it was a little longer. 

The "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" episode "Emperor Stark" was loosely based on this story (minus Doctor Doom), so give it a watch if you find yourself enjoying this great graphic novel.