I doubt every writer who's penned a Doctor Doom story was aware of Kirby's authorial intent. So they would just take the implications of Doom's mask, and the flashbacks depicting his scarring in ...

Downey took to the stage in Hall H wearing the Doctor Doom mask and outfit in front of hundreds of stunned Marvel fans, going on to say: "New mask, same task." Robert Downey Jr will play Doctor Doom.

also known as Doctor Doom, is one of the main villains of the Marvel Universe, and creator Stan Lee's "favourite". An evil but brilliant scientist and sorcerer with a trademark metal mask that ...