John Byrne wrote: That unmasked Doom image above also forgets that we have seen Doom without his mask many times, and there is nothing "cyborg" about it.

Jason's spoiler answers this but I'm not going to spill it. While I like the characterization behind the "one scratch" version (that his ego is so out of porportion with reality that he cannot accept even the smallest flaw), I agree that it should be as much an unknown and uncertain appearance and that the bust was a retarded idea.

The sad thing is this is likely to become the "official" Marvel version.

Another suggestion for what should be behind Doom's mask is to show a silly kitty face just going "Meow!".

I think that Wolverine needs to become the next person that the elders of the universe want to see mated with a Cotati. Or he could become a herald of Galactus. Think of all the action figures!

Then we could have Kang find out that he is really Henry Pym and have him go mad in an Atlantean amusement park where he battles with the Corrupter, Maelstrom, and the U-Foes. 

Then someone could just turn the lights off and lock the door.

Thanks, George Peter Gatsis!  Jason Fulton went out of his way to hide that particular revelation as spoiler text, while you just barge in an let it all hang out.  I missed the first couple issues of the book, so I was going to wait and get the trade so I could read the whole story.  Good job!

I thought in the old Dr. Doom origin by Lee/Kirby that Doom's face was not so mutilated by the lab explosion, but when he had the Tibetan monks forge his armor, he was so desperate to conceal his face that he had the mask attached "red hot". Essentially, it was a sado-masochistic act in a time before the word really even existed in the general populace.

How many nails does Marvel get for that coffin? All the Kirby/Ditko/Steranko/Adams/Buscemas/Colans in the world don't make up for what the arsehole hairs running that show have done to the characters and the company.