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Midnight Fantastic Four Writer Confirms 'Fake-Out' In First Issue Creates An All-New Origin for Doctor Doom
Midnight Fantastic Four #1 reveals Doctor Doom's fake-out origin as Victor's parent, resurrected via Frankenstein-like accident.
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Midnight Fantastic Four #1 reveals Doctor Doom's fake-out origin as Victor's parent, resurrected via Frankenstein-like accident. Midnight Fantastic Four #1 introduces Doctor Doom as Victor's parent resurrected through a Frankenstein-like accident, creating a new origin for the character. Originally reported by CBR.
Midnight Fantastic Four #1
Midnight Fantastic Four #1 introduces a new Doctor Doom character who is Victor's parent, resurrected via Frankenstein-like accident.
“We have a fake-out in the first issue. We meet a character named Victor, who is Reed’s research assistant, and who dies in a catastrophic lab accident.”
Doctor Doom's Fake-Out Origin
Midnight Doctor Doom is Victor's parent, resurrected through a lab accident that turns young Victor into a skeletal shell.
“As it turns out, this is Doom’s son, which puts Reed in the crosshairs.”
Reed Richards' Lab Accident
Reed Richards' prototype interdimensional gateway device malfunctions, turning young Victor into a skeletal shell and resurrecting him with lightning.
“The lab accident Percy refers to is an ill-fated test of Reed Richards' prototype interdimensional gateway device, which malfunctions and turns young Victor into a skeletal shell of himself, at the mercy of a bolt of lightning to resurrect him.”
Galactus Reimagined
Midnight Galactus is a cosmic entity threatening planets, inspiring Reed to perfect his gateway device for interdimensional travel.
“Echoing Benjamin Percy's teasing that Midnight Fantastic Four is inspired by the Eldritch horror stories pioneered by H.P. Lovecraft, Midnight Galactus is revealed to be a threat on par with Cthulu.”
Galactus' Threat
Galactus, a cosmic entity that feeds on entire planets, becomes the primary threat in the Midnight Universe.
“Its discovery inspires Sue Storm's hiring of Reed Richards to perfect his gateway device and enter the dimension where it has come from.”
Midnight Fantastic Four #2 Release
Midnight Fantastic Four #2 hits shelves on November 18, 2026, following the first issue's cliffhanger.
“Midnight Fantastic Four #2 hits the shelves on Nov. 18, 2026.”
The main idea
Midnight Fantastic Four #1 introduces Doctor Doom as Victor's parent resurrected through a Frankenstein-like accident, creating a new origin for the character.
