Comic Title: Marvel Masterworks:The Fantastic Four Vol. 1 – Barnes & Noble Edition TPB
Publisher: Marvel
Cover Date: 2003
Approx. On Sale Date: April 1, 2003
Cover Price: $12.95
Page Count: 256

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Prisoners of Doctor Doom"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Fantastic Four

Writer: Stan Lee
Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Joe Sinnott

Reprinted From:
Fantastic Four #5 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Fantastic Four (last appearance in Fantastic Four #4; next appearance in Fantastic Four #6)
• Mister Fantastic (last appearance in Fantastic Four #4; next appearance in Fantastic Four #6)
• Invisible Girl (last appearance in Fantastic Four #4; next appearance in Fantastic Four #6)
• Thing (last appearance in Fantastic Four #4; next appearance in Fantastic Four #6)
• Human Torch (last appearance in Fantastic Four #4; next appearance in Fantastic Four #6)

Villain(s)

• Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom; origin and first appearance; next appearance in Fantastic Four #6)
• A crew of pirates (no further appearances)
• A Doctor Doom robot (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
Part 2:"Back to the Past"
Part 3:"On the Trail of Blackbeard"
Part 4:"Battle"
Part 5:"The Vengeance of Doctor Doom"

Johnny Storm is shown reading a copy of Hulk #1 in this story.

Synopsis:
Doctor Doom, a former college classmate of Reed Richards who was scarred in a horrible accident, uses a giant net to trap the Fantastic Four inside their own headquarters. The team is forced to turn over Sue Storm as a hostage. Once Doom has his prisoner, he forces the male members of the Fantastic Four to undertake a mission for him.

Doom has invented a time machine which he uses to send Mr. Fantastic, the Thing and the Human Torch back in time to retrieve Blackbeard's treasure. The trio don pirate costumes and are soon shanghaied aboard a pirate ship. Using their powers the group soon takes control of two pirate vessels. The crew swears loyalty to them and nicknames the Thing, Blackbeard, due to his disguise.

The team realizes that they have become a part of actual history. To fulfill Doom's request they take one of the treasure chests. However, they replace the contents with old chains instead of gold and gems. When they return to the present, Doom reveals that the gems belonged to Merlin and would have made him invincible. When he discovers the double-cross, Doom tries to kill the trio. Susan rescues them. The Fantastic Four then escape from Doom's castle. Doom himself also escapes, after Johnny tries to stop him.