

Please ignore the uncomfortable realization that the villain is still a ghastly mess on the floor, even if we don't have to see it.

The switch is undone by the issue's end, however, and Doom seemingly vanishes into nothing after being shot with a shrinking-ray.

All the while, Doom plots their destruction. Using this technique to swap bodies with Reed Richards, the rest of the Fantastic Four attack their friend while he's trapped in their enemy's body. RELATED: Fantastic Four: 5 Ways The Maker Is Completely Different From 616 Reed Richards (& 5 How They're Exactly The Same) After rescuing him and before returning him to Earth, these aliens taught Doom how to swap his mind with that of someone else. Fantastic Four #10 reveals that, while drifting through space, Doom was rescued by aliens known as the Ovoids. Despite Doom's apparent demise in his second appearance, Lee & Kirby clearly recognized that they had a winner on their hands, so it was only 3 issues before Doom returned.
