Warning: The following contains spoilers for Doctor Doom #3, by Christopher Cantwell, Salvador Larroca, Guru-eFX and VC's Cory Petit, on sale now.

By any measure, Doctor Doom is one of Marvel's greatest villains. With Doom's combined mastery of technology and mysticism. he's one of the most formidable threats in the Marvel Universe, and he's got a compelling backstory that lets him slide between the roles of villain, scientist, antihero and ruler of Latveria with ease.

However, things aren't going so well for Doom in his latest series. The Latverian monarch finds himself on the run in the wake of the destruction of  Antlion, a moon-based CO2 recycling station that was heralded as humanity's solution to climate change.

In the wake of the lunar disaster, Doom surrendered himself to international authorities and hand over the reins to Latveria as he attempted to convince the world of his innocence. Thanks to an assist from the mystical villain Morgan le Fey, Doom ended up in Manhattan, where he was seemingly killed by a sniper bullet to the head from the Taskmaster.

In Doctor Doom #3, Doom awakens from his wound in a place with which he is all too familiar; Hell. As he clambers up through a flaming pile of skulls, Doom puts together his most heavy metal suit of armor to date. In a scene that practically radiates its heavy metal power chords, Doom dons an infernal suit of armor with an ornate, spikey design that would be right at home in the Diablo video game series.

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Doctor Doom Hell Armor

Doom's armor has always been one of his biggest selling points, and it hasn't changed much since his early appearances battling the Fantastic Four. His traditional costume, which consists of a silver metal suit, mask and gauntlets wrapped up in a billowing green cloak, is iconic enough to inspire the identity of rapper MF Doom and merit a mention in Stephen King's The Dark Tower V: The Wolves of the Calla. 

However, Doom has mixed up his appearance plenty of times over the years. In the future of Marvel 2099, Doom used the technology of the future to create a more powerful (and much shinier) suit of armor, which he then upgraded again to be even more powerful and come complete with glowing red eyes as he took over America. During the Infamous Iron Man era. Doom took up the heroic mantle of the shell-headed hero and wore a costume inspired by Tony Stark's designs.

Of course, Doom also seized power over the entirety of existence in 1984's Secret Wars and 2015's Secret Wars.  The first even saw him try to become the ruler of everything was by stealing the power of the Beyonders, and he bestowed said power upon himself the awesome and lofty title of God King Doom in the latter event. Both times, Doom wore new and impressive suits of armor that were based on his original look. Of course, Doom's most disturbing suit was the leather armor that was fashioned out of the skin of his lost love Valeria that he donned in 2003's Fantastic Four #67, by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo.

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Doctor Doom Hell Armor fight

While Doom's Hell armor combines the arcane nature of his Valeria suit with the most impressive metalwork he's ever worn, Doom doesn't keep the suit for long. Although he uses it to take down Mephisto and wrestle another Hell lord with it, Death intervenes in their battle and resurrects him, ominously promising that he would be her greatest servant.

When he wakes up in the real world in his undercover outfit, Doom blasts a nearby Blue Marvel and H.E.R.B.I.E. robot through several walls before setting out to track down A.I.M. and get to the bottom of their involvement in the plot to frame him.  Considering what he's been through recently, Doom is probably about to show some A.I.M. agents why he's Death's greatest servant, even if he doesn't have his Hell armor.

Doctor Doom #4 will be available on Jan. 1.

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