We're back! After a brief hiatus caused by Latverian rebels, The Doctor Doom Cast returns with a vengeance!
We start with a review of Doctor Doom's appearance in The Avengers #25, "Enter Doctor Doom!". In this issue, Doctor Doom takes a break from humiliating the Fantastic Four to toy with The Avengers, give out gold farthings, and be defeated by...sneezing? The Thing gives a shout out to "The World's Greatest Rock-N-Roll Band", and we wonder, "What does Latverian music sound like?"
From there, we review the "Marvel Superheroes" cartoon episode, "Doctor Doom's Day!". Ostensibly starring The Submariner (although we all know that Doom is the real star of this and any media in which he appears!) and featuring the vocal stylings of Henry Ramer as the voice of Doom and an odd, off-brand version of the X-Men called "The Allies for Peace" ("Allies for Peace! Bah!"), this one had us wondering; is there a legal standard to how much actual animation must happen in a cartoon to be able to legally refer to it as "animated"?
We also praise the work of Dick Ayers, Gene Colan, and Don Heck (some of the most unsung Marvel creators), ponder on Doom's tendency to spy on his enemies (and the potential downsides of such spying), discuss how air travel has not improved since the 1930's, and rock out to the Submariner's groovy theme song. We also add Charles Grodin to our growing list of celebrity listeners, as Bill casts him as Doctor Doom in the first of our fantasy casting sessions!
Listen now! Doom commands it!
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What do you think Latverian music sounds like? If you were making a Doctor Doom movie, which actors would you cast? Email us your thoughts/questions/suggestions: doctordoomcast@gmail.com