Essential Super-Villain Team-Up #1

In "The Invaders!", the Red Skull seizes the opportunity to seize control of Latveria while Doom retreats to the French Riviera after his revolution's collapse, leaving the kingdom vulnerable and its people to rebuild in his absence.

In "To Bestride the World!", Dr. Doom summons Sub-Mariner to Latveria with a bold proposal: an alliance between their empires. As the two powerful figures stand at the edge of Doom's castle, the air grows thick with tension—then the Doomsman and a legion of androids erupt from the shadows, ready to strike.

In ""...And Be a Villain!"", Sub-Mariner finds himself stripped of his costume and desperate for help, turning to the Fantastic Four when his condition worsens. With Reed Richards unable to find a cure, he’s forced to honor a long-standing oath to Dr. Doom—binding him to a path he never wanted.

In "Escape!", Shroud breaks Sub-Mariner out of a Latverian prison, setting off a high-stakes bid for freedom that takes them through the underground networks of the Crime Circus. With Dr. Doom trapped and powerless on Hydrobase, the fugitives race against time to vanish into the shadows—where loyalty is as dangerous as betrayal.

In "The Sign of the Skull!", Captain America and Dr. Doom must set aside their long-standing enmity to confront the Red Skull, who has seized control of Latveria and threatens to plunge the world into chaos. Meanwhile, Namor races to defend Atlantis from a sudden, devastating assault, testing his loyalty and resolve in a battle that could reshape the fate of the undersea realm.

In "Chapter Three: My Ally, My Enemy!" from Essential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 (2004), Captain America and Dr. Doom find themselves at odds—yet forced to work together—when the Red Skull seizes control of Doom’s castle. As they close in on the fortress, a sudden blast shrinks them to just inches tall, leaving them stranded in a world suddenly vast and treacherous.

In "A World For the Winning!", Dr. Doom's neuro-canisters have paralyzed the planet, silencing all resistance—except for the one mind he finds entertaining enough to free: Magneto. With Earth under his control and boredom setting in, Doom unleashes Magneto to test his will, only for the mutant mastermind to stumble upon a single free mind: the Beast. As the two face off in a tense, uncertain standoff, the balance of power shifts in ways no one expected.