I never read much FF either (except for John Byrne's run on the series) but I think the story is something like Richards and Doom were college classmates and academic rivals. Doom was working with some chemicals one day and BOOM! He blames Richard's for it somehow and the explosion is also why he wears the mask.
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:12 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Congratulations To Me Huh. Learn something new every day. I was a Spidey fan as a kid (never missed the cartoon :-) and like Iron Man later on. Never was much of a F4 fan, though. --Ben Doom Programmer & General Lackey Moonbow Software : -----Original Message----- : From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:06 PM : To: CF-Community : Subject: RE: Congratulations To Me : : : Don't forget the Fantastic Four! Reed Richards is the whole : reason he is Dr. : Doom. : : -----Original Message----- : From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:48 PM : To: CF-Community : Subject: RE: Congratulations To Me : : : Dr. Doom was (is?) one of the coolest and most powerful supervillians. : Often found facing Spiderman, Iron Man, and Capt. America (and, later, the : Avengers), he's always seen wearing a green cloak and a steel mask to hide : his deformed face. : : Author's note: all of this is from memory from years ago. It may or may : not be all that accurate. :-) : : : : --Ben Doom : Programmer & General Lackey : Moonbow Software : : : -----Original Message----- : : From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : : Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:50 PM : : To: CF-Community : : Subject: RE: Congratulations To Me : : : : : : BTW, I must have grown up in a vacuum, because I can't see the : comic-book : : connotation in the name Doom. I might see a connection with the computer : : game, though I've never played it, or with Mt. Doom in the Lord of the : : Rings, or with just plain ill-fate, but the comic book part : escapes me.... : : please enlighten! :-) Patrick : : : : P.S. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. : : : : > -----Original Message----- : : > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : : > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:41 PM : : > To: CF-Community : : > Subject: Re: Congratulations To Me : : > : : > Ben, I think Doom is a pretty cool last name, despite the : : > comic-book : : > connotation. : : : : : : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
