(Cover Date: September, 1987)

Summary: Dr. Doom requests the use of Franklin to free his mother from Mephisto, but the FF refuse to give him up. Doom attacks them, & Franklin is kidnapped by a robot. The robot drops Franklin off with Doom. Johnny brings the deactivated robot back to HQ. After the FF head for Latveria, Kristoff (who thinks he's Doom) summons the robot to free him from his holding cell. The FF follow Kristoff past the security devices to get into Doom's castle, but they are reactivated when Kristoff detects them. Doom summons Mephisto with a magic spell & offers to exchange Franklin's soul for that of his mother. Kristoff interrupts them when he attacks Doom, thinking he is a fraud. The FF enter the chamber through a hole in the wall created by Ben. Reed follows Mephisto, who has Franklin, back to his Nether-Realm. Franklin attacks Mephisto with his power, & Mephisto sends both Reed & Franklin back. Reed tells Doom that Franklin could have beaten Mephisto if Doom hadn't had psychic dampers in place. The Doom-Bots turn on Doom thinking he is the fraud. Doom flies away to escape them & pledges to deal with Kristoff another day. Kristoff tells the FF that they do not concern him now & that they should leave immediately. more