7. Ghost of a Chance

Writer: Fred Van Lente
Artist: Graham Nolan

This one f***ing ruled. Van Lente should write Dr. Doom forever.

While flying over Europe, Pepper and Rhodey are abducted and taken to Latveria, where they’re held prisoner and accused of espionage. All charges will be dropped"¦if Tony Stark turns over his technology in cosmic rays, which could be used to strip the Fantastic Four of their powers. Obviously, he can't turn that over, so Tony breaks out the Stealth Armor and heads in to kick some Doombot butt.

It's a really fun issue, and I was so pleased to see Doom running around. Doom is such a great villain. You can make him fight literally any Marvel hero, and it will work perfectly. In the end, Tony double-bluffs Doom, and gives the people of Latveria some sweet western entertainment.

Oh, and the single panel where we see what Latverian propaganda looks like is incredible. I would read a regular series of that.