Stan Lee loved one fact about Doctor Doom that even Jonathan Majors could never copy Kang: it makes us worry about Robert Downey Jr.’s version.

Doctor Doom has long been one of the most famous characters in the Marvel Universe, and rightly so: the unique way in which he is put together surpasses almost all other villains. Even the character’s writer-editor, Stan Lee, couldn’t help but express how much he loves this particular villain for all his qualities that set him apart from all the others.

Doctor Doom in the comics. | Credit: Marvel Comics.

Of all the out-of-the-box abilities he’s been given, there’s one trait in particular that even Lee found Doom to be as entertaining as he was: his diplomatic immunity. But as special as this power is – and it’s one that even Jonathan Majors could never replicate as Kang – it creates a worrying factor for Robert Downey Jr.’s version of the multiversal threat.

Stan Lee liked Doctor Doom because of his diplomatic…