Avengers: Doomsday merch may have just revealed our first real look at Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom

Robert Downey, Jr. brandishing a Doctor Doom mask at SDCC 2024, against the backdrop of Doom's face on the cover of West Coast Avengers #35
(Image credit: Getty Images / Marvel Comics)

We have yet to see an official image of Robert Downey, Jr.'s Doctor Doom outside of getting a glimpse of his mask in hand under his green cloak in Fantastic Four. Now, a video of some Marvel Studios Avengers: Doomsday merch from Pinewood Studios, where the film is in production, seems to show off our first real look at Doom in the MCU.

You can see the image in the video below alongside a whole host of comedy-themed Doom shirts that depict versions of his comic book look. Check it out:

It's worth noting that there appear to be some inconsistencies in the image of doom glimpsed on the shirt that shows most of the film's sprawling cast. The patterns on his chest piece and his epaulettes don't seem to be uniform, which could be a product of the low resolution of the video. It's impossible not to question whether the shirt shows an AI generated image, though that's pure speculation.

For his part, Downey has been teasing a comics-accurate appearance for Doom – though he's also fueled speculation of a direct connection between his Doctor Doom and Tony Stark/Iron Man, who Downey portrayed from 2008's Iron Man to 2019's Avengers: Endgame, in which Stark died in order to defeat Thanos.

In comics, Iron Man and Doctor Doom have crossed paths many times, both as enemies and as reluctant allies against bigger threats, even traveling back in time to the age of King Arthur and Camelot together for an era-spanning adventure. It's still unclear how they might be connected in the MCU.

Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on May 1, 2026. For more, stay up to date on all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows that are currently in the works.

George Marston

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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