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From: dub@pur-phy.UUCP (Dwight)
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Subject: Re:ketchup comments #1
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Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 08:40:17 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 18 08:40:17 1985
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> ...Doom is even older, since he's a contemporary of Reed Richards,
> who fought in World War Two.

	For all those faithful readers of the Fantastic Four mag, I can
explain why Reed is younger than he appears.  Somewhere in the early 200's
a Skrull used an aging ray on Sue, Ben and Reed; Johnny was not affected.
	Therefore Johnny was instructed to find the aging ray.  For a
while things looked bad until Reed examined this "ray gun".  He found
a way to reverse the beam's effect.  When Sue, Ben and Reed awoke from their
sleep it seems a side effect was increased abilities.  Reed might
in fact be the same age as Doom, but actually (or biologically) he
is younger than Doom is presently.
	I would also like to point out that Doom was restored to a
youthful vigor on two separate occasions.  The first was when he stole
the powers of the Silver Surfer.  The other was when he obtained all of
the Beyonder's powers.  Now the struggle between Reed and Doom can continue 
far into the future.
				-Paul-
"This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.  Good luck, Jim."