Whats the time loop involved in the Marvel Secret Wars?
In Secret Wars I, the very powerful Beyonder gathered heroes and villains and put them on a planet he created called Battleworld, to fight it out, supposedly so he could see which would prevail, good or evil. This occurs around the time of FF # 265, while Doom was presumed dead just five issues earlier, and in fact, his body was seen destroyed. Doom had used the Ovoid mind transfer technique to transfer his mind into the body of one Norman McArthur, innocent bystander to the battle between the Silver Surfer and Terrax the Terrible. Therefore, the Beyonder was unable to locate Doom and so pulled him into the Secret War from some point in the future, since he wanted Doom to participate in the Secret War. During the Secret War, Doom fought and seemingly defeated The Beyonder, stealing his godlike powers by using power stolen from Galactus and his own indomitable will. The heroes and villains were returned to the Earth following the conclusion of the Secret War, and The Beyonder later foll
