Robert Downey Jr. Helped Boost Marvel's Ultimate Marvel Sales
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Key Points:
- Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, releasing on December 18, and is currently contributing artwork to Marvel Comics' Ultimate Endgame #1.
- Marvel launched a True Believers Blind Bag program featuring variant covers and 500 hand-drawn sketches by notable artists including Downey and Kevin Feige, with Downey creating four drawings related to Iron Man and Doctor Doom.
- Downey’s artwork has significantly boosted sales of Ultimate Endgame #1, potentially making it Marvel’s top-selling comic in recent years, though exact sales figures have not been disclosed.
- The Ultimate Endgame series, written by Deniz Camp, ties into the broader Ultimate Universe narrative and Downey’s portrayal
