The FF are also in Gotham City. Soon after, the Dark Knight and the FF clash with Doom and Freeze.

How does the battle go?

What kind of weaponry/defences would Freeze and Doom come up with together?

How would Doom and Freeze get along? (Badly, I suppose).

What might Freeze have in store, technology-wise, against Thing, Human Torch, Reed, etc?

Let your imagination run away!

Doom is obviously holed up in the Latverian embassy in Gotham City. And just as obviously, Batman has scouted this building from top to bottom several times. Fritz the janitor might be the one who's done it... there are any number of ways.

Doom and Freeze have created ice and cold weapons that will freeze people by putting them into suspended animation, but not killing them. Freeze doesn't want to be a killer, and Doom wants slaves, not corpses.

One evening, midnight in the Baxter Building. Ben Grimm is watching the sports highlights of the week and he goes to the kitchen to make himself a sandwich and a beer. He gets back to his room, and a voice says, from his chair, "You forgot the mustard, Mr. Grimm," and a bat-glove covered hand holds out a bottle.

No alarms. No warnings. And of course, the FF come charging in, to see Batman in their HQ.

"Your adversary, Victor von Doom, is in my city. My city. This is not acceptable. I thought it would be polite to invite you to join me in stopping him."

Johnny: "Aw, come on! Doom has threatened to take over the world! What can you do?" In response, Batman tosses the jar of mustard to Johnny... and upon his catching it, it bursts into an ice water coating on the torch.

Batman: "I do my homework. That's how, Mr. Storm."

Reed: "Thank you for letting us know. We should absolutely get involved."

Batman: "Good. You three check into the Gotham Grand Hotel, penthouse suite A. Mr. Grimm, I'm afraid that prejudiced minds wouldn't be very welcome to you, so please go to the loading dock, and ask for Fritz. He'll get you to the suite surreptitiously."

Ben: "Yeah? But how's he gonna know when I git there?"

Batman smiles. "You can leave that to me."

The Bat-tle plan: Batman arranges for the FF to infiltrate the facility where Nora Fries is in suspended animation. He sets up a Superman/Batman identity switch with Reed and Sue. How? The right make-up and outfits are easy to arrange. Reed can shrink by compressing his form, and with some practice and pointers from Batman, can do so so quickly as to seem to disappear. Sue can coat her arms in a force field, and when necessary to simulate stretching, can simply conform her fields as necessary, inside the gloves.

Batman picks the Human Torch to accompany him to invade the Latverian embassy. "Wait a minute; we're fighting an ice guy, but you wanna take my flames away from the fight?" Silence and a glare provide him the solution.

The FF (FT?) confront Mr. Freeze and defeat him. Possibly without much of a fight.

Sue: "Why are you doing this? Why are you working with Dr.. Doom?"

Freeze: "My wife... my wife is in a frozen coma. Doom promised to awaken her."

Reed: "Doom promised? That is a hollow offer, friend."

Ben: "Yeah. Doom ain't never met a coat he didn't turn, pal. Ya deal with him, yer dealin' with th' devil. He'll make it turn out bad, ya can bet. 'Sides, ol' Stretcho here's smarter 'n ten Dooms. Why dontcha let him take a look? He won't ask ya fer nothin' in return."

Freeze: "You would do this for me? For nothing?"

Reed: "Helping people is what the Fantastic Four does best."

Batman and the Torch lure Doom into a freezer chamber in the embassy (more complaining by Johnny), but Batman has set it up to be lined with lead (which, even if Doom knew about, would approve of - gotta stop that X-ray vision somehow.) Batman has Johnny melt the room around Doom's armor.

Of course, Doom has a way out of this by getting out of his armor (explosive bolts or some such) - but now it's Doom vs Batman.

Doom: "Foolish human! I am a master of martial arts! I can defeat a dozen judo experts! I can crack a two inch iron beam with a single blow!"

Batman: "And I own a hundred pair of stretch socks. All I see in you Doom is a braggart... a normal human braggart."

Batman drives Doom into a rage - it's been done - and proceeds to wipe up the floor with him.

Of course this could go dozens of ways, but I think I would find this satisfying. Could Reed actually cure Nora Fries? Can we have a scene of Batman and the FF battling a squad or two of Doombots? Details, merely details.

Hope that garners your interest, Mr. Parry.

And that applies to you, too, Laren! Some intriguing questions raised by both.

" I don't know who Mr. Perry is, but this guy - Robbie PARRY"