Retailer images of the Air Foamposite Pro “Dr. Doom” show the 2006 colorway coming back, and the date now given for it is Friday, December 18. That’s the day Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday opens. Our confidence is 75, from one source: the retailer images. Nike’s own product data and Foot Locker’s calendar don’t list the pair yet (we checked on November 11).
Why Doom
In 2006 collectors tied a run of Nike pairs to the Fantastic Four. Each was a character: an Air Force 1 Low as the Invisible Woman, an Air Max 90 as Mr. Fantastic, an Air Max 95 as the Human Torch and a Dunk High as the Thing. The black Foamposite Pro was Doom, the villain.
Nike brought it back in 2016, ten years on, at $230. This would be the 20th year.
The new date lines up with the film. Robert Downey Jr. was announced as Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic-Con in 2024, and Avengers: Doomsday is set for December 18, 2026.
What the images show
A matte black Foamposite shell over almost all of the upper, with black eyestays, tongue and laces. The Swooshes, the lining and the outsole are white, and a carbon fibre shank plate sits underneath.
What isn’t known
Nike hasn’t announced it, and no shop page we could open lists it. The December 18 date and the $240 price come from Sneaker Bar Detroit; earlier reports had it on Black Friday, November 27. Neither is confirmed. Nothing is known yet about a UK or Spain release.
