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Issue: Doctor Strange #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2003
 
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Publisher: FlagThe Folio Society
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On Sale Date: 02/2023
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Pages: 336
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Price: £65.00 GBP
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Content Items: 28 (13 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: four color
Dimensions: 18 cm x 28 cm
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: bound
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
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Miscellaneous
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Strange As It May Seem ...

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Roy Thomas provides background to the stories within the volume.
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Miscellaneous
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The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete

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Subject Matter
superhero
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]
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Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (introduction); Wong (introduction, unnamed); Ancient One [Yao] (introduction, called "the Master"); Nightmare (introduction)
Doctor Strange is called on by a man having bad dreams, and confronts Nightmare. The man’s dreams reveal that he is guilty of fraud and Strange makes him confess.
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[X-221 ?]
This is the first Doctor Strange story. It's clear there's a lot of history between Strange and Nightmare. Doctor Strange resembles Vincent Price, who played a magician in the Roger Corman-Edgar Allan Poe film, The Raven (1963).
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Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
espionage
HYDRA
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If Eternity Should Fail!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Last issue, we saw Dr. Strange wrest the secret of Eternity from the mind of the Ancient One!
In another dimension that defies description, Dr. Strange comes face-to-face with Eternity, who learns that Strange is indeed worthy of The Ancient One's trust. He knows that if Mordo & Dormammu are not stopped, all mankind will be in jeopardy. But after all Strange has been thru, Eternity tells him he already has the power he needs. Feeling dejected, Strange returns to the cave to find his master gone. Mordo's spirits lead him to Mordo, who tells Strange "The game is lost!"
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Part 9 of 17.
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The End at Last!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Dr. Strange; Eternity
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First full DR. STRANGE cover; alternates with SHIELD until end of run in STRANGE TALES #168 (May 1968).
Images taken from interior Dr. Strange story.
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The End -- At Last!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Dormammu; Eternity; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Baron Mordo; Clea
Using his mystic powers to temporarily bind the sleeping Eternity, Dormammu lures Strange to another dimension and challenges him, but as they begin their mystical combat Eternity breaks free. He tells Dormammu to end the violence, but instead he attacks Eternity. Their encounter is brief and destructive as Dormammu is smashed between two colliding spheres. Eternity vanishes while Strange is hurled between dimensions and rescued by the Ancient One. Strange releases all those who were banished by him, including Baron Mordo and Clea, whom he affectionately bids farewell to for the time being.
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Part 17 of 17. Second appearance of Eternity. Previous appearance in STRANGE TALES #138 (November 1965). Next appearance in DR. STRANGE #180 (May 1969). Dormammu returns in DR. STRANGE #172 (September 1968). Clea's name revealed in this episode. Steve Ditko's last issue.
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The Power and the Pendulum!

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Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Victoria Bentley; Lord Nekron; Satannish
Lord Nekron summons the Supreme Satannish.
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The Power and the Pendulum

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Clea; Ancient One (in flashback); Victoria Bentley; Wong; Lord Nekron; Satannish; Fred; Charlie
Strange battles Lord Nekron, who has made a bargain with Supreme Satannish for eternal fame and immortal life, provided he finds a mystic to take his place within one year. Strange makes time go faster and Satannish claims Nekron.
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Strange and Clea's first kiss. Palmer credits per interview http://www.wtv-zone.com/silverager/interviews/palmer.shtml
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Cagliostro!

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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
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Sise-Neg Genesis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
a dragon; Priests of Death (first appearance); citizens of Sodom & Gomorrah
Sise-Neg journeys back to the dawn of Creation, absorbing all mystical power. Mordo schemes to be disciple. Strange implores Sise-Neg not to abandon mankind. Sise-Neg becomes Genesis and recreates the universe.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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"To Have Loved...and Lost!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Wong; Sara Wolfe; Clea (illusion); D'Spayre (also disguised as Dakimh and Doctor Keem); Ancient One (illusion); Baron Mordo (illusion); Ted Tevoski (anagram of Steve Ditko; illusion); Les Tane (anagram of Stan Lee; illusion); Defenders (illusion) [Daimon Hellstrom (illusion); Hellcat (illusion); Valkyrie (illusion); Gargoyle (illusion)]
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Glynis Wein is mistakenly credited as colorist. The actual colorist was Bob Sharen which was corrected by Al Milgom and Ann Nocenti in the letter's column in #57.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Clea; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nicodemus
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2
Wraparound cover.
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To Steal the Sorcerer's Soul!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Clea; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nicodemus (sorcerer); Wong
This is the sanctum sanctorum of Dr. Strange
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Continued from events in The Defenders #53 (November 1977).
Strange invokes Oshtur, the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth, Dormammu's Demon in exclamation. Clea conjures a Shield of the Seraphim and a spell of transferral. Clea invokes the Vishanti in blessing.
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Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Doctor Strange; Dracula
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Deliver Us from Evil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Doctor Strange; Dracula (death); Hannibal King; Lilith (cameo); Wong; Blade; Frank Drake; Harold H. Harold (death); Darkholders
Strange fights Dracula. Vampirism is destroyed forever. Hannibal King is resurrected.
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Doc Under Attack by His Own Body!

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Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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Don't Pay the Ferryman--!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sara Wolfe; Morgana Blessing (as Morganna Blessing); Topaz; Wong; Urthona (villain); Valkyrie; Rintrah (introduction, cameo)
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The Faust Gambit! Part I

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Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
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Souled Out! The Faust Gambit Part I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Willis (guard at SSMMI); Dr. Corbett; Wally
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. I am... Doctor Strange...
After Rintrah asks to be Doc's apprentice, Baron Mordo shows up and nearly succeeds in stealing Doc's soul. Doc reverses the spell and traps Mordo and the kidnapped Sara Wolfe in a tiny soul sphere.
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Doctor Strange with eyepatch; Old logo starts again; Doctor Strange works out with weights; Sara Wolfe has a BA in Liberal Arts.
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What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen?

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Subject Matter
fantasy
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Electra
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What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? or Mourning Becomes Electra

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Electra
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P. Craig Russell's Opus 43
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
superhero
Doctor Strange
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The Oath: Chapter One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Doctor Strange; Wong; Night Nurse; Brigand; Nicodemus West; Otkid the Omnipotent; Arana; Iron Fist
Wong brings a wounded Doctor Strange to the Night Nurse for medical help. He has been shot by Brigand, who has stolen a curative elixir from the Sanctum Sanctorum.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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Miscellaneous
1
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The New Face of Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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Miscellaneous
20

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