(October 1973)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
7 times a year
On-sale Date
1973-07-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #98, June 1973.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Brunner
Inks
Frank Brunner
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your body may be merely sleeping, Strange...
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Baron Mordo; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
Synopsis
Baron Mordo has imprisoned soul of Dr. Strange
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Homecoming! (Table of Contents: 1)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Frank Brunner
Inks
Frank Brunner
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
John Costanza

Feature Logo
Dr. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hamir
Synopsis
Strange goes to home of Ancient One, & tells Hamir the Hermit about how he killed Ancient One to destroy Shuma-Gorath, and of the Ancient One's rebirth as One with Universe. Strange is now Sorcerer Supreme.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 1,2,28

The Origin of Dr. Strange (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Feature Logo
Dr. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ancient One (supporting); Baron Mordo (antagonist); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (featured)
Synopsis
Origin of Dr. Strange
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Indexer Notes

Pages 3-14

The Many Traps of Baron Mordo (Table of Contents: 3)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Feature Logo
Dr. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ancient One (supporting); Baron Mordo (antagonist); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (featured)
Synopsis
Mordo traps Strange in an enchanted cylinder. Strange escapes by traveling down through the Earth, and poses as Ancient One to thwart Mordo's attack.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 15-27

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Letters
typeset

Editing
This Issue is currently being edited by Darrel McCann (since 2024-03-28, last edit 2024-03-28)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Your body may be merely sleeping, Strange..."]
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. Homecoming!
    Doctor Strange
  3. 2. The Origin of Dr. Strange
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. The Many Traps of Baron Mordo
    Doctor Strange
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
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