(October 1990)
Marvel,
1988 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics
- Barcode
- 024885210248 10
- Editing
- Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)
The Dark Wars Part 2 of Four: Baron Mordo is the New Sorcerer Supreme...but for How Long? Long Enough!
Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Butch Guice (signed as Jackson Guice)
- Inks
- Butch Guice (signed as Jackson Guice)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Baron Mordo; Sara Wolfe
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
in 
Dormammu Ascendant [The Dark Wars, Part 2 of 4]
Doctor Strange / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited); Dann Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice)
- Inks
- Tony DeZuniga (credited)
- Colors
- Renee Witterstaetter (credited)
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dormammu is back!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Baron Mordo; Morgana Blessing (cameo); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Dormammu; Orini (cameo); Rahl (cameo); Clea Strange; Victor Strange (cameo); Topaz (cameo); Umar; Sara Wolfe; Wong; Mindless Ones (cameo)
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Doc is rendered powerless by Dormammu before he can lift a finger. Dormammu banishes Doc and Clea after reviving Umar. Meanwhile back on Earth, Baron Mordo talks Sara into freeing him from Doc's basement.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Dormammu retrieves Umar and Orini's magical caskets.
The Book of the Vishanti:Legends and Lore of the Dark Dimension, Part II
Legends and Lore of the Dark Dimension / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (under joint name R. J. M. Lofficier) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Lee Weeks (credited)
- Inks
- Lee Weeks (credited)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Jean Simek (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nearing the end of the 28th cycle of his reign...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Ancient One (as a young man); Clea (cameo) (as a baby); Dormammu; King Olnar (death); Orini (cameo); Umar; Faltines; Sinifer (parent of Dormammu & Umar, death); Mindless Ones; Mhuruuks; Zog; Tazza
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The history and parentage of Dormammu, Umar, and Clea.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Sinifer gave 'birth' to twins, Dormammu & Umar; Dormammu & Umar transformed Sinifer into dead matter and were banished from Faltine; Clea born in 6 lessor cycles, her birth removed Umar's power to revert to Faltine form at will.
Strange Mails
Strange Mails / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Kendall P. Bullen, Karl G. Larew, Danny Kaufman and Richard Gallaway.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Dark Wars Part 2 of Four: Baron Mordo is the New Sorcerer Supreme...but for How Long? Long Enough!
Doctor Strange -
1.
Dormammu Ascendant [The Dark Wars, Part 2 of 4]
Doctor Strange -
2.
The Book of the Vishanti:Legends and Lore of the Dark Dimension, Part II
Legends and Lore of the Dark Dimension -
3.
Bullpen Bulletins
Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Stan's Soapbox -
4.
Strange Mails
Strange Mails
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Darrel McCann
- Derek Reinhard
- Per Sandell
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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