Doctor Strange #173

(October 1968)

...While a World Waits! (Table of Contents: 1)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script:

Roy Thomas

Pencils:

Gene Colan

Inks:

Tom Palmer

Colors:

Tom Palmer

Letters:

Artie Simek

Genre:

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters:

Doctor Strange; Clea; Wong; Dormammu; Umar; Victoria Bentley; Dr. Charles Benton

Synopsis:

Umar frees Strange, via a suggestion from Clea and Victoria Bentley. Dormammu is defeated by his own vow never to enter the Earth dimension; a curse returns him to the Dark Dimension. Dr. Benton, a former medical colleague, offers a consultant position to Strange.

Reprints:

• in L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #4 (11 Giugno 1970)
• in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 ([March] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Palmer credits per interview: http://www.wtv-zone.com/silverager/interviews/palmer.shtml

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Strange Mails / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Synopsis:

Letters from Elaine M. Sciog, Dennis Allen, Henry Kinsey III, Mike Hudak, Achille Di Bacco and "The Gifted One".

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