Doctor Strange #56 [Direct]
(December 1982)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1982-08-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (head editor?)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #14.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Smith (signed as PMS)
Inks
Paul Smith (signed as PMS)
Colors
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange
Reprints

A Mystic Reborn! (Table of Contents: 1)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern
Pencils
Paul Smith
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Jim Novak

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Morgana Blessings; Wong; Sara Wolfe; Adria [Sylvia Nettlebaum]; Kaecilius [Joe Crocker]; Demonicus [Tyrone Lewis]; The Ancient One (flashback); Baron Mordo (flashback); Loki (cameo); Dormammu (cameo); Silver Dagger (cameo); The Hulk (cameo); Princess Clea (cameo); Eternity (cameo)
Synopsis
A retelling of the origin of Dr. Strange. Demonicus, Adria, and Kaecilius attempt to attack Dr. Strange in his mansion, but are captured by Adria's misuse of the Purple Dimension. All three last defeated in Strange Tales #143.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Refers to: Strange Tales #128, Strange Tales #143, Doctor Strange #50.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Strange Mails / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Vision; Scarlet Witch

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Ron Jackrell, Robbie Lynch, Jana C. Hollingsworth, and Mike Simmons, with an illustration.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. A Mystic Reborn!
    Doctor Strange
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Strange Mails
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore