(January 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 [standalone or inside vertical box]
- Barcode
- 024885210248 01
- Editing
- Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Mike Rockwitz (credited) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)
The Barbaric Arkon -- Victorious!!
Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Arkon; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Clea Strange
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
in 
Arkon's New York Adventure
Doctor Strange / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited); Dann Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice) (signed as Jackson Guice)
- Inks
- Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice) (signed as Jackson Guice)
- Colors
- Christie Scheele (credited as Max Scheele)
- Letters
- Janice Chiang (credited); Michael Heisler (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Arkon; Baron Mordo; Morgana Blessing; Imei Chang (cameo); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Enchantress [Amora]; Rintrah; Clea Strange; Victor Strange (cameo); Sara Wolfe
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The Enchantress gets Arkon to go after Dr. Strange. When Arkon sees Clea, he decides to make her his queen. After Arkon thrashes Doc in a fist fight, Clea again saves him and vanquishes Arkon.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Acts of Vengeance
Indexer Notes
Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight (Marvel, 1989 series) #26.
The Book of the Vishanti:The Curse of the Darkhold Part V, The Torch is Passed
Darkhold / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (under joint name R. J. M. Lofficier) (sourced)
- Pencils
- David Day (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Day (credited)
- Colors
- Christie Scheele (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After invading the papal palace in 12th-century Rome...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Ancient One (as a young man); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo); Dracula; Kaluu; Lianda; Nimrod (death); Lord Turac (death); Varnae (death); Vlad Tepes (death); Giacomo Montesi (death, son of Paolo); Marcello Montesi (death, son of Giacomo)
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The history of the great vampires continues.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Nine wise men of Kamar-Taj. Summarizes the events of stories that appeared in Dracula Lives! (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 & #3 and Bizarre Adventures (Marvel, 1981 series) #33.
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Doctor Strange / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Butch Guice (signed as Jackson Guice)
- Inks
- Butch Guice (signed as Jackson Guice)
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Morgana Blessing; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Victor Strange
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
Indexer Notes
A full page preview of next issue's cover appears on the interior back cover with no logos or promotional text.
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The Barbaric Arkon -- Victorious!!
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Dr. Strange
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Arkon's New York Adventure
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The Book of the Vishanti:The Curse of the Darkhold Part V, The Torch is Passed
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