(August 1989)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 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]
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Marc Siry (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Introducing: the Dread Daughter of Mephisto [The Faust Gambit Part II] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Butch Guice [as Jackson Guice] (signed)
Inks
Butch Guice [as Jackson Guice] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange; Mephista
Cover Thumbnail for Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (Marvel, 1988 series) #6
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Doctor Strange / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

Demonic Re-possession [The Faust Gambit Part II] (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas
Pencils
Butch Guice [as Jackson Guice]
Inks
Jose Marzan
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange; Wong; Imei; Sara Wolfe; Rintrah; Baron Mordo; Howard the Duck (disguised Rintrah, cameo); Sons of Satannish (3); Mephista (introduction); Topaz; Satannish; Mephisto; Caterpiller (Agamotto)
Synopsis
Baron Mordo had promised a soul to both Satannish and Mephisto, so Doc has to deal with them, Mephista and the Sons of Satannish until he is forced to enter Agamotto's realm.

Indexer Notes

Rintrah disguises himself as Howard the Duck (this was originally drawn with ALF, but was covered up on original art).

The Book of The Vishanti (Table of Contents: 3)

Baron Mordo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas; Jean-Marc Lofficier [as R. J. M. Lofficier]; Randy Lofficier [as R. J. M. Lofficier]
Pencils
Tom Sutton
Inks
Tom Sutton
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Joe Rosen
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Miarka [Witch Queen of the Gypsies]; Nikolai Mordo (death); Viscount Heinrich Krowler; Sara Krowler; Karl Amadeus Mordo
Synopsis
Sara Krowler marries Nikolai Mordo at the request of her father, Viscount Heinrich Krowler, so that the resultant child can be used in a spell of Transference to increase his own power.

Indexer Notes

The history of Baron Mordo until just before he apprentices himself with the Ancient One.

Pro File: Dwayne McDuffy (Table of Contents: 4)

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed); ?
Pencils
? [as E] (signed)
Inks
? [as E] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Dwayne McDuffy

My Caterpillar -- My Enemy [The Faust Gambit Part III] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Doctor Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Introducing: the Dread Daughter of Mephisto [The Faust Gambit Part II]
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Doctor Strange
  3. 2. Demonic Re-possession [The Faust Gambit Part II]
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. The Book of The Vishanti
    Baron Mordo
  5. 4. Pro File: Dwayne McDuffy
    Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. My Caterpillar -- My Enemy [The Faust Gambit Part III]
    Doctor Strange
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