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Dedicated to Steve Ditko (co-creator), and Phil De Guere (producer of the 1978 DR. STRANGE tv-movie).
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- Stan Lee; Steve Ditko (co-plot)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- Terry Szenics
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- superhero
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- Baron Mordo; Hamir (unnamed); The Ancient One; Dr. Strange
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- In his castle in Europe, Baron Mordo plots to steal the secrets of his former master, The Ancient One. Sending his spirit form to Tibet, he causes Hamir to poison The Ancient One's food. From his New York City sanctum, Strange senses his master's plight, and challenges Mordo to a battle in their spirit forms. After, The Ancient One warns Strange that Mordo will be a danger to them both, as long as he lives.
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Episode #2. 1st appearance of Baron Mordo.
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- Stan Lee; Steve Ditko (co-plot)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- ?
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- Artie Simek
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- superhero
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- Nightmare; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One (cameo); Wong (unnamed); Dr. Warren
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- Nightmare has discovered the ability to capture humans and bring them to his world while they sleep for study. The police ask Strange's help, as a "last resort", to discover the cause behind a rash of people unable to awaken. Strange tracks the cause down to the Nightmare World, and has a rematch with his old foe.
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Episode #5. 2nd appearance of Nightmare.
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- Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- ?
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- Artie Simek
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- superhero
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- Dr. Strange; Wong; Aggamon
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- Doctor Strange must rescue two thieves who unwittingly steal a magic gem from him and are trapped in a mystical dimension as a result.
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Episode #8.
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- Stan Lee; Steve Ditko (co-plot)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- ?
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- Sam Rosen
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- superhero
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- Dr. Strange; Bill Bradley (TV reporter); Allan Stevens (TV reporter)
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- Strange is on the scene to observe a TV crew as they prepare to enter and broadcast about a "Haunted House". Strange discovers something is amiss, as he is unable to enter via his spirit form. When the signal goes dead, Strange enters the house physically, and uncovers a surprising secret: the house is alive!
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Episode #9. The phrase, "The house is alive" is reportedly one of the things Roger Corman said in order to convince his bosses as AIP to allow him to film Poe's THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1961). The origin of the house is strikingly similar to the one in THE OUTER LIMITS episode, "The Guests".
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- Stan Lee; Steve Ditko (co-plot)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- Artie Simek
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- superhero
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- Dr. Strange; Loki; Odin (cameo); Thor
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- Strange practices the art of levitation. Meanwhile, in faraway Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, Loki, God of Mischief, plots as always. He contacts Strange and tries to convince him that he is a prisoner of Thor, who is evil and deceiving his father. Strange uses a spell to take Thor's hammer, but on examining it, can sense no trace of evil. Realizing he's been had, Strange battles Loki, who later swears vengeance against the mage.
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Episode #12. Loki would seek revenge against Strange the very next month in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #108 (September 1964).
- Script
- Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- ?
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- Artie Simek
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- superhero
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- Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Dormammu
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- In the far East, Strange is on the run from Mordo and his minions, unaware that Mordo's increased power comes from Dormammu. As Mordo forcibly recruits more followers to search for Strange, the mage makes plans to hop a plane to New York City. The Wraiths discover him, and only by conning them into believing he's vanished is he able to make his getaway.
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Episode #20; Part 2 of 17.
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- Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- Artie Simek
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- superhero
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- Dr. Strange; The Demon; The Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed); Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Clea (unnamed); Clea's father (unnamed)
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- Strange returns to his sanctum only to discover it has become occupied by one of Mordo's demons. In Tibet The Ancient One's servant wonders what his near-unconscious master refers to by "Eternity". Using a disguise Strange bluffs his way into his house but when he tries to consult the All-Seeing Eye he discovers it's been mystically booby-trapped, sending a signal to Mordo and Dormammu of his whereabouts. Mordo arrives and battles Strange fiercely, but as Strange prepares to use a potent spell Dormammu speaks through Mordo; their combined powers send Strange to an unknown realm.
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Episode #21; Part 3 of 17. Though not indicated in the dialogue, The Demon is the same villain last seen in STRANGE TALES #128 (January 1965).
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- Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- ?
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- Sam Rosen
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- superhero
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- Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Clea (unnamed); Shazana; Shazana's sister (unnamed); The Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed)
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- While Mordo gloats at his apparent triumph, Dormammu tells him that Strange still lives and has actually escaped. Strange plummets through countless dimensions, finally coming to a stop in a world ruled by the sorceress Shazana, a female tyrant. Believing her sister has recruited Strange to overthrow her she battles Strange into submission. Allowing himself to be imprisoned so he can recover from his earlier battle with Mordo, Strange gets the lay of the land, then helps Shazana's sister overcome the evil ruler, destroying the source of her power.
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Episode #22; Part 4 of 17. The sisters in this story apparently served as the inspiration for Craig Russell's later Strange epic, a virtual remake of this story, which he did twice-- in DR. STRANGE ANNUAL #1 (December 1976), and DR. STRANGE: WHAT IS IT THAT DISTURBS YOU, STEVEN? (October 1997).
- Script
- Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
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- Steve Ditko
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- Steve Ditko
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- ?
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- Sam Rosen
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- superhero
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- Spider-Man; Xandu; Dr. Strange; barroom brawlers (unnamed)
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- Xandu hypnotizes two thugs to break into Strange's sanctum and steal the powerful Wand Of Watoomb. Spider-Man encounters the thugs, but is overpowered. Spider-Man manages to toss a spider-tracer on one hood and tracks Xandu down. In combat the sorcerer sends Spider-Man to another dimension. Spider-Man grabs the Wand, hoping it will force someone to come after him. Dr. Strange arrives at Xandu's home as the two thugs bring Spider-Man back with the Wand. Spider-Man and Doc defeat Xandu, and Strange erases Xandu's memories and evil ambitions. The two heroes part in friendship.
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First meeting of Spider-Man & Dr. Strange, Steve Ditko's two most famous co-creations. Xandu would return in MARVEL TEAM-UP #21 (May 1974). The scene of Spidey being sucked down thru the dimensional opening may have inspired a similar scene in the 1969 SPIDER-MAN cartoon, "Revolt In The Fifth Dimension".
- Script
- Barry Windsor-Smith (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
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- Barry Windsor-Smith
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- Dan Adkins
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- ?
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- John Costanza
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- superhero
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- Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Nightmare
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- Sensing evil, Strange is so focused on seeking it out he's almost hit by a truck. He calls upon The Ancient One, who warns him of the nature of the evil, but is still mystified. Then he finds himself confronted by someone (or something) who takes his own form, and tells him he's "already defeated". Only when he discovers his oldest enemy is at the bottom of it does he also realize he was hit by the truck and has been in a hospital bed ever since! On recovering, he erases the memory of the night's events from the doctor's mind, as "Many things there are that mankind must not know..."
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1st episode of the revived series. Doc's previous appearances include MARVEL FEATURE #1 (January 1972) and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #109 (June 1972).