The man who stands between the physical world and the mystical force of darkness is none other than the Sorcerer Supreme,
Doctor Strange. Destined to become the next Sorcerer Supreme after the Ancient One from his birth, Stephen Vincent Strange grew up to be a renowned yet self-centric and greedy neurosurgeon but lost the functionality of his hands in an unfortunate car accident. He then desperately looked for a cure all over the world and eventually came looking for the Ancient One in his Tibetan palace, who took him in.
Before he even became Sorcerer Supreme, Stephen Strange was plagued with demons from his childhood by his future enemy
Baron Mordo. After years of training in mystic arts under his master,
Doctor Strange become an accomplished mystic consultant and came to New York, aided by Wong. Aside from fighting villains like
Doctor Doom,
Nightmare and Mordo, he is antagonized by the fearful
Dormammu of the Dark Dimension. He was a part of the battle during the
Infinity Gauntlet,
Infinity War and
Infinity Crusade against
The Mad Titan.
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Sorcerer Supreme
Strange was very close to his sister Donna and one of her event of injury has led him to a medical student. Upon completing medical degree from Columbia University, he becomes a very renowned surgeon and all the success led him to fame, fortune and arrogance that made him impossible to bear with. By the time he lost both of his parents, he became an egotistical shallow person and was in a car accident that severely damaged the nerves of his hands. Seeing his promising career at an end before his very eyes, Stephen Strange spends up all of his fortune looking for a way to fix his hands once again.
Then he visited to Tibetan palace hearing a rumor about an aged sorcerer named the Ancient One. Unbeknownst to him that the Ancient One has also rescued him previously from Mordo’s evil plan in Stephen‘s youth. Karl Mordo was simply jealous because he knew who Stephen Strange would become in the future. Though sorcerer refused to cure his hands, Strange is offered lessons in the arts of mysticism. Deeply frustrated at this disappointment, he immediately tries to leave the place at once but got stuck because of a sudden blizzard.
During his stay, Stephen witnessed Baron Mordo, an apprentice of the Ancient One, secretly attacks his teacher using mystic arts and confronted him about these actions. Mordo silenced him with restraining spells so that Strange couldn't warn the sorcerer about his treachery. Seeing these amazing capabilities of mysticism, he took Ancient One's offer to defeat Mordo. Since he approached the sorcerer for selfless reasons, the Ancient One happily took Stephen as his new pupil and revealed that he knew about Mordo all along.
The Ancient One started training Strange and after years of exercise, he was ready for a test against Death. He successfully passed the test and received ageless life just like his mentor did 600 years ago. Strange came to know many sorcerers from around the world and returned home after seven years. In New York's Greenwich Ville, Strange established his Sanctum Sanctorum, where he served as a mystic consultant while being served by his trusty aide Wong, whose entire bloodline is dedicated to serve the Ancient One.
The Super-Hero Era was just ushered at this time with the public introduction of
Fantastic Four. In the mean time, Strange was busy with enemies of supernatural like
Baron Mordo,
Nightmare and
Thor's half-brother
Loki, who made him attack the God of Thunder. Soon the tables were turned and he got back at the God of Mischief for misleading him. A young
Spider-Man teamed up with
Doctor Strange and upon witnessing his heroism, Strange comes to consider Spidey as a friend, resulting in many future team-ups.
Dark Dimension
When Dormammu of the Dark Dimension sensed the Ancient One's power depleting, he decides to invade the Earth-Realm and Doctor Strange was sent by his mentor to fight this greater evil. There, he met with a mystic woman named Clea, who wanted to prevent their clash and happens to be Dormammu's niece. She believes the dimensional barriers may fall if Lord of the Dark Dimension loses but nevertheless, Strange engages his enemy and loses. As the Mindless Ones starts invading, he lends the dark lord enough power to save his realm and spare Earth as well as Clea.
For more information on
Doctor Strange comics series, you can check out the links below.
Doctor Strange (Comics) Wikipedia
Doctor Strange (Comics) Marvel Wikia
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Doctor Strange – A Separate Reality
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What If? Classic Vol 03
Essential Doctor Strange Vol 04
Dr. Strange Vs. Dracula – The Montesi Formula
Dr. Strange – Into The Dark Dimension
Secret Wars II Omnibus
Doctor Strange – Into Shamballa
Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom – Triumph and Torment (Softcover)
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Marvel Visionaries – Roy Thomas
Acts of Vengeance Omnibus
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Ghost Rider – Danny Ketch Classic Vol 02
Infinity Gauntlet (Softcover)
Infinity Gauntlet (Hardcover)
Marvel Visionaries – Steve Ditko
Spider-Man/Dr. Strange – The Way To Dusty Death
Infinity War
Infinity Crusade Vol 01
Infinity Crusade Vol 02
Strange Tales Featuring Thing/Dr. Strange/Human Torch
Marvel Visionaries – John Romita Sr.
Doctor Strange – What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen?
2099 – Manifest Destiny
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Fantastic Four Vol 02 – Unthinkable
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Doctor Strange – The Oath
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New Avengers Vol 07 – The Trust
New Avengers – Secret Invasion, Book 01
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Marvel Adventures Thor featuring Captain America, Dr. Strange and Ant-Man
New Avengers – Search for the Sorcerer Supreme
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Doctor Strange – The Way of the Weird (Softcover)
Doctor Strange – The Way of the Weird (Hardcover)
Introduced in 1963 on the 110th issue of
Strange Tales monthly ongoing series from
Marvel Comics,
Doctor Strange is a well received fictional individual of comic books who is a very powerful sorcerer and also the mystical guardian for the universe we live in, created by the legendary
Steve Ditko (
Amazing Spider-Man,
Beware the Creeper). Over the years of publication, he appeared on numerous comic books as well as his own monthly series and limited series. Despite his duties as the sole protector of magic, Strange also help around the super-hero community and he was a member of the
New Avengers team.
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Aside from playing the role of a savior on many crisis and significant affairs mentioned above,
Doctor Strange was also operational on significant crossover events like
Secret Invasion,
Dark Reign,
Infinity,
Time Runs Out and
Secret Wars. A live-action portrayal of the character is going to be portrayed by actor
Benedict Cumberbatch in
Doctor Strange movie set to release at the end of 2016, which will feature one of his most feared enemies;
Dormammu for the first time in cinema. Not only has the actor provided motion capture performance for the role of the antagonist, Cumberbatch is about to reprise the role of Stephen Strange in the 2018's live-action film
Avengers: Infinity War from
Marvel Studios.
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