Now that you’ve seen the Doctor Strange movie, here’s a handy guide to the Marvel Comics!

Strange stories inStrange Talesbroke new ground in terms of the length and breadth of the Marvel Universe.

Suddenly, the world of Marvel was not limited to the waking world or the realms of reality.

Strange literally went everywhere; his adventures only limited by the visual imagination of Steve Ditko.

In other words…limitless.

This wasnt just a Mandrake the Magician riff.

Thanks to Steve Ditko, the boundaries of reality bent and a multiverse of opportunities were born.

Strange inMarvel Premiereas well as the characters second solo series.

Englehart had written Dr.

In this issue, co-plotted with Brunner, Englehart presents a tale where Dr.

Essentially, Englehart and Brunner had the balls to make one of their characters God.

The Roger Stern Era (1978-1986)

Here is a bit of fascinating trivia for you.

Roger Stern was originally supposed to begin his Dr.

Strange run with legendary artist Frank Miller.

There were even downright gorgeous house ads trumpeting the duos arrival.

For reasons lost to the history of the Dark Dimension, Miller never worked on Dr. Roger Stern was really the first writer to turn the spotlight inward and focus on Doctor Strange the man.

The story centered on the Montessi Formula, an ancient spell that would destroy all vampires on Earth.

Doctor Strange and Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment(1989)

Yet, Sterns best Dr.

Strange work was outside the regularDoctor Strangeseries.

The result is a terrifying journey around the darkest edges of magic in the Marvel Universe.

Strange story of all time.

No one could emulate the wonderment of Steve Ditkos work on Dr. Thomas played to the strengths of his artist and grew the legend of Stephen Strange to new proportions.

Lets just hope Marvel Studios is familiar with these issues because WOW!

Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme(1988)

In his second run writing Dr.

Strange, Roy Thomas took a more traditional approach to the Sorcerer Supreme.

After a few aborted attempts to modernize the characters (they gave him an eye patch…wheeee!

), Thomas brought the classic Doctor Strange back.

The early part of the series featured some downright gorgeous artwork by Jackson Guice.

Roy Thomas will go down in history as the most prolific Dr.

The story saw Stephen Strange desperately seeking a cure for his most trusted confidant Wongs brain cancer.

The series grounded the concept of Dr.

Strange but never lost sight of the characters metaphysical roots as introduced by Ditko.

Mostly, it is a testament to the creative glory that is Vaughn and Martin.

Any fan interested in just how awesome Dr.

Strange can be should carefully study every panel.

Details like that make this series so special.

And, oh, the artwork!

Chris Bachalo creates a tapestry of images worthy of the visual language conjured by Steve Ditko so long ago.

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