Halloween Hospital Horrors DOCTOR STRANGE "Origin"

Easily the best-known super-heroic MD, both in costume and in his secret identity...

...Stephen Strange, created by plotter/artist Steve Ditko and scripted by Stan Lee, has been a mainstay of Marvel Comics since his debut in Strange Tales #110 (1963)!

(Stan Lee wrote the final scripts and was commonly credited as the sorcerer's creator or co-creator until a letter resurfaced that was sent to fan and academic Jerry Bails before the release of Strange Tales #110, in which Lee mentions the upcoming character and says: "'Twas Steve's idea." )

Trivia: You'll note Doc's not wearing his red Cloak of Levitation, nor the Eye of Agamotto!

That's because he wasn't gifted (by the Ancient One) the Cloak or the Eye until Strange Tales #127 (1964)!

Doc remained in Strange Tales (which was retitled Doctor Strange as of #169 [1968]) until its' cancellation as of #183 (1969).

He continued as a guest-star in various comics until 1971, when he became a regular in The Defenders and the lead feature in Marvel Premiere.

The Sorcerer Supreme finally regained his own title in 1974.

Since then, he's always had an ongoing title, with the current version running 416 issues.

Recently, Stephen regained the total use of his hands, and returned to practicing medicine while still serving as Earth's primary mystic defender, resulting in all sorts of ethical and practical dilemmas...

...involving his priorities as either healer or warrior wizard...

...and problems when the two careers overlap...

...(Talk about serious multitasking)!

The series ended unexpectedly, and now Doc is the Headmaster of a Xavier's School for Gifted Students-style academy for teen sorcerers in the new series Strange Academy!

Whether Strange still retains the delicate manual dexterity he re-acquired is unknown...

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Surgeon Supreme: Under the Knife
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