Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Vol 1 1

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Vol 1 #1 Published November, 1988 Editor-in-Chief Tom DeFalco Cover Artist Kevin Nowlan "Love Is the Spell, The Spell Is Death!" Writer Peter B. Gillis Penciler Richard Case Inker Randy Emberlin Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Janice Chiang Editor Carl Potts Previous Issue Next Issue — Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #2

But now I -- Dormammu, Lord of Chaos, the equal of Odin or Zeus -- have died and been born again! Here! Now -- this world is mine!

-- Dormammu

Appearing in "Love Is the Spell, The Spell Is Death!"

Featured Characters:

•  Doctor Strange 

Supporting Characters:

• Clea (Main story and flashback)
• Imei (First appearance)
• Kaluu (Main story and flashback)
• Sara Wolfe
• Wong

Antagonists:

• Unnamed Old One, possibly Cthulhu (See notes)
• Dormammu
• Urthona (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Weeks (Only appearance) (Passenger on ocean liner)
• Unnamed ocean liner's crew (Only appearance)
  • Purser (Only appearance)
  • Captain (Mentioned)
• Raggadorr (Invoked)
• Vishanti (Invoked)
  • Agamotto (Mentioned)
• Unnameable (Invoked)
• Morlocks (Mentioned)

Note: all of the characters listed here make cameo appearances at Stephen Strange's funeral service, which was an illusion that never happened.

• X-Men (Illusion)
  • Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Illusion)
  • Wolverine (Logan) (Illusion)
  • Rogue (Illusion)
• West Coast Avengers (Illusion)
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Illusion)
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Illusion)
  • Vision (Victor Shade) (Illusion)
• Avengers (Illusion)
  • Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (Illusion)
  • She-Hulk (Jen Walters) (Illusion)
  • Thor (Illusion)
• Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Illusion)
• Invisible Woman (Sue Richards) (Illusion)
• Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Illusion)
• Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) (Illusion)
• Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Illusion)
• Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (Illusion)
• Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Illusion)
• Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Illusion)
• Monks of Kamar-Taj (Illusion)
  • Arnie Green (Illusion)
• Nick Fury (Illusion)
• Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (Illusion)
• Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Illusion)
• Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Illusion)
• Vindicator (Heather MacNeil Hudson) (Illusion)
• Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Illusion)

Note: all of the characters listed here appear in the recap.

• Shuma-Gorath (Recap)
• Khats (Recap)
• Erlik Khan (Recap)
• Water Elemental (Recap)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and recap)
• Old Ones (Main story and recap)
• Demons (Main story and recap)
• Aliens (Main story and recap)
• Asgardians (Illusion)
• Zenn-Lavians (Illusion)
• Mutants (Illusion)
• Khats (Recap)
• Ancients (Recap)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Pacific Ocean
    • Unnamed island, possibly R'lyeh (See notes)
    • Lemuria (Referenced)
  • United States of America
    • New York City, New York
      • Manhattan
        • The Alley
        • Greenwich Village
          • Doctor Strange's Mansion
        • Crestview Cemetery
• Dark Dimension (Cameo) (Main story and flashback)
• Raggadorr (Invoked)

Items:

• Cloak of Levitation
• Amulet of Agamotto
• Crimson Bands of Cyttorak
• Eye of Agamotto
• Power Cosmic (Illusion)
• Captain America's Shield (Illusion)
• Captain America's Uniform (Illusion)
• Iron Man Armor MK VII (Illusion)
• Mjolnir (Illusion)
• Rings of Raggadorr (Invoked)

Vehicles:

• Avengers Quinjet (Illusion)
• Fantasticar (Illusion)
• Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Illusion)
• Unnamed ocean liner (Only appearance)
  
  

Synopsis for "Love Is the Spell, The Spell Is Death!"

As super-heroes gather for the funeral of Dr. Strange, he finalizes a battle at sea. After returning home for rest, Doc goes into his Astral Form. Dormammu takes over Doc's body and attempts to kill Doc's spirit.

Notes

• At this point in time, the general populace of Earth believes that Doctor Strange was killed in combat with the Beyonder in Secret Wars II #9. The funeral was not real, but a spell that Doctor Strange conjured to hide himself from the world.
• Doctor Strange finds the Morlock tunnels abandoned. This is due primarily to the actions of the Marauders who slaughtered dozens of Morlocks in an event known as the Mutant Massacre.
• Dormammu was previously believed to have been destroyed in Doctor Strange (Vol. 2) #51.
• It is hypothesized that the Old One and his eldritch prison island are respectively Cthulhu, one of the Old Ones, and R'lyeh, though it remained unconfirmed.

See Also

• 2 Image(s) from Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Vol 1 1
  

Recommended Reading

• Doctor Strange (Volume 1)
• Doctor Strange (Volume 2)
• Strange Tales (Volume 1)
• Strange Tales (Volume 2)
  

Links and References

• Doctor Strange article at Wikipedia
• Doctor Strange profile at the Marvel Directory
• Doctor Strange profile at the Marvel Universe
• Doctor Strange - Master of the Mystic Arts
• Doctor Strange - Sorcerer Supreme
• Doctor Strange: Sanctum Sanctorum

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