—Doctor StrangeI have fought to keep the world just the way it is. I have saved it, Wong. Time and time again. And look at it...
Appearing in "The Cure"
Featured Characters:
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Doktor Suhner (First appearance)
- Mephisto (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Doktor Faustus (Johann Fennhoff) (Mentioned)
- Helen of Troy (Mentioned)
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Locations:
- Earth-51201 (First appearance)
Items:
Note: The date 1975 is given for this story, which also refers to the events of Marvel Premiere #13-14 (1974).
Synopsis for "The Cure"
Doctor Strange is forced to make a deal with the devil in order to save the world.
Appearing in "Melancholia"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Saul Sinclair (First appearance)
- Wong
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Anna Sinclair (First appearance; dies)
- Vishanti (Invoked)
- Nightmare (Mentioned)
- Jesus Christ (Invoked)
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Note: Frank Brunner is a celebrated 1970s artist of Doctor Strange.
Synopsis for "Melancholia"
A man is haunted by his last words and actions to his wife. He seeks Doctor Strange to remove the memories, but Strange does not, only gives him a good night sleep and explains that time will heal the man better than he ever could.
Appearing in "So This Is How It Feels"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Clarity (First appearance)
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Note: The theme of an alcoholic mystic with an ankh on his forehead is from Doctor Strange #26-28 (1978).
Synopsis for "So This Is How It Feels"
Strange seeks death in an alleyway from a bum. The bum turns out to be 'Clarity' with a large Demon trapped within him. In choosing not to fight the demon, Strange banishes him from the worldly plane.
Appearing in "Duel in the Dark Dimension"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Bal Cyphyro (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Ancient One (Mentioned)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Mentioned)
- Hoggoth (Mentioned)
- Dormammu (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Mindless Ones (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Dark Dimension (Mentioned)
- Astral Plane (Mentioned)
Items:
- Cloak of Levitation
- Eye of Agamotto
- Hosts of Hoggoth (Mentioned)
- Crimson Bands of Cyttorak (Mentioned)
- Seven Rings of Raggador (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Duel in the Dark Dimension"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
See Also
- 12 image(s) from The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange (B&W) Vol 1 1
- 2 reprint(s) of The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange (B&W) Vol 1 1