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Marvel Premiere #11 (Oct. 1973):
“The Origin of Dr. Strange”
by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Marvel Premiere #11

Title: “The Origin of Dr. Strange”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1973

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Art by: Steve Ditko


6 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)
(lead character)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Baron Mordo Baron Mordo (Karl Amadeus Mordo) villain
CBR Scale: M sorcerer
The Offenders
[Ancient One's former disciple; minion of Dormammu]
Marvel 106
The Ancient One The Ancient One (bTsaan Saa) supporting character hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Tibetan Buddhism; Order of the Ancient Ones; occult; spirit
Asian
[belonged to an unnamed order of sorcerers]
Marvel 93
Agamotto Agamotto
(behind the scenes)
deity
CBR Scale: D mystic deity
Vishanti Marvel 15
Dormammu Dormammu
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: D Faltine energy being;
extra-dimensional mystic
entity/powerful magic user
The Cabal Marvel 170
Valtorr Valtorr
(mentioned)
supporting character deity
CBR Scale: D mystic entity
Octessence
[invoked by Dr. Strange; Temple of Valtorr off Tahiti coast]
Marvel 4

This comic was reprinted from: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #115 (Dec. 1963): "The Origin of Dr. Strange".