Marvel Masterworks #23

Marvel Comics

United States

Published: 1992
Page count: 1
Cover price: 39.95 USD
Colour: Unknown
Format: Comic series
GCD: www.comics.org/issue/50698

Credits

Editing: Tom Brevoort, Mindy Newell (asst)

Issue contents

Cover Untitled (Dr. Strange) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Art: Steve Ditko
Editing: Tom Brevoort, Mindy Newell (asst)

Reprint history

Printed in: from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110

Notes

a small reprint of the splash page

Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 — Untitled

1. Untitled Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Letters: typeset

2. Dr. Strange, Master of Black Magic (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Terry Szenics
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110 (July 1963)
— Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
Also printed: Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) (1974)
— Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
: The Avengers (Newton, 1975 series) #1 ([28 June 1975])
— Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
: Marvel's Greatest Comics (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #2 ([1980?])
— Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic
: Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) (September 1997)
— Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!

Notes

vs. Nightmare, 1st. The Ancient One and Wong are also introduced in this first Dr. Strange story.

3. Face-to-Face With The Magic of Baron Mordo (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Terry Szenics
Editing: Stan Lee

Notes

vs. Baron Mordo, 1st and intro.

4. The Return of the Omnipotent Baron Mordo (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Steve Ditko
Inks: George Roussos
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

Notes

vs. Baron Mordo.

5. The Origin of Dr. Strange (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #115 (December 1963)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
Also printed: Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #2 (1965)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #11 (October 1973)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) (1974)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: The Avengers (Newton, 1975 series) #1 ([28 June 1975])
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Origins of Great Marvel Comics Heroes (Newton, 1975?) ([1975])
: Origins of Great Marvel Comics Heroes (Newton, 1975?) ([1975])
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Marvel Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #1 ([1977?])
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Marvel Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #2 ([1979?])
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Strange Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #4 ([July 1980?])
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #137 (March 1982)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #137 (March 1982)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #1 (April 1993)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) (September 1997)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange
: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— The Origin of Dr. Strange

Notes

Origin.

6. Return to the Nightmare World (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #116 (January 1964)
— Return to the Nightmare World!
Also printed: Strange Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #4 ([July 1980?])
— Return to the Nightmare World!
: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— Nightmare World! (black & white)

Notes

vs. Nightmare.

7. The Many Traps of Baron Mordo (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #117 (February 1964)
— The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!
Also printed: Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #11 (October 1973)
— The Many Traps of Baron Mordo
: Strange Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #4 ([July 1980?])
— The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!
: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— The Many Traps of Baron Mordo! (black & white)

Notes

vs. Baron Mordo.

8. The Possessed (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #118 (March 1964)
— The Possessed!
Also printed: Strange Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #5 ([January 1981?])
— The Possessed!
: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— The Possessed! (black & white)

9. Beyond the Purple Veil (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #119 (April 1964)
— Beyond the Purple Veil!
Also printed: Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (October 1974)
— Beyond the Purple Veil!
: Strange Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #5 ([January 1981?])
— Beyond the Purple Veil!
: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— Beyond the Purple Veil! (black & white)

10. The House of Shadows (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #120 (May 1964)
— The House of Shadows!
Also printed: Strange Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #5 ([January 1981?])
— The House of Shadows!
: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— The House of Shadows! (black & white)

11. Witchcraft in the Wax Museum (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

12. The World Beyond (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Steve Ditko
Inks: George Roussos?
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

13. The Challenge of Loki (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Steve Ditko
Inks: George Roussos (as George Bell)
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

Notes

with Thor and Loki.

14. The Lady from Nowhere (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Steve Ditko
Inks: George Roussos (as George Bell)
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #182 (November 1975)
— The Lady From Nowhere
Also printed: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— The Lady from Nowhere!

15. Mordo Must Not Catch Me (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Steve Ditko
Inks: George Roussos (as George Bell)
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

16. The Domain of the Dread Dormammu (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #126 (November 1964)
— The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!
Also printed: Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #17 (October 1968)
— The Domain of the Dread Dormammu
: Sub-Mariner (Newton, 1976?) ([1976?])
— The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!
: Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of Marvel Comics Villains (Marvel, 1976 series) (1976)
— The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!
: Doctor Strange (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #1 ([November 1977])
— "It is midnight! The city is still!"
: Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
— The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!

Notes

vs. Dormammu, 1st and intro. Intro. of Clea, soon to be Dr. Strange's romantic lead. Con't in 128.

17. Duel with the Dread Dormammu (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

Notes

Dr. Strange receives his new, flashier, amulet and cloak of levitation in this story.

18. The Demon's Disciple (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

Notes

vs. the Demon, a magician and later a disciple of Mordo's.

19. Beware Tiboro, the Tyrant of the Sixth Dimension (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee (plot) and Don Rico (script)
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

Notes

vs. Tiboro, 1st.

20. The Defeat of Dr. Strange (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

Notes

The beginning of the classic serial with Dormammu and Baron Mordo. Ends in #141.

21. The Hunter and the Hunted (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

22. Face-to-Face At Last With Baron Mordo (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

23. A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

24. Earth Be My Battleground (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

25. Eternity Beckons (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

26. What Lurks Beneath the Mask? (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange
Genre: Superhero; occult
Characters: Clea (unnamed); Dormammu; Baron Mordo; Dr. Strange; Abu Ben Hakim; The Aged Ghenghis

Credits

Script: Steve Ditko (plot)
Stan Lee (dialogue)
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

27. When Meet the Mystic Minds! (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange
Genre: Superhero; occult
Characters: The Ancient One; Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo

Credits

Script: Steve Ditko (plot)
Stan Lee (dialogue)
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

28. If Eternity Should Fail! (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange
Genre: Superhero; occult
Characters: Dr. Strange; Eternity (first appearance); Baron Mordo; Dormammu; The Ancient One; Clea (unnamed)

Credits

Script: Steve Ditko (plot)
Stan Lee (dialogue)
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

29. Beware, Dormammu is Watching (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

30. The Pincers of Power (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Sam Rosen
Editing: Stan Lee

31. Let There Be Victory (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature: Dr. Strange

Credits

Script: Stan Lee
Art: Steve Ditko
Colours: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Artie Simek
Editing: Stan Lee

Notes

This is the finish of the serial pitting Dr, Strange against Dormammu and Baron Mordo. It may be one of the most imaginative sequences in all of comics.

Notes

a small reprint of the splash page

Status

AusReprints ID

51404

Cover added

23/08/2010

Index completed

23/08/2010