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BRIEF HISTORY: Doctor Strange was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in the pages of Strange Tales comics, where he made his debut in issue #110 (July 1963). He co-starred in that comic with The Human Torch and eventually with Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. I always thought it was a shame that the first appearance of Doctor Strange, not to mention Eternity, Dormammu, Clea and Baron Mordo, were either not mentioned at all or only shown as tiny drawings on the covers of Strange Tales in favor of the more popular leading features. During Doctor Strange's legendary Steve Ditko run, Doc only had one full cover to himself, the last issue Ditko did (#146). Early in 2004 I discovered a coverless copy of Strange Tales #110 on eBay that I picked up for about $25.00. I decided to design my own variant cover, using Ditko's interior art from that issue. Some issues I used John Byrne's Ditko tributes from the Doctor Strange Classics reprint series from the 1980s. I also designed the inside front and back covers, using some vintage Mighty Marvel Pin-Ups in place of the advertisements. Once the comic came in the mail, I removed the original staples and attached my cover to the book. I did the entire Ditko run, up to issue #146 (as well as Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2). I even did a version for Los Fantasticos #35, the first appearance of Doctor Strange in Mexico. I would use low grade or coverless copies of Strange Tales, since I hate the thought of mutliating nice books. The interiors are all complete and free of major water damage. Below are the results of the project. Click each cover below to see a larger version as well as the interior pin ups.

Strange Tales #110
Strange Tales #111
Strange Tales #114
Strange Tales #115
Strange Tales #116
Strange Tales #117
Strange Tales #118
Strange Tales #119
Strange Tales #120 Strange Tales #121
Strange Tales #122
Strange Tales #123
Strange Tales #124
Strange Tales #125
Strange Tales #126
Strange Tales #127
Strange Tales #128
Strange Tales #129
Strange Tales #130
Strange Tales #131
Strange Tales #132
Strange Tales #133
Strange Tales #134
Strange Tales #135
Strange Tales #136
Strange Tales #137
Strange Tales #138
Strange Tales #139
Strange Tales #140
Strange Tales #141
Strange Tales #142
Strange Tales #143
Strange Tales #144
Strange Tales #145
Strange Tales #146
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2


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