Doctor Strange: A Decade of Dark Magic

Doctor Strange, one of Marvel''s most fascinating early characters, began at the hands of co-creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and his ethereal voyages through other dimensions made him an important figure in 1960s culture. From his first appearance in 1963, Strange captivated a wide range of readers. Over his first ten years, a succession of writers and artists-including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Gardner F. Fox, P. Craig Russell, Marie Severin, and notably Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner-expanded on Ditko''s original mind-bending concepts. This entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS explores Strange''s changing roles as a mystic, super hero, and leader of a chaotic team called the Defenders, and the rise of his popularity, in parallel with the counterculture of the 1960s.

List of contents

Prologue: Set Time to Swirling
1. 1963-1964: The Gossamer Thread
2. 1964-1966: A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time
3. 1966-1969: Other Realms, Other Voices
4. 1970-1972: The Flickering Flame
5. 1972-1973: Man Nor Magic
Epilogue One: Over Credits
Epilogue Two: After Credits

About the author

Stuart Moore

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Moore
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 13.11.2025
• EAN: 9798765137543
• ISBN: 9798765137543
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Marvel Age of Comics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies