The Canon Comic Origin of Doctor Strange

History of the Marvel Universe No. 291

For more on Agamotto, The Vishanti, and the Ancient One:

For the origin of Baron Mordo:

For the history of Shuma-Gorath:

Sources:
Strange Tales 110-111 (1963)
Strange Tales 115 (1963)
Fantastic Four 027 (1964)
Strange Tales 126-127 (1964)
Strange Tales 130 (1965)
Amazing Spider-Man Annual 002 (1965)
Doctor Strange 177-178 (1969)
Doctor Strange 183 (1969)
Sub-Mariner 022 (1970)
Incredible Hulk 126 (1970)
Marvel Feature 001 (1971)
Marvel Premiere 010 (1973)
Doctor Strange 029 (1978)
Doctor Strange 036 (1979)
Doctor Strange 040 (1980)
Doctor Strange 056 (1982)
Incredible Hulk 298 (1984)
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme 007-008 (1989)
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme 011 (1989)
Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment (1989)
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme 045 (1992)
Strange Tales (1994)
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme 084-085 (1995-1996)
Uncanny Origins 012 (1997)
The Last Defenders 001 (1998)
Marvel: The Lost Generation 012 (2000)
The Order 006 (2002)
Marvel Double Shot 004 (2003)
Doctor Strange: The Oath 001-002 (2007)
Mystic Arcana: Sister Grimm (2008)
Spider-Man: Fever 003 (2010)
Marvel Vault: Doctor Strange 001 (2011)
Doctor Strange: Season One (2012)
Doctor Strange (Vol. 4) 011 (2016)
Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme 001 (2016)
Doctor Strange (Vol. 4) 019 (2017)
Avengers (Vol. 8) 004 (2018)
Superior Spider-Man (Vol. 2) 006 (2019)
Strange Academy 007 (2021)

Additional information from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.

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[starkraven]

So happy to see Doctor Strange join shuma-gorath, dweller in darkness, the Ancient One and Baron Mordo join the channel. Great future episodes would be Dormammu, Umar, Mephisto, and, Nightmare.

[davidrw]

@19:12 "almost as if there was some strange connection that DREW them...." Gotta love those subtle puns....

[camilocuba]

Love the Ditko run on Doctor Strange. Haven’t read much else, but looking forward to the Englehart stories that will be a part of that omnibus coming out next year.

[chimericalical]

Everytime I hear of Doom cashing in a favor someone owes him it’s pretty wholesome. E.g. he did an ancient latverian combat ritual where the loser had to fulfill any request the winner asks. He challenged Reed Richards and won and asked him to be his best man at his wedding.

Then being runner up for sorcerer supreme he’s given a favor from the sorcerer supreme and he’s like “Yo, Steve, my mom’s in hell, wanna punch Satan in the face and save my mom?”

[KGBookkeeping]

Awesome!!! Dr. Strange!!! One my personal favourites! Let’s go!!!! RIP to the late great Vincent Price who provided the inspiration for this great character penned by late greats Steve Ditko and Stan Lee… all now gone but never forgotten

[christopherulichney]

One of the classic Ditko creations. I never knew how much I didn't know. I think a follow-up video on Clea would be appropriate.

As always, MAKE MINE THE MERRY MARVELITE.

[phillipwalters]

Hello there Merry Marvelite. Thank you so much for this great new video dealing with Doctor Stephen Strange. I really enjoyed it and thought that the information that you provided in this video was absolutely awesome. Probably because Doctor Strange was one of the many Marvel Characters that I really didn't know much about growing up, because I didn't really read a lot of his comics.
Heck. I think the first time that I ever got introduced to him was back in the 90's, when he appeared in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.
Anyways, thank you once again for this wonderful video and I hope that you and everyone else in this community has a great day/evening and a fantastic weekend. Until then peace out, plus ultra and above all excelsior.

[SutraRein-xyqr]

God this brings it all back. I adored Strange when I was a kid and still do for that matter.

[quentinfogger]

Can you do history of the Beyonder, Crossfire, Living Laser, Iron Monger, Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo, Whiplash, Ultimo, Darkhawk, Reptil, Kid-Kaiju, Union Jack, Psycho-Man, the Badoon and the Broods?

[XHero]

I prefer to know about Doctor Strange when he was still the best surgeon. I really liked when he return to being surgeon in the comics for a bit.

[trexadvent]

What's was tough for Doctor Strange between losing his parents, watching his sister get drowned or turning his brother into a vampire? What do you think he would have been like if the accident that damaged his hands never happened also is the darkness mordo put in him caused his arrogance?

[mueezadam]

Always a good day when Merrymarvelite gives us a classic title treat.

[joshuafrias]

Yay, more Doctor Strange doesn't hurt.

Maybe you might do a breakdown of the various spells he had used in the many comics he's been in...

[richards.monroe]

I am super excited for the origin of Doctor Stephen Strange, the former neurosurgeon who became the Master of the Mystic Arts, thanks to the Ancient One! Thanks for the new video, and as always, your videos are excellent (the motto of Bill S. Preston, Esq., and Ted Theodore Logan of the Wyld Stallyns)!

[LeviFlavius-gy]

I love the way you are telling the story, I’d be happy to see Wiccan’s story (BILLY KAPLAN/ MAXIMOFF)

[erikbrobyn]

I've been waiting for this one! Thank you for all your awesome content, MerryMarvelite!

[quentinfogger]

Can you do history of the A-Force, U-Foes, Excalibur team, the Ultimates team, Serpent Society, Fraternity of Raptors, the Annihilators, the Invaders, the Squadron Supreme, Doom Maidens, the Midnight_Sons, Young Avengers, Dark Avengers, Masters of Evil, the Thunderbolts and the Champions?

[trexadvent]

Are you going to do history of Ironheart, M'Baku, Namora, Attuma and Shuri as the Black Panther since they played a major role in the Black Panther Wakanda Forever movie?

[overheat]

I was just in the process of rewatching the Firestar episode 😮

[trexadvent]

Can you do history of the Grim Reaper, Quicksilver, Devondra, Sentry, Mr Immortal, Captain Universe, Dreadknight, Deathcry, Blizzard, Starhawk, Flerken, Whirlwind, Chemistro, Whiplash, Ronan the Accuser, Ego the Living Planet, the Living Tribunal and Palibok the Power Skrull along with Avenger-X and the Protector?