Explore the Stories Behind the Legends

Enter a world where reality bends, and magic reigns supreme.

From psychedelic dimensions to counterculture cool, Doctor Strange was unlikeanything else in comics. One of Marvel’s most fascinating early characters, hebegan at the hands of co-creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and his etherealvoyages through other dimensions made him an iconic 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 RoyThomas, Gene Colan, Gardner F. Fox, P. Craig Russell, Marie Severin, andnotably Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner-expanded on Ditko’s originalmind-bending concepts.

This entry in theMARVEL AGE OF COMICSexplores Strange’schanging roles as a mystic, super hero, and leader of a chaotic team called theDefenders, and the rise of his popularity, in parallel with the countercultureof the 1960s.

Beautifully illustrated with full-color and mind-bending artwork, this is amust-have for fans of Marvel’s early era, pop culture history, and the storiesthat shaped a generation.

About the Author

Stuart Mooreis a Brooklyn-based writer, bookeditor, and award-winning comics editor. His recent Marvel projectsincludeCaptain America for Dummiesand the novelIntothe Dark Dimension. He has also written three volumes of theNewYork Timesbestselling seriesThe Zodiac Legacy, as wellas prose and comics set in the universes of Marvel, DC Comics,Stargate,TheTransformers,Conan the Barbarian, Redwall,andStarTrek.