# Doctor Strange

Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange, also known as Doctor Strange, is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books and other media produced by Marvel Comics. Created by artist and character conceptualist Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in Strange Tales #110 (July 1963). A former neurosurgeon, Strange serves as the Sorcerer Supreme, the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats.
    See also:
       Doctor Strange (film)

## Quotes

    Quotes of the character, from various works

### Strange Tales

* It is time for me to visit the master, from whom all my powers stem…
** 110 : Dr. Strange : Master of Black Magic, by Stan Lee (July 1963), p. 2
* The mystic arts of black magic are older than the memory of man! In time to come, let us peer behind the enchanted veil together!
** Statement to the Ancient One, in 111 : Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo, by Stan Lee (August 1963), p. 5
* I have finally reached my goal! But what inconceivable wonder awaits me now? One star … gleaming more brightly than all the rest, seem to be beckoning me! I have no choice but to follow it … and hope it will lead me to him whom I seek!
** 138 : If Eternity Should Fail, by Stan Lee (November 1965), p. 2
* Every sense … every emotion I possess … is drawing me toward that shimmering light at the end of this fantastic corridor! I have reached my destination at last! But … it is no mere light! It is an actual Universe … in microcosm! A world within a world!
** 138 : If Eternity Should Fail (November 1965), p. 3

### Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts (Vol. 1)

* The weariness of a thousand battles sorely oppresses me! I must sleep … that I may thus regain needed strength! For who knows what phantom terrors the morrow may bring? And whatever they be, Dr. Strange must be ready to face them.
** 169 : The Coming of Dr. Strange, by Roy Thomas (June 1968), p. 1

### Marvel Premiere

* I am displeased. It is unseemly to practice the mystic arts before the eyes of others. I must seek seclusion. There is much to think upon.
** 3 : While the World Spins Mad, by Stan Lee, (July 1972), p. 3
* Many things there are that mankind must not know — not until the human race stands ready to accept that which is, but can never be seen!
** 3 : While the World Spins Mad, by Stan Lee, (July 1972), p. 20

## Quotes about Doctor Strange

* This man reaches the very bottom and then more. … You think, How much more can this guy take? He’s broken, he gets up again, he’s broken — and that’s really what makes him a superhero. A lot of people have asked me, "What makes him a superhero?" That’s really the answer I should have given. It’s not the Cloak of Levitation. It’s not the Eye of Agamotto. It’s about his staying power. It’s a marathon and not a sprint. The guy endures so much.
** Benedict Cumberbatch, as quoted in "Doctor Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch on the Sorcerer Supreme's real superpower" by Clark Collis, in Entertainment Weekly (12 August 2016)

## External links

* Doctor Strange at Marvel.com
* The Lesser Book of the Vishanti by Catherine Yronwode
* Doctor Strange at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
* Doctor Strange: Sanctum Sanctorum
* Doctor Strange at Superhero Database