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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published December 1982
Cover Price 0.60
Pages 36
Editing Al Milgrom (editor); Jim Shooter (head editor?)

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Dr. Strange
Genre occult; superhero
Pencils Paul Smith (signed)
Inks Paul Smith (signed)
Reprinted in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn

22 page Dr. Strange story "A Mystic Reborn!"

Characters Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Morgana Blessings; Wong; Sara Wolfe; Adria [Sylvia Nettlebaum]; Kaecilius [Joe Crocker]; Demonicus [Tyrone Lewis]; The Ancient One (flashback); Baron Mordo (flashback); Loki (cameo); Dormammu (cameo); Silver Dagger (cameo); The Hulk (cameo); Princess Clea (cameo); Eternity (cameo)
Synopsis A retelling of the origin of Dr. Strange. Demonicus, Adria, and Kaecilius attempt to attack Dr. Strange in his mansion, but are captured by Adria's misuse of the Purple Dimension. All three last defeated in Strange Tales #143.
Genre occult; superhero
Script Roger Stern
Pencils Paul Smith
Inks Terry Austin
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Jim Novak
Notes Refers to: Strange Tales #128, Strange Tales #143, Doctor Strange #50.
Reprinted in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn

1 page Bullpen Bulletins promo (ad from the publisher) "Bullpen Bulletins"

Script Stan Lee; Jim Shooter
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Includes photo of Marvel employees: Christie Scheele (colorist); Tom DeFalco (editor); Carmela Merlo; Roger Stern; John Byrne; Mark Gruenwald (editor); Belinda Glass. Printed between pages 21-22 of story sequence 1.

1 page Strange Mails letters page "Strange Mails"

Characters Vision; Scarlet Witch
Script Allen Milgrom; Ann Nocenti (assistant editor)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: Ron Jackrell; Robbie Lynch; Jana C. Hollingsworth; Mike Simmons, with an illustration.