Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book superhero co-created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, appearing in publications by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Strange Tales #110 in July 1963. In his fictional biography, he is born Stephen Vincent Strange in November 1930, and grows up to become an accomplished and world-renowned neurosurgeon.

He suffers a car accident in 1963, which results in a crippling injury to both his hands that prevents him from performing surgery. Learning of a hermit called the Ancient One who might possibly cure him, the desperate Strange ventures to the hermit's isolated Himalayan abode and asks him for aid. The Ancient One instead, however, teaches Strange in the mystic arts for seven years.

Doctor Strange becomes the Sorcerer Supreme of the Marvel Universe, responsible for defending it from mystic threats. Because of this, Strange is often consulted by other superheroes on supernatural matters, such as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and more commonly, the Avengers. In June 1968, the Strange Tales series transitioned into Doctor Strange #169.

but was abruptly cancelled after fourteen issues with #183 in November 1969. Doctor Strange has since been featured in more self-titled series, as well as many of Marvel Comics' animated series, several novels, video games, his own direct-to-DVD film Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme and a 1978 film based on the character. The name had been used for a different Marvel character two months before his debut.

Doctor Strange was named Empire magazine's thirty-fourth greatest comic book character.

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