Initially in Marvel Premiere and then (from 1974) once again in his own comic, Doctor Strange was used by new writer Steve Englehart as a vehicle to explore popular interest in spirituality, self-exploration, and consciousness-raising. Throughout the 1970s and intermittently over subsequent decades, the Defenders remained a Marvel staple, with Doctor Strange routinely taking a leading role. Rather than languishing in obscurity, Doctor Strange was eventually teamed with other Marvel nonconformists- the Hulk, Sub-Mariner, and Silver Surfer-as the Defenders. When sales dipped, there was a last-ditch attempt to make Doctor Strange more like a traditional superhero by giving him a mask, but that experiment was short-lived. In 1968 he was given his own book, and new artist Gene Colan produced hallucinatory layouts for Doctor Strange that were even more experimental than DitkoвЂ™s. The irony was that his creators were middle-aged professionals with years of comics work behind them Ditko in particular was known for his conservative views and distrust of hippies.Дoctor Strange propelled the sales of Strange Tales throughout the mid-1960s. He was, in effect, the psychedelic superhero. Doctor Strange appeared on handbills for concerts in the San Francisco Bay area and on the cover of a Pink Floyd album. By the time of 1967вЂ™s вЂњSummer of Love,вЂќ the Doctor Strange comic had been widely adopted by the hippie movement, and its spells and alternate realities were widely believed to resemble LSD trips.

Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content.Дoctor Strange, his extradimensional love interest Clea, and his assistant Wong operated out of their Gothic вЂњsanctum sanctorumвЂќ in the heart of New York CityвЂ™s Greenwich Village. Lee kept the dialogue exciting and enjoyably florid, punctuating StrangeвЂ™s speech with exclamations such as вЂњBy the hoary hosts of Hoggoth!вЂќ Ditko provided much of the story plotting, and his illustrations complemented LeeвЂ™s sometimes outrageous prose with eye-catching images that pushed the boundaries of the comic art of the day. References to the Eye of Agamotto and the Great Book of the Vishanti hinted at almost unimaginable wonders. As Sorcerer Supreme of Earth, the hero traveled to other dimensions and fought unique villains such as Nightmare, Eternity, and the dread Dormammu. On finding the old sage, Strange becomes his acolyte and a вЂњMaster of the Mystic Arts.вЂќДoctor Strange was a comic unlike any other. Attempts to heal his hands using science and medicine fail, and a desperate Strange travels to Tibet to find the fabled вЂњAncient One,вЂќ who he hopes will restore him to health. In his origin story, vain, egotistical neurosurgeon Stephen Strange injures his hands in a car crash. Doctor Strange broke with the stage conjurer imagery of these prior comic magicians and potently mixed sorcery with the energy of superheroes to create something unique. Lee FalkвЂ™s Mandrake the Magician comic strip debuted in 1934, and Fred GuardineerвЂ™s Zatara followed in Action Comics no. Magicians had long been a staple of comics. В© 2016 Walt Disney Studios Origin and development in the Silver Age Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Д«enedict Cumberbatch as the title character in Doctor Strange (2016).This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia BritannicaвЂ™s archives.

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