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Uncanny Origins #12 (1997) · The Collector

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Uncanny Origins (1996)
#12

Marvel#12

Uncanny Origins

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Uncanny Origins #12

Physician, Heal Thyself!

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: August 1997
Cover price: $0.99
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Key issue

Origin of Doctor Strange
Origin of Stephen Strange

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Stephen Strange's unhappy family life causes him to become a greedy, embittered physician, unable to cope when an accident took away his surgical skill. Searching for a cure, he becomes a student of the Ancient One and makes an enemy of Baron Mordo, his fellow student.

Credits

Writer: Len Wein
Penciller: Marcelo Campos
Inker: Marcelo Campos
Colorist: Bob Sharen
Letterer: Jack Morelli
Cover: Marcelo Campos
Editor: Joe Andreani
Chief: Bob Harras

Characters

Doctor Strange· Origin
Stephen Strange· Origin
Ancient One
Baron Mordo
Donna Strange· Cameo
Victor Strange· Cameo

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