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Doctor Strange
Stephen Strange
The Sorcerer Supreme, whose time manipulation is tool-dependent — the Eye of Agamotto, not an innate ability.
First appearance: Strange Tales #110 (1963), Marvel Comics
Powers
Across continuities
One canonical record, many iterations. A version is this character in a different continuity; a variant is a separate in-fiction instance inside one. Everything below resolves back to this page.
| Iteration | Type | Continuity | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Strange (Earth-616) | Version | no performer on file | |
| Doctor Strange (MCU) | Version | MCU | Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, 2016) |
Key issues
Milestone appearances — first appearance, death, return, team change. These are the issues the collector market actually prices.
- First appearance · 1963
Strange Tales #110 Marvel Comics
Debut of the Sorcerer Supreme.
Runs
Recorded as ranges rather than one row per issue — the question a reader actually asks, without claiming a completeness we cannot verify.
| Series | Issues | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Strange Tales | 110-168 | lead |
On screen
Canonical productions only. Parody and fan work is classified and excluded — Wikidata makes no such distinction, so without it these lists fill with material that is not canon.
| Performer | Production | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon Tikaram | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 2017 |
Has appeared with
Every character who has shared a production with this one. Wikis are organised by character, not by encounter, so this question is close to unanswerable elsewhere — it exists here only because co-occurrence is recorded at the moment an appearance is.
| Character | Where | Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Captain America | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Hank Pym | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Hulk | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Iron Man | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Sandman | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Spider-Man | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Thor | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Doctor Strange can manipulate time at will.
Actually His time manipulation is tool-dependent — the Eye of Agamotto in the comics, the Time Stone on screen. Remove the artefact and the ability goes with it.
The feat ledger
Viewed 14,000,605 possible futures of the conflict with Thanos using the Time Stone 14000605 futures
Opens portals between fixed points using the Sling Ring rather than an innate ability
Time manipulation is tool-dependent, exercised through the Eye of Agamotto rather than innately
The Eye of Agamotto rewinds and loops time
Sling Ring portals connect any two points he has seen
Views millions of possible futures in sequence
Shields and blades formed from directed mystic energy
Traps an opponent in a repeating loop until they negotiate
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Earth-616 — The main Marvel Comics continuity
- MCU — Marvel Cinematic Universe films and series
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version