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1June 1974
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Doctor Strange #1

Marvel · June 1974 · on sale March 12, 1974

First appearance: Isaiah CurwenFirst appearance: Silver Dagger
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Identification plate

Series
Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
June 1974
Key date
June 1974
On-sale date
March 12, 1974
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Isaiah Curwen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Silver Dagger - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0It Lurks Within the Crystal Ball!cover1pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner; colors: Frank BrunnerDoctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1Through an Orb Darklycomic story18script: Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner; pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: G. Wein; letters: J. CostanzaClea, Isaiah Curwen First, Silver Dagger First, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
2-letters page2script: Steve Englehart
3Monumental Memos of Chillers, Thrillers, and Fillers!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Doctor Strange / Silver Dagger #11983On eBay ›
Essential Doctor Strange #3
ISBN 978-0785127338		2007On eBay ›
Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts #2
ISBN 0-671-82582-8		1979On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-5022-0		2011On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1041974On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-6381-7		2012On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0836-X		2002On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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