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1December 2006
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Doctor Strange: The Oath #1

Marvel · December 2006 · on sale 2006-10-04

First appearance: Dr. Nicodemus West1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Doctor Strange: The Oath (Marvel, 2006 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 2006
Key date
2006-12-00
On-sale date
2006-10-04
Indicia publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price
$2.99; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960605953900111
Rating
Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dr. Nicodemus West - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Marcos Martín; inks: Marcos MartínDoctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1The Oath: Chapter Onecomic story23script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Marcos Martín; inks: Álvaro López; colors: Javier Rodríguez; letters: Willie SchubertAraña, Linda Carter, Anya Corazon, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Night Nurse, Danny Rand, Stephen Strange, Dr. Nicodemus West First, Wong

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Variant EditionSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Doctor Strange: The Oath #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2211-7		2007On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: The Oath Halloween Comic Fest 2015 #12015On eBay ›
Marvel's Doctor Strange Prelude #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90109-7		2016On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: The Oath #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90505-7		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q24045748 (Dr. Nicodemus West), first-appearance property (CC0)

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