WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Bethel Doan (Marvel, of Starkesboro) — first appearance
- Ethan Stoddard (of Starkesboro, Marvel) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1972
- On sale
- June 27, 1972
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith, Frank Brunnerinks: Tom Palmer, Frank Brunnerletters: John Costanzascript: Archie Goodwin, Roy Thomas
Stories
- The Spawn of Sligguth! · 20 pages
Ethan Stoddard asks help for his fiancée, who has fallen prey to the cult of Sligguth in Starksboro. The Ancient One warns Strange of a Cosmic Obscenity that slumbers. Strange is overcome by Sligguth's worshippers.
Characters
Stephen StrangeDoctor StrangeWongAncient OneBethel DoanLemuel JoadEthan Stoddard
Reprinted in
Essential Doctor Strange (2001), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003), Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016), Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus (2024), Marvel Creator Collection (2025)