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
Values
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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.
Publisher’s description
No good deed goes unpunished! Doctor Strange learns this the hard way, when helping an old friend turns into a fight for his life!
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)