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Doctor Strange #4

Marvel · Series began 1974 · October 1974

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Famine (Marvel, Krowtanem, of the Axi-Tun) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: October 1974
On sale: July 9, 1974
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #4 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition25¢ cover
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UK pence edition0.07 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.07 GBP.
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Creators

pencils: Frank Brunnerinks: Frank Brunner, Dick Giordano, Bob Wiacek, Neal Adams, Crusty Bunkerscolors: Glynis Oliver, Linda Lessmannscript: Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner, Stan Leeletters: Tom Orzechowski

Stories

...Where Bound'ries.... Decay · 18 pages
Strange confronts Death, takes refuge inside the form of Eternity. Strange fears Death no longer, and he dies!! Strange beholds Ancient One, who tells Strange he has won the first in a series of trials as Sorcerer Supreme. Ankh appears on Strange's forehead.

Publisher’s description

Face to face with DEATH! Doctor Strange is locked in battle with the spirit of Death herself, and whether he wins or loses, the life of the Sorcerer Supreme will change forever!

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManBruce BannerHulkStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeNamorSub-MarinerSilver SurferNorrin RaddCleaWongBrunnhildeValkyrieDeathAncient OneAragornAgamottoIsaiah CurwenSilver DaggerFamine

Reprinted in

Super Spider-Man (1976), Doctor Strange / Silver Dagger (1983), Essential Doctor Strange (2001), Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality (2002), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003), Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016), Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus (2024)