Who Is Clea? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Clea is a Marvel comic book character, with over 680 comic issue appearances. Clea is the heroic daughter of Umar and the niece of Dormammu. She is also Doctor Strange's estranged wife and was the ruler of The Dark Dimension until her Uncle usurped her throne and regained his.

Who is Clea?

Origin Clea is the daughter of Prince Orini and Umar , the sister of Dormammu . After Clea's birth, her mother, Umar abandoned her to be raised by Prince Orini. When Clea grew up she aided Dr. Strange in his battles against Dormammu in the Dark Dimension and the two developed a relationship. Creation Clea was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in Strange Tales #126 in November 1964. Character Evolution Silver Age Clea was introduced during Doctor Strange's first meeting with Dormammu, but her name wasn't revealed for almost two years. Clea's origin wasn't fully detailed at first, leading to both Dormammu and Umar attacking her to get at Dr Strange. Bronze Age Clea joined Dr Strange in several of his adventures, and fought alongside the Defenders as well Major Story Arcs Meeting Doctor Strange Clea and Her Crown of Flames When Clea secretly watched Doctor Strange battling Dormammu in the Dark Dimension she was impressed by his courage and tried to help him.

Key facts

Clea is of alien origin and first appeared in "Pawns Of The Deadly Duo!; The Domain Of The Dread Dormammu!". The character is published by Marvel. With 680 recorded issue appearances, Clea ranks among the most featured characters in comics.