Who Is Doctor Strange? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Doctor Strange is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Stephen Vincent Strange, with over 5,175 comic issue appearances. Dr. Stephen Strange was once a gifted but egotistical surgeon who sought out the Ancient One to heal his hands after they were wounded in a car accident. Instead, the Ancient One trained him to become Master of the Mystic Arts and the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth.

Who is Doctor Strange?

Origin At a young age, Stephen Strange had dreams of becoming a doctor. The eldest child of three, Strange was born in 1930 while his parents Eugene and Beverly Strange were on vacation in Philadelphia. At the age of eleven he aided his younger sister Donna when she was injured, which proved to be a formative experience for him, and he was inspired to attend med school after high school. Ironically, it was his inability to later save her from drowning when he was nineteen and on leave from college that undermined his belief in life’s meaning and the value of idealism. Nevertheless, he rapidly finished med school at a young age and became a successful neurosurgeon. Strange displayed phenomenal talent in his chosen field, and quickly attained wealth and notoriety. The more successful he became, the more arrogant he grew. Eventually this led to estrangement from his family and the undoing of his relationship with a United Nations translator named Madeline Revell to whom he had proposed marriage.

Key facts

Doctor Strange is of human origin and first appeared in "The Human Torch Vs. the Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete!; Silent Stranger; We Search the Stars!; Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!". The character is published by Marvel. With 5,175 recorded issue appearances, Doctor Strange ranks among the most featured characters in comics.