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Attributes

Height: 6'1''

Weight: 170 lbs

Eyes: green

Hair: black

Features: black goatee

Summary

Created By: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Real Name: Stephen Strange

Current Aliases: Sorcerer Supreme

Former Aliases: None

Dual Identity: Known

Current Occupation: Sorcerer Supreme

Former Occupation: Surgeon

Citizenship: American

Legal Status: Legal citizen

Place of Birth: Unknown

Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: Unknown

Known Confidants: Wong

Known Allies: Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Namor

Major Enemies: Dormammu, Mephisto, Dr Doom

Usual Bases: Unknown

Former Bases: Sanctum Sanctorum, Greenwich Village

Current Groups: Unknown

Former Groups: The Defenders

Education: Medical doctor

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Normal human

Powers: Strange is earth's Sorcerer Supreme, which makes him the worlds top magician

Abilities: Master of nearly any form of magic

Equipment: Eye of Amagato, Hands of Death, other mystical artifacts

Weapons:

Limitations: ...is still only human

Background

Dr Strange has teamed with Spider-Man on many occasions. Peter, being a scientist, is skeptical of Strange's magic but cant deny that he has been a major help to him in the past. Together they held off Xandu in one of their first meetings. Strange later helped Spidey save Flash Thompson from Vietnamese assassins, who blamed him for destroying their temple and killing their priest while he was in Southeast Asia. The priest had been in some kind of magical suspended animation, which saved his from the shelling that destroyed the temple. Doc Strange brough him out of his trance; in gratitude, the holy man explained that Flash was innocent.

The duo stopped Doctor Doom and the Dread Dormammu when they tried to use an ancient evil called the Bend Sinister to rule the world. Dr Strange unintentionally caused the Black Cat to suffer a terrible beating after he removed her "bad luck" powers, which were effecting Spider-Man.

While he stopped Doom from ruling the world, he traveled to Hell with the dictator to free his mother, Cynthia von Doom, from the clutches of the demon lord Mephisto. Doom tried to double cross Strange, trading his soul for his mother's. His mother refused to allow it, and forced Victor to save Dr Strange. Her soul was eventually sent to a higher place.

Peter leaned on Strange's talents especially hard after the mysterious Ezekiel came into his life. Zeke (as Peter called him) claimed that Spider- Man's powers are actually based in magic, not just from a radioactive spider. He had enemies of a magical nature and they were coming for him. Dr Strange couldnt take part in the battles that confronted Peter, but he gave him advice whenever he could. This advice saved his life against the Shade, Dormammu and Shathra.

While Peter would have preferred to spend his birthday with Mary Jane (and really, who wouldnt?) a horde of Mindless Ones crashed into New York. The creatures were beaten back by the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man and Cyclops, much to Strange's remorse. Forcing them back to thier realm aided Dormammu in reforming his body and he engaged Strange in battle. Spidey intereferred, and the spell being cast by Strange backfired, taking the two of them through space and time.

Peter relived important moments in his life, and Strange attempted to guide him back to the present time. During his time wandering through the past, he re- lived his first battles with many of his enemies: Mysterio, Sandman, Vulture and Electro. He again experienced the death of Gwen Stacy and many other battles. After he finally "caught up" to the present, Strange gave him his own birthday gift. He had a few moments to talk with Uncle Ben. (This is oddly similar to the time Strange let Peter talk with Ben's essence after they battled the Technomancers.)

Peter needed Dr Strange more than ever after his Aunt May was shot by a sniper hired by the Kingpin. Peter had revealed his ID on TV during the Superhuman Registration Act, which made him a target for all of his enemies. Kingpin put a hit out on Parker's family and May was mortally wounded. There was nothing that the doctors could do, so Peter turned to the Sorcerer Supreme. Strange couldnt risk playing God, but breifly gave Peter the ability to speak with every expert he knew (Mr Fantastic, Doctor Octopus and Doctor Doom among them) at the same time to find a way to save May. None could help.

However, a strange little girl offered help to Spider-Man as he left Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum. While Strange warned Peter that it was too dangerous to use magic to change a person's fate, Spidey was willing to chance it when Mephisto offered to save May's life. (Smart move, Pete. Ignore your friend that specializes in magic, but trust the demon.) Mephisto saved May and erased the fact that Peter is Spider-Man from everyone's minds but in return, he ended Peter's marriage to Mary Jane. It simply never happened.

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