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Issue: Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1979
 
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Publisher: FlagSimon and Schuster
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Pages: 136
ISBN: 0671252062
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $3.95 USD
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Content Items: 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover and interior
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Binding: hardcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
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Title Page and Credits

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Pages: 4
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Dedication

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Disclose Notes: Dedicated to Steve Ditko (co-creator), and Phil De Guere (producer of the 1978 DR. STRANGE tv-movie).
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Preface

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 3
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Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Synopsis: In his castle in Europe, Baron Mordo plots to steal the secrets of his former master, The Ancient One. Sending his spirit form to Tibet, he causes Hamir to poison The Ancient One's food. From his New York City sanctum, Strange senses his master's plight, and challenges Mordo to a battle in their spirit forms. After, The Ancient One warns Strange that Mordo will be a danger to them both, as long as he lives.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Baron Mordo.
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Return to the Nightmare World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Warren
Synopsis: Nightmare has discovered the ability to capture humans and bring them to his world while they sleep for study. The police ask Strange's help, as a "last resort", to discover the cause behind a rash of people unable to awaken. Strange tracks the cause down to the Nightmare World, and has a rematch with his old foe.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: 2nd appearance of Nightmare.
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Beyond the Purple Veil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Aggamon
Synopsis: Doctor Strange must rescue two thieves who unwittingly steal a magic gem from him and are trapped in a mystical dimension as a result.
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Pages: 8
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The House of Shadows!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): House of Shadows; Bill Bradley (TV reporter); Allan Stevens (TV reporter)
Synopsis: Strange is on the scene to observe a TV crew as they prepare to enter and broadcast about a "Haunted House". Strange discovers something is amiss, as he is unable to enter via his spirit form. When the signal goes dead, Strange enters the house physically, and uncovers a surprising secret: the house is alive!
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Pages: 9
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The Challenge of Loki!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Synopsis: Strange practices the art of levitation. Meanwhile, in faraway Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, Loki, God of Mischief, plots as always. He contacts Strange and tries to convince him that he is a prisoner of Thor, who is evil and deceiving his father. Strange uses a spell to take Thor's hammer, but on examining it, can sense no trace of evil. Realizing he's been had, Strange battles Loki, who later swears vengeance against the mage.
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Pages: 9
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introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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The Hunter and the Hunted!

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Genres: superhero
Synopsis: In the far East, Strange is on the run from Mordo and his minions, unaware that Mordo's increased power comes from Dormammu. As Mordo forcibly recruits more followers to search for Strange, the mage makes plans to hop a plane to New York City. The Wraiths discover him, and only by conning them into believing he's vanished is he able to make his getaway.
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Face-to-Face at Last with Baron Mordo!

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Genres: superhero
Synopsis: Strange returns to his sanctum only to discover it has become occupied by one of Mordo's demons. In Tibet The Ancient One's servant wonders what his near-unconscious master refers to by "Eternity". Using a disguise Strange bluffs his way into his house but when he tries to consult the All-Seeing Eye he discovers it's been mystically booby-trapped, sending a signal to Mordo and Dormammu of his whereabouts. Mordo arrives and battles Strange fiercely, but as Strange prepares to use a potent spell Dormammu speaks through Mordo; their combined powers send Strange to an unknown realm.
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Disclose Notes: Though not indicated in the dialogue, The Demon is the same villain last seen in STRANGE TALES #128 (January 1965).
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A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Shazana; Shazana's sister (unnamed)
Synopsis: While Mordo gloats at his apparent triumph, Dormammu tells him that Strange still lives and has actually escaped. Strange plummets through countless dimensions, finally coming to a stop in a world ruled by the sorceress Shazana, a female tyrant. Believing her sister has recruited Strange to overthrow her she battles Strange into submission. Allowing himself to be imprisoned so he can recover from his earlier battle with Mordo, Strange gets the lay of the land, then helps Shazana's sister overcome the evil ruler, destroying the source of her power.
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Disclose Notes: The sisters in this story apparently served as the inspiration for Craig Russell's later Strange epic, a virtual remake of this story, which he did twice-- in DR. STRANGE ANNUAL #1 (December 1976), and DR. STRANGE: WHAT IS IT THAT DISTURBS YOU, STEVEN? (October 1997).
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introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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The Wondrous World of Dr. Strange!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): barroom brawlers (unnamed)
Synopsis: Xandu hypnotizes two thugs to break into Strange's sanctum and steal the powerful Wand Of Watoomb. Spider-Man encounters the thugs, but is overpowered. Spider-Man manages to toss a spider-tracer on one hood and tracks Xandu down. In combat the sorcerer sends Spider-Man to another dimension. Spider-Man grabs the Wand, hoping it will force someone to come after him. Dr. Strange arrives at Xandu's home as the two thugs bring Spider-Man back with the Wand. Spider-Man and Doc defeat Xandu, and Strange erases Xandu's memories and evil ambitions. The two heroes part in friendship.
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Disclose Notes: First meeting of Spider-Man & Dr. Strange, Steve Ditko's two most famous co-creations. Xandu would return in MARVEL TEAM-UP #21 (May 1974).
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introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
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While the World Spins Mad!

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Genres: superhero
Synopsis: Sensing evil, Strange is so focused on seeking it out he's almost hit by a truck. He calls upon The Ancient One, who warns him of the nature of the evil, but is still mystified. Then he finds himself confronted by someone (or something) who takes his own form, and tells him he's "already defeated". Only when he discovers his oldest enemy is at the bottom of it does he also realize he was hit by the truck and has been in a hospital bed ever since! On recovering, he erases the memory of the night's events from the doctor's mind, as "Many things there are that mankind must not know..."
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Epilogue

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1

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