Nightmare appeared along with DOC's 1st appearance:
Strange Tales # 110

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I like him best on the street level of the Marvel Universe; the man in the strange house in the village where Daredevil or Spidey might drop in for some mystic advice.

And hell yeah the Sanctum Sanctorum is the coolest HQ ever!!! When I get rich, I'm going to have a skylight just like that. And a manservant.

I'm referring of course to 'Nightmare' who is th spittin image of Dream of the Endless.

Except he seems more motivated to get himself out of bed in the morning, what with his being a badass and all.

Was that the first apearance of Nightnmare? He's appeared in a lot of comics since....

The first is that the masked Dr. Strange was, in fact, a one of the very first retoolings of the character from the 1960s!

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The second is that the 'Lennon' looking version is actually the version that looks like DC's revamp of Kid Eternity to the point where I'm surprised DC didn't consider suing.

I don't really consider Dr. Strange a superhero, though. He works in a distinctly non-superhero-y genre; he just happens to exist in a superhero universe. Thor is much the same way. So are the Fantastic Four. And the X-Men. It's easy to consider them to be non-superhero.

Aside from the original Ditko run, my favorite Doctor Strange run was written by Roger Stern with a succession of great artists, the late Marshall Rogers, Paul Smith, Steve Leiahola, Carl Potts and I think there was even a Michael Golden issue (and a Kevin Knowlan?) in there somewhere

The Englehart/Brunner short run was fun and introduced another interesting Strange villain: Silver Dagger.

I am sorry to say that I was never was a fan of Colan's Doctor Strange. I like his mystery suff better than super-hero work (to me Doctor Stange is very much a super-hero and not a mystery or horror character like Werewolf by Night and other Bronze Age characters).

The Roy Thomas (which I usually not a fan of) and Butch Guice Dr. Strange run of the early 90's (?) was surprisingly good to read.

The Dr.Strange/Dr. Doom graphic novel was great and I wish Mignola would do more. A Mignola Defender series would be awesome!

(While, I also await with baited breath the arrival of DR. BONG, Strange is the shiznit)

It IS indeed still in canon that Strange was born in 1930 (he doesn't age as we do, due to his defeating/accepting death in one of his trials to become Sorcerer Supreme). While he CAN die in battle, age isn't supposed to be a factor - at least not NORMAL aging.
Cool, right?

However, you got a little of his publishing timeline a bit off though.

No biggie, but allow me to be of help (and then flesh it out a bit):

- Started in Strange Tales (1st series) # 110
- This lasted until issue # 168

- Received his OWN series
(the 1st issue was numbered # 169 - due to Marvel's publishing restrictions at the time)
- This lasted until issue # 183

- The series was canceled in mid storyline, so the tale was continued in SUB-MARINER # 22 (where Strange sacrifices himself to save the universe) and then in HULK # 126 (wherein Strange is rescued and gives up Sorcery).

- He returns to power in Marvel Feature # 1 (also premiering the DEFENDERS - which spun out of the meeting/teaming in those Namor/Hulk issues).
- DEFENDERS continues in Feature (and then their own series)

- Strange gets another crack at the limelight in MARVEL PREMIERE # 3 - 14

- Graduates to a NEW # 1 in his own title (Master of the Mystic Arts) which then lasts for 81 issues (with ONE annual & ONE Giant Size issue).

- This segues directly to the 2nd Strange tales series (which he shared with Cloak & Dagger). # 1 - 19

- That flowed directly to Strange's 3rd official series (Sorcerer Supreme) which lasted # 1 - 90 (with 3 more annuals - oddly enough started with Annual # 2)

- A mini series (Flight of Bones # 1-4) in 1998

- 2 staring graphic novels: "Into SHAMBALLA" (1986) & "Dr. Strange/Dr. Doom: TRIUMPH & TORMENT (1990)

- Of course, MANY one-shots, reprint mini-series, reprint stories in Strange Tales - long after he had left the 1st time around & whatnot occurring all around his history as well.

- Oh yeah... several BOOKS too.
These include the Novel, 'NIGHTMARE' & 'Through 6 Dimensions' (a "choose your adventure" style book), as well as guest starring in others' books (too many to list here).

- Not to mention the remainder of DEFENDERS, Secret Defenders, Busiek/Larson's DEFENDERS series, The ORDER mini, Giffen/DeMatteis' DEFENDERS mini, THOR : VIKINGS mini (with a slightly different take on Strange), DEAD GIRL (aka Dr. Strange's secret mini), JMS' "matrix homage" STRANGE mini, Vaughan's THE OATH mini & starring roles in 1602, EARTH/PLANET/UNIVERSE X and other major projects, and assorted special editions, one-shots & portfolio series'...

... and just TOO much to list!

Sorry if I got carried away here...
Doctor Strange IS teh shit!

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Oh, and I liked the JMS mini better than the Oath.

There was a beautiful DeMatteis OGN from the 80's and painted by Dan Green. Very striking thing. "Into Shamballah" was the name, I think.

my fav doc strange is 1602 doc strange where he takes uatu's cryptic advice and saves the universe in the process

I can't help it...I just like sayin' that name...

As for a Dr. Strange artist, how about Charles Vess? I think he does swirly mysticism perfectly.

Sorry, **today**? Because this is NOT Doctor Doom.

Strange, that. So to speak.

And trust me -- every single lurker agrees, Cronin included.