[Music]
he is the sorcerer supreme and wields
black magic against the horses of evil
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will be exploring the comic book origins
of dr. Steven strange as with most comic
book characters there are often
reimagining and different versions to a
character’s past we have chosen to
primarily follow the storyline which
unfolded in 1963 s strange tales number
115 which was expanded upon in 1968 dr.
strange number 169 dr. Steven strange is
a prominent and powerful crossover
character within the Marvel Universe
however before becoming a literal wizard
he was a figurative wizard with his
hands as a surgeon a superstar doctor he
credited his success to his rock steady
hands which never shook or made mistakes
while in the operating room despite his
great skill strange was also kind of a
dick caring only for himself and turning
down charity work in the pursuit of
wealth well let me clarify the economics
for you cheetah sensational patients
bring recognition recognition brings
money and money keeps well havens doors
open you should be thanking me
on one fateful day he drove off in his
sports car to meet with a wealthy
stockbroker whom he believed could make
him even richer not paying attention to
the wet driving conditions he lost
control of his car and slid off of a
cliff falling for what felt like an
eternity he finally landed beside his
totaled car with his body broken he lay
there finally understanding the anguish
that others have felt experiencing true
pain for the first time Awakening later
in the hospital the good doctor was
informed that though his life had been
saved his career as a surgeon was over
Deut irreparable nerve damage to his
hands I’ll be lucky if I can open a door
let alone hold a scalpel although he
could easily become a medical consultant
his ego couldn’t handle having to assist
others without receiving all of the
glory himself and so strange spent most
of his amassed wealth on failed
operations trying desperately to restore
what he had lost his drive to recover
his past life eventually led to him
becoming a homeless trip
shunned by his colleagues and friends
alike then one day while sitting in a
dockside bar he overheard sailors speak
of a legendary Chinese wizard and healer
known as the ancient one pawning the
last of his possessions strange
purchased a one-way trip to the
Himalayas there he searched tirelessly
before being caught in a terrible
snowstorm with nothing left to lose he
continued on upward until he happened
upon a temple sitting on the
mountainside
upon entering he was met by a shadowy
figure standing over a pit of fire
revealing himself to be the ancient one
the figure told strange that he was not
worthy of help or pity enraged strange
became aggressive forcing the ancient
one to subdue him with a beam of
weightlessness left in shock and awe
strange was finally given shelter by the
old wizard who introduced him to his
apprentice
Mordo that night after watching the
raging snowstorm swirl outside strange
happened upon Mordo casting a demonic
spell with the intention of killing his
master so that he could usurp his
position and become the only remaining
practitioner of black magic without
thinking strange performed
uncharacteristically selfless act and
attempted to warm the old wizard however
Mordo was alerted to his presence and
used a magic spell to cast a sheet of
metal upon the crippled doctors face
just before Mordo could kill strange the
ancient one arrived and fought off his
would-be assassin having unwittingly
passed the Wizards test of unselfishness
strange was chosen to become the aging
Wizards new pupil this was done in the
hopes that strange could one day stop
morto as well as any other threat to the
world after extensive training in the
mystic arts strange emerged as a black
magic master and was dubbed the sorcerer
supreme
having been reborn with a new purpose
drive and energy he returned home to New
York becoming a mystical consultant
under that guise he battled countless
evils with his newfound powers which
included but were not limited to healing
telepathy teleportation astral
projection energy wielding and the
ability to produce items and force
fields at will in time strange crossed
over to other comic book series where he
assisted other Marvel superheroes and
even appeared alongside the Avengers are
you a fan of the sorcerer supreme form
or origins of your favorite comic book
characters be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
but what’s this my mantra the Wi-Fi
password
[Music]
he is the sorcerer supreme and wields
black magic against the horses of evil
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will be exploring the comic book origins
of dr. Steven strange as with most comic
book characters there are often
reimagining and different versions to a
character’s past we have chosen to
primarily follow the storyline which
unfolded in 1963 s strange tales number
115 which was expanded upon in 1968 dr.
strange number 169 dr. Steven strange is
a prominent and powerful crossover
character within the Marvel Universe
however before becoming a literal wizard
he was a figurative wizard with his
hands as a surgeon a superstar doctor he
credited his success to his rock steady
hands which never shook or made mistakes
while in the operating room despite his
great skill strange was also kind of a
dick caring only for himself and turning
down charity work in the pursuit of
wealth well let me clarify the economics
for you cheetah sensational patients
bring recognition recognition brings
money and money keeps well havens doors
open you should be thanking me
on one fateful day he drove off in his
sports car to meet with a wealthy
stockbroker whom he believed could make
him even richer not paying attention to
the wet driving conditions he lost
control of his car and slid off of a
cliff falling for what felt like an
eternity he finally landed beside his
totaled car with his body broken he lay
there finally understanding the anguish
that others have felt experiencing true
pain for the first time Awakening later
in the hospital the good doctor was
informed that though his life had been
saved his career as a surgeon was over
Deut irreparable nerve damage to his
hands I’ll be lucky if I can open a door
let alone hold a scalpel although he
could easily become a medical consultant
his ego couldn’t handle having to assist
others without receiving all of the
glory himself and so strange spent most
of his amassed wealth on failed
operations trying desperately to restore
what he had lost his drive to recover
his past life eventually led to him
becoming a homeless trip
shunned by his colleagues and friends
alike then one day while sitting in a
dockside bar he overheard sailors speak
of a legendary Chinese wizard and healer
known as the ancient one pawning the
last of his possessions strange
purchased a one-way trip to the
Himalayas there he searched tirelessly
before being caught in a terrible
snowstorm with nothing left to lose he
continued on upward until he happened
upon a temple sitting on the
mountainside
upon entering he was met by a shadowy
figure standing over a pit of fire
revealing himself to be the ancient one
the figure told strange that he was not
worthy of help or pity enraged strange
became aggressive forcing the ancient
one to subdue him with a beam of
weightlessness left in shock and awe
strange was finally given shelter by the
old wizard who introduced him to his
apprentice
Mordo that night after watching the
raging snowstorm swirl outside strange
happened upon Mordo casting a demonic
spell with the intention of killing his
master so that he could usurp his
position and become the only remaining
practitioner of black magic without
thinking strange performed
uncharacteristically selfless act and
attempted to warm the old wizard however
Mordo was alerted to his presence and
used a magic spell to cast a sheet of
metal upon the crippled doctors face
just before Mordo could kill strange the
ancient one arrived and fought off his
would-be assassin having unwittingly
passed the Wizards test of unselfishness
strange was chosen to become the aging
Wizards new pupil this was done in the
hopes that strange could one day stop
morto as well as any other threat to the
world after extensive training in the
mystic arts strange emerged as a black
magic master and was dubbed the sorcerer
supreme
having been reborn with a new purpose
drive and energy he returned home to New
York becoming a mystical consultant
under that guise he battled countless
evils with his newfound powers which
included but were not limited to healing
telepathy teleportation astral
projection energy wielding and the
ability to produce items and force
fields at will in time strange crossed
over to other comic book series where he
assisted other Marvel superheroes and
even appeared alongside the Avengers are
you a fan of the sorcerer supreme form
or origins of your favorite comic book
characters be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
but what’s this my mantra the Wi-Fi
password
[Music]
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