Character-centered definitive runs · Classic Marvel foundations
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Doctor Strange — 1970s Master of the Mystic Arts

Steve Englehart · Steve Gerber · Frank Brunner · Gene Colan

Story era 02 · The Expanding Universe

The Bronze Age Doctor Strange stories extend Ditko’s mystical world through psychedelic imagery and shifting realities.

0 of 1 book owned768 pages36 full issues

Setup & reading order

  1. After Doctor Strange (1974) #22

    This Englehart, Gerber and Brunner period concludes here.

Optional context & path

Path: Doctor Strange, classic era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Doctor Strange by Lee & Ditko.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus Vol. 1

Omnibus hardcover · 768 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 1 · The Expanding Universe

Englehart, Gerber, Brunner, and Colan transform the Lee/Ditko mystical foundation into a sustained 1970s run.

See reading checkpoints
Released 11 Mar 2025 · 768 pages · Frank Brunner cover9781302962173Planned edition
Marvel Premiere (1972)#3–14
Doctor Strange (1974)#1–22
Doctor Strange Annual (1976)#1
Tomb of Dracula (1972)#44
Earth-616 Primary

Doctor Strange #14 and Tomb of Dracula #44 repeat together in Tomb of Dracula Vol. 2. Read this two-issue encounter once as a unit, then continue the solo series in the book you are following.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication across this project

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

Things to know
  • This volume contains one coherent period within the longer Doctor Strange series.