*Marvel: A real treat from the Good Doctor this week, from a fellow practitioner! Following the relaxation of distribution regulations in 1968, Marvel expanded by cancelling its double-featured books Strange Tales, Tales to Astonish and Tales of Suspense, giving each hero space to breathe in his own comic. Three, however, continued the numbering of their parent titles, and one such was Doctor Strange, former star of Strange Tales, whose first solo issue was numbered #169. This opening issue of Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme was a book-length retelling of his origins, scripted by Roy Thomas and lavishly illustrated by Dan Adkins, normally regarded only as an inker but here supplying full artwork. A bright cents copy, tight and flat with firmly attached staples, vibrant colour, good cover gloss and nice white to off-white pages (more white than off-white). Very minor edge and spine wear, a couple of small stress marks at spine, and a little bit of creasing just breaking colour at the very top of the right corner of the cover. A good-looking copy that presents very well. The Doctor is in right now, dominating the big screen.
PICTURED: DOCTOR STRANGE #169 FN+ £450 SOLD