Dr. Stephen Strange first appeared in Strange Tales #115. Dr Strange is one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe and he is not known very well by the average marvel fan. Strange was once a gifted but egotistical surgeon who cared about nothing but gaining wealth. He only performed surgery on the richest people and ignored people who actually needed his help more. One day Strange was on his way to meet up with a wealthy stockbroker who was interested in a business deal so Strange without paying attention to the driving condition skidded off the road and drove off a small cliff. Strange awoke hours later in a hospital with his several broken bones and serious nerve damage in his hands, with the damage to his hands his career as a surgeon was effectively over. Strange fell into a deep depression and spent all of his wealth on experimental surgeries to fix the nerve damage in his hands but nothing worked. A year or so later Strange had spent all of his money and went broke until one day in a bar he heard an old sailor talking about a mysterious Chinese healer known as the Ancient One, with nothing left to lose Strange pawned the last of his possessions for a one way trip to the Himalaya's when he got there he searched for days for any trace of the mysterious being until he got caught in a terrible ice storm. Strange retreated into a cave to avoid freezing and there he found the old man known as the Ancient One. The Ancient One healed Strange but in exchange Strange had to become his student and learn the art of magic, Strange agreed to become the wizards apprentice and as the months passed Strange began to realize he needed to become a better person. Strange began performing uncharacteristically selfless acts impressing the old wizard enough to truly be trained in the art of magic.
Based on the early trailers for the new movie coming out it looks like the movie will pretty much follow the comic origins. I'm really excited to see Dr. Strange on the big screen because he will bring a new and genre to the Marvel cinematic universe.
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