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| "That Was Then... This is NOW" | |
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| Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme | |
| Title: | "That Was Then... This is NOW" |
| Volume: | 3 |
| number: | 9 |
| Cover date: | November, 1989 |
| Cover price: | $1.50 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Editor-in-Chief: | Tom DeFalco |
| Writers: | Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas |
| Pencilers: | Jackson Guice |
| Inkers: | Jackson Guice |
| Cover artists: | Jackson Guice |
| Colorists: | Max Scheele |
| Letterers: | Janice Chiang |
| Editors: | Mike Rockwitz; Ralph Macchio |
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| Next: | Doctor Strange #10 |
"That Was Then... This is Now"[]
Plot[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Imei Chang
- Rintrah
- Sarah Wolfe
- Topaz
- Wong
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Donna Strange (In flashback only)
- Morgana Blessing (Behind the scenes only)
- Janet Van Dyne (cover only)
- Princess Diana (cover only)
Creatures:
Locations:
Items:
- Cloak of Levitation
- Eye of Agamotto
- NOW Magazine
- Dr. Strange: The Man - The Myth - The Magic
Vehicles:
"The Book of the Vishanti: The Curse of the Darkhold, Part 1: The Montesi Formula"[]
| "Curse of the Darkhold, Part 1: The Montesi Formula" | |
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| Title: | "Curse of the Darkhold, Part 1: The Montesi Formula" |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Roy Thomas; Jean-Marc Lofficier |
| Pencilers: | David Day |
| Inkers: | Dan Day |
| Colorists: | Christie Scheele |
| Letterers: | Joe Rosen |
| Editors: | Mike Rockwitz; Ralph Macchio |
Plot[]
Note: All characters, locations and items appear in flashback only.
Appearances[]
Characters:
In alphabetical order
- Captain Marvel II
- Chthon
- Damon Joquez
- Doctor Strange
- Dracula
- Dragonus
- Garth
- Giuseppe Montesi
- Gregor Russoff
- Hannibal King
- High Evolutionary
- Jack Russell
- Laura Russell
- Lilith Drake
- Lissa Russell
- Mad Monk
- Magnus
- Marlene Blackgar
- Miles Blackgar
- Modred
- Morgan Le Fay
- Rachel Van Helsing
- Scarlet Witch
- Spider-Woman
- Topaz
- Urthona
Groups:
- Knights of Wundagore
Races:
Locations:
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Avengers Mansion
- Rome
- Vatican
- South of France
- Transia
- Wundagore Mountain
Items:
- Book of the Vishanti
- Darkhold
Vehicles:
Notes & Trivia[]
- The cover to this issue features Doctor Strange as well as his biographer Morgana Blessing. The inset photo is of a younger Stephen Strange along with Janet van Dyne and Princess Diana.
- The title to the main story from this issue is taken from a 1971 novel by S.E. Hinton called That Was Then, This Is Now. The title is also a pun on NOW Magazine, a fictional tabloid published by the Daily Bugle.
- The majority of the first story is presented as an excerpt from Morgana Blessing's book, Dr. Strange: The Man - The Myth - The Magic.
- First appearance of Donna Strange, Doctor Strange's sister. She appears only in a photograph during the book excerpt sequence.
- Reference is made to Doctor Strange's first published account in Strange Tales, Volume 1 #110.
See also[]
External Links[]
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