Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Nov. 1988):
“Love is the Spell. The Spell is Death!”
by Peter Gillis, Richard Case, Randy Emberlin

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1

Title: “Love is the Spell. The Spell is Death!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 1988

Publisher:
Written by: Peter Gillis
Art by: Richard Case, Randy Emberlin

41 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (lead character)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Dormammu	Faltine energy being; extra-dimensional mystic entity/powerful magic user	The Cabal		170
Clea	occult	The Defenders [disciple/former girlfriend of Doctor Strange]		222
Nightmare	demon	[haunts dreams of others]		149
Wong	Tibetan Buddhism; occult	[house servant of Doctor Strange]		333
Sara Wolfe		[Doctor Strange's secretary; Wong's love interest]		63
Kaluu	sorcerer; Tibetan Buddhism (raised)	[former ruler of Kamar-Taj]		2
The G'uranthic Guardian	N.A.	[huge statue animated by mystic means]		13
Umar	Faltine; mystical/occult	Faltine [ruler of Dark Dimension; Clea's mother; Dormammu's sister]		54
The Chosen One (Arnie Green)	Tibetan Buddhism (lama)	[high lama of Kamar-Taj]		2
Imei Chang	mystically empowered	[skeleton of Imei Chang; empowered by Salome]		7
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cameo)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (cameo)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (cameo)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (cameo)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Nick Fury (cameo)	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (cameo)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Jean Grey (cameo)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (cameo)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (cameo)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (cameo)	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
Rogue (Anna Marie) (cameo)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		3,526
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (cameo)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (cameo)	Christian (medieval)	Excalibur; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers		430
Vision (cameo)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (cameo)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) (cameo)	Catholic	black; Dark X-Men [partner of Dagger]		216
Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (cameo)	Catholic	Dark X-Men; League of Losers...  Marvel Knights; Secret Avengers; Secret Defenders; The New Warriors; X-Men [partner of Cloak]		219
Guardian (Heather Hudson) (cameo)	Catholic	Alpha Flight; Alpha Prime		249
Firestar (Angelica Jones) (cameo)	Catholic	Hellions; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; The New Warriors; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Allies		338
Longshot (cameo)	Mojoworld television worship	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Exiles...  X-Factor Investigations; X-Men		204
Topaz (cameo)	occult; Native American spirituality	Witches		82
Mr. Weeks (cameo)	prob. indeterminate	[ocean liner passenger]		1
Victoria Bentley (cameo)	occult; soul	[dated Dr. Strange; had latent sorcerous powers]		37

This publication is also known as: Doctor Strange (vol. 3) #1.

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