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2August 1974
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Doctor Strange #2

Marvel · August 1974 · on sale 1974-05-14

First appearance: BrunnhildeFirst appearance: ValkyrieFirst appearance: Soul-Eaters
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Identification plate

Series
Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
August 1974
Key date
1974-08-00
On-sale date
1974-05-14
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Brunnhilde - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Valkyrie - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Soul-Eaters - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner; colors: Frank Brunner; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBruce Banner, Hulk, Namor, Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1A Separate Realitycomic story18script: Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner; pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Frank Brunner; letters: John CostanzaAnt-Man, Aragorn, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Brunnhilde First, Clea, Isaiah Curwen, Death, Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Namor
2-letters page1script: Steve Englehart; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin
3Of Mix-Ups, Monsters, and Matrimony!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Doctor Strange / Silver Dagger #11983On eBay ›
Essential Doctor Strange #3
ISBN 978-0785127338		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-5022-0		2011On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0836-X		2002On eBay ›
A Separate Reality
ISBN 978-0-7851-9444-6		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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