

Because his hands have severe nerve damage from the accident, he is told that current medical therapy and rehabilitation would not be enough to enable him to practice again as a surgeon.

The character starts as a brilliant but egotistically arrogant neurosurgeon whose hands get injured in a car accident. Strange was created during the Silver Age of Comic Books to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics. Doctor Strange serves as the Sorcerer Supreme, the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ( cover-dated July 1963). Utilizes mystical artifacts, such as the Cloak of Levitation and the Eye of Agamottoĭoctor Stephen Strange is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
