Doctor Strange #15 - key?

[Jolly Roger-migration]

So should Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #15 be worth more considering it was a controversial issue? Does anyone really care enough for this to warrant a discussion?

 

For those not aware, the cover image was swiped from an Amy Grant album cover without permission. Amy Grant filed suit against Marvel, which was settled out of court.

 

[joe_collector]

So should Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #15 be worth more considering it was a controversial issue? Does anyone really care enough for this to warrant a discussion?

 

Nope.

[howardhallis]

She objected to it because the comic book dealt with "the occult", which is a big no no for Amy.

[ashrael]

Nope, doesn't really matter. But this is cool cover for anyone who has never seen it...

 

 

(I know it is totally unrelated, but I really do like this cover)

[the blob]

yes, I think that deserves to be in the 50 cent bin, rather than in the 25 cent bin with its brethren from that series

[otherworldcomics]

Dr. Strange went through such a terrible time in the 90's.

[B-Smooth]

nay.

[Jolly Roger-migration]

I suppose I'll stop starting threads, since you know everything.

[B-Smooth]

I suppose I'll stop starting threads, since you know everything.

 

HAHAHA. Quote of the year!

[howardhallis]

I actually like some of the stuff in the Sorcerer Supreme series. The Books of The Vishanti backup features that ran for about 20 issues were interesting reads, giving a history of magic in the Marvel Universe. Still, the series as a whole was not very strong. When Dr. Strange spent a year in a "k-hole" after the dreadful Siege of Darkness crossover and then turned into a John Lennon "hipster", this comic really jumped the shark, and each consecutive issue became an instant quarter bin addition. I guess you could argue that all 90 issues could be considered quarter bin additions, but I'd still shell out some decent moolah for the CGC 10.0 copy of issue #1. Anyone know who owns this book?

 

The Amy Grant lawsuit issue has been listed on some sites for $5 to $10 because of the controversy, but since so much time has gone by and the series is colder than a well-diggers backside, I don't think anyone is gonna pay those prices for it. Perhaps the upcoming Dr. Strange animated movie MIGHT all of a sudden make this issue a hot-hard-to-find collectors item. Doubt it highly but, just in case, I have a few copies available if anyone is interested!

 

As for Dr. Strange in the 90's sucking: pretty much true. Notable exceptions are the lovely Tony Harris illustrated "Flight of Bones" miniseries that came out at the tail end of the decade, and a fun "retro" crossover in "Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounter". I also loved the Dr. Strange vs. Batman issue of the All Access mini-series.

[the blob]

Does anyone remember in the early 80s when the dracula /dr. strange issues were mildly hot? Or at least that's what someone conned me into thinking (I was young and dumb then... I don't remember what I got snookered into trading for them). The covers were pretty cool. Anyone want to post some?

[Crowzilla]

I thought Doc started his descent after Paul Smith left. Those Stern (at least I think it was Stern writing) issues with Smith on art where he goes to the Dark Dimension to help Clea were just fantastic stuff.

[camera73]

I'll put in a vote for not key, but important. I love the Don Rickles covers in Jimmy Olsen and I think this cover could develop that type of sentimental following over time.