Wednesday 30 November 2022

Marvel 1975.06 - Doctor Strange #8


Doctor Strange #8

Title: Rights of Passage!

Writer: Steve Englehart
Artist: Gene Colan

Villain: Umar, Dormammu, Orini

Regulars: Clea


Doctor Strange has lost his powers, because his magical knowledge was sucked out of him by the Guranthic Guardian. Clea is unwilling to fight with Orini, because he's her father. Clea uses Doctor Strange's Cloak of Levitation to carry them both away.

Clea returns to Orini and asks him to have mercy on her lover. He refuses, but he doesn't stop her when she walks away. Maybe he still has some slight feelings for her.

Even though he no longer has any knowledge of magic, Doctor Strange can still meditate to find wisdom. On his bidding, Clea lets his cloak carry him to the Mindless Ones. She runs towards the Guranthic Guardian. The Mindless Ones follow Doctor Strange as he floats back towards the Guardian. They fire their eye beams upwards at the Guardian. The Guardian's eye beam empties its magical knowledge into Clea.

I have absolutely no idea how this was planned. I understand what happened, but I don't understand how Doctor Strange could have known it would happen. Nevertheless, Clea now has Doctor Strange's mystical powers. Dormammu's minions attack, led by Orini. She drives them back. Orini attacks her, and she retaliates in rage, but Doctor Strange restrains her. He takes his powers back from Clea into himself.

On Earth Dormammu reaches his full size and climbs out onto the surface.

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