Hamir -- You who are called the Hermit -- You who have devoted your life to the service of my teacher-- Hamir... I have word of the Ancient One, but I would rather my tongue be palsied than speak it to you. ...The Ancient One will never return. 
Appearing in "Homecoming!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Ancient One (Mentioned)
- Shuma-Gorath (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Homecoming!"
Doctor Strange returns to the Ancient One's Sanctum wherein he informs Hamir of the events that led to the death of the Ancient One as well to him adopting the title Sorcerer Supreme. Strange then tells Hamir to close down the temple for good.
Appearing in "The Origin of Dr. Strange"
Reprint of the 3rd story from
Strange Tales #115
Strange Tales #115
Featured Characters:
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Dr. Ziegler (First appearance; unnamed)(Only in flashback)
- Dr. Siegel (First appearance; unnamed)(Only in flashback)
- Dr. Patten (First appearance; unnamed)(Only in flashback)
- Dr. Mayer (First appearance; unnamed)(Only in flashback)
- Dr. Christensen (First appearance; unnamed)(Only in flashback)
- NYPD (Only in flashback)
- Joe (First appearance)(Only in flashback)
- Joe
- Dr. Noto (First appearance; unnamed)(Only in flashback)
- Valtorr (Invoked)
- Vishanti (Invoked)
- All-Seeing Agamotto (Invoked)
- All-Seeing Agamotto
- Dormammu (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Asia
- North America (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- Lenox Hill (Only in flashback)
- New York Hospital (Only in flashback)
- New York Hospital
- Lenox Hill
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
Items:
- Lesser Cloak of Levitation (Cameo)
- Amulet of Agamotto (Cameo)
- Spells
- Vapors of Valtorr (First appearance)
- Vapors of Valtorr
Synopsis for "The Origin of Dr. Strange"
Reprint of the 3rd story from
Strange Tales #115
Strange Tales #115
Doctor Stephen Strange is a famous surgeon who works only for money, not caring for his patients nor interested in medical research. An auto accident damages the nerves in his hands severely and he can never perform an operation again. The proud Strange refuses to work for others and ends up on the street. He learns about the healing powers of the Ancient One and travels to his sanctuary in India. The Ancient One refuses to heal Strange because of his selfish motives, but sudden snow forces Strange to remain in the sanctuary until the snow thaws. Here he witnesses the Ancient One's pupil, Baron Mordo, launch magical attacks upon his master. Mordo casts a spell upon Strange to stop him from warning the Ancient One of the attacks' origins. Strange, therefore, resolves to learn the secrets of black magics to defeat Mordo himself. The Ancient One accepts Strange as his disciple and dispels Mordo's spell, which he had known about all along.
Appearing in "The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!"
Reprint of the 3rd story from
Strange Tales #117
Strange Tales #117
Featured Characters:
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Impersonates Ancient One in main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Ancient One (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
Locations:
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Greenwich Village (Main story and flashback)
- Sanctum Sanctorum (Main story and flashback)
- Greenwich Village (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Asia
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Unidentified Dimension
- Astral Plane (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Lesser Cloak of Levitation
- Amulet of Agamotto
- Unnamed Enchanted Ring
Synopsis for "The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!"
Reprint of the 3rd story from
Strange Tales #117
Strange Tales #117
Using a miniature replica of Doctor Strange's house, Baron Mordo creates a magical trap that transports Strange and his home into an unknown dimension. Seeking the spell's source, Doctor Strange travels in ethereal form to the home of Baron Mordo where he falls into another trap, a bottle like prison. Mordo arrives at the Ancient One's house only to discover that Strange has reached there before him. Mordo's magical prison had no floor. By descending downwards through the Earth, Strange had eventually weakened the spell enough to break free. In the following magical battle, Doctor Strange's good powers defeats Mordo's evil ones.