Marvel Comics Principalities

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Marvel Comics Elder Gods, Octessence, Dormammu, Chthon, Darkhold, Cyttorak, Father Set, Gibborim, Agamotto, Umar, Vishanti, Gaea, Atum, Principality, Oshtur, Ikonn, Belathauzer, Ikthalon, Hoggoth. Excerpt: Dormammu is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Strange Tales #126 (Nov. 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books, Dormammu has appeared in over four decades of Marvel publications, featuring prominently in the Doctor Strange titles and limited series as the recurring nemesis of the mystic hero. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, toys, trading cards and video games. Dormammu first appeared in Strange Tales #126 - 127 (Nov. - Dec. 1964), but had in fact having already been mentioned, as was his realm the "Dark Dimension," in passing in the title. Writer Mike Conroy stated To Lee and Steve Ditko, the Lord of the Realm of Darkness and the associated invocations were just another piece of business, another way of adding depth to the otherwordly nature of Strange's adventures. However, the readers were intrigued. They wanted to know more. "It seems there was something about that nutty name, Dormammu, that was keeping Doc's devoted disciples awake at nights trying to figure out who Dormammu was," Lee explained. "I knew I was in big trouble. I had made up the name - now I had to dream up a character to go with the name. But who? How? Ditko visualized the answer. "He gave the demoniac DD...a visage totally different from any villain I had ever seen in comics before," proclaimed Lee. After being established as the ruler of an alternate dimension (later described as the god-tyrant of its denizens), Dormammu became a perennial foe of...