Stephen Vincent Strange’s journey begins not with a noble calling, but with a shattering loss of identity. Initially a brilliant yet profoundly arrogant neurosurgeon, Strange’s life centered entirely on his reputation and surgical skill. This existence is destroyed by a catastrophic car accident that causes severe nerve damage to his hands, rendering him unable to perform surgery. This physical disability serves as a catalyst for his transformation; after exhausting Western medicine, his desperation leads him to in Nepal. Mastery of the Mystic Arts
is the Master of the Mystic Arts and Earth's Sorcerer Supreme, serving as the primary protector against magical and inter-dimensional threats . Created by artist Steve Ditko with scripting by Stan Lee , the character first debuted in Strange Tales #110 in 1963. The Fall of a Surgeon
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