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Professional Artist/Writer. Husband. Father to special-needs kitties. DOCTOR STRANGE Expert/Collector-Owner WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION Doc's comics&merchandise

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Dr. PTOR's ‎SanctumSanctorum 🤟 @sanctumblog.bsky.social · Nov 16
You know how #Marvel heroes go to #DoctorSTRANGE for mystical problems?

I'm a Doctor *OF* Strange.

I own and have read every appearance, & curated one of the WORLD'S LARGEST collections of Doc comics & artifacts.

Have a Q about anything Strange?
Knock on my #SanctumSanctorum door.
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Photo of PTOR standing in front of the Sanctum Sanctorum window, promotional artwork for the 2016 Doctor Strange movie. 6 feet tall, 156 lbs or so. I had my hair cut and styled in a manner similar to Doctor Strange. I actually have natural grey streaks on the sides, but they are faint in the lighting provided. I have my facial hair of goatee, with graying chin, trimmed neatly. I am wearing a loose, black, short sleeve shirt with an interesting cross-hatch pattern of greys and white line segments that cover the area over my heart. A gray undershirt (and black pants & boots - unseen in this cropped image) tie the look together. Photo of PTOR standing in front of the comic-accurate Sanctum Sanctorum window, which I made, over 3 feet in diameter, mounted on the wall of my collectibles-room. The artwork of Steve Ditko, portraying the dimension of Eternity, is seen through the window beyond. I am holding a copy of EMPIRE Magazine that teased promotional photos for the 2016 Doctor Strange movie. Benedict Cumberbatch is shown on the cover, along with other MCU actors. I am 6 feet tall, 156 lbs or so. I had my hair cut and styled in a manner similar to Doctor Strange. I actually have natural grey streaks on the sides, but they are faint in the lighting provided. I am wearing a loose, black, short sleeve shirt. I am also wearing a custom-made silver ring that has the Sanctum Window design and other symbols on it. The SANCTUM SANCTORUM COMIX logo of my blog is superimposed over a photo of my custom-made, comic-accurate EYE of AGAMOTTO (made in 1987, sculpted with "Friendly Plastic" over a bisected MadBall, and covered in faux gold-leaf). It is permanently attached to a gold chain. The URL of my old blog is at the bottom: SanctumSanctorumComix.blogspot.com My SANCTUM SANCTORUM COMIX logo, created in the early 1990s, with the lettering in an interesting font, hovering over a comic-accurate Sanctum Window design and a glowing, grey-to-black background
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:

Keeping with the theme this week of disappointment in SOME aspect of the design is THIS tee featuring art by Dave Cockrum (pencils) Tom Palmer (inks) taken from the cover to the 1980 Marvel Calendar

The cover was cool but this pose of DOC just doesn't do it for me.
MASTER OF THE MYSTIC ARTS: DOCTOR STRANGE with art by Dave Cockrum and Tom Palmer. My primary dislike is the stance; look how splayed his legs are. Go ahead... try to achieve that stance with leg distance. That's just a ridiculous distance apart, which would reduce his overall height to nearly a squat, but with nothing to give scale, he still seems to be standing tall. Essentially, it's like two different scale bodies, upper torso of one, lower torso and legs of another, larger person. But also, coloring: they obviously had access to richer yellows and orange... look at the base he's standing on. So, WHY is his sash colored the same light red as his Cloak? So it blends right in, instead of standing out as a bold design element. Then, there's how they "centered" the design on the shirt. Since his Cloak flows out to the right of the shirt, they centered the entire image which then puts the logo off-center. Since that was placed evenly above the base design. I spent all day trying to twist the shirt on my body so the logo was centered under my neck, and not off to the left. The OCCULT WORLD of DOCTOR STRANGE Marvel Comics Calendar for 1980. Front cover - Dave Cockrum (pencils) Tom Palmer (inks AND colors) This cover is GORGEOUS! His pose works slightly better here, as Doc is stepping from one sphere to another. It still fails in perspective, as his left foot should be a lot further back, if those orbs are solid and is one behind the other. The inherent problem of drawing 2D figures in what is being attempted at a 3D environment. All relatively minor nitpicks, but the figure has always disappointed my sensibilities.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:

As I dislike the Doctor Strange figure on yesterday's shirt, so do I too dislike this figure.

The reasons? Twofold:

Funko Pops are a plague.

The shirt (like the early figures) has brown hair. Doctor Strange has black hair with silver at the temples.

Otherwise ok
MASTER OF THE MYSTIC ARTS Funko Pop OF MCU Doctor Strange Based on the first pop of the movie: Doctor Strange (2016) One of the early Funko Pops of DOCTOR STRANGE from his 2016 mcu movie
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Last minute print order from a big name vendor?
Check.

No other way for it to get there in time unless it gets delivered in person?
Check.

Noon deadline?
Check.

Snow already started at 2:30 am?
Check.

No one the boss trusts to do it but me?
Check.

Another PA to Brooklyn road trip today!

Woot!
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:
This T-shirt with a pseudo-reproduction of the cover to MARVEL PREMIERE #3.

I've never been a fan of this cover.
The vignettes are great, as they are near identical panels of what's inside, but that main figure is meh.
Not Barry Smith's best work.

The story is good.
Nearly perfect reproduction to the cover of MARVEL PREMIERE #3 It's DOCTOR STRANGE 'S first solo issue back after giving up magic at the end of his 1960s series [and the events of INCREDIBLE HULK #126]. Doc would have also returned in MARVEL FEATURE #1 alongside the DEFENDERS, but this is a chance at a solo book again. This issue, despite my misgivings on the cover would set Strange in a broader, darker path, as the series set the scene for a dip into eldritch, Lovecraftian horror; a perfect fit for Strange. Barry Windsor-Smith does wonders with a slightly better-than-basic Stan Lee plot. The ACTUAL cover to MARVEL PREMIERE #3. You'll note that it's DR. STRANGE... whereas the shirt makes sure to change it to the fully worded DOCTOR. Art by: Barry Smith and Frank Giacoia
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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EJECT DRUMPF!
EJECT MAGATS!
🖕
They can run off to Argentina, like their Nazi forebears did after WW2.
🤬
$40BILLION is a nice down-payment for a faux gold electroplated shithouse.
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Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.

Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

My entry:
AL STEWART
MODERN TIMES (2 editions with slightly different photography)
Both show same scene slightly differently. Both feature DOCTOR STRANGE in the distance.

(It's a follow-up of PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE with Doc as well)
Al Stewart: Modern Times Doctor Strange can be seen on the lawn, with light emanating from him. Al Stewart: Modern Times Same scene, but different. Doctor Strange is still on the lawn, a light emanating from him. Al Stewart: Past, Present, FUTURE. Doctor Strange walking from a foreign landscape into a bright portal. Al Stewart: Nostradamus .45 single from the Past, Present, FUTURE album Doctor Strange is stepping into the bright teleportation portal.
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Who's a huge BEATLES fan?

THIS guy!
Unlocked a badge in YouTube. "Officially a TOP listener of the Beatles" I'm in the top 0.25%... that's smaller than the top 1%... of BEATLES listeners. I'm Beatles super-elite! I don't just walk the walk. I talk the talk. BEATLES BIBLE has liked my comments (I don't often leave comments, unless I can share rare lore).
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:

Well... since yesterday, I showed a shirt featuring the famous "The SEARCH" image from the interior of DOCTOR STRANGE v1 #171 (drawn by Tom Palmer), I thought it would be appropriate to show a shirt with the COVER to that issue, (drawn by Dan Adkins).
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T-shirt featuring Dan Adkins' art for the cover to DOCTOR STRANGE v1 #171. Doc casting spells of powerful force, to ward off the threat (as represented by two giant hands) of DORMAMMU. Actual cover to DOCTOR STRANGE v1 # 171 Art by Dan Adkins A visual representation of Doctor Strange warding off the menace of DORMAMMU. First splash page of the issue, with the credits shown. Roy Thomas- writer Tom Palmer - pencils Dan Adkins- inks Adtie Simek - letters
November 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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If you see this, post egg
John Lennon is the Egg Man Howard the Duck movie poster DOCTOR WHO comic story where aliens hatch from eggs (with a gruesome looking fate from the Spider-God) to become the Most beautiful life-form in the galaxy; a butterfly creature. DOCTOR STRANGE comic story where an alien egg is beset upon by gruesome horrors (those pages not included here) to hatch into a beautiful butterfly creature.
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:

This T-shirt featuring the phantasmagorical image often referred to as "THE SEARCH (for Clea)".

This famous image is by TOM PALMER ([pencils] & Dan Adkins [inks]) (not Ditko or Colan, whom people regularly misattribute it) is from DOCTOR STRANGE v1 #171

More in alt
Tshirt featuring one of the most famous images of DOCTOR STRANGE: "The SEARCH", illustrated by TOM PALMER. This is a reproduction of one of the THIRD EYE BlackLight posters, which is why the colors are all "day-glo". The actual 2-page spread with the image in context. DOCTOR STRANGE v1 #171, art by Tom Palmer ([pencils] & Dan Adkins [inks]) (not Ditko or Colan, whom people regularly misattribute it). Fun fact: PALMER was the series' INKER, but for this ONE issue, he and Dan Adkins (the usual penciler) swapped roles. Front cover and splash page of DOCTOR STRANGE v1 #171 Cover by Dan Adkins. Interior credits can be seen on the splash page: Roy Thomas - writer Tom Palmer - pencils Dan Adkins- inks Artie Simek - letters The THIRD EYE black light poster of "THE SEARCH". This image has been reproduced onto posters, post cards, garments, hats, puzzles, mugs, etc... It's one of the most often used images of DOCTOR STRANGE, and so often it's mistaken for a Ditko or Colan piece.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:

This cosmic scene featuring DOCTOR STRANGE & THE LIVING TRIBUNAL from DR STRANGE v1 #158, as drawn by Marie Severin!

The TRIBUNAL shows Dr. Strange the rapid fate of the Earth.

A scene made more famous by being the COVER to PINK FLOYD'S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS album.
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:

T-shirt showcasing the cover to DOCTOR STRANGE: MASTER OF THE MYSTIC ARTS (1974 - also referred to as v2) #1

Artwork by Frank Brunner

Doctor Strange is shown fighting against the spectre of DEATH coming out of the ORB OF AGAMOTTO.
He's not doing too well.☠
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:

This shirt From Graphitti Designs
from 1997 bearing the artwork of P. Craig Russell.

The image came from the BACK cover to the "What is it That Disturbs You, Stephen?" graphic novella.
Doctor Strange by P. Craig Russell. The shirt; one still inside the package is sealed permanently in my larger collection. BACK cover to the deluxe special "What is it That Disturbs You, Stephen?" by P. Craig Russell FRONT cover to the deluxe special "What is it That Disturbs You, Stephen?" by P. Craig Russell. The "What is it That Disturbs You, Stephen?" graphic novella by P. Craig Russell. Essentially, P.Craig Russel's magnum opus for Dr. Strange. Fun Factoid: The story in that deluxe edition was reworked, nearly panel for panel, from P.C.R.'s much earlier work found in Doctor Strange Annual # 1. He kept only ONE panel unchanged. (Yes. I know which one.) ANOTHER fun factoid: The NAME of the volume comes from the very first words spoken (by Clea) in Russell's first-ever published Dr. STRANGE story (from Marvel Premiere #7)
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Drove from PA to Brooklyn again today to drop off more print jobs.

I went there last Thursday, as well, in the midst of hurricane Melissa colliding with a northern front.

Flooded roads & accidents everywhere. And yet I enjoyed the drive. I'll drive through anything.

Today was *fairly* uneventful.
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Cats don't play with the stupid Daylight Savings clock bullshit.

So, instead of waking me up at 2:30am for breakfast, Babe's perfect internal-clock got me up at "1:30am".
And he proceeded to wake everyone else up, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

It's going to be impossible to train him for the new time.

Kill me
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Wonderful thread.
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You there. I want you to say, aloud, at some point today "I'm really glad I'm good at..." And then you're gonna say something you think you do pretty well.

If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."

And if you can't do either?
November 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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I'll keep my "astral / sprit" avatar up until the weekend.
Yesterday may have been #Halloween   , but now we have All Saints Day & then All Souls Day.
Seems fitting...
(I've set this transition gif at a slow pace to hopefully avoid setting off epileptic seizures in anyone.)
November 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I started reading (or at least attempted) this DOCTOR STRANGE "novel" 'DIMENSION WAR', well over a YEAR AGO, but abandoned it because it's SO POORLY WRITTEN! 🙄

I'll explain in alt text.

It's sat at the bottom of my backpack all this time, untouched.

I'm trying it once again, but it's SO BAD! 😖
A Novel of the Marvel Universe- DOCTOR STRANGE: DIMENSION WAR Adapted from the Classic stories of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko By James Lovegrove Save yourself the $27 cover price (although by now, over a year since publication I can't imagine it isn't remaindered and in the discount bin). Better you should read the early STRANGE TALES stories that it is "fleshing out". Characters and events are SO BADLY written. Out of character. Tainted by MCU attempts at humor. Events and connections of much later comics being taken into account when they shouldn't. Just so, so, SO painful to read. Spine of book DOCTOR STRANGE: DIMENSION WAR Back cover of book. "Meet a different kind of Super Hero: DOCTOR STRANGE, Master of the Mystic Arts When dealing with the occult and bizarre, Doctor Strange is the hero you need." Ugh... who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS! The writing here would probably be better for a Ghostbusters adaptation, rather than Doctor Strange.
November 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Attn: @bsky.app
Gah!!!!
Please fix the habit of the app refreshing while I'm in the middle of writing a post!

I took a photo to add to it, and when I came back into the app, it ONCE AGAIN, refreshed & I lost all that I wrote!

It makes me use this app less & less!! 😡🤬

At least have a SAVE feature!
November 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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HARKEN Ye- to a tale of the Darkest HALLOWEEN filled with MAGIC & TERROR!
An actual story featuring #doctorSTRANGE vs #NIGHTMARE!

This is an audio-play from 1994 that was the treat when you called a number on Marvel prepaid Phone Cards.

Check it:

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A prepaid phone card from 1994 with (Doctor) STRANGE vs NIGHTMARE artwork by Mark Buckingham . The full-page ad for the 4 Halloween Marvel phone cards; each with their own original audio story that you'd listen to when calling a number on the card. The cards could then be used to make phone calls, as pre-paid minutes were on them. All 4 cards: STRANGE VS NIGHTMARE MORBIUS GHIST RIDER SPIDER-MAN VS GREEN GOBLIN & HOBGOBLIN
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Just as I had done many times over the last 10 years, I was asked to re-create all the wrappers, boxes, and Golden Tickets from the Original #WillyWonka & the Chocolate Factory for a "charitable" Halloween event.

180 chocolate bars with Wonka wrappers & 5 Golden Tickets, redeemable for prizes!
The end stage for this year's project. All the boxes and bars were wrapped, except the final 5, which I had placed the Golden Tickets. Then, one winning bar would be hidden inside each box. This is a photo from a previous year, showing that my methods are consistent. FRONT of One of the 5 Golden Tickets. I can't show the back, because that's where the prize and QR code are printed for what the prize is and how to claim it.
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
To commemorate..
TODAY'S DOCTOR STRANGE garments:

A comic costume/tunic with Eye of Agamotto & "demon/spirit" symbol.
This shirt is of my own design from 15 years ago.
My symbol is based on those of Ditko, Dan Green, & Michael Golden

Also, the jacket & socks from a few days back.
I designed this a few decades ago. You'll notice my version of the Eye of Agamotto will form a sideways yin/yang when closed. You'll also notice that I made sure to have 16 circular "beads" along the edge. This is because the Eye of Agamotto is a comic adaptation of the Eye of Buddha, which has 16 representative "martyr snails" around the edge of the central Eye. My version of the tunic "demon/spirit" symbol is a melding of the earliest depictions by Steve Ditko, and those of Marshall Rogers, Dan Green, and Michael Golden; all of whom include straighter "arms", and the appearance of EYES on the form. The Eye was created using Adobe Photoshop, and the Demon made in Adobe Illustrator. I used to get these (and some other shirts of my design) printed but haven't done so in a long time. The artwork of STEVE DITKO [STRANGE TALES #110], Marshall Rogers [Doctor Strange #49], Dan Green [Doctor Strange #58], and Michael Golden [#55]. Doctor Strange hooded jacket/ lo g-coat [branded for Multiverse of Madness] features the Window symbol in the front, left chest, and shield spell sigils on the back. DOCTOR STRANGE SOCKS. featuring the Window design motif
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Today's DOCTOR STRANGE garment:

This tee, featuring the splash page to STRANGE TALES #152, written by Stan Lee, with art by Bill Everett.

The shirt art is recolored, as you can see, compared to the actual page.
Splash page to STRANGE TALES #152 DOCTOR STRANGE falls headlong... "INTO THE DIMENSION OF DEATH!" written by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett, lettering by Artie Simek. STRANGE TALES #152 featuring the Unrelenting UMAR (stliatee of Dormammu) watching Doctor Strange visa mystic means. Art by Bill Everett
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM