Comments on: Strange Tales #115: A Medical Review

By: Sanctum Sanctorum Comix

Sanctum Sanctorum Comix — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:48:52 +0000

I know this is a REALLY old blog post, but I felt the need to make one teensy correction in your summation of the history / origin of Dr. Strange.

Nowhere in his origin tale (or most of the retellings of said origin) is it ever stated that he took to the bottle and /or became an alcoholic.

Look at the artwork by Ditko. Not a single bottle or glass anywhere.

I’m currently composing a post on this exact subject, because of the over-proliferation of this “boozy-bum” meme.

While true that the “took to alcohol” angle was eventually added to the mythos, for the sake of your review of Strange Tales # 115, I felt it important to note that no mention of hootch is made therein.

Thanks.
~P~

By: H

Tue, 18 May 2004 04:28:20 +0000

Technical mistakes in old comics? I want more! Good stuff Scott. My wife the radiologist once explained the different things all the various tests show, MRIs, CT scans and the like, but my ability to actually apply things I learn is sorely lacking. I’m sure I never would have caught this on my own. Keep ‘em coming.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 15 May 2004 03:41:30 +0000

Wow. That’s something that I think I always knew, but never really thought about… I really like your blog.