Clea

Obviously, my favorite superhero is Doctor Strange. With that also comes my favorite female comic book character: Clea. She has grown from a mere damsel in distress into a complex hero in her own right. Like Doctor Who’s companions, she brings out the best in Stephen Strange.

That artists have always drawn her with beauty equal to any other Marvel heroine has nothing to do with my stanning interest in Clea. 😉

Here are some of my favorites:

From Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts #73 (1985)

From Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #2 & #12 (1988-89)

From The Death of Doctor Strange #4 & #5 (2022)

From Strange #1, #5, #8, & #9 (2022)

The twenty-first century artists have omitted the Flames of Regency. The most-recent limited series, Strange, gave her a temper and the visual effect having the Flames manifest when she is furious. It encompasses her entire head, giving her a Dormammu-like appearance.

ADDENDUM: I said earlier that Clea has become a complex character. The most recent issue featuring her gave us this last-cell teaser:

From Doctor Strange (Volume 7) #10 (2024)

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