50 Years Ago, Dr. Strange's Creative Team Pulled a Hoax to Protect a Story

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50 Years Ago, Dr. Strange's Creative Team Pulled a Hoax to Protect a Controversial Tale

By Brian Cronin

Published 3 days ago

A look back to 50 years ago, for a Doctor Strange story controversial enough that the creators pulled a hoax to protect the story

Marvel comics had relatively little editorial interference in the 1970s, but the creators didn't want to run afoul of Stan Lee.
Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner pulled off a hoax to protect a controversial Doctor Strange story centered around the concept of God.
Englehart and Brunner created a fake letter from a Reverend in Texas to appease Stan Lee's concerns about the story's content.