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7 59606 08961 1 RONST DOCTOR F MOONGHT DOCTOR STRANGE KN VOODOO

Sorcerer Supreme w th A.K.A. Danny Rand. A.K.A. Marc Spector/ A.K.A. Jer cho Drumm. someth ng to prove. Orphaned m ll ona re Jake Lockley/Steven Former psycholog st and Danny was ra sed n the Grant/Mr. Kn ght, ex- master of Voodoo mag c, Immortal C ty K’un-Lun, mercenary d sc ple of Jer cho recently fought and won the myst cal the Egypt an moon ev l as part of the STO power of the Iron F st. god Khonshu. Avengers Un ty Squad. MEPH

THE NG DER MAN- GHOST SCARLETDER TH R SP Ruler of a realm of hell; collector of souls, corruptor of good.

Formerly Theodore Sall s. A.K.A. Johnny A.K.A. Ben Re lly. WONG V ct m of an acc dent m x ng Blaze. Former Resurrected Meph sto has Super-Sold er serum and stunt r der sp der-powered swamp mag c, guard an jo ned to Peter Parker clone, of the Nexus of All a Sp r t of Ben’s been through Real t es, whoever Vengeance. enough to dr ve Las Vegas, knows fear burns at anyone mad, but he’s A powerful myst c and h s touch. try ng to be good. Stephen’s longt me fr end and ass stant, WRITERS Wong recently left h s post over an eth cal the Avengers, DONNY CATES & N CK SPENCER d sagreement. ARTIST and now Doctor SZYMON KUDRANSK BATS s COLOR ARTIST Strange under h DAN BROWN LETTERER A very good boy, Bats t’s up to VC’S TRAV S LANHAM d ed wh le protect ng control. Stephen Strange, so Lok resurrected h m COVER as a ghost. dn ght Wong and h s M ROD RE S VARIANT COVERS BLADE RON L M & RACHELLE ROSENBERG; Sons to save them, GREG SMALLWOOD [CONNECT NG]; LE N L FRANC S YU & MORRY HOLLOWELL [NEW MUTANTS] and save us all. A.K.A. Er c Brooks. DESIGNERS Part a lly nfected w th JAY BOWEN & vamp r sm at b rth when h s mother was b tten, ANTHONY GAMB NO Blade hunts creatures of the n ght. ASSISTANT EDITOR KATHLEEN W SNESK

EDITOR ELSA N CK LOWE BLOODSTONE

Daughter of a once- mmortal, now-dead monster hunter, Elsa nher ted her father’s journals, bloodgem powers and vocat on. EDITOR IN CHIEF C.B. CEBULSK CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER JOE QUESADA PRESIDENT DAN BUCKLEY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALAN F NE DOCTOR STRANGE CREATED BY STAN LEE & STEVE D TKO 177a bleecker street. the sanctum sanctorum. earlier… mephisto has taken over las vegas. he’s taken the local populace’s souls, turning them into his own demonic horde. and he’s taken stephen. if we can rescue him, we can…

no. no, not “if.” you have to be strong if you are to lead “when.” them… when we rescue confident. stephen, then like...like stephen we send the would be. devil to-- not “if.”

one yes, one last moment! time. you can do this one last time. hey, wong. monster squad is upstairs johnny, I cannot waiting on thank you enough you. you all for agreeing to be right? here with us. have you had a moment to review the folder detailing your yes, of part in all course. of-- yeah. I’m good with it. we don’t need to talk about it.

johnny…I this kinda am by no means thing…I a general, and ain’t new there is no call what to it, you here for blindly I am asking know? following you to do…it’s orders… an enormous mephisto ’s risk. if you influence, his have any power…it’s reservat-- spreading. I I can said I’m feel it. good. every little sin folks commit, he gets their soul, right? from lying to jaywalking. no one is exempt. this thing hits l.a., the whole planet is doomed.

if this plan of yours will stop that, I’ll do what I gotta do. but--

wong. stop.

I trust you. now... …we got a man down. so, did not a time you guys for jokes, have a plan? diet spider- or… man…

he dead? he looks dead. no. man-thing is secreting a powerful pain blocker into his system while I attempt to put this damned flame out.

blade’s vampire physiology I’m sorry? is helping with the healing. but the hammer is burning don't be. it away faster than we let me get a can repair. crack at that …he hammer, yeah? needs a lots of folks doctor. running around anything up here in my I can do head these days. to help? one of 'em could be not unless worthy... you happen to be worthy, stop mr. knight. it, knight. blade doesn’t need you messing huh. around… yeah, I could be. meanwhile...

agh!

shouldn’t you be doing the whole “stephen, I know you’re in there! fight this!” thing? I would if that were true, bats. but the truth is, if that thing is our friend…

“…stephen’s soul already belongs to mephisto.” damn!

ah, @#$%, just ‘cause look… stephen, you ain’t got into…my come on, no soul don’t eyes, old man… mean you gotta friend… be a… no! wait… please…

wong! bats!-- gah!-- get the others! get--

look gaze at me!!! into the stare of the--