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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 7/94 · DIRECT EDITION
UNIT ECA-008959
DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME #67
Return of Clea in the Vincent Stevens era of the Sorcerer Supreme title, cover by Mel Rubi
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | July 1994 | Modern | Direct Edition | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp corners and no visible creases or spine stress; slight softness may be present at the top edge but is hard to confirm through the protective sleeve. The book is bagged and boarded, obscuring fine surface detail and reflecting some light glare. No tears, folds, or discoloration are apparent on the front cover; back cover and interior pages were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $3 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $80 |
// Archive commentary
Published with a July 1994 cover date, this installment falls in the David Quinn run on Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme, the stretch in which Stephen Strange had surrendered his conventional identity and the enigmatic Vincent Stevens occupied the center of the book. The issue brings Clea back into the narrative, seeking help from Earth's Sorcerer Supreme at a moment when the question of who actually holds that title is unsettled, with Dormammu, Salome, and the Mindless Ones appearing in supporting or cameo capacity. Mark Tenney handled interior pencils and Mel Rubi supplied the cover, and the issue carries the Midnight Sons brand association that shaped Marvel's supernatural line in this period. The material has since been collected in omnibus and Epic Collection form, which keeps the storyline accessible without creating pressure on the original floppy.
Market behavior is that of an ordinary mid-run Modern Age Marvel issue from the height of the speculation-era print runs. Supply is deep, copies surface constantly in bulk lots and back-issue boxes, and the spread between a well-worn copy and a solidly presentable one is essentially nil at the register. Certified copies are a different matter only in the technical sense: almost nobody submits this book, so the graded population is a handful of holders, and the occasional slab that appears is priced against submission economics and novelty rather than against collector competition. Demand drivers are limited to Clea completists, Midnight Sons run collectors, and the general interest in Doctor Strange that follows film and television activity, none of which has translated into measurable price movement for this number.
The buyer for this issue is a run collector filling the back half of the 1988 series, or a Clea specialist working chronologically through her appearances. Across the raw grade spectrum the book trades as commodity stock, and condition matters mainly for whether a dealer will bother listing it individually or fold it into a lot. At the certified end the calculus flips to scarcity of holders rather than scarcity of the comic, which makes the top bracket illiquid and slow to sell; a seller should expect to wait for the right registry-minded buyer rather than count on a ready bid.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-008959 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
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