Silver Dagger

Isaiah Curwen was a fanatical Catholic cardinal who became a relentless hunter of sorcerers, believing magic to be the devil's work. Armed with religious conviction, mastery of mesmerism, and a silver dagger, he turned his zealotry against Doctor Strange himself.

Few villains make an entrance quite like Silver Dagger — debuting in the very first issue of Doctor Strange in 1974, this Bronze Age Marvel menace arrived with enough menace to earn that premiere issue its lasting key-issue status among collectors. Created by the celebrated team of Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner, Silver Dagger has haunted the mystical corners of the Marvel Universe for nearly five decades, a testament to how deeply this character burrowed into the strange, shadowy world surrounding Stephen Strange himself. With appearances spread across Doctor Strange, Marvel Comics Presents, and Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme, and a rogues' gallery of co-stars that includes Spider-Man and Peter Parker alongside the Sorcerer Supreme, Silver Dagger occupies a genuinely distinctive niche in Marvel's supernatural landscape. For fans who love the eerie, occult-tinged Bronze Age at its most atmospheric, this is a character well worth seeking out.