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Umar

42 appearances · Silver Age · 1967–2025 · 1 key issues
Who is Umar?

Umar is a powerful Faltine — a being of pure mystical energy — and the sister of Dormammu. Exiled from her native dimension, she became a formidable sorceress and ruler in the Dark Dimension, wielding immense magical power that rivals even the greatest sorcerers of the Marvel Universe.

Born from the Silver Age imagination of Stan Lee and Marie Severin, Umar made her striking debut in Strange Tales #156 in 1967 and has haunted the mystical corners of the Marvel Universe ever since. She's the kind of character who commands attention in the most rarefied company imaginable — sharing pages with Dormammu, Doctor Strange, Clea, and Wong across decades of sorcerous adventure. Her home turf spans some of Marvel's most beloved mystical titles, from Doctor Strange to Defenders, and with nearly six decades of continuous publication she's proven herself a genuinely enduring presence in comics' supernatural landscape. With a key issue already to her name and a history stretching from the Johnson administration to the present day, Umar is essential reading for any fan who wants to understand the full, shadowy depth of Marvel's magical mythos.

Identity

Real name. Umar

Teams & affiliations
S.H.I.E.L.D.
★ First appearance
Strange Tales #150
Nov 1966

Top series

Covers through the years — 1967–2021

Strange Tales #159 1967
Strange Tales #159
Giant-Size Avengers #4 1975
Giant-Size Avengers #4
Thor Annual #9 1981
Thor Annual #9
Doctor Strange #74 1985
Doctor Strange #74
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1 1988
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1
Magik #3 2001
Magik #3
Defenders #1 2005
Defenders #1
Captain Britain and MI13 #8 2009
Captain Britain and MI13 #8
Doctor Strange Omnibus #1 2016
Doctor Strange Omnibus #1
Punisher & Bullseye: Deadliest Hits #[nn] 2017
Punisher & Bullseye: Deadliest Hits #[nn]
Doctor Strange Epic Collection #9 2021
Doctor Strange Epic Collection #9

Appearances

Strange Tales (1951)
Contemporary Pictorial Literature (1973)
#7
Giant-Size Avengers (1974)
#4
Thor Annual (1966)
#9
Doctor Strange (1974)
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988)
Hellcat (2000)
Magik (2000)
Defenders (2005)
Defenders: Indefensible (2006)
Doctor Strange: The Oath (2006)
#3
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#12
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003)
#3
Captain Britain and MI13 (2008)
Incredible Hulks (2010)
Doctor Strange Omnibus (2016)
#1
Punisher & Bullseye: Deadliest Hits (2017)
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus (2017)
#1
Doctor Strange by Mark Waid (2018)
#3
Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016)
Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
#8
Strange (2022)
Giant-Size Marvel Omnibus (2025)