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Yandroth

Yandroth

13 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1968–2011
Who is Yandroth?

Yandroth is a scientist-sorcerer and recurring enemy of Doctor Strange, first clashing with the Sorcerer Supreme in the pages of Strange Tales. He wields advanced technology alongside dark mystical knowledge, making him a dangerous hybrid threat in Marvel's supernatural corner.

A sinister figure born from the psychedelic imagination of Jim Steranko, Yandroth slithered into Marvel's Silver Age in Strange Tales #164 (1968), immediately entangling himself with none other than Stephen Strange himself. Over a remarkable four-decade span, this villain proved persistent enough to resurface across Strange Tales, Defenders, and Doctor Strange: The Oath, sharing pages with the likes of Nick Fury, Victoria Bentley, and Citizen V β€” rarefied company that signals a character woven into some of Marvel's most imaginatively charged corners. With only 13 catalogued appearances, Yandroth is the kind of deep-cut antagonist that rewards the dedicated collector β€” a genuine Steranko creation whose Silver Age origins give him an unmistakable air of cosmic menace and era-defining cool.

Teams & affiliations
S.H.I.E.L.D.
β˜… First appearance
Strange Tales #164
Jan 1968

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1968–2011

Strange Tales #164 1968
Strange Tales #164
Defenders #1 2001
Defenders #1
Doctor Strange: The Oath #3 2007
Doctor Strange: The Oath #3
Essential Defenders #6 2011
Essential Defenders #6

Appearances

Strange Tales (1951)
Marvel Feature (1971)
#1
Giant-Size Doctor Strange (1975)
#1
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
#30
Defenders (2001)
Doctor Strange: The Oath (2006)
#3
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#12
Essential Defenders (2005)
#6