Doctor Strange #44

From December 1980, this Marvel issue plunges Doctor Strange into a vivid psychedelic battleground where the Sorcerer Supreme — Cloak of Levitation billowing dramatically — conjures crackling magical energy against a pale, dark-masked villain who towers menacingly alongside a writhing horde of stone gargoyles. The cover speech bubble says it all: "Give up, Strange! If I don't get you, my Gargoyles will!" — a deliciously ominous threat rendered with bold, kinetic energy in Michael Golden's striking cover pencils and inks. With Chris Claremont scripting, Gene Colan and Dan Green handling interior art, and the story titled "Duel of Fire!", this issue promises mystic action at some of the strongest creative talent Marvel had to offer in 1980.