Gene Colan 1926 - 2011 One With Eternity

Gene Colan has passed away.
He slipped away at about 11 pm on June 23 at the age of 84.

While known for his work on Daredevil and Iron Man, to me, he will always be synonymous with  Night Force (DC), Tomb of Dracula, Blade, Howard the Duck and, of course...
DOCTOR STRANGE. 

In fact his Doctor Strange is what I first encountered when I began collecting Doctor Strange comics.
No, his wasn't the interpretation that I first came across (that would be in the pages of Man-Thing and ROM - as told HERE), but when I bought my very first issue of Doc's own mag, it was Gene Colan's ethereal, moody chiaroscuro that made me a fan for life.

Gene Colan rendition of the masked Doctor Strange from the 1960s series,

which was turned into a psychedelic black-light poster and piece of awesome.

When I began reading and collecting comics in earnest, I found that I would follow Gene Colan to just about anything that he put his pencil to render.
And while I did find the occasional fault with some of his renderings, I knew that they were minor and when stacked up against the sheer majesty of his work, were nearly imperceptible.
The fact that Gene was responsible for two of the most awesome runs on Doctor Strange's title(s) only cemented his greatness in my eyes.
Not only did he draw a bulk of the "Master of the Mystic Arts" series, but he also produced the majority of art on Doc's first series as well.

 Hail The MASTER, indeed!

His work on Tomb of Dracula (which I first bought due to a cross-over with Doc's comic) was so inspired and deeply detailed with period pieces, realistic clothing and dynamism (despite there being a lack of skin-tight costumes anywhere), that I sought out the entire run.

Taking over the reigns of Howard the Duck from Frank Brunner only made the Duck's adventures more realistic!

I followed Gene to DC with his work on Night Force, another truly atmospheric body of work laced in shadow and mystery and the Nathanial Dusk series', his pencil-only work on which echoed my own belief that if drawn well enough, and tightly enough, no inker would be required to cover over lavish pencil art.

There are many things that I should say about Gene Colan, and my admiration for his work, but I never had the pleasure of meeting him, and as such, my words would only pale compared to those who actually knew him (Clifford Meth can be the go-to source - HERE).

As an artist, Gene Colan's work is immortal, and will be seen forever.
Now his spirit is as one with eternity as well.

There He Is... Looming Before Me... ETERNITY!

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Rest in Peace, Gene.

CLEA LOVES SEX - SIXTH SEX : The X-X-X Edition!

This post is the sixth entry (not counting a few addendum)  in a series of posts wherein we take a look at Clea's desire for ...er... physicality.
- (All entries in this series can be found [HERE].)

Today's entry is a Special XXX Edition!
 Oh... and by XXX I don't necessarily mean "Rated XXX", but instead "X" refers to the Roman Numeral "10".
Since today is 10-10-10, this post would naturally be the X-X-X edition.
(Oh, I'm not proud of the deception... but I do so as a "public service". Those google porn surfers love this series. I'd hate for them to miss this one.)

Remember, clicking on pics makes them XXX in size.
(That's XtraXtraXtra Large).

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This entry - from
Doctor Strange; Master of the Mystic Arts # 45,
by Chris Claremont (story) and Gene Colan (art)
not only displays one of the multiple instances of Clea questioning her dual role as disciple and lover, but it does show that when, if made to choose between one or the other... well... CLEA LOVES SEX!

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The issue ENDS with this steamy panel.

Clea holds down TWO jobs.

One of those jobs seemingly involves GIVING them.

This sensual ending notwithstanding, the issue shows Clea running more hot and cold than a sneaker-wearing penguin with a flamethrower.

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The scene is set, innocently enough, with Doctor Strange meeting Clea for a romantic, fully-posh dress-up lunch at the Plaza Hotel in NYC.

The day starts off well enough, Strange being charming and Clea seemingly in a pleasant state of being.

However, as many can attest from personal experience, such a tenuous, delicate balance is not easily held.

Seemingly from out of nowhere, Clea pulls a dark, angry and accusational mood from her bag.
Much like many "normal" men, Stephen Strange is blithely ignorant of the deeply held concerns of his lady love, and worse still, is clueless to his own failings in the situation.
But, that's why his title isn't "Master of the Romantic Arts".

In all honesty, and to her defense, Clea is suffering with several very serious personal dilemma.
The first of which;
She feels as alien on Earth as one to whom calls home a Dark Dimension of magic could possibly expect.

But that isn't the worst of it...

With Clea essentially at the precipice of a total breakdown, Strange pulls off the best "magic trick" of all:
calming her and managing to open a civil discourse with his beloved disciple.

Ah... but "beloved / disciple" is indeed the very crux of the situation...

You'll note that Clea states that since she feels useless as Strange's disciple, she is willing to stay on as his lover.
Doc knows that her emotions and feelings are at a dangerous place right now, and he has to tred carefully, and with great sensitivity in order to steer this in the right direction.

Of course, for most men, saying "we need to talk more of this" while engaging in a passionate kiss really means; "Let's do anything else but talk more about this. Now give me some sugar, baby".

However, Stephen Strange is a gentleman and a scholar (and not just book-smart either) as he knows that he had best diffuse the situation with some Tender Loving Care.

A long, lazy afternoon with relaxing fun and a romantic carriage-ride home is just what the Doctor ordered.

Guys? Check it. Doc is TOTALLY scoring points here. THAT is how it's done.

So that, when a mystic battle with the demonic N'Garai erupts in Doc's sub-basement, Strange is able to alleviate Clea's fears with some well chosen words.

Words that do more than quell Clea's mixed concerns for the time being.
Words that spur her on to strive to be the BEST, most adept disciple and BEST, most ardent lover possible.

And of course, to make sure he leads the dialogue along with a carefully leading line.
One that Clea picks up the meaning and replies accordingly.

Doc: "You've done work enough this night as my disciple..."

Clea: "...But as LOVER... my work has only just BEGUN!"

Damn. Strange is smooth.
He played that just right - because he knows...

CLEA LOVES SEX!

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"Tamam Shud!"

~P~

Lo! The TAX-MAN Calleth! Financial Wizardry - 2010

Perhaps no arch foe in all of the world is as fierce, unrelenting and utterly evil as...

...The TAX MAN!
He who rides a steed as dark and sure as DEATH itself!
(But unlike Death, leaves you writhing in agony, never granting you a final release from his miserly grip as he picks the flesh from your bones, day after day, year after year... until his darker companion finally takes you away.)

While Doctor Strange isn't frequently seen filling out his 1040's, 1099's (those are U.S. tax forms for those wondering readers overseas), and his IT-203 (NY tax form) he has had a run in or two with those who would require payment - for bills, repairs, assessments, and even employees.

Good thing Strange is solvent and only one time is required, in order to bring his Sanctum "up-to-code", to pawn off his possessions (just how much does a "Wand of Watoomb" go for on the secondary market?)...

*click the pix to read the fine print *

"That flaming brazier of Faltinian flames is a fire-code violation!
And board up that bottomless pit of eternal darkness! Or at least put up a "warning" sign."

Starting first in Strange Tales v1 147 Stan Lee (taking on the writing chores full-time, once Steve Ditko left the title) with artist Bill Everett tried to insert some of Stan's time-tested; "hero has money woes" into Strange's life... to... mixed results.
It's a FAIL at Doc failing, still, it establishes that Strange has secret caches of jewels and trinkets worth a fortune.

So, perhaps Strange's next cash-withdrawal method might be brought into question. It seems at least, unconventional, and at most... illegal.

(Wong had always suspected his master of cheating at board games. He suddenly knows just how Strange always has the cash to buy Boardwalk and Park Place and afford all those hotels in Monopoly.)

Strange Tales v1 # 151 has Stan (and Bill) fly the money-woes idea up the flagpole again... but seemingly realizing that it wasn't a good fit, shows that Strange can just conjure funds from out of thin air.
(How come that little trick isn't in the "Professor Wonder's 1,001 Party Magic Tricks Set" that I ordered in the mail?)

Possible theft or mystical counterfeiting methods aside, Strange will not have to call again on the "ATM Card of Aggamon" any time soon, for the next time he is questioned about his finances, we see that Strange is all-up like Fort Knox!

"Yes, Sara. I am loaded. That's how I can afford this fine vintage bottle of Courvoisier."

Dr. Strange (v2) Master of the Mystic Arts # 42, writer Chris Claremont and artists Gene Colan and Dan Green have Strange hiring his neighbor, Sara Wolfe, as his business secretary, and despite Doc's bank account being at near zero, he shows her that he is the King of Bling.

So, while the rest of us have to do what we can to eke out a living, and have the TAX-MAN banging on our doors to collect "their share", rest assured that Doctor Strange is financially secure.

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A Public Service Announcement:
Don't forget U.S. residents, today; APRIL 15th is Income Tax Day...
you have until Midnight tonight to file... or Beware the wrath of the Terrible TAX-MAN!!!

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Tamam Shud!
~P~

CLEA LOVES SEX - 3rd Input: It's All About the Benjamin!

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*WARNING*
This blog-post contains some mild sexual innuendo.

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The third in a series of entries wherein we take a look at Clea's desire for ...er... physicality - (previous input in this series can be found at these links: 1st entry & 2nd entry).

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This entry - is from Doctor Strange; Master of the Mystic Arts # 18, by Steve Englehart and Gene Colan.

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As someone who spent most of her long (lifespan which, as a Faltinian-based dweller of the Dark Dimension is far longer than an Earth-616) life in a realm of semi-solid quasi-reality, under the strict yoke of a tyrannical demon-sorcerer, Clea had no contact with men. At least, seemingly not until she came to Earth to spend her days as the disciple and lover of Dr. Stephen Strange.

THEN, she couldn't get enough.

However, as we'll see in this installment, if Strange is too preoccupied to properly "attend" to his young lady-friend, she's more than capable of entertaining other... "options".

Perhaps, the most oft-broached incident was where, while on a journey throughout time, Dr. Strange and Clea met Benjamin Franklin; one of the "founding fathers" of these United States of America. *

So, while Strange is laying some history on Clea, he is also, unknowingly trumpeting the cause for a rival suitor.
Strange sparks Clea's interest in Ben, but it obviously doesn't take long for the silver-haired (and silver-tongued) elder statesman to fan that spark into a flame.

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It doesn't help that Stephen, much like a businessman who spends too much time at work, away from a young bride, is always preoccupied by one thing or another.

Like, say... a giant sea-monster with the power of a time-traveling cosmic wizard?
Yeah. Little stuff like that.

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So, it's not long before Clea grows tired of playing second-fiddle for Strange's attentions.

Most busy men understand this point, right? How many times have you had a conversation similar to this with your significant other?

Of course, it is only a hair's breadth away from her uttering these next few words:

"Do you love me?"
Trust me... there is only one way to answer that question; "Yes." If you put any other words after that, especially starting with "But...", you're just asking for trouble.

No matter WHAT it is that you might offer forth as a reason/excuse/explanation for your seeming lack of attention, your cabin will fall silent for the night as well.

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Now, Benjamin Franklin was a wise, wily and womanizing man... with a keen eye and a honed sense to clue him into the best ways to approach ANY negotiations.
Just see how he's eyeing Clea. He knows that any rocking of the boat last night had nothing to do with Strange.
And besides... Doc would soon be occupied with other things. Other wet holes to fill, so to speak.

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While Strange heads off to deal with the life-threatening danger, Benjamin offers Clea a little... old-world "hospitality".
Now, remember, while inside his cabin the scene is one of refined elegance, outside things are far less than idyllic. But that doesn't throw Ben off his game.
Nor does Clea seems ill affected, but that may be attributed to Ben's "bedside manner".

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But what is Strange doing all this while?
Oh, not much...
Just battling a sorcerer/monster at the bottom of the sea. A sea that, now that the evil power has been defeated, the spell holding the wall of water at bay has been negated.

Rising to the surface, Strange has a little too much "water on the brain" to be able to perceive the obvious. At best, all he can think is a feeble "Huh?"... as Clea helps handle Ben's dinghy.

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* In a disappointing turn of editorial/new-writer edict, this entire awesome story arc by Steve Englehart (and edited by Archie Goodwin) was negated by new writer/editor Marv Wolfman with a clumsy retro-fit making the evil sorcerer Stygyro responsible for all the recent events "to cause Strange to doubt himself".

Dr. Strange; Master of the Mystic Arts # 19
Marv Wolfman / Alfredo Alcala

So, Ben Franklin never made it with Clea. It was Stygyro (either in disguise or an illusion) who wooed her.

OR, it truly WAS Ben Franklin on the ship, but everything that happened between he and Clea (perhaps on the ship or most definitely) in the issue afterward, was Stygyro.

Still, Clea didn't know that.


(I'm sure this will once again attract many google searchers who are searching for more... explicit content. These "Clea Loves Sex" posts tend to have higher hit-counts than many other entries. I've also noticed that it can affect the Amazon selections in my 2nd sales window on the sidebar. So, if you're reading this post and images of a sexual nature cause you some dismay, do not look at the 2nd Amazon sales box - below the longer 1st box, which is filled with safe comicy goodness.)

And now, Ladies and Gentlemen... Observe, as I put this rabbit back INTO my hat!

This entry falls under the heading of "tying up loose ends"... both for ME as well as for Dr. Strange and Clea.

Readers of this blog may remember that back in December of last year (02008) I posted a piece that addressed the peculiar case of the Giant Rabbit that was seen in;
"Marvels: Eye of the Camera" # 02,
and how Kurt Busiek had added a "throw-away" bit that originated in a classic scene from;
Doctor Strange; Master of the Mystic Arts # 01...
(if you haven't yet, read that entry - HERE before you continue with this post)...

Everyone back?

OK. Well... a month or so ago, while doing research for another post, I re-read a few of the early issues from the Master of the Mystic Arts series and came across THIS forgotten scene:

*click pics to giant-rabbit-size*

Doctor Strange; Master of the Mystic Arts # 06
Steve Englehart (Script), Gene Colan (Pencils), Klaus Janson (Inks)
Petra Goldberg (Colors), Tom Orzechowski (Letters).

Here, we see that Steve Englehart hadn't left the poor "little" rabbit to an unknown fate.
Well, needless to say, all I could think was "Curse me for a novice!"... I was embarrassed that I had forgotten that scene completely, when I wrote the earlier post. Since I've unearthed this tidbit, I've been looking for a spare moment to post it, but it kept getting bumped.

So, before I get involved in the many upcoming posts that I have up my sleeve, I just wanted to get this rabbit back into the hat.

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This is the sight that greeted DR. STRANGE at just past midnight on New Year's Day 1969
(in issue # 181, just after what occurred in last night's post).

As long as this didn't happen to YOU this morning, 2009 is off to a good start!

Especially, dealing with the "Dream Haunting Hoardes of [Nightmare's] Nether Regions" ... That is NO way to begin a new year.

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Instead, let's look at a DIFFERENT New Year's Day - 1974 - that was filled with laughter and celebration for life renewed.
(quite literally - since SeseNeg/Genesis destroyed and recreated the universe.)

This scene from Marvel Premiere # 14

(Steve Englehart & Frank Brunner)

So a HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL!
Let's all hope and strive for a bigger and better year than the last.

Come back tomorrow for some new stuff!

NEW YEARS EVE - via a 40 year timeshift

Happy New Year's Eve, faithful friends and fellow fans!

Just a quick Doctor Strange related New Year's Eve scene.
(courtesy of DR. STRANGE v1 # 180 and Roy Thomas - words, Gene Colan - pencils & Tom Palmer - inks)

Obviously, Clea has never had to shovel any of it.
We here at the Sanctum Sanctorum "east" have been deluged with the stuff as of late, and even though a good deal of it melted away the past few days, a ripping storm is cascading new snow all around outside - as well as wind gusts of over 60MPH! So, needless to say;
"I... DON'T LIKE this... snow."

For those of you planning on attending the festivities of the Annual Ball Drop in Times Square, NYC this year, I hope you had alloted yourself more time than a half-hour before midnight before setting out. If not, the closest you'll be able to get will be standing somewhere in Brooklyn.

Allied Chemical building is no longer the name of the structure or the tenant (not that there ARE many tenants in that building any longer).
For those interested; check out THESE THREE PAGES for more info.

And as for the TOM WOLFE reference, Doctor Strange is mentioned in his novel:
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, a fascinating look into the 1960's counter culture (primarily seen via Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters).
A great read with or without the Doctor Strange references.
(But obviously BETTER for them. - available from a handy link at the end of this post * along with a Marvel Essentials collection that features this very story. )

1969 - 2009 that's a long time to wait for that kiss.

The clock is counting down to Midnight...

BONG, BONG, BONG... HOLY CRAP!

If your New Year's Eve festivities go without any kind of hallucinogenic after effects, you've either partied responsibly (good for you) or you haven't partied enough (just don't get behind the wheel if you or anyone you know has seen things like this).

I'm off to go toast in the New Year!
See you NEXT YEAR in 2009!

Go buy yourself something nice:

HOUSING CRISIS : SANCTUS INTERRUPTUS Part III - The Shadows on the Wall

*Continued from Part II in this series: here*
* Part I in this series: here*

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Have you ever entered a darkened room and the shadows that play upon the wall alter it's appearance? The room might seem larger - or smaller. Details become lost and your mind replaces features and surface textures that it imagines should be there.
That also occurs in the darkness outside of supposedly "haunted houses"; a loose shutter, a creaky screen-door, a dead, leafless tree casts shadowy tendrils across the eaves... reality is being played with. Mocked. What is - isn't. And what isn't certainly seems as if it might be.

Have you ever had a dream, from which you could not awaken? Or once you did so, pulling yourself free of the constricting clutches of coiled crabclaws-turned-covers... you are left wondering, while bathed in sweat... did it happen? Was it real?!?

It is there, in the shadowy nether-domains of illusion, unreality and altered perception that we stride with this entry.

So, stay ye close and follow me.

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Last installment showed an instance wherein Baron Mordo was able to remove the Sanctum Sanctorum from the Earthly plane via a spell.

Today's lead-off scenario is similar - in that the Sanctum has been removed from the Earthly plane - or HAS IT?
The tale found within Marvel Premier # 3 (the 2nd intro to a new series for the good Doctor after his last series ended, he abandoned Sorcery in Hulk # 126 and his eventual RETURN in Marvel Feature # 1) shows Strange being besieged by demons within his mind and subconscious - or truly, on another plane of reality; the Dimension of Dreams.
It is to that fertile landscape that the Sanctum was transported by Nightmare - who was a servant of : "He who sleeps, but shall Awake!"...
(aka: my all-time favorite Doc-foe; Shuma Gorath).

As always - all pages in these entries can be *clicked* to be made readable.

Sequence from Marvel Premier # 3
(written by Stan Lee with art by Barry Windsor-Smith)

While that trip to a realm of unreality was a danger most dire for the Doctor, despite having been smashed a bit and having windows broken and whatnot, regarding the Sanctum itself, however, it was merely an illusion.
To that end, it doesn't count as any kind of destruction (or even temporary disruption) of the "real-world" edifice.

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The very first issues of Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts shows that "through an orb darkly", in "a separate reality" and "amidst the madness", "where the bound'ries decay" the shadowy walls that exist betwixt and between the world of reality and the worlds of unreality are gossamer-thin at best.

The maniacal Silver Dagger knows that (now) there are substantial mystic wards placed over the Sanctum that would detect an attack from without and alert Doctor Strange to the presence of danger. But he knows that those selfsame wards would not be alarmed by activities from WITHIN!

He casts a minor spell that makes the spell by Clea upon a rabbit go awry, causing yet another WINDOW BREAKAGE!

Now, while THAT, in and of itself is hardly the destruction of one's home, the violent intrusion and stabbing to (near) death, and then the beating of one's servant, abduction of one's lover and taking of residence of the same "dead man's" home is the ultimate home invasion. The ultimate destruction of the sense of a home's security and... sanctity.

A journey to death and beyond in Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 1
(Steve Englehart, and Frank Brunner)

Strange would have to journey well into the realms that separate life and death, reality and unreality to overcome his situation.

And as Doc finds out in the realm of Agamotto - Reality or Unreality is pretty much the same thing; depending on your point of view.

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Imagine then, that circa Doctor Strange # 12 and 13, your point of view is that of an ageless entity; ETERNITY, captured and placed in a sleep-state by Nightmare, and within your fevered dreams the END OF THE WORLD comes to pass.

For one such as Eternity, whose dreams are still the very fabric of our reality, the dreaming death of one world is nothing more than the loss of a single mote of dust that we may wipe away from our eyes after sleep.

However, the world was destroyed and it is only thru the intervention of Doctor Strange that a second, replacement Earth, complete in every detail, is set into the place of the doomed first.

So, that Sanctum Sanctorum was destroyed along with the rest of the world, but was reconstructed along with everything and everyone else by Eternity.

These scenes from Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 12 & 13.
(Story by Steve Englehart, art by Gene Colan)

However, this unreal situation becomes even more shadowy once it is later revealed (retconned) that this never happened, but was merely a test of the worthiness of Stephen Strange, by his aged and departed mentor, for his becoming "one with the universe".
An illusion. A shadow-play.

Ahhh.... you feel cheated.
Imagine what that feeling was like while reading the heady story only to have the literary rug pulled away in a "new writer, new direction" editorial edict.

Still, did it happen? Was it just a dream? A test? Who can truly say for sure.
All we do know is that for a moment, the Earth was no more, and no structure could hope to long withstand it.

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What then of such a similar turn of events in the pages of Doctor Strange # 25, when tasked with foiling the machinations of the shadowy "CREATORS" (whose plotting and planning were the basis of the plot-twist-turn of the past destruction) caused the utter decimation of the "Cosmic Wheel of Change".
This caused the universe to be restructured in a haphazard manner, and the exploding of - and then immediate twisted reconstruction of - the world and the Sanctum Sanctorum.

A new world where animal versions of people roamed molten streets, men pulled cars like beasts of burden and buildings were constructed through the vision of fish-eyed lenses.

That was the world that Doctor Strange erroneously made manifest.
He unwittingly destroyed the world and it restructured itself as a funhouse mirror world.

Strange breaks the world and finds what new shape it has taken in:
Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 25
(Jim Starlin (Script), Al Milgrom (Pencils), Pablo Marcos (Inks))

Later still, he would be able to rectify this mistake, and aright the cosmic wheel, setting all as it once was.

Strange spins the wheel of fortune.
Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 28
(Roger Stern (Script), Tom Sutton (Pencils), Ernie Chan (Inks))

So, in THIS instance, an unreal event was indeed real and counts as a destruction, reassembly and then re-ordering of the Sanctum Sanctorum.

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What then of a battle that takes place on another world in another dimension. Through the Black Mirror, as seen in Doctor Strange # 44.
A battle between Strange and a powerful rival mystic; Shadowqueen Shialmar!
Such a pitched battle that the effects of it appear in our own skies and mystic lightning strikes the home and Sanctum of Doctor Strange!

"The roof...the roof...the roof is on - FIRE..."
Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 44
(Chris Claremont (Script), Gene Colan (Pencils), Dan Green (Inks))

Sara Wolfe witnesses the impossible. What would normally be the possible destruction of the Sanctum that was immediately nullified by the house (be they spells of protection or the house protecting itself)!

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Some otherworldly forces, however, don't strike from without.
Some work their way into the deepest recesses and emerge from within!

Such was the situation that faced Strange as his Sanctum was breached by the demonic N'GARAI!

Bursting and bubbling forth from the Sa'arpool, which serves as dimensional doorway to their stygian domain, the N'Garai demon pours forth hellish tentacled death into the basement of the Sanctum and promptly causes untold havoc.

It is only by the power of a spell cast with the lucky placement of 5 individuals present that Strange is able to seal off the portal and end the invasion.*

Mankind can't imagine what lurks within the basement of the Sanctum!
Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 44
(Chris Claremont (Script), Gene Colan (Pencils)).

Though not complete destruction of the Sanctum, it was a massive breach of it's borders, barriers, spells, wards and walls. It resulted in massive physical damage to the interior of the structure, if not it's facade.
This we'll consider a "maybe". There are times where to just pierce the mystical barriers of the Sanctum, can cause untold damage (and of course, a few where it doesn't. Every rule and all that...) .

* (The N'Garai eventually returned to reopen that portal, using the X-Man, Wolverine as their ensorcelled pawn. However, that portal was open and all activities happened on the other side of the aperture, as Strange and Logan battled against the demonic in Doctor Strange : Sorcerer Supreme # 41. So since nothing happened in the Sanctum - save for Wolverine attempting to kill the mystic, it doesn't factor into our exercise here.)

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However, as we have seen through shadowy hallways, Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum is no mundane mansion. It has been known, as in the case of the fire, to take care of itself against intruders.

Shadows on the walls - the walls move like shadows!

Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 44
Roger Stern (Script), Paul Smith (Pencils), Terry Austin (Inks)

In fact, it has been known to have it's walls, staircases and doorways move on their own accord!

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And as we will see tomorrow, on at least two occasions... the Sanctum Sanctorum was transported to and besieged upon...
the very streets of Manhattan!

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Series Continues - here in:
HOUSING CRISIS : SANCTUS INTERRUPTUS
- Part IV - SANCTUM on PARADE
*a THANKSGIVING DAY SPECIAL EDITION*
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