Dormammu

Dormammu
The mystical entity Dormammu in a panel from Defenders vol. 3, #1 (September 2005). Art by Kevin Maguire.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Strange Tales #126 (November 1964)
Created by	Stan Lee (Writer) Steve Ditko (Artist)
In-story information
Species	Faltine
Team affiliations	Mindless Ones
Partnerships	Umar Satannish
Notable aliases	The Dread One; Lord of Chaos; The Great Enigma; Eater of Souls; Master of the Mindless Ones
Abilities	Mystic energy manipulation Mastery of dark magic Dimensional teleportation Immortality

Dormammu is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Strange Tales #126 (November 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books, Dormammu has appeared in six decades of Marvel publications, featuring prominently in the Doctor Strange titles and limited series as a recurring enemy of the mystic hero. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including films, animated television series, toys, trading cards, and video games.

In 2009, Dormammu was ranked as IGN's 56th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.

The character made his film debut in the 2016 film Doctor Strange, voiced by and performed through motion capture by Benedict Cumberbatch which was blended in with an unidentified British actor.

Dormammu first appeared in Strange Tales #126–127 (November – December 1964), but had been mentioned previously in dialog, along with his realm the "Dark Dimension".

Writer Mike Conroy said:

To Lee and Steve Ditko, the Lord of the Realm of Darkness and the associated invocations were just another piece of business, another way of adding depth to the otherwordly nature of Strange's adventures. However, the readers were intrigued. They wanted to know more. "It seems there was something about that nutty name, Dormammu, that was keeping Doc's devoted disciples awake at nights trying to figure out who Dormammu was," Lee explained. "I knew I was in big trouble. I had made up the name—now I had to dream up a character to go with the name. But who? How?