Dr. Strange is a made-for-TV movie based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Dr. Strange, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. It was both directed and written by Philip DeGuere. Stan Lee served as a consultant on the film, which was created as a pilot for a proposed TV series.
The starburst on Dr. Strange's costume is not on his comic book outfit; it is taken from another Marvel Comics hero, Captain Mar-Vell. Although not named, the creature that Morgan serves is visually inspired by Dr. Strange's comic book arch-nemesis, Dormammu.
Morgan Le Fay appears as Doctor Strange's foe in this TV movie. Oddly enough, Morgan Le Fay was introduced to the modern era of MVL comics in Spider-Woman#2 (after an appearance in a dream in Son of Satan#8), just a few months before the air date of this TV movie, and did not encounter Doctor Strange until Avengers#240-241, published in 1984, six years after this TV movie came out.
Morgan Le Fay was the first Marvel foe to be adapted to live action. She was later joined by the Kingpin in Trial of the Incredible Hulk, The (1989) and the Red Skull in Captain America (1990).
