By DEFENDERS #5, Valkyrie called it home at the insistence of Strange, and from there a steady stream of the group’s members flowed in and out its doors until the Defenders eventually relocated to Nighthawk’s ranch. The Defenders soon began to think of the Sanctum Sanctorum as their unofficial meeting place as early as when the Hulk arrived there in DEFENDERS #1. In fact, Strange and the house could scarcely do without Wong’s steadfast service.

The Sanctum’s true caretaker, Wong, met readers in STRANGE TALES #110 to open the door to the doctor’s first “client,” and since that time has proven himself much more than a manservant. Strange Residentsīesides Stephen Strange, the house may boast a plethora of distinguished occupants over the years, and not all of them invited or desired. The library in the house alone holds more magical marvels than any other occult holdings on the planet, and it’s where Doctor Strange goes to study, research, and sometimes only observe the forces he wields.īeyond all this, the Sanctum Sanctorum exists as the focal point for Strange’s adventures and a balm for his weary soul once they reach their end. From the lowest point in its basements to the glorious Seal of Vishanti window at its highest level, the Sanctum’s inner architecture rearranges itself to suit the needs of its master, yet also perhaps other intangible necessities. Inside, the house changes almost constantly, due to the sheer weight of the magic that suffuses it. Regardless, the Sanctum Sanctorum seems a part of its Greenwich Village surroundings to passersby, innocent people with no idea of what its walls really contain. Legends tell of the land it rests upon as witnessing mystic Native American rituals and mass graves, but the truth of it may never fully be known.

The house sits quietly, at least from outward appearances, at 1774 Bleeker Street, but from the time of its debut-along with its owner-in STRANGE TALES #110, it exists as part fact and part fiction.

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