Does anyone remember the Marvel house ads for a DR STRANGE series by Roger Stern and Frank Miller, back in 1980 ?
There were full-page ads for it in all the Marvel comics and magazines cover-dated February 1981.
https://comiconlinefree.com/ghost-rider-1973/issue-53/27 Miller was going to work on DOCTOR STRANGE.
But then DAREDEVIL writer Bob McKenzie left the series with issue 167, and Miller dropped his DOCTOR STRANGE commitment to focus on full creative control of DAREDEVIL, as both writer and artist. Miller began his writer/artist run in DAREDEVIL 168, with the memorable introduction of Elecktra. Which also had a full-page house ad, in Marvel issues dated Nov 1980:
https://comiconlinefree.com/howard-the-duck-1979/issue-8/56How different the comics industry might be, if Miller had remained just the artist on DAREDEVIL.
And how great it would have been, even just a few issues, to see a Stern/Miller DR STRANGE.
Stern went on to do great work on DR STRANGE with Michael Golden, Marshall Rogers, Terry Austin, Dan Green, Tony Salmons, and Paul Smith (issues 46, 48-73, from 1981-1985). But I wonder what Miller would have added to the series.
One sample of Miller's potential on DOCTOR STRANGE is his work with the character in AMAZING SPIDERMAN ANNUAL 14 (1980), Scripted by Dennis O'Neil, pencilled by Miller, and inked by Tom Palmer.
https://comiconlinefree.com/the-amazing-spider-man-1963/issue-_Annual_14In an excellent story, where Spiderman and Dr Strange team up to fight an apocalyptic threat to the world from Dormammu and Dr Doom. Very much worth reading, and some beautiful pages by Miller in his prime. I never would have selected Palmer to ink Miller, but it's a very nice combination.