Dormammu

This article is about the supervillain. For the reigning World Chess Champion, see Gukesh Dommaraju.
Dormammu
Dormammu taken from a variant cover of Bring on the Bad Guys: Dormammu #1
(August 2025).
Art by Miguel Mercado
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceStrange Tales #126
(November 1964)
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Steve Ditko (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesFaltine
Team affiliationsMindless Ones
PartnershipsUmar
Notable aliasesLord of the Dark Dimension
The Great Enigma
Lord of Darkness
The Dread One
Lord of Chaos
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, speed, and durability
  • Mystic energy manipulation
  • Dimensional teleportation
  • Mastery of dark magic
  • Energy projection
  • Body possession
  • Power bestowal
  • Size alteration
  • Immortality
  • Time travel

Dormammu (/dɔːrˈmɑːmuː/) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Dormammu first appeared in Strange Tales #126 (November 1964). He is the extra and inter-dimensional demonic entity and deity brother of Umar and the uncle of superheroine Clea who rules over the Dark Dimension. The character has endured as a recurring antagonist of the superhero Doctor Strange.

Dormammu has appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including films, animated television series, toys, trading cards, and video games. He made his live-action debut in the 2016 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange, performed through motion capture by Benedict Cumberbatch and voiced by a mixture of Cumberbatch and an unidentified British actor.

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