Wong (comics)

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Wong

Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Strange Tales #110 (Jul 1963)
Created by	Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Characteristics
Alter ego	Wong
Affiliations	Servant of Doctor Strange

Wong is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He is the loyal and faithful sidekick of Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth. Wong first appeared in the comic Strange Tales #147. (Although he was first mentioned in Strange Tales #110) In the 2006 miniseries Dr. Strange: the Oath, it was revealed that Wong stems from a family of monks living in Kamar-Taj. He has a cousin currently in training in the occult and has talked to him about one day replacing Wong as a servant to Dr. Strange.

His father is Hamir the Hermit^[1], the former manservant to Dr. Strange's mentor, the Ancient One. Hamir still tends the Tibetan monastery as the Ancient One's spiritual successor (while Dr. Strange was the Ancient One's mystical successor)^[2].

Wong serves as both bodyguard and manservant to the doctor. He is a master martial artist, capable at incapacitating all manner of terrestrial foe with speed and efficiency. Moreover, he is well-acquainted with the dark arts as servant to Strange. Although Wong can hold his own against mystical forces, he has no magical abilities of his own.

Wong has also been romantically involved with Sara Wolfe and later Imei, a woman betrothed to him when he was much younger. After many adventures, Imei perished, killed by Sister Nil. This was when Doctor Strange was faced with a choice of saving Imei, or saving many others. He did not choose Imei. This turned Wong against Strange for a time. They eventually made their peace.

Wong and Dr. Strange had also been working on redefining their relationship, wishing to treat each as equals instead of master and servant.

1 Alternate versions
2 Appearances in other media
- 2.1 Animation
- 2.2 Video Games
3 Footnotes
4 External link

[edit] Alternate versions

In the Amalgam Comics universe, Wong was merged with two characters; Mr. Mxyzptlk into Mxy, the manservant of Doctor Strangefate, the amalgamation of Doctor Strange and DC Comics' Doctor Fate, and with Ubu, the assassin of Ra's Al Guhl, to become Ubuwong, the manservant of Ra's A'pocalypse.

Wong also made several appearances in the Ultimate Universe, where he was once again a servant to Dr. Strange, Junior.

[edit] Appearances in other media

[edit] Animation

Wong appeared alongside Doctor Strange in the 1990s Spider-Man animated series. Wong wielded twin swords that were mystically enhanced. He was voiced by George Takei.
Wong is a former master sorceror and Strange's mentor in the animated 2007 Dr. Strange animated movie, as revealed in the animated Invincible Iron Man sneak preview and Wal-Mart exclusive comic that comes with the feature.