The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak

Classification: Magic Spell

Creator: Cyttorak

User/Possessors: Cyttorak, Ancient One (Yao), Alessandro Cagliostro, Azrael (Lord Phyffe), Clea, Crimson, Demonicus, Daniel and Jericho Drumm, Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom), Doctor Stephen Strange, Dormammu, Heka-Nut, Ian Fate, Kaecilius, Loki Laufeyson, Master Khan, Modred the Mystic, Baron (Karl) Mordo, Morgan Le Fay, Augustyne Phyffe, the Priest of Sickles, Jacob Roark, Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Silver Dagger (Isaiah Curwen), Spite, Stan Lee, the Survivor (Cyttorak's daughter), Margali Szardos, Umar, Zelma Stanton, Zom;
    possibly Kaluu, Kulan Gath, Illyana Rasputin;
    Reality-691: Talon & possibly Krugarr (both 31^st century);
    future incarnation of Wiccan (Billy Kaplan),

First Appearance: Strange Tales I#124/2 (September, 1964)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Crimson Bands are used primarily to restrain an opponent. The Bands usually surround the target and ensnare it. They can constrict, they can simply confine, they can hit and they can banish to another plane.
    Most of these effects belong to the scope of Evocation.

    The Bands are made of crimson energy which shed light, usually crimson, with some exceptions. The Bands can exert a force that, in many cases, makes them act as they were concrete. When they become concrete, they are subject to the rules of physical mechanics. This means that great physical strength can break them and another kind of force (magic, for example) can do as well.

    Rarely do the Bands stay concrete after broken or after the magic wanes. There are few events that prompt to speak about the Bands as a material. The physical resistance of the Bands can vary, depending on the concentration of the caster, his magical skill, his raw magic power, the Universe where the Bands were evoked, etc.

    The interaction of the Bands with the material plane in few cases translates into empowering other spells or effects.

    Another extensive group of functions which the Bands perform falls into Abjuration. The purpose is protection, may it be self-defense or safety for other people, places or objects. However, often the Bands were used to banish enemies elsewhere and to seal from ordinary passages to dimensional gateways.

    A greatly useful ability of the Bands is the search for a target. This aspect is obvious when the target is before the caster, but not when it is far away. The greater the spell-caster, the longer the range of research. Cyttorak himself sent his Tendrils to find and grab a space-ship flying into an interdimensional corridor, from a different universe.
    On the other side of the greatness there can be an exclamation involving the Bands, called to borrow self-confidence and knowledge for performing much easier tasks.
    All these uses can be gathered in the scope of Divination.

    The intervention on the material plane can reach molecular level. Not often the Bands fall in the Transmutation scope, but when they do, material things are mended, repaired, restored or disintegrated. The transmutation also works on living creatures.

    The scopes of Illusion and of Conjuration can be reached by the Bands, although this happened only in other realities.      

Aliases: Seven Bands of Cyttorak, Crimson Bands of Cyterokk, Crimson Bands of Cytorrak, Crimson Bands of Cyttorack, Bands of Light, Hands of Cytorrak, Fetters of Red Cyttorak

Qualities: Crimson, usually. On the Earthly Plane, the Bands are comprised of the same strands of energy that hold the Universe together.

Quantity: Seven.

Size: Proportional to the magic power that the conjurer possess and employ, to his skills and knowledge of the Mystic Arts and to his faith in Cyttorak.
    The most common size is: wide "as a beauty queen's sash, ten times thick and several times long" as learned by Zelma Stanton.

History:
(New Avengers II#16.1 (fb) - BTS / Civil War II#5 (fb) - BTS) - The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak spell was inscribed in the Book of the Ancient Scrolls, chapter 53.

(New Avengers II#17 (fb) - BTS) - The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak were reported into the Book of the Vishanti.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#7/2 (fb)) - During his training under the Ancient One, Baron Karl Mordo conjured the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and made them dance.

(Strange Tales I#133/2 - BTS) - Doctor Strange tried to convince Nazakka that he could defeat Shazana, giving his word upon the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.

(Strange Tales I#142/2 - BTS) - Stephen Strange defined the Crimson Bands as "precious" in a situation when he had no time at his disposal to escape from the Minions of Mordo and he had to use the Bands.

(Strange Tales I#154/2 - BTS) - Doctor Strange made a promise to himself, on the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.

(Juggernaut II#3 (fb)) - For decades a man working at the Forge of Cyttorak, in the snowy mountains of North Korea, used artifacts to evoke the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. He did it until he discovered how to maintain their cohesion on Earth, up to create a sort of armor made of crimson bands. He waited for Cyttorak's choice to deem him worthy of serving his god as his avatar. But when Cain Marko, who had been the Juggernaut before, came to the Forge, the armor embraced Marko as the Juggernaut.

(Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers#1 (fb) - BTS) - In the Crimson Cosmos, the Mourningspyre psionically broadcasted its story, telling that the Crimson Bands were Cyttorak's greatest weapon. The only being alive to hear it was Tony Stark.

(Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider (fb) - BTS) - Dusk told to Scarlet Spider that Doctor Strange was always talking about the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.

History of the Bands grouped by scope: Abjuration, Divination, Evocation, Transmutation

Scope: Abjuration

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Crimson Bands can protect from physical and magic effects, reducing them down to annihilating them. A different way to avoid a threat is seen when the Crimson Bands banish someone. Usually the banishment is used to send a dangerous enemy back to his original plane of existence, or to a far place where it is difficult to come back; the banishment can also be used to do the same with allies and non-evil entities. The protection purpose can be fulfilled also separating two or more different environments, which involves locking down doors, holes, objects, passages up to dimensional gates.

Casting Time: A few seconds
Range: From self to very long (planetary)
Components: A mandatory component, probably at caster's choice among:

• a somatic component: fingers/hands/arms movement
  
• a verbal component, such as:
  
  Hoggoth steady now my hands. Oshtur guide me past my fear.
  Spin faster -- faster crimson bands -- draw back the power into this sphere.  (Doctor Strange: From the Marvel Vault)
  
  
  And now, by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak...
  let your spell be lifted...
  let the veil of ages fall away!  (Strange Tales I#124/2)
  
  
  Let the Crimson Bands thus be dissolved!  (Strange Tales I#132/2)
  
  
  And now, by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, I force my barrier back, back--
  back to the outer reach of my empire, where you shall remain forevermore!  (Strange Tales I#134/2)
  
  
  By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak,
  by the shadowy shades of the Seraphim,
  I command thee -- begone!  (Strange Tales I#150/2)
  
  
  By Raggadorr's Seven Rings!
  By Cyttorak's Crimson Bands!
  Let yon demons feel Valtorr's Stings --
  So Dr. Strange commands!  (Strange Tales I#152/2)
  
  
  By the seven Bands of Cyttorak --
  by whom all things are held --
  by the dark-souled Demons of Denak --
  now be these bands dispelled!  (Doctor Strange I#175)
  
  
  Thus let the Crimson Bands ... begone! (Defenders I#13)
  
  
  Vanish away now, Bands of red --
  the need for you has likewise fled!  (Doctor Strange II#9)
  
  
  By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak... no!  (Doctor Strange II#19)
  
  
  Crimson bands of Cyttorak! Banish this flood!  (Doctor Strange: Nightmare - prose novel)
  
  
  The time is come to weave a spell...
  and, by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak weave it I shall!
  In the name of the Eternal Vishanti... Let the trance be done!
  Let the veil be torn!
  With new life begun...
  be you now reborn!  (Amazing Spider-Man#109)
  
  
  Seven Rings has Raggadorr
  indigo to deepest black
  but Oshtur grant me something more
  crimson Bands of Cyttorak!  (Doctor Strange II#55, Marvel Team-Up III#4)
  Close tight, ye Bands of Cyttorak, and hear me, hosts so clannish,
  that by the will of Dr. Strange may D'Spayre now vanish!  (Doctor Strange II#55)
  
  
  By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, let this house be sealed!
  Let no influence enter or leave!  (Marvel Fanfare I#8/1)
  
  
  Let the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak encircle thee with sorcerous might...
  then bear thee to oblivion...beyond the darkest void of night!  (Moon Knight I#36)
  
  
  In the name of the Hosts of Hoggoth I cast you out!
  Cyttorak's bands bar your way--
  and the Seraphim shield the innocents here!  (Strange Tales II#19)
  
  
  Out of the light--to battle the black--
  come, Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!
  Drive this creature, fierce and Stark--
  back into the outer Dark!  (Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#17/1)
  
  
  And may the Crimson Bands of Cyttorack guide and deliver us!  (Guardians of the Galaxy I#32)
  
  
  Let this way be proof 'gainst all attack
  by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!  (Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual#4/2)
  
  
  By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak,
  the Eye of Agamotto,
  the Mists of Morpheus...  (Amazing Spider-Man I#500)
  
  
  

Duration: From instantaneous to long. In some cases, if the caster leaves the dimensional plane where the spell has been cast, the spell breaks.
Primary effects: protection from harm, physical and psychic. Remove enchantments, block the reception of magic. Banish creatures to their plane of existence (mainly) or another plane chosen by the caster. Seal passages and objects.
Collateral effects: A lightning bolt.

History:

(X-Men I#33 (fb)) - Hundreds of years before the birth of Stephen Strange, a young Mystic, who would become the Ancient One, traveled to the Temple of Cyttorak and had to fight Xorak the Outcast. The Mystic used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to draw Xorak back into the Ruby of Cyttorak.

(Doctor Strange: From the Marvel Vault) - Tyanon, a chaos-entity, had just manifested on the earthly plane and Doctor Strange had already tried a banishing spell which failed. The Doctor had still not guessed that his spells fed Tyanon's familiar and that the familiar was actually the living portal for his mistress. When the apprentice sorcerer understood the real situation, he conjured the appropriate spell, involving the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. The Bands formed a sphere and absorbed the magic power previously received by the familiar, thus breaking the link with Tyanon. The chaos-entity lost her grasp on the Earth plane, banished.

(Strange Tales I#124/2) - Strange banished Zota's spell on Cleopatra invoking the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. The dispel worked because Strange had previously deprived Zota of his magic powers, otherwise it would have failed.

(Strange Tales I#132/2) - Kaecilius dispelled the Crimson Bands he had evoked shortly before.

(Strange Tales I#134/2) - Dormammu created a new barrier to restrain the Mindless Ones' horde. The barrier resisted the obtuse fists and to the optical blasts of the monsters. Invoking the power of the Bands, Dormammu pushed the barrier to confine the Mindless Ones back in their reserve. Hidden, Clea brought away the device the she had set up before, to weaken the previous barrier.

(Strange Tales I#150/2) - The Ancient One banished Marduk's Sacred Griffin with mysterious gestures and calling on the Bands of Cyttorak and the Shades of the Seraphim.

(Strange Tales I#152/2) - The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak were part of a dispel against some demons of the Dark Dimension, the greater part of the banishment was played by Valtorr's Stings. Doctor Strange conjured Valtorr's Stings because ha was assaulted by demons that had materialized before him. The senseless demons only sought his destruction, so surrounded, ensnared and constricted the mystic. Even so, the bolts produced by the spell did not harm Strange, but dispelled the demons, hurling them back to the limbo whence they came.

(Doctor Strange I#175) - Entrapped by Rings of Negativistic, Nihilistic Force, Doctor Strange's astral form was being crushed as the Rings shrunk. He called the Seven Bands of Cyttorak (and the Demons of Denak) to dispel them. The dispel had repercussions on the physical plane, reaching the Satan-Sphere used by the Sons of Satannish, shattering it.

(Defenders I#13) - With a simple command, Strange dismissed the Bands of Cyttorak he had evoked few seconds before.

(Doctor Strange II#9) - Crimson Bands of Cyttorak had restrained Orini while Doctor Strange sustained his battle against Umar, and after, while Gaea herself fought Dormammu and forced the Dread One to leave the Earthly realm. Only then, Strange dispelled the Bands, with a hand gesture and worded commands.

(Doctor Strange II#19) - In the 18^th century, during a travel in time, Doctor Strange called upon the power of the Crimson Bands to kill seemingly Benjamin Franklin. Actually the sorcerer knew that Franklin was an illusion created by Stygyro, so the fiery effect only dispelled the illusion.

(Doctor Strange II#23) - In the Quadriverse, Dr. Strange had to fight a green cyclopean monster. To get rid of it, Strange used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to open a tunnel that dragged the cyclops to the limits of the Quadriverse, banishing him.

(Doctor Strange II#25) - Doctor Stranger Yet magically attacked by surprise an already surprised Doctor Strange. Dr. Strange's exclamation calling the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak was probably the immediate reaction to defend himself. A crimson shield protected him from the blazes and the shards hurled at him.

(Doctor Strange: Nightmare - prose novel) - In a Dream Dimension, Doctor Strange used the Crimson Bands to seal a portal. The door he had opened expelled tons of water but also a tentacle reaching out Strange. The Crimson Bands worked banishing the water, that disappeared instantly and almost entirely, but also severing the massive tentacle of the unseen creature beyond the portal. Once the Bands sealed the whole passage, Doctor Strange closed the door.

(Amazing Spider-Man#109) - Doctor Strange needed help from Spider-Man to weave... a spell! The spell called upon the power of the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, but the Master of the Mystic Arts needed complete concentration to perform it, so the Web-Slinger had to take care of the armed enemies swarming around the magician. The spell also used the power lent by the Vishanti. It saved the High Priest, Sha-Shan's father, breaking the deep trance he was in, so deep that he seemed dead.

(Doctor Strange II#55) - Almost every finger of Doctor Strange's hands produced a Crimson Band. The Bands whirled and coiled around D'Spayre, bands which power was aided by the Rings of Raggadorr, too. The Bands begun closing, forming a Sphere. Even so the Fear Lord wasn't incapacitated; he produced an illusion of Clea begging for help. However, Strange had regained his self-confidence and didn't fall in the trap, and he continued to recite the enchantment. The Sphere closed, and D'Spayre was banished. A roaring lightning-bolt came out the Sanctum Sanctorum main window, without causing any damage.

(Moon Knight I#36) - The Crimson Bands joined in one large crimson circle that gathered Amutef's demons that were attacking Moon Knight and Frenchie. Strange lifted the circle to the sky, then banished the demons.

(Marvel Fanfare#8/1) - Strange shielded his house using the power of the Bands, in order to protect it from the realm of Shadows and from the Slitherer in Shadows.

(Strange Tales II#19/2) - Jacob Roark used Cyttorak's Bands and other spells to banish an "Old One" creature, trying to defend his grandsons.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#17/1) - Marie Laveau had summoned a crawling creature using the Darkhold, and Doctor Voodoo's wanga powders were ineffective against it. Understanding the nature of the monster, Doctor Strange used the Crimson Bands. The red tendrils attached to the creature's tentacles, forcing it back whence it came from.

(Mighty Avengers I#9) - Doctor Doom entrapped Iron Man using the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. The Bands corrupted Iron Man's armor energetic stream. A mighty ram of Sentry forced Doom to break the spell.

(Avenging Spider-Man#8 (fb)) - Strange begun to evoke the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to seal the entrance to the Symkarian embassy, but an energy blast shot by Doctor Doom caused the Sorcerer Supreme to lose his concentration, so the Bands vanished.

(Guardians of the Galaxy I#32) - To help Major Victory to help his friend Charlie-27, Doctor Strange had to lead the Major from the 20th century to the 31th. The journey, to be fast, had to cross the Dark Dimension. The Crimson Bands of Cyttorack were not involved in the opening of the Dimensional Gate, but were used as guide in the surreal landscapes and lethally dangerous places the two had to pass by.

(Midnight Sons Unlimited#6/3) - The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak surrounded Clea, who conjured them to shield herself from Ghost Rider's hellfire. Immediately after, she became invisible to deceive Verdelet the vampire, so she had to cease the Bands' spell.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme Annual#4/2) - Clea used the Bands of Cyttorak to seal an underground passage. The pursuers, sorcerers and fiends, servants of Dormammu's, smashed their forces against it, but the passage was closed to them. It had to resist for the time that Clea and Sharr would reach Dormammu's throne room, and so it did. When Clea crossed Dormammu's' Portal of Passage, however, the spell could not continue anymore.

(Amazing Spider-Man I#500) - Thousands of Mindless Ones invaded New York through a dimensional gate. Doctor Strange cast a spell to send them back, a spell that involved the Bands of Cyttorak, too. After the casting, a roar and a thunder covered his voice. A light shone, a light not coming from Earth. Then the gate begun to break, but carried back all the Mindless Ones that entered through it. After a final flash, they were all banished.

(Marvel Team-Up III#4) - The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak were empowered by the Rings of Raggadorr. The Bands imprisoned Iron Maniac. Nonetheless, the Tony Stark from Earth-5012 had a desperate plan even for such an eventuality: he activated a bomb from inside the cage of bands. The devastating explosion destroyed the Bands. Stark had disappeared.

(Avengers IV#11) - The Crimson Bands were the Spell of Containment of one of the Infinity Gems. Doctor Strange had cast the spell to keep the Gem safe and far from any hand and knowledge. So he also hid the Gem onto the Astral Plane.

    Nonetheless, Parker Robbins found the Gem on the Astral Plane thanks to the other gems in his possession. Once there, he found Thanos the Mad Titan shattering the Bands and seizing the last Infinity Gem.

(Avengers IV#12) - Bands starting and finishing nowhere to be seen in the Astral Plane hovered around Thanos and Robbins while the two bargained about the last Infinity Gem. In the end, Robbins guessed that Thanos was lying to him. "Thanos" revealed his true identity: Doctor Strange!

(Savage Avengers#23) - After slaying Shuma-Gorath with a dagger, Strange bathed the blade in the Elder God's blood, then covered the blade with the Crimson Bands, in order to hide its stench from Kulan Gath's perception.

(Savage Avengers#26) - The dagger was hidden by Strange, and revealed during a mortal fight against the god-like powered Kulan Gath. Gath could still not sense Shuma-Gorath's blood thanks to the Bands. When Doctor Strange removed the Bands, the scent reached the evil sorcerer's senses.

(Marvel Zombies: The Hunger) - Zelma Stanton used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to bar the passage from a time portal. She was convinced that that spell wasn't suited for that work. It was quite difficult to maintain the spell because she was contemporaneously throwing spells at Morgan Le Fay. Nico Minoru noticed that the scarlet ribbons of energy had started to shred. With a spell she gathered all the zombies and parts of zombies and, when Zelma dismissed the Bands, the zombies were flung into the time-stream.

Scope: Divination

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Bands find information, creatures and items. The targets can be invisible or unknown to the caster; it has very little importance because the divination power of the Bands drive them toward the conscience of the target, or his soul; thus the search function work with the astral forms, too. The Crimson Bands are able to split, in order to cover a greater area of hunt. When used in conjunction with the Lamp of Lucifer, the information retrieved regard the immediate past and the present, but they are not limited by distance or location. Even galactic-wide cataclysms that happened on other planes can be witnessed through images but without sound.

Casting Time: A few seconds
Range: The Crimson Bands can extend from the immediate surroundings of the caster to:

• geographical distances, for example, to cover a metropolitan town area;
  
• interplanetary distances, for example from Earth to Sun,
  
• dimensional distances, for example from the Crimson Cosmos to an inter-spatial corridor.

Components: A mandatory component, probably at caster's choice among:

• a somatic component: fingers/hand/arm movement
  
• a verbal component like:
  
   Let the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak surge forth,
   seeking the one who is near.  (Strange Tales I#132/2)
  
  
  Flaming Lamp of Lucifer! By Cyttorak's Crimson Bands!
  Reveal the image I do seek -- Umar so commands!  (Strange Tales I#151/1)
  
  
  
• a material component like: the Lamp of Lucifer
  
  
  

Duration: Concentration, few minutes.
Primary effects: The caster retrieves the information needed about the target, which is usually its location, but, combined with other scopes of the spell, sometime it involves its capture, damage and other effects.
Collateral effects: None.

History:

(Strange Tales I#132/2) - Demonicus, minion of Mordo, conjured the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to find a hidden enemy whose vital force he had sensed. The enemy was Doctor Strange in astral form, and he was forced to flee, swiftly, because the crimson circles could touch him even in that state. Moreover, Strange wasn't allowed to use any enchantment, because the Minion would sense the magical source and find him. The crimson circles widened to surround the entire Sanctum house, but also tightened their spaces. Strange managed to escape at the last moment. When Demonicus did not feel the life-force anymore, he banished the Bands.

(Strange Tales I#151/2) - Umar was using the Lamp of Lucifer to learn about things of the past. When she recited the formula involving the Bands of Cyttorak, the Lamp showed them the connection between Dormammu and Doctor Strange: Clea! Asking again about the human sorcerer, the Lamp showed episodes of Doctor Strange's deeds. When the power of the Bands waned, Umar called a different power.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#1) - As Kaecilius had used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak years before to find his enemy, so did Dormammu when possessing the body of Doctor Strange. The Dread One did even better than Kaecilius, because his Bands were not limited to the Sanctum Sanctorum, but rather they extended all over New York at such a speed that even thought could not beat them. They were able to reach the sun or the tiniest shadow, but, regardless, they swiftly reached Doctor Strange's astral form. The Bands split when one Doctor Strange became many Doctors Strange, thanks to magic (probably the Images of Ikonn), because each illusion kept a piece of the Doctor's energy. The one-eyed Sorcerer, however miscalculated the speed of the Bands, and one of them grabbed him. The pain forced the Form to fall from the sky and through the floor, while Strange cast spell after spell to break free, and finally freed he was when the Band shattered into pieces. The result was that the magician was so drained of power that even his Astral Form was reduced in size. The little energy he stored was still enough for another Band to find him. This time Doctor Strange used a different trick. He flung himself in the brain of a rat and withdrew his astral senses, shutting down all his powers. The Band was so near that it passed through the rat, examining the being, but found nothing, so streaked away.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#44 (fb)) - Enormous Crimson Tendrils, very similar to the Bands of Cyttorak were created by Cyttorak in his realm.

    The ruler of the Crimson Cosmos sent the Tendrils to intercept Galactus' space-ship. The ship was traveling into an inter-spatial corridor, directed to the Relay Dimension.
    The crimson tendrils were able to pass through the walls of the corridor to reach their goal. They grasped the bubble-ship that transported Galactus, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange and, above all, Nova. The target of the hunt was presumably the herald, because Cyttorak wanted a high priestess to worship himself. Strange tried to free the ship hitting the gigantic tendrils with Eldritch Bolts, but the Bands of Light grabbed him. Nova had apparently better results, burning the tendrils with her fire, because the tendrils left the ship free, but the chrome-red tentacles soon captured her, too. The tendrils, with their grip strong as chrome steel receded to whence they came, dragging the two prisoners with them.
    The Sorcerer and the Herald were brought into the Crimson Cosmos.

Scope: Evocation

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Bands are energy evocations which force can interact with the reality as well as matter and energy does. The most common interaction is with an enemy that must be stopped, controlled or confined. In this case the target is ensnared by the Bands, or enwrapped, encaged and so on. For this purpose, the Bands can change dimensions and shape, and can also connect or join themselves to create other forms like spheres, cages, circles and polyhedrons. Once the adversary is under the Bands' clutch, the caster can exert a constriction that can be strong and painful for the target. These evocations can also function in the opposite way, surrounding the target to protect him from the hazards from the outside, or exerting an expanding force.

    There are cases when the Bands act as material objects. A cage of energy has gaps that can be used to pass between the bars; gaseous agents, light, electricity, sound can do the same. Exceptional beings can make solid objects made of bands that stays solid for long periods of time, like Cyttorak (Tendrils) or his daughter (armors, Mourningspyre).
As for the Bands of Cyttorak intended as matter and not as coherent energy nor temporary solid energy, see here.

    The durability of the Bands is quite high. They can contain the Hulk. About the resistance to bludgeoning stresses for a long time, the energy barrier in the Dark Dimension, that holds at bay the Mindless Ones from they unending attacks, works quite well.
    The Bands are resistant to extreme temperatures too, like the explosion of a supernova or the absolute cold of outer space.

    The functions of the Bands' shapes can, of course, be less conflict-oriented. Tongues, ropes, cradles made of Bands can be evoked when the caster needs them.

    The Bands can be used as a means of attack, even if rarely seen, like a Flaming Whip.

    When the Bands are supposed to hold for a while, it is sometime dependent on the concentration on the spell. Releasing the concentration for an instant can break the spell. When the spell is intended to last for a long time, it may be necessary to renew of the spell, depending on the power of the being held and on the power of the wielder of the bands.

    The interaction is also effective on other planes and dimensions. The Bands are effective on Astral Forms, and they also function on the Astral Plane, on the Dream Dimension, and other such realms. "Strange matter" is quite effective at disrupting the Bands evoked on the Earthly Plane.

Weaknesses: The Bands are not indestructible even though they can contain the Hulk. Their resistance is less absolute against magic. A Spell of Dissolution can liquefy them, given enough time to cast it. There are other counter-spells, one of them likely uses the Flames of the Faltine. The timing is essential, the quicker the counterspell, the greater the probability for it to succeed.
    Some magic weapons, imbued with the peculiar ability to break spells, are able to break the Bands, for example, the Black Blade and the Soulsword.
    Armors can be imbued with sorcery that repel the Bands; such peculiar enchantments are known to the N'Garai.
    A mixture of science and Dark Dimension magic can equip a golem with the ability to become intangible for the Bands.
    Some magic beings possess sufficient magic for breaking the Bands or compromising their integrity.

Casting Time: Few seconds
Range: Interdimensional; usually medium (30 feet)
Components: A mandatory component, probably at caster's choice among:

• a somatic component: fingers/hand/arms/body movement
• a verbal component like:
  
  I call upon the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to encircle the intruder--
  in a trap of doom!
  Now may the Crimson Bands grow smaller--smaller--
  dwarfing all that exist within their fatal embrace!!  (Strange Tales I#128/2)
  
  
  By Cyttorak's seventh crimson band --
  Let this flaming whip ensnare your hand!  (Strange Tales I#165/2)
  
  
  Seven Rings has Raggadorr
  indigo to deepest black
  but Oshtur grant me something more
  crimson Bands of Cyttorak!  (Doctor Strange II#55, Marvel Team-Up III#4)
  
  
  By the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak which kept Polymeth chained,
  I conjure strands of primal force to keep this clash contained.  (Defenders I#109)
  
  
  May the crimson bands of Cyttorak bind you now!  (Doctor Strange: Nightmare - prose novel)
  
  
  In these hallowed halls of mystic power,
  the blood of friends has spilled the hour,
  encase this fiend in the scarlet sack--
  the crimson bands of Cyttorak!  (Marvel Comics Presents#79/4)
  
  
  By the mighty hands of Oshtur and the Bands of Cyttorak,
  grant me now the power and fury to force my foeman back!  (Doctor Strange II#62)
  
  
  In this dark plane, unknown to men,
  where mansion flew, beyond's Earth's ken,
  may Devil's Child be now held back--
  by the Crimson's Bands of Cyttorak!  (Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#6)
  
  
  Be the demon child hurled back--
  by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!
  And when she's vented wrath and rage--
  those selfsame rings become her cage!  (Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#8/1)
  
  
  Let now commence my mystic attack--
  with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!  (Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular#1/4)
  
  
  While the Shield of the sheltering Seraphim holds the legions of Demon-Things back--
  let these Fomor before me be shackled--by the fetters of red Cyttorak--
  that my magic may hurl them forever to the dark realms of the Dreaded Denak!  (Black Knight II#4)
  
  
  May the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak encircle D'Spayre around--
  till he be cut off from human sense--from sight and touch and sound!  (Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#40)
  
  
  Let me now escape from Ikonn's attack
  bind him with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!  (Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#49)
  
  
  An evil self may lie within the mirror's smooth and silver skin.
  Bind the darkness through mirror crack'd
  the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!  (Marvel Team-Up II#8)
  
  
  Crimson Bands of Cyttorak bind my assailant!  (Defenders III#1)
  
  
  By the Crimson Bands of Cyterokk,
  I'm really gonna clean your clock!  (Stan Lee meets Doctor Strange#1/1)
  
  
  In the name of the Eternal Vishanti, let loose the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!  (Doctor Strange III#2)
  
  
  By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, be restrained!  (Doctor Strange III#5)
  
  
  The Crimson Bands!  (Savage Avengers#23)
  
  
  May the infected foe now be held back
  By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!  (Marvel Zombies: The Hunger)
  
  
  
• a magical staff
  
  

Duration: Concentration, or renewal.
Primary effects: Bands of Crimson energy grabbing or surrounding a target, with high resistance to stress from internal and external forces.
Collateral effects: The Bands can be psychically connected to the wielder under particular circumstances. A strain which affects the Bands on the physical plane causes a psychic feedback on the spell-caster. The pain can even cause the caster to faint.

(Doctor Strange II#42) - The Warriors of the Golden Dragon, sorcerers who served the Shadowqueen Shi'almar, attacked Stephen Strange under their Masters' orders. Strange survived the ambush and used the Crimson Bands to get rid of one of them, grabbing him and swatting him apart.

(Doctor Strange II#45) - An elder demon god of the N'Garai, came out of a Sa'arpool, and transformed Wong and Sara into his thralls. Strange did not want to use lethal force to stop them, so he conjured the Bands of Cyttorak to bind them. But the N'Garai had guessed this attack and had equipped his slaves with armors that reflected the crimson rings. Soon, Strange found himself restrained by his own bands, and he had to counterspell them.

(Defenders I#95) - Dracula, Lord of Vampires was overpowering the Defenders. Doctor Strange guessed that there was something different in the vampire, so, tried to entrap him as he had done in previous fights. Purple Bands enveloped Dracula, forming a sphere, but the Count broke them easily, too easily, as he had never done before. Only after Daimon Hellstrom exorcised Dracula, and the demons left his body, the Lord of Vampires regained his will and consciousness.

(Doctor Strange II#47) - The Bands of Cyttorak that Stephen Strange cast upon Clea were only a test for her concentration skills. She was already performing the scholastic process to evoke the Seven perfect Rings of magical force known as the Rings of Raggadorr. When the Bands grabbed Clea, she lost attention, and the blue Rings shattered. Strange dismissed the Bands spell.

(Doctor Strange II#55) - The many Bands evoked by Strange, which restrained D'Spayre in a Crimson Sphere, were only the first part of a more complex banishing spell.

(Thor Annual I#9) - In the Dark Dimension, Umar surrounded Jane Foster with Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to restrain her. The Faltine sorceress, then, received a fierce blow from Thor, but the Bands persisted. Only when Mjolnir's energy struck, Umar collapsed and the Bands disappeared.

(Defenders I#104) - Ian Fate, while deflecting a spell from Doctor Strange, entrapped the mystic in the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. It was his most powerful spell, so, when Strange counter-spelled it, Fate was utterly surprised.

(Defenders I#105) - In the Realm within the Resurrection Stone, Mister Fantastic, the Beast and Doctor Strange were attacked by crystal dinosaur-like monsters. The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak took the shape of two large rings that surrounded and shattered two monsters. In less than a minute, the heroes destroyed all of them. 

(Doctor Strange II#62) - In another reality, on an interdimensional Astral Plane, a single crimson ring held back Dracula. The spell was cast by Dr. Strange while in astral form, and was supposed to put the vampire's astral form on the defensive. Unfortunately, Dracula was empowered by the external energies of the Cult of the Darkhold, so, against his increased might, the ring lasted only for some moments. Dracula managed to approach Strange and break the crimson remnants. Immediately after, Strange conjured the Crystal of Cyttorak because Dracula had shattered his Shield of Seraphim with only one blow.

(Uncanny X-Men I#191) - The Bands were evoked by Scarlet Witch to restrain Colossus. Scarlet was enthralled by Kulan Gath who had mutated the Reality of all the island of Manhattan. Illyana Rasputin recognized the spell. To help her brother, she knew she had to use the Soulsword. The sword broke the spell, and the Bands scattered into pieces.

(Doctor Strange II#77) - Strange evoked the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak against Khat. Initially the bands grabbed the demon to prevent him hurting a patient, but the magician immediately guided them to surround all the surgery team to protect them. Khat sat on the resulting sphere, understanding that he could do nothing to harm the humans inside.

(Marvel Comics Presents I#20/3) - Bobby Windhart was already protected by a spell cast by Doctor Strange. When his father Ed, possessed by a minor demon, arrived home, Strange reckoned that it was safer to envelope Bobby and his mother Mary in the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, too. The Crimson sphere hovered and resisted even while Strange cast other spells. A third spell formed a semi-sphere to hold Ed Windhart at bay for some instants, and then contemporaneously a fourth spell established a telepathic link with Mary.

(Daredevil Annual I#5) - A red sphere formed around a group of slaves of Tyrannus, imprisoning them. Doctor Strange evoked the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to make the sphere, to restrain the mutating-to-serpents men. When the sphere was closed, he could thrust his arm through the wall of the sphere, fetch Leo Baxter, and have him pass through the wall as well, while the other Tyrannus' thralls remained trapped there.

(Thor Annual I#14/1) - Fighting against Set into the Elder God's own dimension, Strange managed to hold one of his heads using the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak, but the others were free to attack the Thing and Quasar.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#6) - Strange tried his best shot, using the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, in order to defeat Mephista. Crimson streaks formed sort of bars between the magician and the demon, but her counter-spell created a green fire (probably Flames of the Faltine) which easily burned the Bands away.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#8/1) - A few hours after, Dr. Strange and Mephista confronted each other again. This time, the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, used to held her back and to restrain her, had such a strong effect that they surprised the she-demon. Actually, the spells were empowered by the Talismans re-acquired by Strange, magic items like the Wand and the Scrolls of Watoomb, the Book of the Vishanti, the Book of Eibon, the Two Gems that are One, and even the Darkhold.
    Outside, in the skies, Mephisto fought Satannish for the right to conquer Earth, meanwhile, the Bands of Cyttorak held Mephista prisoner. The Doctor took Mephista with him towards the two gigantic demons and cast other spells while the Bands still worked.
    When Mephisto fled back to hos own realm, he brought Mephista with him.

(Quasar#11) - Modred the Mystic used his dark magick to conjure the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak, so ensnaring Quasar. The hero could not move a muscle. and his eyes were covered by the Bands. Moreover, the Bands continued to constrict him, even after Modred left the scene. The Quantum Bands had no effect on the Bands' magic. Luckily, Captain Britain arrived on the scene and succeeded in breaking the Bands using his super-strength.

(Incredible Hulk II#371) - Crimson Bands of Cyttorak restrained the Hulk, whose body was possessed and transformed by Shanzar, the Sorcerer Supreme of another universe made of "strange matter". This sorcerer was able to shapeshift Hulk's body, protruding many little tentacles that grasped the Bands. His body was not governed anymore from the laws of the Hulk's universe, so he could break the Crimson Bands.

(Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular#1/4) - The Impossible Man invaded the Eschertorium in the Sanctum Sanctorum so Doctor Strange tried to restrain him with the Crimson Bands. The Poppupian grabbed the Bands without effort, with a single hand, claiming that even the kids of his race were capable to perform such a feat. Strange admitted that he used a mild hand in order not to cause any damage to the neighborhood.

(Black Knight II#3) - Morgan Le Fay evoked the Circles of Cyttorak to enwrap Doctor Strange and the Black Knight. The Circles were made of Bands of Cyttorak. The sorceress controlled the Bands to cover the Doctor's mouth so he could no voice any magical word. Brunnhilde the Valkyrie tried to sever the Bands using Dragonfang, but the sword failed. It was another blade, the Ebony Blade, that succeeded in cutting the Circles in pieces. The Circles that imprisoned Dr. Strange vanished when Balor the Fomore was shattered into pieces, an outcome that the Sorcerer considered a logical consequence.

(Black Knight II#4) - Not long after, it was Doctor Strange who used the Bands of Cyttorak against Le Fay's minions. The spell was a complex one, and the Bands were only a part of it, the part that had to restrain the Fomor legion's wave, for the brief time to complete the banishment spell.  

(Namor, the Sub-Mariner Annual#1/4) - Strange conjured the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak in an attempt to restrain Namor. This time his casting was slower than the other times, because from when the first Band appeared to when the sphere of bands was entirely formed, the Hulk had the time to punch the Sub-Mariner several times. The final punch prevented the sphere from closing around the Atlantean. 

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#25) - Doctor Strange hurled a whip-like flurry of Cyttorak's Crimson Bands against Hotamitanio. The only result was to unhorse him, and the Cheyenne God was unscathed.
 
(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#37) - Strange used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to transport the dead body of Borgo. 

(Namor, the Sub-Mariner#25) - The Crimson Bands held Namorita immobilized, even with her Atlantean super-strength. Master Khan cast the spell while already dealing with Namor's mind, using another enchantment. While the Bands kept their bonds, the mind-treatment continued, and Khan stripped the Atlantean mutant of his memories. After, too, the Crimson Bands were still working when, with another magic, Master Khan teleported the Sub-Mariner far, far away.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#40) - Strange created a sphere made of Crimson Bands of Cytorrak to imprison D'Spayre. Clea added some Faltinian Flames to reinforce the outside of the sphere, and Rintrah added a weave spell.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#44) - After Cyttorak had kidnapped Nova the, the herald of Galactus, retrieving her from another dimension, he restrained her with Crimson Tendrils, and ordered her to become his High Priestess.
    Doctor Strange convinced Cyttorak to let Nova and him go, because he already contributed to spread Cyttorak's fame throughout the universe. But the Juggernaut stole the Crimson Ruby of Cyttorak. Strange tried to restrain him with the Crimson Bands, and seeing Nova fighting to set herself free, the Sorcerer guessed that she was battling against the original prototypes of the Crimson Bands. Nova had her power cosmic burst out and break the crimson bonds.
    Cyttorak regained his Ruby and constricted the Juggernaut with Crimson Bands. Certain that his name would be spread for good and evil, he sent all the captives back to their original locations.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#49) - Surrounded by Ikonn in his multiple images (or selves), Strange tried to escape his conscription restraining him/them with the Crimson Bands. The Bands appeared but didn't obey Doctor Strange! Instead, they tried to constrict the magician, who had to fly away not to be entrapped. The Sorcerer Supreme realized that the yellow Bands were instead following the will of a higher authority: Cytorrak himself! The invocation of the Bands had provided Strange's location to the demon, and the demon, too, wanted Strange's services for the War of the Seven Spheres. The Bands obeyed their principality and attacked, so Doctor Strange was forced to use the Shield of the Seraphim to deflect them and fly away.
    The yellow bands kept on floating around Cyttorak when he pursued Strange reaching the Seraphim and the Bands were used battling Watoomb for the ownership of the Sorcerer Supreme.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#54/1) - The Crimson Bands that bound Doctor Strange were evoked by an Ancient One much younger than the One who taught magic to Stephen Strange. It was an Ancient One recalled by Eternity, from within itself and from the past. Even if Strange claimed that he could no longer call the Bands, he was able to dissolve them with a counter-spell, and the Ancient One acknowledged that such a secret was only known to the most skilled of mages.

(Marvel Super-Heroes III#14/2) - Augustyne Phyffe used a spell to enwrap seemingly Doctor Strange with crimson bands. The initial casting phase of the spell showed crimson fragments leaving his hand. Phyffe was able to control the spell to cover Strange's mouth. The bands, however. had imprisoned only an illusion. When Strange dismissed the illusion, the bands disappeared, too.

(Warlock: Rebirth#3) - On the Soulworld, Strange evoked the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak which neutralized Kray-Tor, binding him.

(Fantastic Four 2099#7) - Doctor Strange time-traveled to the future of 2099 A.D. of Earth-928.

    He evoked the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to entrap a girl who lived in his previous Sanctum Sanctorum. The girl, Jeannie, had to become his apprentice and the new Sorceress Supreme. The Bands enwrapped the girl, and Strange transported her to the X-Nation.

(X-Men Unlimited I#12) - Inside the Crimson Ruby of Cyttorak, Spite used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to restrain Gomurr's hands, and claimed that he would never free himself without his bamboo stick. Initially, the Band around the wrists was red, but soon it became green. Shortly thereafter, Spite cast the Bands again to shut Gomurr's mouth up, and a green band covered it (similar to a Clamp of Cyttorak). Spite then teleported the Juggernaut and herself to the Wellspring of Unimaginable Power, and Gomurr had to stay bonded and mute. His bonds became more yellow. Then, Tar arrived and freed Gomurr.

(Incredible Hulk II#450) - The Crimson Bands of Cytorrak were effective also in the pocket Reborn Universe created by Franklin Richards, where he saved the heroes of Earth-616. Doctor Strange managed to reach that world in his astral form and conjured the Bands to restrain the Hulk. To understand what kind of world he was in, the Sorcerer used the Eye of Agamotto to examine the Fantastic Four of that world. The Human Torch believed that the Eye's light was an attack, and Doctor Strange had to avoid his fireballs, because in that universe thought could become reality and fire could harm him. Hulk broke the Bands, although it is unclear he was helped by Doctor Strange's distraction.

(Marvel Team-Up II#8) - Attacked at his Sanctum Sanctorum, Doctor Strange, in astral form, evoked the Crimson Bands and restrained a maddened Namor, choosing as target a shadowed second personality of the Prince of Atlantis. Once inside the mansion, Namor, who could interestingly perceive the astral form, flexed his muscles in his rage, and the strain on the Bands caused a psychic backlash to the Sorcerer. Strange was surprised, as it was the first time he experienced that event. The Master of Mystic Arts revealed that the Bands were comprised of the same strands of energy that hold the Universe together. Joining his astral form with his body could avoid further backlashes, but the Sub-Mariner didn't wait for him. He broke the bands, and the pain knocked out Stephen Strange. Wong claimed that the damage was more spiritual than physical and that his Master had placed himself in a meditative trance to heal his battered psyche.

(Doctor Strange: Flight of Bones#2) - Doctor Strange had to restrain two men who attacked him. He used red Bands that covered their mouths, too, because they had magic powers (as henchmen/thralls of Jonathan White).

(Iron Man: Legacy#11) - Tina Minoru of The Pride was restrained by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak evoked by Doctor Strange. The sorceress had already been weakened by Professor Xavier's psychic assault. Strange employed other enchantments in the fight against the Pride. The Illuminati defeated the criminals, and they all were taken into custody by the police.

(New Avengers II#16.1) - Doctor Strange, still maintaining the Vishanti Spell of Illusion, was able to use the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to force a HAMMER aeroship to land.

(New Avengers II#17) - To neutralize the kinetic-absorbing power of the giant robot Ultimo, Doctor Strange used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. The Bands restrained Ultimo, so that Wolverine, Iron Fist and the other Avengers could knock it down without retaliation. A spider-robot came from the inside of Ultimo, passing through the gaps of the Bands. The spell kept on binding the giant while the fight lasted almost a minute. When the robot exploded, the Bands had already ceased to be.

(Defenders IV#3) - Nul, the Breaker of Worlds was reached by the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak evoked by Doctor Strange. Null apparently only held on for an instant, but the Bands were bedeviled, having no effect on the monster.

(Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme#11) - The Sorcerers Supreme were recruited by Merlin across time. Among them there was Wiccan, from a future where he would become the Sorcerer Supreme. Freed from the Mark of Sorrow, Wiccan fought against the cause of the Mark: Valeria Richards of his same future. Wiccan cast the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, overpowering Valeria, enwrapping body and mouth, and leaving her under Hela's and Magik's watch.

(Civil War II#5) - The Crimson Bands entangled Storm, Wolverine and Iceman. Storm released a lightning bolt that broke the Bands and sent Doctor Strange floating away.

(Infamous Iron Man#12) - Doctor Strange, sword in hand, accepted Doctor Doom's request and attacked Mephisto with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.

(Doctor Strange IV#384) - Loki bound Stephen Strange with thin bands of light red color. After a while the bands changed color to light green, to become completely light green.

(Thor VI#14) - The Bands of Cyttorak were able to hold prisoner an Odin-empowered Donald Blake. The bonds held until Thor asked Stephen to release the prisoner.

(Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers#1 (fb)) <A few years before the main story> - In the Crimson Cosmos, a baby survived the devastation brought by Cyttorak: his daughter.

    When the three mothers came to the Crimson Cosmos, bringing extinction, the child fought them, creating her army of soldiers made of Bands of Cyttorak. The soldiers had the form of Cyttorak and thus also looked like the Juggernaut. The Crimson Cosmos lost. The child crossed a dimensional portal that led her to the Nexus of All Realities in the Everglades.

(Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers#1) - The Survivor walked on Earth protected by an armor like Juggernaut's but made of Crimson Bands. She needed to build a Mourningspyre, to broadcast her story and the story of her people to the world. She chose a building in Miami, and started building a Crimson antennae made of debris and Bands, helped by her Cyttorak-like constructs. When the Avengers, Thor, Captain America and Captain Marvel (Danvers) tried to destroy the Spire, she used the Bands like projectiles to stop them. Iron Man helped her, and she was able to use the crimson Mourningspyre to broadcast.

(Fantastic Four IX) - Doctor Doom tried to restrain Galactus with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. Arcane symbols appeared on the bands that surrounded the Devourer of Worlds. Galactus stated that Magic is a force bound to the nature of the universe and that he consumes the nature of the universe. So he did, the Bands were easily broken.

(Savage Avengers#2) - Johan Richter, the Priest of Sickles used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to restrain Wolverine, but the Bands held only one arm. Wolverine was still able to slay the Hand's ninjas and to approach Richter. Unable to stop the mutant, Kulan Gath's student teleported himself away, breaking the Band's spell.

(Jane Foster Valkyrie) - Kaecilius bound Doctor Strange with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. Thin mauve bands took Strange by surprise, Kaecilius was ready to close his fist, to crush the Sorcerer Supreme. Doctor Strange, however, could free his astral form to counterattack.

(Captain Marvel XII#7) - The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak obeyed to the command given by Carol Danvers in the body of Doctor Strange. The crimson tongues restrained the Enchantress, but only for few seconds. The Asgardian claimed that even Strange was no match for her. After the Enchantress' defeat, Stephen Strange in his own body used the Bands to grab and transport the body of the sorceress.

(Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality#1) - Hobgoblin was the Sorcerer Supreme of a twisted reality that Spider-Man reminded. The criminal evoked the Bands to entrap Spider-Man, but the web-slinger was too agile and avoided them. The hunt reached the streets where Hobgoblin managed to envelope Spider-Man with the bands, after the hero was knocked out by a bus.

(Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality#2) - Hobgoblin knew the magic to find Spider-Man. He tried to ensnare him in the Bands again, but Peter's reflexes and agility were so honed that let the Bands follow him until they enwrapped just Hobgoblin. Spidey knocked him down, the Bands resisted but the criminal dissolved them.

(Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality#5) - Some days later, Hobgoblin and Mordo were defeated by the Spider-Man's alien costume, and Doctor Strange disposed of Mordo's unconscious body evoking the Crimson Bands.

(Savage Avengers#8) - The Crimson Bands were cast by a Doombot, and restrained Doctor Strange, covering his mouth. When the Doombot was beheaded by the Third Amulet of Agamotto, Strange was still bound.

(Savage Avengers#9) - Soon after, the real Doctor Doom crossed a teleport gate. Doctor Strange dissolved the Bands that held him with a double gesture of his hands. The Doombot had not cast the spell, Strange did. They had deceived Kulan Gath.

(Savage Avengers#23) - In order to stop Kulan Gath, Doctor Strange tried to close the wounds of Shuma-Gorath evoking the Crimson Bands. The wounds kept bleeding. Strange stated the they were unbindable wounds.
    After slaying Shuma-Gorath, Strange bathed the killing blade in his blood, then covered the blade with the Crimson Bands, to use it later.

(Marvel Untold: Sisters of Sorcery - Aconyte - Novel) - When the dead Agatha Harkness (in spirit) and Clea went to ask Margali Szardos for a favor, Clea mentally prepared to cast the Crimson Bands to Cyttorak, with the purpose to keep Margali from attacking. Fortunately, their talking did not degenerate, and the spell was never launched.
    Later, Clea mentally wondered if the Bands could hold the spirit of Agatha Harkness.

    Days later it was Margali Szardos that tried to use the Bands of Cyttorak to save her foster-son, Kurt. The Bands didn't work. Her magic was not anymore. It was all an illusion created by the Dreamqueen.

(Marvel Zombies: The Hunger) - Zelma Stanton conjured the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to envelop a zombie walking out of a dimensional portal. The scarlet lines started from her fingers, when they reached the zombie, they were as large as "a beauty queen's sash" but ten time thicker and much more stronger. The enemy became negligible. Other zombies came out of the portal, so Zelma repeated the same spell. Then, she evoked other Bands to make a cocoon around the portal, to seal it, at least for a while. She knew that the spell was made to entrap creatures, not to bar doors.

(Blood Hunt#3) - Clea stopped Spider-Man's assault entangling him with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. Miles Morales reacquired his self thanks to the light of the Eye of Agamotto, so the Bands could be dismissed.

(Doctor Strange VI#11) - The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak were used as bonds and reins to tame the Dragon of Cobolorum, the living role-playing game. Strange so succeeded in driving the mighty creature far from Mordo and hear his message, and make contact with Cobolorum's conscience. The Bands persisted for all the time of the conversation, until Strange went back to where Mordo was with the book of Coloborum, and left the Dragon.

(Doctor Strange: the Best Defense#1) - In a future where humanity was extinct, Stephen Strange joked about gagging the Hulk with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. Hulk was still alive but what remained of him was only his head. The source of his power had been changed, from Gamma Rays to magic.

Powers/Abilities/Functions: Magic alters matter, organic or not:

• at macroscopic level, like the pieces of a vase or the dimension of a man-sized polyhedron;
  
• at microscopic level, like the fibers of a cloak;
  
• at molecular level, like the molecules of a creature;
  
• even changing from matter to energy and vice-versa, like Mordo's emissary.

Trivial functions are the reconstruction, restoration of broken objects, but opposite than trivial is the preservation of the original magical properties of the object.

Casting Time: A few seconds
Range: Short (30 feet)
Components: A mandatory component among:

• fingers/hand/arm movement.
  
• a verbal component like:
  
  By the Seven Rings of Raggadorr...
  By Cyttorak's crimson bands!
  I send thee through the unseen door...
  Go thou where my spell command!  (Strange Tales I#135/2)
  
  
  By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak --
  by Hoggoth's Hoary horde --
  by the dreaded demons of Denak --
  my cloak now rise -- restored!!  (Strange Tales I#158/2)
  
  
  By all the seven deaths Satannish brings,
  my foe encase in seven crimson bands!
  Encircle him with seven roving rings,
  as seven seas do circumscribe the land.
  By seven darkly shadowed Seraphim,
  whose seven veils the secret sigils hide--
  these powers shall enshroud and 'prison him,
  'til seven seals at last shall open wide!  (Man-Thing II#4)
  
  
  May the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and Raggadorr's Roving Rings--
  bind up the shattered amphora which once was the prize of kings!  (Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#20/1)
  

Duration: Concentration, some minutes.
Primary effects: Change shape and substance of inanimate objects or living creatures, remold them as they were before.
Collateral effects: A starring beacon, which travels at light speed leaving a long trail and can pass through walls.

Comments: Name and use in spells created by Stan Lee. Form revealed by Steve Ditko.

    In many cases, typically, when the Bands are used to restrain enemies, the Bands immediately evoked are flexible and adaptable, almost as a liquid. Then they become solid and very few adaptable to restrain the target. When they are destroyed or dismissed they vanish. How? By magic and by behaving in a way similar to a sublimated invisible gas.

    In Iron Fist I#7 it is unclear whether the exceptional Rand's "Chi" mastering of the Iron Fist disrupted the Bands of Cyttorak (which were supposed to restrain "even the rampaging Hulk") or it was merely Master Khan, who, having convinced Daniel Rand, let the spell cease its effects.

    In Defenders I#57, the Bands of Cyttorak surrounding Hulk were white.

    In Defenders IV#3, the Bands dispelled by Nul, the Breaker of Worlds, became purple. It is possible that they assumed that color after Nul's power bedeviled them.

    The wording of the Bands' spell from Amazing Spider-Man I#109, speaking of a new life, would classify the spell as a sort of resurrection, so, Necromancy. However, the good Doctor explained to Spider-Man that the old sage was alive, and that his spell only broke the deep trance he was in. "Broke" stands for dispel, so, Abjuration.

(Amazing Spider-Man Annual#14) - When Doctor Strange was kept imprisoned by Lucius Dilby, iron manacles bonded his legs and magical Crimson rings kept his body, rings similar to the Bands of Cyttorak.
    After the Bend Sinister was avoided, Dilby was imprisoned in a transparent crystal, a polyhedron as little as a hand, a bit similar to what Demonicus did to Doctor Strange.

    Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#1 shows several scopes which a single spell effects fall in:

1.     The bands search and find their target (divination);
2.     The bands restrain the target (evocation);
3.     The bands drain the magic power (abjuration) and the Astral Form/soul (abjuration).
   

    The spell of the Tendrils that intercepted Galactus' star-ship in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#37:

1. Searched and found the ship at one dimension of distance, at least (divination);
   
2. Grabbed, ensnared, reacted and fought (evocation);
3. Tried to seize the ship, and brought Nova back to the Crimson Cosmos (conjuration).    

    In Marc Spector: Moon Knight#44, the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak were called, but the spell did not start. Doctor Strange had no time to do it. Shortly before, Moon Knight had freed himself quite easily from the Coils of Ryzzanel, the restraining effects of which are very similar to the Bands of Cyttorak's. It is a logical assumption that Strange wanted to use a stronger spell to get the same goal, so he had started the evocation.

    Cyttorak used yellow bands to assault Doctor Strange and Watoomb, in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#49. They were yellow in X-Men Unlimited I#12, too, inside the Gem of Cyttorak.

    In Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#58, Doctor Strange used a spell which evoked bands that restrained the alien sorcerer Urthona. When the casting began, the initial effect was green, but immediately afterward, the bands became purple. Had the bands been colored red, they would be the Bands of Cyttorak, but they couldn't be. It couldn't be, because Doctor Strange had recited the Emancipation Incantation weeks/months before; not only were his powers greatly reduced in those days, but the major Principalities did not lend their magic to Strange anymore.

    In Spider-Man Team-Up#6, Doctor Strange uses a Spell of Containment to hold Dracula at bay on the Astral Plane. The bonds that ensnared the Vampire seemed like Crimson Bands of Cyttorak covered by Rings of Raggadorr. Shortly after, on the material Plane, the good Doctor cast another spell, the effect of which was "crimson," a cage made of magic bars, resembling the Cage of Cyttorak.

    In Captain America & the Mighty Avengers#6, Kaluu begun reciting a spell: "By the Chthonic Powers! By rite of Satannish! Let the Bands of Cyttorak be..." but he could not finish it. Given the situation he was in, he probably wanted to restrain the demon that She-Hulk had been transformed into, so it had to be an evocation. 

    In Doctor Strange III#2 and #5, the invocations didn't gave birth to evocations. It was the Empirikul's fault, as they were stealing all the magic in the Universes. It is unrevealed at what levels of the chain of power lending the flow was interrupted or drained.

    In Stan Lee meets Doctor Strange#1, against Baron Mordo, Strange called the Crimson Bands of Cyterokk which resembled Rings. Those Rings were crimson and were more than seven, however. But... on the cover, the fight with Mordo was depicted with Seven Green Rings. Seven and Green (not Crimson); were the Rings on the cover the Rings of Raggadorr or was there a mistake of coloration of the Bands of Cyttorak? In the same scene, Doctor Strange restraining Baron Mordo with the Crimson Bands was seen again as a flashback in Amazing X-Men II#15. Among the many times that the two disciples of the Ancient One confronted each other, such a scene was never seen in present time.

    In Doctor Strange IV#384, Loki restrained Stephen Strange with thin bands of light red color. In the panel after, the bands begun to change color to light green, to become completely light green in the next panel. The thin bands were practically identical to those evoked by Kaecilius when he escaped from the Purple Dimension.

    In Monsters Unleashed II#2, when Spider-Man kidded about whipping the Colossal Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, Doctor Strange denied. No invocation had been done.

    The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak are listed, of course, in the campaign module "Domains of Doom" of TSR, year 1992, under the magic powers.

    The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak were also mentioned by Xander in the Universe of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season ten, number 13, of the comics series). Giles told Xander that the Bands were a spell from the comic books. The spell that Giles and Wollow were casting was "The scarlet bonds of <unrevealed>".

    Other spells bringing Cyttorak's name have shapes and effects very similar to the Crimson Bands. The Circles of Cyttorak are made of Bands of Cyttorak. It is unrevealed if other spells are made of Crimson Bands. It is highly likely that all those spell are made of the same crimson strands of the Bands (see Clarifications).

Per Ian McNee

1. Entities can steal energy from an unwilling source by consuming the source entirely or by draining a portion of energy from the source. This exchange is one-way. The entity takes energy.
2. Entities can be given spiritual energy unconditionally in the form of worship. Statements of worship come in the, "I believe..." format. Worshippers may also petition for favors, etc., but this form of prayer is an affirmation of their belief and of the entities existence. The worshippers expect nothing in return. This exchange is also one way. The entity is given energy. 
3. An entity may grant energy to a petitioner in answer to an invocation or prayer. The mere act of being asked gives the entity power and so to encourage this action, some spiritual beings will grant power to an individual who invokes their name in the proper way. The entity may chose to ignore the request. I would theorize that the spiritual energy or "mystic potential" present in the petitioner plays a part in how often requests are granted. The invocation or prayers of an individual who has large amounts of spiritual energy would provide the entity with a more enticing exchange and they would be more inclined to answer them.

   Further, I believe the Rings of Raggadorr are sentient.

    Doctor Strange in person claimed: "Each time a magician invokes a higher being by name... chanting "By the Demons of Denak", relying upon "the Wand of ..." ... power is borrowed. Each lendings begs consequence of some sort." see Doctor Strange IV#10.
    Invoking powerful Entities to bolster and strengthen defenses, attacks, purposes and so on is quite logical, and sometime the words not spelled were something similar to "help me to...". Powerful entities can lend their power even after such short invocations, even if merely thought. Some of these cases could be classified as immediate Abjurations (with a protective effect), others as immediate Divination (to understand what is happening), others as immediate actions (like evocations, to attack or restrain), and so on. When these invocations don't involve a spell, cannot be classified in the previous scopes. Nonetheless they are reported here for future investigations. 

Exclamations:

(Strange Tales I#131/2) - The narrator asked for assistance from the Bands:

    Behold! By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.....may the Vishanti speak your name softly!

...to influence the Vishanti's inclination toward the reader? In that case the spell would be an Enchantment.

(Strange Tales I#133/2) - When Doctor Strange tried to convince Nazakka that he could defeat Shazana, it is very unlikely that he was using the power of the Bands to modify her behavior with an enchantment spell.

(Doctor Strange II#1) - Exclamation by Clea because she was astonished by Silver Dagger's enlarging spell.

(Doctor Strange II#12) - Strange was quite surprised and probably scared when he saw Karl Mordo, whom he believed dead. Mordo's Bolts of Bedevilment were stronger than ever, but Strange survived them, so, probably his exclamation served as barrier to reduce the attacks' effects.

(Doctor Strange II#15) - Strange was actually surprised when demons from the nether-planes appeared while he tried to contact the Ancient One on another plane.

(Doctor Strange II#26) - Doctor Strange was surprised at seeing a man harassed by little demons, harmless, after all. His "By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!" was likely an exclamation. Strange dispelled the elementals, so the calling could also be a request for power.

(Amazing Spider-Man Annual#14) - Using the Eye of Agamotto to screen a large mummy, Strange exclaimed "By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak..." probably by surprise, having recognized the danger that was inside. Or, his reaction time was a bit better (but not sufficient to change the result), trying to cast the Bands to restrain the metallic golem that attacked him. It isn't unlikely, because he conjured the Bands after two other spells.

(Marvel Graphic Novel#23 - Into Shamballah) - The narrator (or was it Stephen's Strange critical conscience?) acknowledged that Stephen usually uttered "By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!".

(Doom 2009#42) - When Doctor Strange was looking for the temporal anomaly, he exclaimed "By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!" but it wasn't a divination spell. It was merely by surprise, having recognized the neighborhood of Yancy Street.

(Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) - The Bands were mentioned in an exclamation by Doctor Strange by surprise.

Marvel Novel appearance

If there is nothing that contradicts existing continuity, these stories are considered "fringe stories," meaning that they aren't "official" until/unless referenced in a conventional story/handbook, etc. In many cases, even if there is something contradictory, similar events happened in Reality-616.

Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams

(Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, A Prose Novel) - Doctor Strange evoked the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak binding Jane Bailey, an Inhuman girl. She slipped away within the confines of her own mind.

By the Seven Rings of Raggadorr,
By Cyttorak's Crimson Bands!
Let Conjurer's Cone grasp, take hold!
Go thou where my spell commands!

    A similar variation to the Bands of Cyttorak is the Scarlet Sphere of Cyttorak, more powerful but requires a greater effort from the spell-caster.

Fantastic Four: What lies between - novel

    The Crimson Bands were used also to restrain the Thing, holding his arms still to his sides.

Comments:
The spell that restrained Sue Richards had more than one scope:

• the bonds held her still like ropes (evocation);
• the Bands prevented her to use her power (abjuration);
• the spell fed images to her brain (illusion).

Doctor Strange: Dimension War

(Doctor Strange: Dimension War - Prose Novel) - In a reality very similar to Earth-616, Karl Mordo betrayed the Ancient One and Stephen Strange took his place as apprentice.

    Strange was about to conjure the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to restrain Mordo, but the Baron was surprisingly faster. With a wave hands gesture, he disappeared before the spell was cast.

    Later, searching his corporeal form, Doctor Strange was attacked by some wraiths and from below Crimson Bands of Cyttorak tried to ensnare him. The light of the Eye of Agamotto freed him.
Not much later, Strange could use the Bands to restrain Mordo after he knocked the Baron out. However, the Baron, even if well enwrapped and muted, easily freed his astral form.

    The Bands were employed to bind Darlington to a chair. Strange needed to interrogate him.

    After a long chase of astral forms, Doctor Strange hurled the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak at Mordo. The worked well. Mordo struggled and strained, his will against Strange's will, for several minutes, until the Baron accepted his defeat.
Then, Doctor Strange and the Ancient One crossed a Wormhole of Weygg-Kalkuun, to get back to the Sanctum Sanctorum. Only then he remotely dismissed the Bands spell to free his adversary.

    Baron Mordo evoked the Bands to create a cocoon as solid as iron around Doctor Strange.

Earth-Marvel Champions Living Card Game

(Marvel Champions LCG) - There is a card depicting the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.

   Thanks to HBK123 and Mike Castle for helping clarify/confirm the alternate reality designations and -- along with Loki -- in identifying the first appearance of the Spider-Man: Great Power, Great Mayhem story.

Profile by Spidermay.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak are very connected to the Gem of Cyttorak, the Crimson Crystals of Cyttorak, the Clamp of Cyttorak and other spells involving Cyttorak's name like the Screaming Mask of Cyttorak, the Cage of Cyttorak and the Chains of Cyttorak.

The Crimson Bands are strongly connected to the Scarlet Sphere of Cyttorak, because many times the Bands assumed the shape of a sphere with the same properties of a Scarlet Sphere:

• The Bands formed a sphere around Tyanon's familiar and absorbed the magic power before received by him--Doctor Strange: From the Marvel Vault
• The Crimson Bands of Cytorrak were used to create a big sphere that held back a bunch of Mindless Ones--ClanDestine I#8
  
• The Bands coiled around D'Spayre forming a sphere. The Sphere closed and D'Spayre was banished-- Doctor Strange II#55
• Hulk was confined in a sphere made of Crimson Bands of Cyttorak--Incredible Hulk II#207
  
• Into a dream, the Bands formed a sphere imprisoning the nightmarish "Eddie"--Marvel Comics Presents#79/4
  
• The bands surrounded a surgery team to protect them from Khat--Doctor Strange II#77
• A red sphere formed around a group of slaves of Tyrannus, imprisoning them--Daredevil Annual I#5
• A sphere made of Crimson Bands imprisoned D'Spayre--Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#40
• Doctor Strange restrained the Hulk in the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak that Hulk called "stupid red ball"--Defenders II#6
• Another red ball imprisoned the Hulk--Defenders II#7
  
• The Bands of Cyttorak formed a sphere imprisoning a version of Rhino taken from the past--Defenders II#10

Also, the Crimson Bands were molded to assume the shape of a circle or more circles, and worked similarly to the Crimson Circle of Cyttorak:

• The Crimson Bands joined in one large crimson circle that gathered Amutef's demons--Moon Knight I#36
  
• Morgan Le Fay evoked the Circles of Cyttorak, although later Strange called them Bands of Cyttorak--Black Knight II#3
  

The Bands were used like the Scarlet Screen of Cyttorak in Doctor Strange II#60--Strange conjured the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to form a sphere about the entrance door of the Avengers mansion.

The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak have no known connections to:

• the Crytorryk Bands of Containment,- from the Scrolls of Crytorryk-Sar--New Avengers II#2
  
• some crimson Bands of Bedevilment - conjured by Strange to bind Victoria Montesi, Sam Buchanan and Louise Hastings--Darkhold#6
  
• the Sapphire Bands of Storann - that Doctor Strange used against a phantasm--Doctor Strange V#19
  
• Bands of Darkness - cast by Dormammu in the form of a crimson spherical cage to imprison Doctor Strange--Darkhawk Annual I#3
  
• the gleaming Bands of Emerald Fire - which Nightmare used to grind Strange's astral form--Strange Tales I#170/2
• the Emerald Bands of Exador - which Nicodemus West modeled as a spherical prison--Doctor Strange: The Oath#4
• the metallic grey bands evoked by the demon Tul'Uth to restrain Doctor Strange and Casey Kinmont--Strange 2010#1
  
• the golden bands used by a golden Agamotto of another Universe to restrain the Avengers--Avengers Assemble Animated Series, Season 4, Episode 17
• the yellow Bands that constricted an evil Doctor Strange of Reality-91233--What If…Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands? = Season 1, Episode 4
• the Bandages of Banebtumtet used by Karl Mordo to restrain the Ancient One--Dimension War - Novel (Titan Books)
  
• the encircling bands which Tazza called Energy Rings, easily dispelled by Doctor Strange--Strange Tales#144/2
• the Nega-Bands - wristbands, formerly worn by Captain Mar-Vell--Captain Marvel I#25
  
• the Quantum Bands - energy devices used by Protectors of the Universe--Fantastic Four I#164
  
• the Bands of Judgment - bracelets that render Eternals powerless, used by Eternals during trials--Eternals II#5
  
• the Crimson Band of Cincinnati - a musical band whose sound made the Mindless Ones dance--What the...?#19
  
• any other item or character with a similar name.

The Bands of Cyttorak as a material

    When the Bands are used to constrict a target (very often), it seems they get a material cohesion that doesn't last for very long (depending on the ability of the caster and on the energy he infuses in). There are cases when the "material" Bands are magic energy with the effect of a force, the visible shape of which is that of "bands." Or both. So, the concept of Bands as material, or physical item could be taken into account for the limited time the spell keeps going and/or the magician wants it to do so. It can be considered a common effect of the Evocation spell.
    Even so, there are few glaring cases when the Bands actually became material, or, were made material, without an active intervention of the original caster to sustain their concreteness.

First Appearance: X-Factor I#232 (December, 2012)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: To be highly durable, up to virtually indestructible.
    An armor made of Bands could be empowered by the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak, even if the Gem is in pieces.
    On Earth-30468, the pieces of Crimson Bands seem like Crimson crystals.

History:

(X-Factor I#232) - The Crimson Bands evoked on Earth-30468 were broken by the victim. They kept material consistence even after broken, for at least some minutes.
    The splinters of the Bands seemed like crystals. They were used as weapons, to stab Dormammu, who teleported with them to another plane of existence, and one of the crystals even killed Jamie Madrox.

(Juggernaut III#1,2,3,4,5) - The keeper of the Forge of Cyttorak found a way to maintain the Bands' cohesion in our dimension. He made an armor with them, and the armor was worn by Cain Marko. The Bands were not anymore linked to Cyttorak.
    Cain Marko used the armor as he pleased, without Cyttorak's control.

    A few days later, the Warden of the Dungeon (a Prison for super-humans) recognized the stabilized Crimson Bands of Cyttorak underneath the Juggernaut's carapace.

Comments:  As happens on Earth-616 where energy and matter are linked through a simple mathematical formula ( e = mc² ) and they can be transformed in both directions through physical processes, it is very probable that the Bands and the Crystals, respectively the energetic aspect of Cyttorak's magic and the material aspect of Cyttorak's magic, are linked by another magic formula, and they can be transformed in both directions through rules still to be discovered, in the Crimson Cosmos and in other planes of reality.

    In Amazing X-Men#15/16/17, the Gem of Cyttorak was guarded by shining, crimson-skinned, lower demons. "Lower" meaning that they were demons lower than Cyttorak. Their skin seemed metallic. This appearance could make a pair with the consistence of the Tendrils of Cyttorak, "... bands of light that were stronger than chromium steel!" as estimated by the Sorcerer Supreme. Were the lesser demons made of Crimson Bands? No, because Storm blasted one of them with a lightning bolt, and the result was burned/charcoal meat.

    The armor that Juggernaut wore after Juggernaut III#5 was again the previous one, not the Earth-forged one.

Appearances: 
X-Factor I#232 (April, 2012) - Peter David (writer), Emanuela Lupacchino (pencils), Guillermo Ortego (inks), Matt Milla (colors), Daniel Ketchum (editor)
Juggernaut III#1-5 (November, 2020-March 2021) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Ron Garney (pencils and inks), Matt Milla (colors), Jordan White (editor)

The Bands of Cyttorak in other realities

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Doctor Strange II, page 12, panel 3: Doctor Strange restraining a Femme Fatale
Strange Tales I#126/2, page 5, panel 3: Dormammu punishing his lackeys in the Bands of Cyttorak
Daredevil II#5, pages 9-10: decorations
Strange Tales I#150/2, page 4, panel 5: The power of the Bands to banish the Sacred Griffin of Marduk
Mighty Avengers#9, page 13, panel 3: the Crimson Bands tampering with Iron Man's armor
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme Annual#4/2: page 7, panel 5: Clea using the the Bands to seal a passage
Strange Tales I#132/2, page 3, panels 3-5: Demonicus divining where is enemy is using the Bands
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#44, page 2, panel 5: The Tendrils of Cyttorak, the prototype of the Bands.
Strange Tales I#157/2, page 2, panel 4: Zom unleashing the Seven Bands of Cyttorak
Strange Tales I#128/2, page 5, panel 1: Demonicus imprisoned Strange in a polyhedron of Bands
Strange Tales I#165/2, page 7, panel 3: the Flaming Whip striking Yandroth
Defenders I#1, page 10, last panel + page 11, panel 1: a sphere made of Bands, outside and inside
Doctor Strange II#28, page 3, panel 4: a cocoon made of Crimson Bands around the In-Betweener
Defenders I#95, page 12, panel 6: Purple Bands making a sphere to stop Dracula
Uncanny X-Men I#191, page 7 panel 3: The Soulsword breaks the spell
Doctor Strange II#34, page 12, panel 3: the invocation of the Crimson Bands of CytoRRak
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme, page 23, panel 2: the Bands transporting Borgo
X-Man Unlimited#12, page 31, panel 6: Yellow Bands binding Gomurr
Doctor Strange and Doom: Triumph and Torment, page 22, panel 2: the intertwined fingers of Doctor Doom
Defenders IV#3, page 6, panel 1: the Bands disturbed by Nul
Doctor Strange & Doom: Triumph and Torment, page 22, panel 2: the intertwined fingers of Doom to cast the Crimson Bands
Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers#1, page 27, panel 7: an armor made of Crimson Bands
Strange Tales I#158/2, page 9, panels 2-3-4-5: The power of the Bands mends the Cloak of Levitation
Strange Tales I#128/2, page 5, panel 3: Demonicus reduced his target's size using the Crimson Bands
Defenders I#57, page 3, panel 2: White Bands stopping the Hulk
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#49, page 12, panel 5: Cyttorak used yellow bands with Strange and Watoomb
Doctor Strange II#1, page 4, panel 6: Exclamation by surprise
Black Knight II#3, page 13, panel 1: the Circles of Cyttorak made of Bands
Juggernaut III#3, page 8, panel 2: the forger and the Bands forged to stay material on the Earthly plane
What If...I#18, page 11, pan 4: Umar suggesting Strange to summon her.
X-Factor I#232, page 5, panel 1: Dormamm's Bands constricting Jamie Madrox
X-Factor I#232, page 16, panel 4: a shard of a Band kills Madrox
Guardians of the Galaxy I#25, page 18, panel 1: Galactus taken into the Bands of Cyttorak
Spider-Man the Animated Series, Season 3, Episode 1: Crimson Bands defending a whole building
The Incredible Hulk TV Series 2, Episode 3: the alien bonded She-Hulk
The Super Hero Squad Show, season 1, episode 5: Demons of the dimension of Chthon captured by the Bands of Cyttorak
Avengers: Infinity War (film): The Bands hold the Infinity Gauntlet
The New Mutants#77, page 17, panel 7: Danielle Moonstar held by the "hands" of Cytorrak
Avengers VI, page 8, panel 1: Loki restrained by the Chains of Cyttorak
Doctor Strange II#55, page 17, panel 3/page 18, panel 1: Doctor Strange evoking the Bands and entrapping D'Spayre

Appearances, appearances behind-the-scenes, mentioned: 
Strange Tales I#124/2 (September, 1964) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#126/2 (November, 1964) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#128/2 (January, 1965) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#131/2 (April, 1965) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist) 
Strange Tales I#132/2 (May, 1965) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#133/2 (June, 1965) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#134/2 (July, 1965) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)  
Strange Tales I#142/2 (March, 1966) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#150/2 (November, 1966) - Roy Thomas (writer), Bill Everett (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Strange Tales I#151/2 (December, 1966) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Bill Everett (artist) 
Strange Tales I#152/2 (January, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Bill Everett (artist)
Strange Tales I#154/2 (March, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Marie Severin (artist)
Strange Tales I#157/2 (May, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Marie Severin (artist)
Strange Tales I#158/2 (June, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Marie Severin (artist)
X-Men I#33 (June, 1967) - Roy Thomas (writer), Werner Roth (pencils), John Tartaglione (inks), Sam Rosen (letters), Stan Lee (editor)
Strange Tales I#165/2 (February, 1968) - Jim Lawrence (writer), Dan Adkins (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Doctor Strange I#175 (December, 1968) - Roy Thomas (writer), Gene Colan (penciler), Tom Palmer (inker), Stan Lee (editor)
Amazing Spider-Man I#109 (June, 1972) - Stan Lee (writer), John Romita Sr. (pencils), Tony Mortellaro and John Romita Sr. (inks)
Defenders I#1 (August, 1972) -  Steve Englehart (writer), Sal Buscema (pencils), John Verpoorten (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Defenders I#13 (May, 1974) - Steve Englehart (writer), Sal Buscema (pencils), Frank McLaughlin (inks), Petra Goldberg (colors), Roy Thomas (editor)
Doctor Strange II#1 (June, 1974) - Frank Brunner & Steve Englehart (writers), Frank Brunner (pencils), Dick Giordano (inks), Glynis Wein (colors), Roy Thomas (editor)
Doctor Strange II#3 (September, 1974) - Steve Englehart (writer), Frank Brunner (pencils), Alan Weiss (inks), Jan Brunner (colors), Roy Thomas (editor)
Doctor Strange II#6 (February, 1975) - Steve Englehart (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Petra Goldberg (colors), Len Wein (editor)
Defenders I#17 (November, 1974) - Len Wein (writer), Sal Buscema (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Glynis Wein (colors), Roy Thomas (editor)
Doctor Strange II#9 (August, 1975) - Steve Englehart (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (inks), Janice Cohen (colors), Len Wein (editor)
Doctor Strange II#12 (February, 1976) - Steve Englehart (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Marv Wolfman (editor)
Iron Fist I#7 (September, 1976) - Christ Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (inks), Bonnie Wilford (colors), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Doctor Strange II#15 (June, 1976) - Steve Englehart (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Marv Wolfman (editor)
Tomb of Dracula#44 (May, 1976) - Marv Wolfman (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks and colors), Marv Wolfman (editor)
Defenders I#38 (August, 1976) - Steve Gerber (writer), Sal Buscema (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Don Warfield (colors), Marv Wolfman (editor)
Doctor Strange II#19 (October, 1976) - Marv Wolfman (writer and editor), Alfredo Alcala (pencils and inks), Michele Wolfman (colors)
Doctor Strange II#20 (December, 1976) - Marv Wolfman (writer and editor), Rudy Nebres (art), Marie Severin (colors)
Incredible Hulk II#207 (January, 1977) - Len Wein (writer and editor), Sal Buscema (pencils), Joe Staton (inks), Glynis Wein (colors)
Doctor Strange II#23 (June, 1977) - Marv Wolfman (writer and editor), Jim Starlin (pencils), Rudy Nebres (art), Marie Severin (colors)
Doctor Strange II#25 (October, 1977) - Jim Starlin (writer), Allen Milgrom (pencils), Pablo Marcos (inks), Sam Kato (colors), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Doctor Strange II#26 (December, 1977) - Jim Starlin (writer and pencils), Rudy Nebres (inks), Janice Cohen and Phil Rachelson (colors), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Doctor Strange II#27 (February, 1978) - Roger Stern (writer), Tom Sutton (pencils), Ernie Chan (inks), Irene Vartanoff (colors), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Defenders I#57 (March, 1978) - Chris Claremont & Gerry Conway (writers), Dave Cockrum & George Tuska (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Françoise Mouly (colors), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Defenders I#58 (April, 1978) - David Kraft (writer), Ed Hannigan (pencils), Klaus Janson & Dan Green (inks), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Doctor Strange II#28 (April, 1978) - Roger Stern (writer), Tom Sutton (pencils), Ernie Chan (inks), Janice Cohen (colors) Archie Goodwin (editor)
Marvel Team-Up I#76 (November, 1978) - Chris Claremont (writer), Jeff Aclin and Howard Chaykin (pencils), Juan Ortiz (inks), Carl Gafford (colors), Bob Hall (editor)
Doctor Strange II#34 (April, 1979) - Ralph Macchio (writer), Tom Sutton (pencils), Phil Russell (inks), Glynis Oliver (colors), Allen Milgrom (editor)
Doctor Strange: Nightmare - prose novel (July, 1979) - William Rotsler (writer), Len Wein and Marv Wolfman (editors)
Marvel Comics Presents#79/4 (1979) - Robert Campanella (writer), Steve Geiger (penciler), Mark McKenna (inker), Joe Rosas (colors), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Defenders I#82 (April, 1980) - Ed Hannigan (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Joe Sinnott t (inks), Glynis Oliver (colors) Al Milgrom (editor) app
Doctor Strange II#40 (April, 1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Green & Ricardo Villamonte (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Jo Duffy (editor)
Man-Thing II#4 (May, 1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Bob Wiacek (inks), Ben Sean (colors), Danny O'Neil (editor)
Amazing Spider-Man Annual#14 (1980) - Danny O'Neil and Frank Miller (co-creators), Tom Palmer (inks), Ben Sean (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Uncanny X-Men Annual#4 (1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Bob McLeod (inks), Glynis Wein (colors), Louise Jones (editor)
Doctor Strange II#42 (August, 1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Ben Sean (colors), Jo Duffy (editor)
Doctor Strange II#43 (October, 1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Ben Sean (colors), Jo Duffy (editor)
Doctor Strange II#44 (December, 1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Jo Duffy (editor)
Doctor Strange II#45 (February, 1981) - Chris Claremont (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Frank Giacoia, Daniel Green, Allen Milgrom, Thomas Palmer, Wendy Pini, Josef Rubinstein, Walt Simonson, Bob Wiacek (inks), Carl Gafford (colors), Jo Duffy (editor)
Defenders I#95 (May, 1981) - Jean Marc DeMatteis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Joe Sinnott  (inks), Frank Giacoia & Al Milgrom (art assistants), George Roussos (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Doctor Strange II#47 (June, 1981) - Roger Stern (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Jo Duffy (editor)
Thor Annual I#9 (1981) - Chris Claremont (writer), Luke McDonnell (pencils), Vince Colletta (inks), Bonnie Wilford (colors), Chris Claremont & David Kraft (editors)
Defenders I#104 (February, 1982) - Jean Marc DeMatteis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Joe Sinnott  (inks), George Roussos (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Defenders I#105 (March, 1982) - Jean Marc DeMatteis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Joe Sinnott  (inks), George Roussos (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Marvel Super-Heroes III#14 (June, 1982) - Roy Thomas & J.M. Loffcier (writers), Greg LaRocque (pencils), Vince Colletta & Jerry Acerno (inks), Joe Rosas (colors)
Defenders I#109 (July, 1982) - Jean Marc DeMatteis & Mark Gruenwald (writers), Don Perlin (pencils), Joe Sinnott (inks), George Roussos (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Doctor Strange II#55 (October, 1982) - Roger Stern (writer), Michael Golden (pencils), Terry Austin (inks), Glynis Oliver (colors), Al Milgrom, Jim Shooter (editor) 
Doctor Strange II#60 (August, 1983) - Roger Stern (writer), Dan Green (pencils), Terry Austin (inks), Bob Sharen (colors)
Doctor Strange II#62 (December, 1983) - Roger Stern (writer), Stephen Leialoha (art), Bob Sharen (colors)
Uncanny X-Men I#191 (March, 1985) - Chris Claremont (writer), John Romita (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Glynis Wein (colors), Ann Nocenti (editor)
Moon Knight I#36 (March, 1984) - Alan Zelenetz (writer), Bo Hampton (artist), Ben Sean (colors), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Marvel Fanfare#8/1 (May, 1985) - Peter Gillis (writer), Carmine Infantino (pencils), Phil Russell (inks), Ben Sean (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Doctor Strange II#73 (August, 1985) - Roger Stern (writer), Paul Smith (penciler/inker), Carl Potts (editor)
Doctor Strange II#77 (June, 1986) - Peter Gillis (writer), Chris Warner (writer), Randy Emberlin (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Carl Potts (editor)
Marvel Graphic Novel#23 (September, 1986) - J.M. De Matteis (story/script), Dan Green (story/art), Carl Potts (editor)
Strange Tales II#19/2 (October, 1988) - Terry Austin (writer and inks), Erik Larsen (pencils), Steven Buccellato (colors), Carl Potts (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#1 (November, 1988) - Peter B. Gillis (writer), Richard Case (pencils), Randy Emberlin (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Carl Potts (editor)
Marvel Fanfare#42 (February, 1989) - Dennis Mallonee (writer), Bob Hall (pencils), Bill Sienkiewicz (inks), Sandy Plunkett (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Marvel Comics Presents I#20/3 (May, 1989) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Mark Badger (pencils and inks), Robbie Busch (colors), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
The New Mutants I#77 (July, 1989) - Louise Simonson (writer), Rich Buckler (layouts), Roy Richardson (finisher), Glynis Oliver (colorist), Bob Harras (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#5 (July, 1989) - Roy Thomas & Dann Thomas (writers), Jackson Guice (pencils), José Marzan Jr. (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#6/1 (August, 1989) - Roy Thomas & Dann Thomas (writers), Jackson Guice (pencils), José Marzan Jr. (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Daredevil Annual I#5 (1989) - Gerry Conway (writer), Mark Bagley (pencils), Sam De La Rosa (inks), George Roussos (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Thor Annual I#14/1 (1989) - Roy Thomas (writer), Al Milgrom (pencils), Don Heck (inks), John Wilcox (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#11/1 (December, 1989) - Roy Thomas & Dann Thomas (writers), Jackson Guice (artist), Tom Vincent (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#17/1 (May, 1990) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Jim Valentino (penciler), Tony DeZuniga (inks), George Roussos (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Quasar#11 (June, 1990) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Mike Manley (pencils), Fred Fredericks (inks), Paul Becton (colors), Howard Mackie (editor)
Incredible Hulk II#371 (July, 1990) - Peter David (writer), Dale Keown (pencils), Robert McLeod (inks), Joe Rosen (colors), Glynis Oliver (colors)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#20/1 (August, 1990) - Dann & Roy Thomas (writers), Jackson Guice (pencils), Tony DeZuniga (inks), Richard Rasche (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular#1/4 (August, 1990) - Dann & Roy Thomas (writers), Greg Capullo (pencils), Christopher Ivy (inks), Daniel Vozzo (colors), Craig Anderson (editor)
Black Knight II#3 (August, 1990) - Dann & Roy Thomas (writers), Rick Buckler (pencils), Many Hands (inks), George Roussos (colors), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Black Knight II#4 (September, 1990) - Dann & Roy Thomas (writers), Rick Buckler (pencils), Tony DeZuniga (inks), George Roussos (colors), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#25 (January, 1991) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Ron Lim (pencils), Manuel Labor (inks), Nel Yomtov (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner Annual#1/4 (1991) - Christian Cooper (writer), Sam Hawbaker & Dave Hoover (pencils), Ian Akin & Brian Garvey (inks), Fernando Mendez (colors),
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#37 (January, 1992) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Jean-Marc Lofficier (co-plotter), Geof Isherwood (artist), George Roussos (colors), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#40 (April, 1992) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Geof Isherwood (pencils and inks), George Roussos (colors), Michael Rockwitz (editor)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner#25 (April, 1992) - John Byrne (writer, artist, letters), Pat Garrahy (colors), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#43 (July, 1992) - Roy Thomas (writer), Geof Isherwood (artist), Geroge Roussos (colors), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#44 (June, 1992) - Roy Thomas (writer), Geof Isherwood (artist), Geroge Roussos (colors), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Marc Spector: Moon Knight#44 (November, 1992) - Terry Kavanagh (writer), Gary Kwapisz (pencils), Jimmy Palmiotti (inks), Christie Scheele (colors), Joey Cavalieri (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#49 ( - Len Kaminsky (writer), Geof Isherwood (pencils), Charles Barnett III, Donald C. Hudson, Bob Petrecca (inks), George Roussos (colors), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#32 (January, 1993) - Michael Gallagher (writer), Kevin West (pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Evelyn Stein (colors), Craig Anderson (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#54/1 (June, 1993) - Roy Thomas (writer), Frank Lopez (pencils), Geof Isherwood (inks), George Roussos (colors), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Marvel Super Heroes III#14/2 (Summer, 1993) - Roy Thomas & Jean Marc Lofficier (writer), Greg LaRoque (pencils), Vince Colletta &Jerri Acerno (inks), Joe Rosas (colors), Rob Tokar (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#58 (October, 1993) - Geof Isherwood (story & art), George Roussos (colors), Mike Rockwitz
Midnight Sons Unlimited#6/3 (July, 1994) - David Quinn (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dave Simons (inks), Mike Worley (colors)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme Annual#4/2 (1994) - Tom Brevoort and Mike Kanterovich (writers), Anna-Maria Cool (pencils), Mike Manley (inks), Evan Skolnick (editor)
ClanDestine I#8 (May, 1995) - Alan Davis (creator/writer/artist), Mark Farmer (inks), Helen Nally (colors), Paul Neary (editor)
Fantastic Four 2099#7 (June, 1996) - Ben Raab & Terry Kavanagh (writers), Pasqual Ferry (pencils), Art Thibert (inks), Paul Becton/Malibu Color (colors), James Felder (editor)
Doom 2009#42 (June, 1996) - Tom DeFalco (writer), Jeff Lafferty (pencils), Candelario, Story, Rubinstein, Russel, Williams (inks), Ed Lazzellari (colors), Suzanne Gaffney (editor)
X-Men Unlimited I#12 (September, 1996) - John Francis Moore (writer), Steve Epting (pencils), Ariel Olivetti (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Incredible Hulk II#450 (February, 1997) - Peter David (writer), Mike Deodato Jr. (pencils), Deodato Studios (inks), Graphic Colorworks & Glynis Oliver (colors), Bobby Chase (editor)
Marvel Team-Up II#8 (April, 1998) - Tom Peyer (plot), Glenn Herdling (script), Josh Hood (pencils), Rich Perrotta (inks), Tom Smith (colors), Tom Brevoort & Glenn Greenberg (editor)
Doctor Strange: Flight of Bones#2 (March, 1999) - Dan Jolley (story/script), Tony Harris (story/pencils), Ray Snyder (story/inks), Joe Quesada & Jimmy Palmiotti (editors)
Defenders II#6 (August, 2001) - Kurt Busiek and Erik Larsen (writers), Erik Larsen & Al Gordon (art), Greg Wright and Tom Smith (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Defenders II#7 (September, 2001) - Kurt Busiek and Erik Larsen (writers), Erik Larsen & Sal Buscema (art), Greg Wright and Tom Smith (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Defenders II#10 (December, 2001) - Kurt Busiek and Eric Stephenson (writers), Erik Larsen & Sal Buscema (art), Greg Wright and Tom Smith (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Amazing Spider-Man I#500 (December, 2003) - Michael Straczinsky (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Avalon Studios (colors), Axel Alonso (editor)
Marvel Team-Up III#4 (March, 2005) - Robert Kirkman (writer), Scott Kolins (pencils and inks), Studio F (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Defenders III#1 (September, 2005) - Jean Marc DeMatteis & Keith Giffen (writers), Kevin Maguire (pencils and inks), Christopher Sotomayor (colors), Andy Schmidt (editor)
Defenders III#5 (January, 2006) - Jean Marc DeMatteis & Keith Giffen (writers), Kevin Maguire (pencils and inks), Christopher Sotomayor (colors), Andy Schmidt (editor)
Ms. Marvel II#4 (August, 2006) - Brian Reed (writer), Roberto De La Torre (pencils), Jimmy Palmiotti (inks), Chris Sotomayor (colors), Andy Schmidt (editor)
Stan Lee meets Doctor Strange#1/1 (November, 2006) - Stan Lee (writer), Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Jonh Kalisz (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
She-Hulk II#16 (April, 2007) - Dan Slott (writer), Rick Burchett (pencils), Cliff Rathburn (inks), Avalon Studios, Dave Kemp (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Fantastic Four: What lies between - novel (June, 2007) - Peter David (writer)
Mighty Avengers I#9 (May, 2008) - Brian Bendis (writer), Mark Bagley (pencils), Crime Lab Studios & Allen Martinez & Danny K. Miki (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange#1/4 (May, 2010) - Mike Carey (writer), Marcos Martin (pencils and inks), Jody Leheup & John Barber (editors)
Mystic Arcana - Scarlet Witch#1/2 (October, 2010) - David Sexton (writer), Eric Nguyen (pencils and inks), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Iron Man: Legacy#11 (April, 2011) - Fred Van Lente (writer), Philippe Briones (pencils), Jeffrey Huet (inks), John Rauch (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange: From the Marvel Vault (April, 2011) - Joe Edkin & Roger Stern (writers), Neil Vokes (pencils), Jay Geldhof (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), Thomas Brennan & Tom Brevoort (editors)
Avengers IV#11 (May, 2011) - Brian Bendis (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils and inks), White (colors)
Avengers IV#12 (June, 2011) - Brian Bendis (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils and inks), White (colors)
New Avengers II#16.1 (November, 2011) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Neal Adams (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Paul Mounts (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
New Avengers II#17 (December, 2011) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato & Will Conrad (artists), Rain Beredo (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers Annual II#1 (March, 2012) - Brian Bendis (writer), Gabriele Dell'Otto (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Defenders IV#3 (April, 2012) - Matt Fraction (writer), Terry Dodson (pencils), Rachel Dodson (inks), Sonia Oback (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avenging Spider-Man#8 (June, 2012) - Dan Slott (writer), Ty Templeton (pencils), Matthew Clark (inks), Sean Parsons (colors)
Avengers Academy#37 (November, 2012) - Christos Gage (writer), Tom Grummett (pencils), Cory Hamscher (inks), Chris Sotomayor (colors), Bill Rosemann (editor)
Doctor Strange & Doom Triumph and Torment (November, 2013) - Roger Stern (writer), Mike Mignola (pencils), Mark Badger (inks and colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Amazing X-Men II#15 (March, 2015) - Chris Yost (writer), Jorge Fornes (pencils), Jorge Fornes(inks), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors), Mike Marts & Xander Jarowey (editors)
Captain America & the Mighty Avengers#6 (June, 2015) - Al Ewing (writer), Luke Ross (art), Rachelle Rosenbeg (colors)
Doctor Strange III#2 (January, 2016) - Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils and colors), Tim Townsend, Al Vey and Mark Irwin (inks), Nick Lowe (editor)
Doctor Strange III#5 (April, 2016) - Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils and colors), Tim Townsend, Al Vey, Mark Irwin, John Livesay, Wayne Faucher, Victor Olazaba & Jaime Mendoza (inks), Nick Lowe (editor)
Civil War II#5 (November, 2016) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), David Marquez and Sean Iksaaze (pencils, art assistance and inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, A Prose Novel (January, 2016) - Devin Grayson (writer)
Monsters Unleashed II#2 (April, 2017) - Cullen Bunn (writer), Greg Land (penciler), Jay Leisten (inks), David Curiel (colors), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme#11 (October, 2017) - Robbie Thompson (writer), Nathan Stockman (artist), Jim Campbell (colors), Darren Shan (editor)
Infamous Iron Man#12 (November, 2017) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (artist), Matt Hollingsworth (colors)
Doctor Strange IV#384 (March, 2018) - Donny Cates (writer), Gabriel Hernandez Walta (pencils and inks), Jordie Bellaire (colors), Nick Lowe (editor)
Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider (August, 2018) - Peter David (writer), Andre' Lima Araujo (artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors), Devin Lewis (editor)
Doctor Strange: the Best Defense#1 (February, 2019) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Greg Smallwood (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Fantastic Four IX (March, 2019) - Dan Slott (artist), Dan Kuder (artist), Marte Gracia & Erick Arciniega, Tom Brevoort (editor)
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (April, 2019) - Brandon Montclare (writer), Natacha Bustos (pencils), Natacha Bustos (inks), Tamra Bonvillain (colors), Chris Robinson (editor)
Savage Avengers#2 (August, 2019) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Mike Deodato Jr. (art), Frank Martin (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain Marvel XII#7 (August, 2019) - Kelly Thompson (writer), Annapaola Martello (artist), Tamra Bonvillan (colors), Sarah Brunstad (editor)
Jane Foster Valkyrie (December, 2019) - Al Ewing & Jason Aaron (writer), Cafu (artist), Jasus Aburtov (colors), Will Moss (editor)
Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality#1 (February, 2020) - Peter David (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Frank D'Armata (colors), Devin Lewis (editor)
Savage Avengers#8 (February, 2020) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Pat Zircher (art), Java Tartaglia (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality#2 (March, 2020) - Peter David (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Frank D'Armata (colors), Devin Lewis (editor)
Savage Avengers#9 (March, 2020) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Pat Zircher (art), Java Tartaglia (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality#5 (June, 2020) - Peter David (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Frank D'Armata (colors), Devin Lewis (editor)
Juggernaut III#1/5 (November, 2020 / March 2021) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Ron Garney (pencils and inks), Matt Milla (colors), Jordan White (editor)
Thor VI#14 (June, 2012) - Donny Cates (writer), Nic Klein (pencils and inks), Matthew Wilson (colors), Wilson Moss (editor)
Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers#1 (2021) - Alex Paknadel (writer), Ryan Bodenheim (artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors), Darren Shan (editor)
Savage Avengers#23 (October, 2021) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Pat Zircher (art), Java Tartaglia (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Savage Avengers#26 (January, 2022) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Pat Zircher (art), Java Tartaglia (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Marvel Untold: Sisters of Sorcery - Aconyte - Novel (2022) - Marsheila Rockwell (writer)
Warlock: Rebirth#3 (2023) - Ron Marz (writer), Ron Lim (pencils), Don Ho (inks), Romulo Fajardo (colors), Darren Shaw (editor)
Marvel Zombies: The Hunger (October, 2023) - Marsheila Rockwell (writer)
Doctor Strange: The Book of the Vishanti - Abrams Books (2021) - Matthew K. Manning (writer)
Blood Hunt#3 (August, 2024) - MacKay (writer), Pepe Larraz (pencils and inks), Marte Gracia (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Doctor Strange VI#11 (2024) - Jed MacKay (writer), Pascual Ferry (artist), Heather Moore (colors), Darren Shan (editor)

Appearances in other realities:
What if I#18 (December, 1979) - Peter Gillis (writer), Tom Sutton (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks), Glynis Wein (colorist), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#25 (June, 1992) - Jim Valentino (writer and pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Evelyn Stein (colors), Craig Anderson (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#33 (February, 1993) - Michael Gallagher (writer), Kevin West (pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Evelyn Stein (colors), Craig Anderson (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#34 (March, 1993) - Michael Gallagher (writer), Kevin West (pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Evelyn Stein (inks), Craig Anderson (editor)
What if II#52 (June, 1993) - Dan Slott (writer), Manny Galan (pencils), Mark Stegbauer (inks), Dave Sampson (colors), Rob Tokar (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#47 (April, 1994) - Michael Gallagher (writer), Kevin West (pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Evelyn Stein (colors), Craig Anderson (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy#50 (July, 1994) - Michael Gallagher (writer), Kevin West (pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Evelyn Stein (inks), Craig Anderson (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy#51 (August, 1994) - Michael Gallagher (writer), Kevin West (pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Evelyn Stein (inks), Craig Anderson (editor)
Spider-Man: The Animated Series Season#3, Episode#1 (April, 1996) - John Semper, Jr. & Mark Hoffmeier (writers), John Vernon (Doctor Strange's voice), C.K. Horness (editor)
Marvel Mangaverse#6 (November, 2002) - Ben Dunn (writer, pencils, inks), C.B. Cebulski, Brian Smith, Ralph Macchio (editors)
X-Men: Noir#2,3 (March-April, 2009) - Fred Van Lente (writer), Dennis Calero (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
The Super Hero Squad Show Season 1 Episode 5 (October, 2009) - Charlotte Fullerton (writer), Patty Shinagawa (director)
The Super Hero Squad Show Season 1 Episode 24 (February, 2010) - Eugene Son (writer), Patty Shinagawa (director)
X-Factor I#232 (April, 2012) - Peter David (writer), Emanuela Lupacchino (pencils), Guillermo Ortego (inks), Matt Milla (colors), Daniel Ketchum (editor)
Ultimate Spider-Man Animated Series Season 3 Episode 4 (July, 2014) - Danielle Wolff (writer), Roy Burdine (director)
Avengers Assemble Animated Series, Season 3, Episode 7 (April, 2016) - Danielle Wolff (writer), Phil Pignotti (director)
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (September, 2017) - Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, Paul Gardner (writers), Norio Hirose (director)
Avengers Assemble Animated Series Season 4 Episode 16 (January, 2018) - Michael Vogel (writer), Tim Eldred (director)
Avengers Assemble Animated Series Season 4 Episode 26 (March, 2018) - Michael Vogel (writer), Tim Eldred (director)
Avengers: Infinity War - film (April, 2018) - Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (writers), Anthony and Joe Russo (directors)
Marvel Champions LCG - Doctor Strange (July, 2020) - Caleb Grace (lead designer)
Marvel's Avengers: The Extinction Key - Prologue - prose novel (September, 2020) - Greg Keyes (writer)
Spider-Man Magazine (UK) #414 “Strange Nightmare” - Steve Foxe (script), Claudio Sciarrone (art), Lauren Bisom (reprinted in Spider-Man: Great Power, Great Mayhem TPB#1/2 (December, 2023))
Doctor Strange: Dimension War - Titan Books (2024) - James Lovegrove (writer)

Previous list from the original Cyttorak's profile: 12/30/2009
Last posted (as primary profile): 01/20/2025
Last updated: 01/22/2025

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