Baron Mordo
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Baron Karl Amadeus Mordo was a fictional villain created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, in comic books featuring his opponent Doctor Strange. He first appeared in Strange Tales #111 (August 1963).
Originally a Transylvanian nobleman, Mordo became a student of the Tibetan sorcerer known as the Ancient One. When Mordo plotted to kill his teacher, the Ancient One's newer student Dr. Stephen Strange learned of the plot, and was forced to develop great magical skills in order to overcome Mordo. Thereafter, the evil Mordo became an open foe of Dr. Strange and often joined forces with his sometime master, the demonic Dormammu, to battle Strange and to generally amass power.
His abilities were similar to those of Dr. Strange, but he was particularly skilled at astral projection and mesmerism. He was more than willing to use powerful black magic and invoke demons, both of which Strange was reluctant or unable to do, although both acts would sometimes backfire on Mordo.
Mordo eventually contracted terminal cancer as a side effect of his use of black magic, and renounced evil just before his death in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #87 (March 1996). However, in Amazing Spider-Man #500 (December 2003), he was resurrected as a side-effect of Doctor Strange's manipulation of time to help Spider-Man.