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Strange Tales #115 (1963). Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The Eye of Agamotto first explicitly named.

1st Named Appearance

First Appearance of Eye of Agamotto

Strange Tales #115

December 1963 · Marvel · Silver Age

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's 1963 mystic amulet. The Eye of Agamotto is Doctor Strange's primary mystical artifact, a truth-revealing pendant created by the cosmic entity Agamotto. The MCU adapted it as the Time Stone's housing in Doctor Strange (2016).

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Created by Stan Lee · Steve Ditko

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Marvel Comics Artifact Doctor Strange's truth-revealing amulet.

The Eye of Agamotto first appears as a pendant reference in Strange Tales #110 (July 1963), Doctor Strange's debut, and is named explicitly in Strange Tales #115 (December 1963), Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The truth-revealing mystical artifact is created by the cosmic entity Agamotto (one of the Vishanti). The MCU adapted the Eye as the Time Stone's housing in Doctor Strange (2016); Doctor Strange destroys it in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) to extract the Time Stone.

Firsts Timeline

  1. Strange Tales #110 cover
    First Appearance (Pendant Reference) July 1963

    Strange Tales #110

    By Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

    Lee and Ditko. Doctor Strange's debut. The amulet pendant appears as part of Strange's costume but is not yet named the Eye of Agamotto. The naming canonization comes in Strange Tales #115.

  2. Strange Tales #115 cover
    First Named Appearance December 1963

    Strange Tales #115

    By Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

    Lee and Ditko. The Eye of Agamotto is named explicitly. The truth-revealing mechanic and the cosmic-entity origin (Agamotto, one of the Vishanti) get established.

  3. MCU Eye / Time Stone November 2016

    Doctor Strange (2016 film)

    By Scott Derrickson

    Scott Derrickson directs. The MCU adapted the Eye of Agamotto as the Time Stone's housing. Benedict Cumberbatch wields the Eye across Phase 3 MCU films; the artifact is destroyed by Doctor Strange in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) to extract the Time Stone.

What the Eye is

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced the Eye of Agamotto pendant in Strange Tales #110 (July 1963) as part of Doctor Strange’s costume. The named ‘Eye of Agamotto’ designation came in Strange Tales #115 (December 1963), with the truth-revealing mechanic and the cosmic-entity origin (Agamotto, one of the Vishanti) established. The MCU adapted the Eye as the Time Stone’s housing in Doctor Strange (2016).

Collector context

Strange Tales #110 trades in the high four to low five figures at CGC 9.0 and above. The Eye’s first-appearance value is folded into the Doctor Strange debut pricing.

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What is the Eye of Agamotto's first appearance?

Strange Tales #110 (July 1963) for the pendant reference; Strange Tales #115 (December 1963) for the named first appearance.

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