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Here is a look at every Sorcerer Supreme named in Marvel Comics over the years, in chronological order.
10) Agamotto
The first-ever known Sorcerer Supreme in Marvel Comics was Agamotto, whose name is known thanks to the Eye of Agamotto and Orb of Agamotto that the Sorcerer Supreme uses to this day. Agamotto also created the Book of the Vishanti. He was born before the Elder Gods were expelled from Earth (and one parent was an Elder God) and was the active Sorcerer Supreme in 1,000,000 BC. He ended up as one of the few mortal sorcerers to become a higher being, and when he died, he helped form the Vishanti. It is unclear how long he held the title because not much is known about the reigns of those who followed.
9) Generational Sorcerer Supremes, Pre-Marvel
There were several Sorcerer Supremes after Agamotto that were mentioned in Marvel Comics, and sometimes shown in short flashback scenes to the history of magic. These include: Zherad-Na, Shamhat Saraswati of Akah Ma’at, Ayesha the Rain Queen of Balobedu, Hermes Trismegistus, Aged Genghis, Zoroaster, Semiramis, King Solomon, Balkis, The Triumvirate, Caius of Lacedemons, Zhang Jiao, Murkfoot, Kushala the Demon Rider, and Nina the Conjuror. Most of these never appeared in any story, and many were just listed in a history book shown in the comics.
8) Merlin
One of the older Sorcerer Supremes who deserves to be mentioned is Merlin. This is the same Merlin as the one from the Arthurian legends, and he served in that role around 500 CE. He debuted before Marvel Comics in Young Allies #11 in 1943, but his identity as a Sorcerer Supreme wasn’t set in stone until years later in Marvel. His feats were mostly as a sorcerer, not as the Sorcerer Supreme, as he advised King Arthur, helped create the Black Knight armor, and even formed the Captain Britain Corps. He eventually moved to Otherworld and became the Omniversal Guardian for a time.
7) Sir Isaac Newton
Just like with Merlin, Sir Isaac Newton was another historical figure who was the Sorcerer Supreme on Earth at one time. Of course, this is based on the real Isaac Newton, one of the most influential scientists of all time. In Marvel Comics, he was not only a brilliant scientist, but he also dabbled in the mystic arts. He served in that position in the 1700s as a member of the Brotherhood of the Shield. He held the position when everyone believed the Ancient One had died, and he was even powerful enough to take control of the Mindless One known as the Mindful One to use as his servant.
6) Yao, the Ancient One
The first active Sorcerer Supreme in Marvel Comics debuted in Strange Tales #110 in 1963, and this was Yao, the Ancient One. He was named the Sorcerer Supreme when the sentient embodiment of the universe, Eternity, named him to the position and awarded him the Amulet of Agamotto. This was around the 1450s, and while others held the title when everyone thought he was dead, he returned and was still the Sorcerer Supreme in the 1960s. That is when he trained Doctor Strange to replace him, and when Yao transcended, Strange earned the role.
