The Rings of RAGGADORR

the scholastic procedure to obtain the Rings of RaggadorrClassification: Magic Spell

Creator: Raggadorr

User/Possessors: Agamotto, Ancient One (Yao), Baron (Karl) Mordo, Clea, Demon, Daniel and Jericho Drumm, Doctor Strange (Tephen Strange), Dormammu, Gomurr, Living Tribunal, Margali Szardos, Raggadorr, Stan Lee, Tamam Shud (Stan Lee), Tar, Tiboro, Umar, Vung, Xhoohx;
    possibly Kaluu

First Appearance(s): Strange Tales I#124/2 (September, 1964, invoked in-story);
    Strange Tales I#127/2 (December, 1964, seen);
    Strange Tales I#158/2 (July, 1967, invoked and seen)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Rings of Raggadorr can be called to achieve a wide variety of goals.

    The most usual scope is a physical intervention on the material plane, scope also called Evocation. The physical interaction usually happens through the Rings themselves, as a means of attack, restriction or utility, but sometimes the Rings empower other shapes like barriers and shields. When the Rings becomes concrete they become subject to the rules of physical mechanics. This means that great physical strength can break them (see Silver Surfer) and another kind of force (magic, for example) can do as well (see Stygyro).

    Another family of spells which the Rings fell into numerous times is Abjuration, for the purpose of protection, may it be self-defense or safety for other people, places or objects.

    On the other hand, the spheres which the Rings are less involved in are Illusion, to hide other enchantments, and Conjuration, to open a dimensional gateway.  The Enchantment and Necromancy extents, too, are rarely reached by the Rings of Raggadorr.

    Other scopes of the spell are Divination, to find information, and Transmutation, to change the status of matter, usually for restoration purposes.

Aliases: Rings of Raggadorr/Raggador/Ragadorr/Ragadoor/Raggedor

Qualities: Ever-Roving, Dread, Runic, Mystic

Quantity: Seven, although it often happens that some of them are missing. Possiblythey go elsewhere, as they are often Roving. On one occasion, Strange produced a single ring but referred to it as "them". It is unrevealed whether that One Ring was a composition of the Seven ones or something else. It is unrevealed if there are other Rings of Raggadorr not involved in the Spell; the rings depicted on Raggadorr's coat were many more than seven.

Size: The size of the Rings varies with the purpose of the spell. They can fit a finger, be wide enough to constrict a human being, to encircle a space station, or to grow up and encompass half of the Northern American continent.

Shape: The Rings evoked are often circular, sometime elliptic. They are usually smooth but sometime they crackle of energy. In some cases, during the first instants of their making, they seem to be a long spiral. Shortly after, the spiral is divided into pieces, and the pieces close on themselves to form the Rings. In the scholastic way to evoke the Rings, they are perfect circumferences, cut from a cylinder. They can adapt to the target, in order to restrain it.

Colors: "...from indigo to deepest black..." recites one of the formulas to call their power on. When the rings are supposed to work for a long time, their color is not stable. It shifts from indigo to black, starting again, shining, shimmering. The colors' change is likely depending on the passing of time, starting from indigo (the newest) moving to red (older, perhaps weaker) and finishing to black (oldest, probably the weakest, down to ineffective) which is not visible to human eye. It is unrevealed if the Seven colors have a connection with the number of the classic colors of a rainbow (see comments).

History:
(Mystic Arcana) - The Rings of Raggadorr's origins are unrevealed. Very little is known about them, and few also are the things we know about Raggadorr, from whom they take the name.

(Marvel Tarot) - Agamotto freed the fourth Ring of Raggadorr from the Dungeons of Dyzakk.

(Peter Parker: Spider-Man#11 (fb) - BTS) - Millennia before the birth of Doctor Strange, Raggadorr placed his totem, the Ringed Ruby of Raggadorr within his temple in what would become the jungles of Thailand. Rings of Raggadorr surrounded the Ruby.

(X-Men Unlimited#13/2 (fb) - BTS) - Centuries before the Ancient One welcomed Stephen Strange, the two young mystics Gomurr and Tar studied the Rings of Raggadorr.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#49) - When Doctor Strange proclaimed the Emancipation Incantation, Raggadorr was attending the event; more than seven rings were on his coat.

(Marvel: Crisis Protocol: Target: Kree - Aconyte - Novel/chapter 42) - Possessing the body of his brother Jericho, Daniel Drumm wielded the power of the Rings of Raggadorr, among other mystical powers.


History of the Rings grouped by scope: Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy, Transmutation, Meta-magic






Xhoohx and the other sorcerers prepare the Ring of Raggadorr to shut Arisen Tyrk's power offScope: Abjuration

Powers/Abilities/Functions:The Rings of Raggadorr can be used as protection from physical and magic effects, avoiding the original effects or transforming them into a less harmful outcome. When the target is an enemy or another spell, the Rings can power the target down, off to a complete dispel. The Rings can banish someone. Usually the banishment is used to send a dangerous enemy back to his original plane of existence, or to a far place from which it is difficult to come back; but the banishment can also be used to do the same with allies and non-evil entities.

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

Duration: From instantaneous to long.
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.
Collateral effects: None.
The Rings of Raggador protected Strange from the gaze of the guardian

History:

(Strange Tales I#126/2) - Doctor Strange invoked the Seven Rings of Raggadorr when, in the Dark Dimension, he had to resist to the G'Uranthic Guardian's brain-burning gaze.

(Strange Tales I#128/2 - BTS) - The Demon, one of Baron Mordo's disciples, conjured Bolts from shadows of evil to annihilate Doctor Strange. Due to their highly destructive power, the Demon surrounded himself with the Seven Rings of Raggadorr in order to be protected by the Bolts' power.

(Strange Tales I#129/2) - The Ancient One praised the Seven Rings of Raggador in order to protect Doctor Strange who was leaving for an unknown realm.

(Strange Tales I#133/2) - Very weak for his previous battle with Baron Mordo, and for his dimension-crossing escape, Doctor Strange was at Queen Shazana's mercy. He only needed a short rest in order to acquire enough strength to confront the evil sorceress. So, he silently called the Seven Rings of Raggadorr and the powers of the Vishanti to resist Shazana's Helplessness spell. Strange's spell was not put under stress because the Queen was distracted by one of her subjects, stopping her casting. Shortly thereafter Strange regained his strength.

(Strange Tales I#152/2) - Umar the Unrelenting entrapped Strange in enchanted bonds, and the mystic had to use his amulet and the power of the Rings to break the enchantment.

(Strange Tales I#156/2 / 159/2 (fb)) - Umar journeyed to Earth to slay Doctor Strange. She used yellow rings to cast a Spell of Vanishement on the Sanctum Sanctorum. The building was banished to a fathomless void.
    Later, Doctor Strange counter-spelled the banishment.

(Strange Tales I#162/2) - At Stonehenge, the sand of the Glass of Doom kept falling, which could mean mankind's destruction at the Living Tribunal's will. So Strange tried to banish the Glass with an abjuration spell involving the Rings of Raggadorr. The spell failed, tampered with via Nebulos's interference. Strange had been given the Staff of Polar Power for Nebulos' purposes, so when the sorcerer tried to use it for his own motive, Nebulos broke Doctor Strange's spell. Even from a dimensional distance, Nebulos teleported the sorcerer to the Planet Perilous, before his presence..

(Doctor Strange I#172) - A magic spell involving many principalities also summoned the Rings of Raggadorr. A dimension-spanning whirlpool transported Clea and Victoria Bentley from the Dark Dimension back to Earth.

(Doctor Strange I#176) - Again, the Seven Rings of Raggador were coupled with other spells to counter-spell a Cube on Nothingness composed of Ribbons of Nihility.

(Doctor Strange II#6) - Clea invoked the Rings of Raggadorr to dispel the enchantment that Silver Dagger had put on a rabbit. Even if it wasn't necessary, Clea abandoned her body and approached the rabbit in her astral form. She evoked the Rings, invisible to the people around her. The Rings bathed the giant rabbit, then after some Clea's hand gestures, the rabbit reverted to its original size.

(Doctor Strange: Nightmare - prose novel) - The power of the Rings was coupled with the lights of the Cycle of Fire against a deep darkness of anti-matter, but the dispel failed.

(Defenders I#73) - Xhoohx joined forces with Dr. Strange and Clea to form a Ring of Ragadorr; the Valkyrie knocked Arisen Tyrk down through the Ring, and the Ring blocked the tyrant from his source of power, utterly incapacitating him.

(Doctor Strange II#76) - Strange invoked the Rings of Raggadorr and the Faltine's Flames to banish the demonic Iuriale, forcing her back through the same portal she used to get on Earth.

(Marvel Super Heroes III#12) - Doctor Strange invoked the Roving Rings of Raggadorr to remove the curse from the Diary of the Aged Genghis. During the casting, an aggressive Rintrah-like monster was expelled by the diary, but it disappeared when the abjuration was completed, probably thanks to the binding power of the Rings, which forced him back to his plane of existence. Augustyne Phyffe gave little help, shooting magic at the demon. The demon managed to hit Strange with a mystic bolt before being banished.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#5) - Mordo attacked Doctor Strange with the Roving Rings of Raggadorr. The violet Rings entangled Strange tossing him through sky and trees. After some tumbles, the Sorcerer Supreme managed to cast a counter-spell, also invoking the Rings. The violet Rings crumbled.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#6/1) - Years after the first time he was imprisoned into a Cube on Nothingness, Strange had to free himself again and used the same spell involving the Rings of Raggadorr. This time, many yellow rings surrounded the Sons of Satannish, knocking them out.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#19) - Invoking the Rings of Raggadorr, Doctor Strange tried to banish the gaseous form of Azrael back into the cave where he had evolved for eons. Purple-Orange waves pushed back the gases. Apparently the spell worked, but when Strange met the crystalline Azrael, he understood that the entity could not be contained until a part of it was outside of the cave. Azrael could, and would, kill all life on Earth. Rena Butler, who had a crystalline shard of Azrael embedded in her neck, sacrificed herself, jumping toward the amoral creature. Strange cast a Seal of Permanence spell, to close the cave, calling many ones, among the deities, principalities and pantheons. So important was that protective spell, that he erased it from the Book of the Vishanti.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#36) - Adam Warlock, wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, had transported Doctor Strange into a far future on a dead world. Strange read a counter-spell from the Book of Vishanti, invoking the Rings of Raggadorr, restoring the god-powered Adam Warlock and he to their original time-space continuum.

(Doctor Strange VI#6 (fb)) - During the War of the Seven Spheres, General Strange invoked the Seven Rings to cast an exorcism. For the first time he managed to cast it at the 99th invocation. A demon-summoning circle vomited hundreds of demons against the army of the Vishanti. Strange destroyed the portal and many demons, with the exorcism.

(Doctor Strange III#16) - A banishment spell, encompassing all the major principalities, gathering all the dimension' remaining magic energies, was cast by Strange. Yellow-White rings surrounded the Sorcerer, a lightning bolt crossing three rings heavily invested Dormammu. But the magic energy remaining in the universe was too low, and Dormammu continuedl fighting. It was a blast from Baron Mordo that defeated the Faltinian ruler. Dormammu's power was gravely diminished, leaving him impotent in Shuma-Gorath' clutches.

(Doctor Strange III#19) - Mr. Misery, the material and sentient pain that Doctor Strange accumulated in years of magic practice, possessed Wong, his faithful servant. Strange tried to exorcise Misery with a spell which involved the power of the Rings of Raggadorr. The spell was not as effective as it needed to be, but Misery was expelled by Wong when Strange absorbed back the pain into his own body.



  


 




The Rings of Raggadorr and the Eye of Agamotto to conjure a dimensional portalScope: Conjuration

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The magic of the Rings can transport creatures and objects to another place, or from another place, near the caster. The distance can be very long, even dimensional. In some cases the caster needs a sort of anchor to be in the destination place, something like a creature he knows and is speaking to or which is connected to in some way. Or, he must already know the destination. In other cases the caster needs to cast the spell from a specific location.

Casting Time: A few seconds
Range: Planetary, dimensional.
Components: A mandatory component, probably at caster's choice among:

Duration: Concentration, minutes, usually. It can be made ever-lasting if the power of the caster is sufficient.
Primary effects: The means of transport is a portal, a door, a window, a maw, an opening in the fabric of the space, which connects two point that can be in the same building or even in different universes.
Collateral effects: Light effects. Some portals alllow the user to see, hear and smell what is on the other side of the step, others do not.

History:

(Defenders III#2) - Dormammu needed a Dimensional Portal to reach Eternity. He choose a place where the borders between realities were thin: Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum. Helped by the power of the Rings, he unleashed the energies of the Eye of Agamotto and shredded the fabric of reality and called the portal. Umar and he stepped into the shimmering light of the portal and found themselves at the presence of Eternity.





Doctor Strange contacting the Ancient One through divinationScope: Divination

Powers/Abilities/Functions: To retrieve unknown, forgotten or arcane information; to find hidden places, creature or objects; to foresee future events; to contact other creatures and places

Casting Time: A few seconds
Range: Any
Components: A mandatory component, probably at caster's choice among:

Duration: Concentration, few minutes.
Primary effects: The caster retrieves the information needed, from a little piece like a suggestion up to the full knowledge he needed in that moment. The information could be also given during an ordinary conversation. In that case, a sort of shapeless window opens and allowed the caster see and speak to the target. The contact can involve a two-ways communication. The entity called can also refuse the contact and resist the spell.
Collateral effects: None.

History:

The Rings of Raggadorr helped Strange to find the scroll he wanted amitst thousands(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#33/1) - Year 29 B.C, in the Library of Alexandria, invoking the Roving Rings of Raggadorr, seeker streaks departed from Doctor Strange's hand. One white streak led the Sorcerer to the scroll he needed, among thousands; then the scroll itself was enlightened: an earlier version of the Book of the Vishanti.

(X-Men I#33 (fb)) - Hundreds of years before the birth of Stephen Strange, the Ancient One was surprised seeing the monstrous Xorak for the first time, and invoked the Rings of Raggador to learn more.

(Strange Tales I#125/2 - BTS) - A promise was made by the narrator (Stan Lee?), invoking the Seven Rings, that Strange would appear again in the future (in the next issue). Strange did appear, thus the promise was kept. The spell had worked.

(Strange Tales I#128/2 - BTS) - Tamam Shud (the out-panel writer) foresaw that in the future (the next editorial month) another Doctor Strange saga would be presented (actually, it happened).
 
(Strange Tales I#129/2) - The divination power of the Rings of Raggadorr enabled Doctor Strange to contact the Ancient One from another continent. The image of the Ancient One appeared before Strange, and both the mystics could see and speak to each other.

(Stan Lee Presents Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic arts #1 - Pocket Comics - Kangaroo Publishing/Prophecies of the Ancient One) - The Ancient One did a prophecy, a divination, through a spell involving the Runic Rings of Raggadorr.
 
(Strange Tales I#134/2) - Doctor Strange visited his master and his servant in his astral form. Knowing that the astral form is invisible and inaudible to ordinary humans, he cast a spell to grant his allies in the room the ability to see his form; he invoked the Rings of Raggadorr and the spell worked even without the uttering of a sound.

(Strange Tales I#149/2) - Outside the Sanctum Sanctorum, Kaluu cast a magic spell against his enemies inside: yellow glowing rings reached Doctor Strange and the Ancient One, restraining them with wavering shining energy. Strange exclaimed the Rings of Raggadorr, which his bonds resembled. Actually, the Master of Mystic Arts was surprised about Kaluu's power, which was so powerful that it could imprison two enemies with a single spell. Strange was also concerned about other unknown powers that Kaluu had acquired in the Dimension of Raggadorr. The Ancient One and his disciple could not move, but the two joined their psychic forces, enabling Strange to cast a counterspell. When the spell was cast, the bonds turned black and broke.

(Strange Tales I#168/1) - In the Dimension of Dreams, Strange invoked the Seven Rings to find Victoria Bentley, who was lost there, too, and in impending peril. The mystic light of his amulet allowed him to find the woman after few moments.

  









Strange hypnotizing a manScope: Enchantment

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The rings can force unwilling creatures to follow suggestions and commands given by the caster.

Casting Time: A few seconds
Range: Short (30 feet)
Components: A mandatory component, probably at caster's choice among:

Duration: Concentration, some minutes.
Primary effects: The target executes the orders to the best of his or her abilities. It is not necessary to keep eye contact with the possessed target because the orders can be given telepathically. At the end of the enchantment, the target forgets all that happened during the period of the hypnosis. The suggestion can directly reach the unconscious of the target, pushing the target to react in the desired manner even without explicit orders.
Collateral effects: During the casting, the eye of the caster seems to become a little bigger and emit light. Thin rings may be visible, encircling the affected mind when the spell is activated, and a ring may surround the target's head until the spell is dismissed.

History:

(Strange Tales I#131/2) - Invoking the power of the Rings of Raggadorr, Strange hypnotized a worker and gave him orders through telepathic commands.

(Defenders I#70) - Strange invoked the Rings of Raggadorr, and the spell triggered the transformation of Bruce Banner into the Hulk.




The Rings starting to shrink under the Tribunal's will Scope: Evocation

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Rings take concrete shape in the reality and can be used as material means for different purposes, from an attack on an enemy, to providing aid for an ally. When the Rings are used as a prison and are supposed to hold for a short while, it is necessary to maintain the concentration on the spell. Releasing the concentration for an instant can dissolve the spell, even if the caster is someone as immensely powerful as the Living Tribunal. When the spell is intended to last for a long time, it is necessary to renew of the spell, depending on the power of the being held.

Casting Time: A few seconds
Range: Geographic (thousands of miles)
Components: A mandatory component, probably at caster's choice among:

Duration: Concentration, or renewal.
Primary effects: Often, rings of varying size are produced, not more than seven, with a high resistance to physical deformation and stress from external forces. The shapes can be different from rings, and the resistance can be increased with the concurrent intervention of more magic-users.
Collateral effects: The Rings (or the shapes) can have different colors and sometime are invisible. When the size of the Rings is greater than an unspecified threshold (the extension of a metropolitan town), breaking them can cause psychic feedback to the caster.

The Rings swatted away like fliesHistory:

(Peter Parker: Spider-Man#11 (fb) - BTS) - Millennia before the birth of Doctor Strange, Raggadorr placed his totem, the Ringed Ruby of Raggadorr within his temple in what would become the jungles of Thailand. The Ruby was surrounded by Rings of Raggadorr.

(Doctor Strange II#44 (fb)) - A thousand years before the birth of Wong, Kan, Wong's ancestor, was witness of Shialmar's transformation into the Shadowqueen. Vung, a sorcerer who sought the power of the N'Garai, attacked Shialmar with a spell resembling the Rings of Raggadorr. At least six magenta rings were swatted away by the Shadowqueen with astounding ease, after which she ruthlessly slew the evil sorcerer.

(Doctor Strange: From the Marvel Vault (fb)) - "Seven are the Rings of Raggadorr" taught the Ancient One while Stephen Strange, still an apprentice, was casting the spell but still incomplete.

(The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange#1/4) - After 19 months of study with the Ancient One, Stephen Strange used the most powerful spell he had learned, the Rings of Raggadorr, against Bal Cyphyro. The knight broke the rings with a shrug. The fragments fell with a soft sound of exhalation. Strange also tried the Bands of Cyttorak, to no avail.

(Strange Tales I#127/2 / Strange Tales I#147/2 (fb)/Doctor Strange II#3 (fb)) - In the Dark Dimension, Doctor Strange met Dormammu for the first time. The Ruler of the Dark Dimension tested him, and Strange, trying to demonstrate his might, evoked some rings that enveloped the Dread one. However, Dormammu melted the rings very easily.

    The match of will and power continued until Dormammu had to hold back the horde of Mindless Ones, who had been freed from their confinement. Dormammu erected an emergency barrier around himself, strengthening it with the power of the Rings of Raggadorr, after which he expanded the barrier toward the enemies. The resulting wall of force stopped the Mindless Ones, resisting to their powerful blows. The wall was further empowered by Strange's magic, forcing the horde to retreat back to their confinement region.
Tiboro evoked blue rings to restrain Doctor Strange

(Strange Tales I#129/2) - Tiboro cast a magic spell which had to definitely imprison Doctor Strange. Five blue rings arose to encircle the mystic. The rings congealed into three large rings but they only constricted a stony cocoon made of the same substance of the ground. Tiboro smashed the cocoon and the rings with a single blow.

(Strange Tales I#130/2) - As a simple incantation, Doctor Strange called the Seven Rings of Raggadorr which surrounded one of Mordo's disciples. A secondary, necromantic effect of the Rings was to mute the disciple for a while.

(Strange Tales I#146/2) - A pair of Rings grabbed Doctor Strange and transported him away from the Maelstrom of Malevolence, which disintegrated Eternity and Dormammu. The rings had been cast by the Ancient One, had crossed a dimensional portal and had grasped his disciple. They dragged Strange through the Netherworld, then changed universe, and finally, through a rift in space, brought the mystic back on Earth.

(Strange Tales I#155/2) - Yellow Rings constricted Doctor Strange. The Ancient One used them to prevent his apprentice from going back to the Dark Dimension. 

(Strange Tales I#158/2) - To save Earth, Dr. Strange challenged the Living Tribunal, striking him with the Rings of Raggadorr. The spell worked, but was immediately re-directed back to the Sorcerer. The Living Tribunal had twisted the spell using the Sign of the Seraphim. Orange stripes formed a cage around Strange, tightening at the Tribunal's will. The Living Tribunal was sure of Strange's destruction, stating that no human, not even a sorcerer may escape the Rings of Raggadorr. So, the ultimate judge was surprised when Strange broke the rings: Strange had succeeded in because the Ancient One had lent him his powers. The Tribunal conjured the orange stripes again, twice stronger than before. In spite of his immense power, Doctor Strange challenged the Tribunal's right to destroy Earth. The accusation distracted the immensely powerful judge and caused him to lose the concentration on the spell; thus the Rings disappeared, and Strange could continue his challenge.

(Marvel Premiere I#5) - Roving Rings of Raggadorr, red in color and seven in number, were summoned by Strange, who managed to cast the spell despite partially restrained by stony limbs. The Rings rotated and sliced through the rocks, yielding them to bristle. The struggle continued, Strange called again the Rings. Purple in color, the Rings bound Sligguth. However, Ebora praised the demons of the deep sea; water gushed into the cave where the prehistoric god was prisoner. The demon, bathed in the waters found the strength to break the bonds and fled.

(Marvel Premiere I#6) - Shortly later, Strange had to again invoke the Rings of Raggadorr to fight N'Gabthoth. A single yellow ring surrounded the shambler's head, but his eye fired energy bolts at the Rings, easily destroying them.

(Marvel Premiere I#7) - After having defeated N'Gabthoth, Doctor Strange left for Penmallow, in England, where he had to fight the demon Dagoth below the sea. When the horror from Kalumesh hurled a massive rock against the Master of Magic, Strange stopped the boulder by combining the Hook of Hoggoth with the Roving Rings of Raggadorr. Four yellow rings were connected to the Hook. A gesture of a hand launched the rock back, hitting the monster. Dagoth retaliated, strangling the sorcerer, but the demon had been foiled by an illusion. Actually Strange needed time to summon necromantic energies to have the Seven Rings entrap the prehistoric horror. Yellow bands of theurgic power built a prison, capturing the sea-born monster.
    Alas, Strange did not take into account Dagoth's cabalistic strength. That night, the servant of Shuma-Gorath freed himself and charmed the people of Penmallow. Strange had to fight again. Seven, intertwined, yellow Rings of Raggadorr were used to create a Mystical Bolt that he hurled toward the sea-monster. 

(Marvel Premiere I#9) - Days later, Strange was fighting the Shadowmen of Kaa-U, to free his old master. In the melee, he shot a spell of wavering energy. Soon, Strange clearly claimed that the enemies resisted his bolts. In the same moment he cast a spell that shot three yellow rings, knocking down one of the green creatures.

The continental-spanned barrier of Rings(Doctor Strange II#9) - Orini tried to kill Clea with the magic. His spell appeared to be a shot of energy that produced rings of force as a collateral effect. Strange defended his lover, rebuking with another spell, which looked like the Rings of Raggador (used by Clea to restore the giant rabbit to his normal size in Doctor Strange II#6). The fight went on, and again Strange used a Rings-effect-like spell until he recited a more complex formula, where the Rings were only the initial component. They empowered the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, which succeeded in completely restraining Orini.

(Defenders Annual#1) - In a different universe, Doctor Strange used an enchantment which seemed much like the Rings of Raggadorr, against Nebulon. Many energy-blazing magic Rings departed from Strange's stretched hand to constrict Nebulon, who escaped in an instant using his dimensional-traveling abilities.

(Tomb of Dracula#44) - The Rings of Raggadorr were coupled with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak by Strange to restrain Dracula. They were only effective for some instants because the Lord of Vampires soon escaped by becoming mist.

(Doctor Strange II#27) - Strange conjured the Rings of Raggadorr. Green magic rings restrained Stygyro, but the evil wizard broke them with a little effort.

(Doctor Strange II#31) - Strange conjured the Rings of Raggadorr as barriers against Alaric, to protect his Sanctum Sanctorum, the City of Manhattan and all the United States of America. The Sorcerer Supreme was able to cast the spell in astral form. He had to keep mental concentration, to sustain the barriers.
    The human beings could cross the Rings, but they couldn't see them. The one foe whom the Rings were supposed to keep at bay was Alaric, but the evil conqueror possessed the Sword of Kamuu, which could break the barriers without effort. When Alaric broke the Ring around New York, Strange felt psychic pain.

(Doctor Strange: Nightmare - prose novel) - Doctor Strange conjured a defensive veil of rainbow light. It protected him from a fireball shot by an assassin. Thanks to the Rings of Raggadorr, Strange transformed the veil into a fiery ring of light to entrap the marksman who had shot at him. The Ring shrank to a dot, and winked out of existence.
    Days later, in another dimension, the Master of the Mystic Arts needed to examine a box of antimatter. When the Rings of Raggadorr left Strange's finger, they were small, but they enlarged enough to contain the one-foot sized box. They surrounded the box, creating a sort of cage, then floated back at Strange's orders. He gave some orders to the box. When the box was returned to its original place, Crimson Bands transported it.

(Marvel Team-Up I#77 - BTS) - While in the Orb of Agamotto, Clea was transformed into a deadly energy Faltinian being, more powerful than Doctor Strange. Strange tried to ensnare her using the Rings of Raggadorr, to no avail. Clea claimed that such a low spell could do nothing against her, scaring the Master or the Mystic Arts because he estimated the Rings much more than that.

(Doctor Strange II#40) - Doctor Strange's stretched hand initially produced a cone of swirling energy (which seemed to be made up of rings) surrounding Azrael (who once was Lord Phyffe), enveloping him in a cocoon of golden energy. Azrael's fast-decaying power forced the magic prison to age in few seconds. The cocoon became red, then black and finally exploded. Shortly later, with the gesture of a hand and the use of a fireplace smoke, Strange evoked mystic chains made of Rings of Raggador which, hidden from the smoke, leapt toward Azrael (neither Rings  nor chains were visible, only smoke) encasing him. A few seconds after, Azrael was free again, having decayed that magic, too.

(Doctor Strange II#43) - In the Shadowrealm, when some brigands assaulted Strange, he conjured the Flames of the Faltine and made the barbarians run away. In the attack he also hurled five Rings, of purple color, with the Flames, probably to capture one of them.

(Doctor Strange II#44) - Clea evoked the Rings of Raggadorr, which hit the gargoyles created by Shialmar the Shadowqueen, shriveling the monsters.

    Days later, Strange would teach her that her conjuration was ill-formed and incomplete.

(Doctor Strange II#47) - Clea conjured the Rings of Raggadorr with an amazing procedure: two beams of silvery light came out from her palms to form a luminous cylinder, which broke apart in seven perfect blue rings of magical force.

(Defenders I#109) - Green-yellow Roving Rings of Raggadorr evoked by Strange restrained Amora the Enchantress' Harpies.

A wall of force evocated by many mystics(Thor Annual#9) - In the Dark Dimension, Umar used the Rings of Raggador to immobilize Thor and Jane Foster, after which she planned to grind them to dust. A blazing light surrounded the two victims, but, before the destruction begun, Thor transported Jane and himself to the Earth. Apparently the spell produced its effects, so Umar wasn't aware of the evasion.

(Power Man & Iron Fist#100) - Master Khan restrained Luke Cage using the Rings. Power Man was enveloped in light orange flames and rings, which then became pink. In that moment Khan had three spells ongoing, but, dividing his concentration between Cage and Iron Fist, the Faltine Flames cooled off. The Rings resisted, until Fera assaulted Khan and caused him to lose concentration on the Rings, too.

(Doctor Strange II#73) - Doctor Strange evoked the Rings of Raggadorr to create a barrier against the Mindless Ones, for the same purpose when he had helped Dormammu years before. This time the Master of the Mystic arts was assisted by the mystics of the Dark Dimension, to strengthen the shield to force the Mindless Ones back to their prison.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#5) - Doctor Strange cast a magic spell that knocked down Rintrah. The formula included the Rings of Raggadorr which appeared yellow-colored and hand-sized. The yellow-green impact that pushed Rintrah to the ground could seem a telekinetic effect (thus a Transmutation spell), but it likely was a very little explosion, the consequence of an Evocation. Rintrah was not hurt, because Strange deliberately and accurately limited the strength of the spell.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#6/1) - Strange freed himself from a Cube of Nothingness with a counter-spell which invoked the Seven Rings, but a second effect was produced: Many yellow Rings surrounded the Sons of Satannish, knocking them out.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#11/1) - Attacked by Demogoblin, Strange conjured the Ever-Roving Rings of Raggadorr to capture him, but his supernatural glider was so quick that the purple Rings didn't have time to close around the madman.

light blue Rings holds for some seconds the Ghost Rider(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#23/1) - Strange conjured the Rings of Raggadorr. Dark violet Rings halted Mordo who was falling toward otherwise certain death.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#28) - The Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) was held still by the Rings of Raggadoor (yes, "...door"). Light blue Rings restrained the Rider for some seconds, but they were enough for Strange to save Topaz from his vengeance.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#29) - Doctor Strange conjured the Rings of Raggadorr. Green Rings restrained the vampiric Victor Strange. Unlike Dracula, Victor didn't transform into mist to escape.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#37) - Having noticed that the Surfer was ready to unleash an energy bolt, Strange conjured short Crimson Bands-like Rings of Raggadorr. He defined them as a "tried-and-true" spell against the Silver herald. Thus, the bands entangled Silver Surfer; however, the Surfer he broke the Rings with a minimum effort.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#40) - Half formed Rings of Raggadorr were melted by D'Spayre as if they were made of butter. It was so easy to do because Strange was under the negative influence of the Fear Lord and didn't push all his willpower into the spell. For D'Spayre it was even easier, because his powers had been greatly increased by the "Great Fear" that had driven humanity to desperation.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#43) - Rings of Raggadorr and Crimson Bands of Cyttorakk appeared at Strange's command, enveloping the Orb and the Eye od Agamotto. Before Strange could run away with the talismans, Agamotto modified the spell, rendering the Rings useless. With the wiggling of his index finger, Agamotto also cast another spell involving the Orb.

(Peter Parker: Spider-Man#11) - "Tom" Somchart found the Temple of Raggadorr. Inside he heard a voice calling him. The Ringed Ruby was still surrounded by Ruby Rings, even after millennia. The Rings let Tom pass to touch the Ruby, and Tom was transformed into Raggadorr's Exemplar, Stonecutter.

(Stan Lee meets Doctor Strange#1 (fb)) - After many years, Doctor Strange had to fight Nebulos again. The Master of the Mystic Arts invoked the Roving Rings of Raggadorr. Wavering white-purple parts of the Rings shimmered before Strange, scaring Nebulos.
    An unrevealed lapse of time later, Strange met Baron Mordo and had to fight him, too. He bound Mordo with the Crimson Bands of Cyterokk, but he also used seven Green Rings to do the same thing.
    Stan Lee admitted that he wrote the formulas (usually in rhyme) that Strange used for the spells.

(Secret Warriors II#4) - Many Rings evoked by Doctor Strange made a semi-spherical barrier to contain the damages dealt by Whiplash (Anton Vanko).

(Weapon H#2) - Fighting against Ur-Wendigo, Strange protected a group of people with a magic semi-sphere covered by rings.

(Marvel Untold: Sisters of Sorcery - Novel) - Umar imprisoned Ardina using the Rings of Raggadorr. Seven were the rings, which color changed and cycled from indigo to black.

    Despite the coupling with the Mists of Morpheus, the spell needed a periodical refresh, because the power contained was cosmic. To add more power, Umar used a spell with rhymes. The Unrelenting One had also planned to use the Shpere of Cyttorak, in the future, to keep her trapped but to allow access to her power.

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


 
 

Green Rings of Raggadorr broken by Stygyro
   





  Scope: Illusion

Powers/Abilities/Functions: Create images which represent events different from the reality.

Casting Time: A few seconds
Range: Long (300 feet)
Components: A mandatory component for example:

Duration: Concentration, some minutes.
Primary effects: invisibility, visibility
Collateral effects: None.

History:

(Strange Tales I#147/2) - Doctor Strange invoked the Rings of Raggadorr in order to hide the enchantments he had to cast immediately after. As a result, some robbers saw the Shadowy Demons and where they dwelt; the criminals were so frightened that they ran away. Meanwhile the other attendants did not see anything, and wondered how the armed men had disappeared.


The Necromancy of the Rings rendered mute the enemy Scope: Necromancy

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Rings can influence the senses and other physical functions of a living creature, usually enfeebling, weakening, impairing an enemy, hitting from distance or touching the target. The target can also be the soul of a creature, which can be revived in his original body, or can be hosted into another body.

Casting Time: A few seconds for a simple spell, ten minutes for a ritual
Range: Short (30 feet)
Components: A mandatory component among:

Duration: Concentration, or no duration.
Primary effects: Some physical functions are impaired or, on the opposite, some physical functions that before were impossible to perform become possible.
Collateral effects: None.

History:

(Strange Tales I#130/2) - As a simple incantation, Doctor Strange evoked the Seven Rings of Raggadorr which surrounded one of Mordo's disciples. The disciple became mute for a while, so, unable to speak, he could not cast any magic spell. In spite of his impairment, the disciple still used his mind to mentally contact his master, Baron Mordo.

(Strange Tales I#156/2) - In the far dimension where lied Zom's prison, Doctor Strange evoked some rings, that encircled his hands. The Ancient One invoked the Rings of Raggador to claim that Strange would not fall. Actually, he knew what his apprentice would do to save Earth from Umar. In fact, the Rings of Raggadorr were called by Strange even if they were only a step of a more complex ritual the goalof which was to revive Zom. A smoking brazier contained the Icons of the Infinite and Strange added the Crimson Crystals of Cyttorak. Only then he pronounced the enchantment. The spell shattered the magical amphora that contained Zom's spirit. Zom lived again, reacquiring physical substance.

    Meanwhile, on Earth, Umar hurled yellow rings at the Sanctum Sanctorum, and it vanished.

(Marvel Premiere I#7) - When Strange fought Dagoth undersea, he summoned necromantic energies to have the Seven Rings entrap the prehistoric horror, in a very similar way to that with which he had imprisoned Mordo's disciples months before.

(World War Hulk#3) - Many years later, the Hulk and his Warbound allies led the devastation of New York in retaliation for the incorrect perception that the Illuminati had detonated the ship that had brought him to Sakaar. To oppose the seemingly unstoppable Hulk, Strange was forced to take a grave decision. Hurried by the Shadow Priest, Hiroim, who was crashing through the protective spells of his mansion, Strange made the decision to revive Zom to stop the Hulk. His hands broken, Doctor Strange performed the ritual involving the Rings of Raggador. Then he drank from the vial that contained Zom's soul. The demon possessed Strange's body, but he was under control of the sorcerer, barely. Strange-Zom was so powerful that he overpowered Hiroim. At the Madison Square Garden arena he attacked the Hulk, and during that harsh physical battle, Zom almost managed to take control of the body he was hosted at. In the end, the Hulk defeated Doctor Strange when he hesitated after seeing the destruction he had wrought under Zom's influence.




The Ruby Rings repairing a mangled girder Scope: Transmutation

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The spell demonstrates the power of magic over matter, organic or not. The uses vary from the transformation of the matter, from a state to another, and even from matter to energy and vice-versa. Other common uses involve the reconstruction, restoration of broken objects. It is unrevealed if the Roving quality of the Rings has a specific effect of increasing the speed of the subject.

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


Baron Mordo transmuted his disciple in a starring beacon of light.Duration: Concentration, some minutes.
Primary effects: When the spell is used to increase the speed of a subject, the distance to cover is usually very long, but the speed is that of thought or faster than light, and the material subject is transformed in energy. When the spell is used on inanimate objects, it can change their shape and substance, usually to remold it as it was before.
Collateral effects: A starring beacon, which travels at light speed leaving a long trail and can pass through walls.

History:

(Strange Tales I#135/2) - Baron Mordo used the Rings of Raggadorr combined with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to transport his emissary to Baskerville's English castle. The spell transformed his disciple in a starring light which flew over lands and seas, quicker than a laser beam. It passed through the castle walls, and returned Baskerville to his normal form.

(Strange Tales I#135/2 - BTS) - Shortly later, Mordo used the same spell to transport himself to Castle Baskerville.

(Strange Tales I#136/2) - The magic globe that helped Baron Mordo to detect Doctor Strange's spells warned the evil sorcerer. He quickly became a starring stripe of light and whizzed to the abandoned temple where Strange was, but he could only see his nemesis stepping beyond a dimensional rift, which closed in nothingness. After a brief consult with Dormammu, the Baron left for his hideout.

(Strange Tales I#137/2) - In an attempt to capture Doctor Strange at the Ancient One's mountain, Mordo transmuted himself again and traveled up there like a shimmering light. But Strange had left Earth few moments before, to find the secret of Eternity. Mordo could not sense where Strange was, so he transformed again and departed.

(Strange Tales I#154/2) - After a long journey, Doctor Strange reached Umar in the Dark Dimension, seeing the Unrelenting One hurl a spell of death to slay Clea via her Mystic Screen (a dimensional portal).

(Strange Tales I#155/2) - Strange, witnessing the attack, reckoned in an instant that he could save Clea only if he reached her before the enchantment did. So, he cast a spell involving the Vapors of Valtorr (Why? Because they were connected to the place inhabited by the Nameless? Was that place connected to the infinite void between dimensions where Clea was left prisoner?). Then, Strange added the call to the Roving Rings, acquiring the speed of thought and becoming quicker than Umar's spell. Once he reached Clea, Strange noticed that he was so quick that time seemed still, thus he found the time to cast another spell and save the girl.The shattered amphora is restored.
 
(Doctor Strange I#178) - To fight Tiboro's many beasts, Strange invoked the Roving Rings. The vermin were imprisoned in a crystalline column. The column itself was not an Evocation, because it was a stripe of very air that was solidified around the monsters, thus implying a Transmutation.

(Marvel Premiere I#3) - Calling up the Rings, Strange opened and closed the entrance door of his mansion. A stripe of light coming from his finger did the trick. Actually he was dreaming, while in the realm of Nightmare, but in that moment he believed to be in the real world, so his perceptions and his behavior were spontaneous as should have been outside the dream.

(Defenders I#17) - A steel column was seriously damaged by a Mystic Bolt. To save the building from a collapse, Strange called the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr: rings of magenta (not ruby) magic energy surrounded the girder, restoring it.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#20) - The power of the Rings was used to put together the pieces of a special amphora that contained the Zomling. The amphora had been completely broken, but the spell restored it as it was before the shattering, also restoring the wondrous quality of containment of such a powerful being as Zom.

 

 



Scope: Metamagic

Powers/Abilities/Functions: Increase, empower, extend, prolong, quicken other spells'effects

Casting Time: More than few seconds
Range: Unrevealed, probably anything seen or perceived by the caster
Components:

Duration: Few seconds
Primary effects: Varying from spell to spell.

History:

(Strange Tales I#152/2) - The Rings of Raggadorr were part of a dispel against some demons of the Dark Dimension, the greater part of the banishment was carried out by the Valtorr's Stings.

(Strange Tales I#154/2) - The Rings of Raggadorr were combined with the Mists of Munnopor against Umar's demon sentinels. Strange had the Mist envelope the flying demons, so that their wings became so heavy that the demons fell to destruction.

(Doctor Strange II#9) - The Rings were only the initial component for empowering the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. With that spell, Doctor Strange completely restrained Orini, after a hard fight.

(Doctor Strange II#55) - Strange used the same formula he had used to imprison Orini years before. The effects were the same unless that the Rings were invoked but didn't appear. As happened in the past, the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak appeared to en-cage D'Spayre. The prison didn't deprive D'Spayre of the power to cast an illusion inside the Crimson cage. The Fear Lord also tried to undermine Doctor Strange's determination, claiming that such a prison could not hold him for a long time. A second spell banished D'Spayre.

(Marvel Team-Up III#4) - Again, the Rings helped to cast the Crimson Bands. The Bands imprisoned Iron Maniac. However, the Tony Stark from Earth-5012 activated a bomb from inside the cage. The explosion destroyed the Bands, and Stark disappeared.

(Marvel Zombies: The Hunger) - Zelma Stanton, sorceress apprentice, was forced to fight Morgaine Le Fay, Sorceress Supreme. Zelma called a Conjurer's Cone to Earth-1492 but needed something more to send Le Fay to the Inquisition Era. She employed the Winds of Watoomb, buffed by other powers, and among them there were the Rings of Raggadorr. The resulting wind was strong enough to capture and carry the Sorceress Supreme into the Cone.






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

Xandu stealing the first half of the Wand of Watoomb    The Rings of Raggadorr seen for the fist time in Strange Tales I#127 were not identified by Doctor Strange and were soon melted by Dormammu. Years later, D'Spayre would do quite the same in Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#40. The Rings that surrounded and almost engulfed Dormammu had probably a secondary effect, too. If the "stunning" was supposed to come from a negative physical affliction, the spell belonged to the Necromancy scope. On the other hand, the "confusion" could be caused by an Enchantment, which had to affect the mind or the willpower of the Dread One. Even a good Illusion spell could cause the same effects.
    That very same issue was transposed in the episode#6 of the Doctor Strange Radio Program, on 1967, in which Dormammu used the Rings and pronounced the verbal component (mp3) to activate the spell. An interview to one of the authors is here.

    Five rings imprisoning Strange were evoked by Tiboro in Strange Tales I#129. No name was given to the spell, but their round shape and their position around the target considerably help to identify them as Rings of Raggadorr. A clever way to limit their restraining power was shown by Strange: to interpose something that could resist their constrictor force, for the time necessary to evade their grip.

    Before the call on the Rings in Strange Tales I#135, Baron Mordo had already transmuted his disciple into a shooting star in Strange Tales I#131, using a different verbal component without calling any Principality. The next day (ST#132), he cast the same transmutation but using the power lent him by Dormammu.

    The two Rings that saved Strange in Strange Tales I#146 (evocation) were surely helped by a great dose of Divination (to find him) and of Conjuration (to open the dimensional and universal portals). The "fetch" method was also used in the Doctor Strange: Nightmare prose novel.

    Some concentric magic forces con-temporarily bound Doctor Strange and the Ancient One in Strange Tales I#149, when Kaluu enacted is revenge. The evocation was not mouthed, but some features are typical of the Rings of Raggadorr. Similarities (===) and differences (!!!):

    Strange also exclaimed "By the Rings of Raggadorr!", wondering about Kaluu's power, that could imprison two enemies with a single spell. Still, there's the small probability that Stephen had recognized the effects as belonging to the Rings of Raggadorr. If so, Strange's Divination verbal component should be simply considered an exclamation, and Kaluu's "rings" spell, would be classified as an Evocation.

    One of the spells that Kaluu used against Strange induced suspended animation (see Strange Tales I#150). Kaluu was victim of his own spell, and once in a transfixed, immobile form, he was seen surrounded by three red rings. Were they Rings of Raggadorr? The imprisonment effect is quite similar to the prison made of Rings that detained Ardina.

    Rings of "vital thought" crossed worlds, even an entire universe, dragging their targets from limbo to Earth. The Ancient One received his disciple's "rings" and answered with a bridge of rings of elemental thought (see Strange Tales I#155). Raggadorr was not named. It is quite probable that the Rings' magic was not used there.

    In Doctor Strange II#34, when Cyrus Black told the episode of Xandu's stealing of the Wand of Watoomb's first half, Strange was depicted launching some rings at the hands of the burglar. The scene was not present elsewhere (nor in Amazing Spider-Man Annual#2). The panel was little, the colors were not very helpful, and the magic words were not written in that panel, so some doubts remains that they were the Rings of Raggadorr.

    The issue of Doctor Strange II#40 depicts many rings when they aren't called, and also identifies the Rings when they aren't visible:

  1. The first magical effect produced by Strange to stop Azrael/Phyffe is a cone of golden rings, but the verbal component doesn't mention them. Of course, they could be rings of another type. Or an effect resembling the Rings; a whirlpool? Surely not the Flames. Even the number is wrong: eight rings, with inexact coloration.
    On the other hand, many spell are cast behind-the-scenes or with only a somatic component. Moreover, the change of the colors, from gold to black, with the passing of time, is a hint. 
  2. Very few minutes later when the smoke driven by magic assailed Azrael, we couldn't see neither the Rings of Raggadorr nor the mystic chains, nevertheless Strange did call the Roving Rings on. The idea of mystic chains which rings are Rings of Raggadorr is appalling, given the caster is able to evoke more than seven Rings, but the smoke covered Azrael almost entirely, so we don't know if they were materially present. A restraint produced by a RaggadORR-MunnopOR coupling was previously performed in Strange Tales I#154.
    The smoke is a hint, too.

  Too many golden rings, and Azrael didn't notice  Both the effects can be noticed in Marvel Untold: Sisters of Sorcery. Were the hints taken into consideration, 40 years later?

  1. A shift of colors of the Rings, from Indigo to Black, is well described in the spell imprisoning Ardina.
  2. A sight-covering gaseous substance, working in combination with the Rings of Raggadorr, was at work in the same spell: The Mists of Morpheus. Their purpose was sedative, though; the smoke-chains had a restraining purpose.

    Outside the published story, it is quite possible that the Marvel Method script given by Chris Claremont to Gene Colan for DSII40 allowed Gene a good amount of choice about the structure of the scenes of action. It probably mentioned some spells that should be present, like the Rings of Raggadorr and the Mists of Morpheus. Probably something didn't work in the "Method", and it ended that the spells didn't match the art.

   In Doctor Strange II#43, Shialmar's mountain slave brigands run before a double magic attack: the Flames of the Faltine (that Strange pronounced) and Five Rings. The rings were very similar to the ones in Doctor Strange II#27, which were the Rings of Raggadorr.

    In Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#37, Doctor Strange explicitly called the Rings up but the shape and the color looked like Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. Previously, it had already happened that the two spells had been invoked together (Doctor Strange II#9 and #55, Tomb of Dracula#44), but not that time. 

    In Stan Lee meets Doctor Strange#1, page 8, panel 2, Strange called the Roving Rings of Raggadorr but the picture didn't show well-formed, closed rings. In the following panel (the third), against Mordo, Strange called the Crimson Bands of Cyterokk (yes, CytErOkk; sic) 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). I suppose that initially the script planned to use the Rings against Mordo, but when the finished images reached Stan, he changed his mind and "called" the Rings in the second panel. So, the Rings of the third panel had to be colored according to Cyttorak. However, nobody told the colorist that the Rings on the cover had to be corrected, too. Or, Alan Davis drew too many Rings in the third panel, so Stan could not call them Rings of Raggadorr, and changed the initial script. Or... many other possibilities.

    The Seven-Ringed exorcism of Aelanthus seen during the War of the Seven Spheres can be interpreted as:

  1. an exorcism spell (Abjuration) created by Aelanthus and improved (Metamagic) by General Strange, empowering it with the Seven Rings of Raggadorr;
  2. an exorcism employing the Seven Rings of Raggadorr (Abjuration) invented by Aelanthus and re-used by Strange;
  3. an exorcism which version involves seven rings not belonging to Raggadorr.

    The Rings were called "Mystic" for the first time in Doctor Strange IV#4. Doctor Strange tried to spell "By the Mystic Rings of Ragg..." but he never completed the casting. We have no clues about the spell scope, nor if the "Mystic" quality influenced that scope. In those days of space journey, however, other words of power were mixed by Doctor Strange, verbal components like "Moons of Oshtur", "the Winds of Valtorr", "Watomb".

    In an introduction on Reddit, Anjuliaconyte stated that the five "strands" of Aconyte books were set 616; they were creating official new prose novels set in the Marvel Universe. Among these books there is Marvel Untold: Sisters of Sorcery.

Per David Sexton

Mystic beings (such as demons) can gain power in 3 ways...
  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.

    4.

    A tiny support to David Sexton's belief is what happened in The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange, when Bal Cyphyro shattered the Rings and they, falling into pieces, exhaled a gasp like a dying man.
    Following David Sexton's belief, and assuming that the Rings of Raggadorr are sentient, many spells that bring them outside their dimension will change version; all the Evocation spells which recalled the Rings in their original "ringed" shape, should be considered as summoning of a sentient being, thus falling in the Conjuration scope.
Exclamation: by the SEVEN RINGS of RAGGADORR...


     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 was 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. 

Strange surprised, because he wasn't able to free his Astral form, in Starkesboro. Exclamations:

(Strange Tales I#124/2) - Strange presumably called "By the seven rings of Raggedor..." (yes, "RaggEdor; sic") to help himself in a greatly deadly situation. His force of will could influence the effects of the previous spell he had cast. He needed to follow the path of light in a completely shadowy dimension, but darkness was closing onto him, consuming the path of light. If his intent was to slow the darkness advancement, the spell could be considered an Evocation one.

(Strange Tales I#141/2) - Dormammu shouted "By the Seven Rings of Raggadorr, how you shall pay!" in an upset mood against Mordo. It was merely an interjection. Unless he called upon the Rings for the magic spell which banished Mordo to the Dimensions of Demons. A gate-hole opened under Mordo's feet. Should this be the case, the spell could be classified as a Conjuration one.

(Strange Tales I#142/2) - Strange invoked: "Now, by the seven rings of Raggadorr, there shall be a reckoning!". Strange did not pronounce the invocation, he merely thought it. He already had Mordo's disciple under his mental control, so it is unlikely that he effectively used the Rings unless he needed a spell to enforce his control and be certain of the outcome. If that is the case, the spell would fall into the Enchantment scope.

(Strange Tales I#148/2) - Surprised for the failure of his Ectoplasmic Image spell, Strange exclaimed "...by the Seven Rings of Raggadorr,...". The mystic only understood that Kaluu possessed a great power, to be able to interfere with his spell. We are not sure if this knowledge came from a Divination activated through the Rings' calling.

(Strange Tales I#151/2) - Unbelieving what the Lamp of Lucifer was showing her, Umar the Unrelenting pronounced "By the seven rings of Raggadorr...". The Lamp was already producing a highly detailed Divination effect so it is unlikely that the Rings were called for that purpose.

(Strange Tales I#153/2) - Doctor Strange's "By the Seven Rings of Raggadorr...!" was merely an exclamation of satisfaction.

(Strange Tales I#156/2) - It seemed that the Ancient One gifted his disciple with words of encouragement, claiming "And, by the Seven Rings of Raggadorr-- you shall not fall!". Actually, he knew that to revive Zom, it was needed a ritual, and the ritual would need the power of the Rings of Raggador, and so it happened. However, in that plight, that exclamation had another purpose: to encourage Strange. There is the tiny possibility that he used a portion of the Seven Rings' power to take a glimpse of the future, to confirm what he already knew, knowing what were the forces in play and what would have happened to Strange. Such a use of the Rings would belong to the scope of Divination.

(Strange Tales I#160/2) - Strange pronounced "By the Seven Rings of Raggadorr..." almost with resignation. It may be that the Rings helped him to understand (Divination) that he could not spend more time trying to convince Mordo of the impending doom.

(Strange Tales I#164/1) - Surprised by the speed of a beast, Strange exclaimed "By the rings of Ragadoor!" (one "g" and two "o"; sic). Self-defense request of help? Abjuration?

(Strange Tales I#166) - When Doctor Strange spotted the ethereal image of the Ancient One among the ruins of Stonehenge, he called "By the Rings of Raggadorr!". It was by surprise. However, he wondered if that was the phantasm of his master. In the case he had cast a magic spell to understand the true nature of the apparition, it could be classified as Divination.

(Doctor Strange I#170) - Stephen Strange exclaimed "By the Seven Rings of Raggadorr!". He was surprised that his previous spell met resistance.

(Marvel Premiere I#3) - When Doctor Strange physically assailed Nightmare, shouting "By Raggadorr's rings -- I must know!", he did it for frustration and rage; it is quite unlikely that he cast a divination spell to learn the knowledge he sought for.
 
(Marvel Premiere I#4) - At Starkesboro, trying to free his astral form to contact the Ancient One, Doctor Strange perceived a resistance that prevented his ectoplasmic form from leaving the flesh. He invoked "By the Rings of Raggador!" and decided that the cause was not a sorcery. The day after, differently from the day before, he discovered that the entire town was permeated by an atmosphere of evil, whose source was Sligguth. Thus, the day before he hadn't called the Rings for a divination purpose about the source of disturbance.

(Marvel Premiere I#9) - Walking in the crypt of Kaa-U, Strange was surprised when the Living Buddha called him, so the Doctor shouted "By the rings of Raggador!". Strange extended a hand toward the Living Buddha, as he did many times to cast a spell, so the gesture could be part of an Abjuration spell to be used as an immediate protective action.

(Defenders I#1) - "Yes, by the Roving Rings of Raggadorr!" was a simple expression of gratefulness pronounced by Strange, when he ascertained that Namor the Submariner wasn't dead.
 
(Amazing Spider-Man I#109) - Doctor Strange, in reply to Spider-Man asking what the Sorcerer could do more to help him, invoked: "By the seven Rings of Raggadorr -- Since I have donned my cloak of levitation -- We shall journey now together!". Given that the mere levitation was provided by the Cloak, the invocation seemed a simple confirmation of the proposal.
 
(Doctor Strange II#15) - Strange exclaimed: "By the Rings of Raggadorr!". (the balloon confirmed)

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#1) - When the light of the Eye of Agamotto dissolved an illusion, Strange pronounced "Rings of Raggadorr..." by surprise.

(Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#15) - Stephen Strange exclaimed "By the Rings of Raggadorr!" but it came by the surprise to learn that Morgana Blessing had a sort of connection with Victor Strange in his vampire status, and that she could detect his location at a distance of miles.

(Doctor Voodoo - Avenger of the Supernatural#1) - The invocation "By the Seven Rings of Raggadorr,..." made by Dormammu, was solely done to enforce his claim. A second, hidden purpose was not shown (like an enchantment to change Doctor's Voodoo's attitude).

(Power Man And Iron Fist II#3 (fb) - BTS) - Luke Cage and Daniel Rand paid a visit to Doctor Strange to ask for knowledge about the Supersoul Stone. During their chattering, the Doctor mentioned the Seven Rings of Raggadorr.

(Doctor Strange Annual II#1) - "By the Seven Rings of Raggadorr, I swear..." was just spoken for frustration, apparently with no purpose to actually use any power to do anything.

The colors of the Rings

   The colors can be assessed incorrectly when examining the paper of 40-50 years old comics. This is due to the natural decay of the colors, and to the type of paper which absorbed a little bit of ink with the passing of time. Moreover, the hand-coloration measuring system used before digital coloring is quite different from the RGB system (Red-Green-Blue) of the images on computer screens and then translated in HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language), which is used for the meta-description of this profile. It's quite difficult to translate exactly the printed colors of the 70/80ies to screen colors. A good explanation about coloration during the Jim Shooter's Era was given in Marvel Age#13. Another good article is also at https://kleinletters.com/Blog/coloring-comics-old-school/.

    In order to exactly classify the color of the spell's effect (the Rings, in this case), I also searched for colorists' color samples, but I didn't succeed in finding a sample showing any "color-named Rings" spell. The colors observed in the history are more than Seven and some of them are outside the rainbow. Note: in one case, the spell used a rainbow light to form a single ring (Doctor Strange: Nightmare - prose novel). Some Rings are also outside the range Indigo-to-Black. Black is not even a color nor is it part of the rainbow. Given the arcane and sometime cryptic language of magic, "Black" could be a metaphor for what (colors) the eye cannot see, i.e. the colors before the Red and beyond the Violet. So, "...from indigo to deepest black..." could imply that:

 Still, I found some Doctor Strange color proof pages that helped understand how were some colors of its stories built, fundamental colors for coloring the main characters, but also used to color the Rings in the '70ies and the '80ies.
    From Doctor Strange II#23, page 1, we can compare many colors, taken from a rainbow, with the spell appeared elsewhere:

Rainbow
and rings
  HTML style nearest color
 MARVEL Color code What did it mean, how was it made.
 Example about whom/what was colored with it and whether was it used for the Rings of Raggadorr or else.
 The color sample page from Andy YanchusClick ^ to enlarge
Black Black K
 The inked parts were printed black.
 Probably rings not visible to human eye. The vaguely similar case: even if not depicted black, when Clea conjured the Rings (invisible) while in astral form (invisible), to restore a giant rabbit to its original size.
Red,
Crimson 		Red YR
also called
Ruby Red or Vermillion
 Yellow 100% and Red 100% = a mix of two parts, one made of "Lemon Yellow" ink and one of "Lake Red" ink. The Red in the rainbow is the color of the Cloak of Levitation, and also of the Rings around the Ruby of Raggadorr. The Crimson was seen when combined with the Bands of Cyttorak.
Orange Orange
 YR3 Yellow 100% and Red 50% = a part of "Lemon Yellow" ink, half part of "Lake Red" ink and half part of water.
 Used for the rainbow orange and for the Orange Rings cast by the Living Tribunal. Strange's gauntlets are YR2.
Yellow Yellow Y Yellow screen 100% of "Lemon Yellow".
 That was the color of the yellow Rings which imprisoned Mordo's disciple.
Light Green

Green
 		Chartreuse

Green
 YB2/Nile

YB/Emerald
 Lemon Yellow 100% + Cerulean Blue 25%

Equal parts of Yellow and Blue		 The HULK! And the Green Rings that constricted the harpies.

The Rings that Stygyro easily broke.
Blue

Light Blue
 		Dodgerblue

Paleturquoise		 B

B2
 Blue screen 100% of "Cerulean Blue" ink.

One part of "Blue"  and three parts of water.
 The Blue was the cylinder's color in the magnificent spell of the Blue Rings of Raggadorr cast by Clea.

Light blue was the color of the trident decoration on Doctor Strange's jacket, and also the Rings that snagged the Ghost Rider.
Dark Violet
 		Medium Slate Blue
 R3B3 Red 50% and Blue 50% = one part of "Lake Red", two parts of water and one part of "Cerulean Blue".
 The color of the Rings that grabbed Mordo while falling.
In 1977/81, Clea's fishnet shirt was violet = R2B2.
Indigo Indigo RB2K2 A part of "Lake Red", one quarter of "Cerulean Blue" and three quarters of water, but darker. The color was mentioned in some spells but rings with that color never appeared on-panel.
Purple,
Ruby Rings?
 		Magenta RB2
or Magenta 		"Lake Red" 100% and "Cerulean Blue" 25%.
Purple is not part of the rainbow, but is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and, in the color wheel, it is positioned between Violet and Red.
 What was the color of Clea's pantyhose in 1981? It seemed Magenta, so RB2, and it is close to the color of the Rings hurled at the brigands of the Shadowrealm. BUT the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr were not Ruby Red, they seemed Magenta, too!

    The secrets of Magic are well hidden thanks to deceptions and mis-directions (Strange#1) for the novices; an example: the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr are not "Ruby Red" colored, they are colored Magenta/Purple, but... the Ruby of Raggadorr is surrounded by "Ruby Red" Rings which aren't Magenta.

    Thanks to Catherine Yronwode and her THE LESSER BOOK OF THE VISHANTI web-site, I easily found many spells which the Rings of Raggadorr were used in. I expanded that list, but I'm sure that there are other appearances and mentions not included here. Please let me know what I've missed, preferably specifying the issue, the situation it was used in (by whom, against whom, accomplishing what), and then quote the spell exactly.

Profile by Spidermay.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Rings of Raggadorr are strongly connected to the Ringed Ruby of Raggadorr and other spells involving Raggadorr's name like the Rains of Raggadorr, the Ribbons of Raggadorr and the Ruby Rays of Raggadorr.
The Rings of Raggadorr have no known connections to:

The Rings of Raggadorr in other realities

Earth-Doctor Strange Radio Show

(Doctor Strange Radio Program Episode#6 ~ Strange Tales I#127) - In a reality almost identical to Earth-616, Dormammu and Doctor Strange met in very similar circumstances. Their struggle was so stressful, that Dormammu's power faded and the barrier that held the Mindless Ones at bay fell. Dormammu tried to recreate it using the power of the Rings: "May the Rings of Raggadorr contain you, creatures of the night. Back, I command! (mp3)". As happened in the Earth-616 reality, the barrier wasn't strong enough, so Doctor Strange enhanced the barrier.

Note: I am unfamiliar with this series, and I don't know whether it is distinct from Reality-616--Snood


Clea under the Rings' enchantment
Earth-83840
What if Dr. Strange had never become master of the mystic arts?

(What if I#41) - Baron Mordo took control of Clea's will, chanting "Now, by the Rings of Raggadorr, your will is mine!". Four thin red rings appeared on Clea's face, and, while the Baron kept inquiring the Faltinian girl, one red ring persisted around her head. It was a clear spell of Enchantment. After having (ab)used Clea, Mordo cast the second verbal component of the spell: "Your every memory of me shall now be erased--".

    The spell worked almost identically to the enchantment cast by Strange in Strange Tales I#131/2.


Earth-691

(Guardians of the Galaxy#34) - In the far future of 31st century Earth-691, where the Guardians of the Galaxy had saved Earth from the domination of the Badoon, the Guardians were attacked by Dormammu. The Dread One had the Rings imprison the Drydock space ship. Five enormous orange rings were dissolved by Aleta/Starhawk's power.

(Guardians of the Galaxy#50) - Talon called upon the power of the Seven Rings to encircle Malevolence, Mephisto's daughter. Blue Rings entrapped his enemy.

(Guardians of the Galaxy#51) - Bickering with Major Astro, Talon used the Amulet of Agamotto to conjure the Rings of Raggadorr. Green (blue) Rings entangled the star-spangled Guardian but in few moments his power burned the rings.

Comments: Talon hurled blue Rings both at Malevolence and Major Astro. In GOG#51 the rings' color was wrong (the blue was mixed with the yellow in the background, producing a green mix).

    Talon was Krugarr's apprentice, so there's a chance that Krugarr thought him BTS when he lent him the Amulet. The same could be happened between Krugarr and Stephen Strange/Ancient One.

Earth-92131

(Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Season#3, Episode#1) - The Rings were used for protection from Brother Mordo's attacks: magic blasts and Rain of Raggadorr. Strange stated "I summon the Rings of Raggadorr, come to my need!" and eight light blue rings surrounded the Master of Mystic Arts. The Rain of Raggadorr bounced back.

Comments: The Rings were identical to the ones in "Great Power, Great Mayhem" and similar to the ones cast by Tiboro, but there were eight of them, not seven.


Earth-12041

(Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell - TV movie) - Doctor Strange used the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr several times using almost the same verbal component:

"By the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr, I bind and contain thee!"

"By the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr, and this bubblegum, I bind and contain thee. Return to the chamber from whence you escaped."

and a different material component: a bubblegum!

The first time the Rings produced Ruby Rays (Evocation); the second time a huge piece of bubblegum enveloped the monster, banishing him (Abjuration).

(Avengers Assemble Animated Series Season 2 Episode 12) - Four magenta Rings glowed around Thanos, cast by Doctor Strange to try and hold the Titan. Thanos did not even try to free himself from the rings. After few seconds he departed from Earth, with a destructive display of power cosmic given to him by the Infinity Gauntlet.

Comments: The color of the Ruby Rings were Magenta as were almost all the other enchantments flung by Strange.


Earth-Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

In the video-game, Doctor Strange can repeatedly strike opponents using the Seven Rings of Raggadorr. The Rings give a sort of protection from projectiles. Their appearance is: seven light-blue rings surrounding Strange.

Earth-Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, A Prose Novel

(Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, A Prose Novel) - Immersed in a dream realm by Numinous, Doctor Strange wondered "What by the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr had happened?".

Some time later, to regenerate the Pathways of the Dream Realm, Strange had to cast a complex spell, where the Rings were only one component. The spell targeted Numinous and Jane Bailey, at the centre of it:

"In the Name of the Eternal Vishanti
And the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr
By the Icy Tendrils of Ikhtalon
And the Mystic Moons of Munnopor
Through this sacrificial conduit
May you catch and bind
The disparate currents of this realm
Inviolable once entwined!
And it's my decision!
I offer up this humble shell
And impel it toward ascension
And proclaim its purpose to restore
Pathways through this dimension!"

The spell initially gathered enormous energies into Strange, who delayed the spelling some times; but he had to continue to recite the incantation for he wasn't able to contain the energy accumulation. In the end, the torrent of energies flowed into Jane Bailey, who welcomed them. Her atoms torn apart, faded away, were fused into the atmosphere of the Dream Realm, which was restored.


Earth-MCU - Marvel Cinematic Universe
Concentric yellow rings

(Doctor Strange: The Book of the Vishanti) - When a novice wants to cast a Conjurer's Cone, he should recite a verbal formula to borrow power from benevolent entities. Sometime the formula includes the Rings of Raggadorr:

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

(Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness - The Movie) - Fighting Gargantos (a Shuma-Gorath-like creature), Doctor Strange employed a magic dented rotating wheel to cut a bus in two. Very similarly it happened at his Earth-616 counterpart when he cut rocks with the red Rings of Raggadorr, but also when he used the rotating Daggers of Denak to cut demonic tentacles (in Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme Annual#3/2).

    Days later, fighting to save America Chavez from Wanda Maximoff, Doctor Strange cast a spell which shot yellow-sparkling concentric rings at the Witch. The rings, more than seven, were handled, seemingly absorbed, by the mutant, who shot her hex blast overcoming the rings, up to hit Strange. The rings were neutralized as easily as did the Shadowqueen against Vung.

Comments: Rarely are the concentric Rings of Raggador used to strike a target. It almost happened in the Shadowrealm hitting in combination with the Flames of the Faltine, and happened against Dormammu in Doctor Strange III#16.

    The movies call this reality Earth-616, but the comics call this reality Earth-199999. There two realities are in different multiverses, so it makes you wonder if the former a local name, within the larger/latter multiverse number.


Earth-38264

(Marvel's Avengers: The Extinction Key - Prologue - prose novel) - Millennia before Doctor Strange, Shaushka the Sorcerer Supreme evoked the Seven Rings of Raggadorr, during a battle against the Shining Herd. The Rings shielded the winged Sorceress from the attack of Pabil the Archer. The sun-bright arrows hit the cyan rings, and she felt the impact and the heat, too, but they resisted. The Rings, however, were grabbed by the whip of Ab-Sin, the Maiden of the Stellar-Knout, so, when Ab-Sin pulled down, Rings and Shaushka slammed hard to the ground. The weapon could have seared her, wouldn't the rings be there, but the Sorcerer Supreme noticed some sparks, and understood that they would soon collapse. The fight went on without the Rings.


Earth-Marvel Champions Living Card Game

(Marvel Champions LCG) - There is a card depicting the Rings of Raggadorr: seven blue light Rings surrounding Doctor Strange. A verbal component is reported: "Let the Rings of Raggadorr shield you from harm!", hinting that the enchantment has a purpose of protection/Abjuration.

Comments: The Rings are identical to the ones in "Great Power, Great Mayhem", but their effects are different.

Example link: https://hallofheroeslcg.com/stephen-strange-doctor-strange/


Earth-Spider-Man: Great Power, Great Mayhem#1/2
The Rings deviating electricity

(Spider-Man: Great Power, Great Mayhem#1/2) - Fighting in a dream of Spider-Man, the Seven Rings of Raggadorr were used by Doctor Strange to protect himself from harm. Seven blue Rings surrounded the mystic, shielding him (Abjuration). When Electro shot a charge to Strange, the electricity slid on the Rings' surface, zapping Kraven, instead.

Comments: The Rings seemed identical to the ones in the Marvel Champions LCG and similar to the ones cast by Tiboro.

Earth-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.

    In one of the following struggles between sorcerers, Mordo succeeded in stunning, temporarily, Doctor Strange. While the Baron goaded, he also mocked Strange, menacing to assail him with the Rings of Raggadorr. He didn't cast the spell, though.

    Days later, Baron Mordo managed to capture the Ancient One, limiting his interference with several restrainer spells. Among these, there were the Rings of Raggadorr. Strange saw this in a vision conjured by Baron Mordo, and also reckoned that the Rings were not the strongest binding enchantment of them all, because the Ancient One was also enveloped by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.

Note: I have not read this story to know if this is an alternate reality of not--Snood


Flames of the Faltine AND Rings of Raggadorr!images: (without ads)
Doctor Strange II#47, page 2, panels 4-5-6: the scholastic procedure to obtain the Rings of Raggadorr
Defenders I#73, page 14, panel 5: Xhoohx and the other sorcerers preparing the Ring of Raggadorr to shut Arisen Tyrk's power off
Strange Tales I#126/2, page 4, panel 1: The Rings of Raggador protected Strange from the G'Uranthic Guardian's gaze
Defenders III#2, page 20, panel 6: The Rings of Raggadorr and the Eye of Agamotto to conjure a dimensional portal
Strange Tales I#129/2, page 4, panel 5: Doctor Strange contacting the Ancient One through divination
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#33/1, page 12, panels 4-5: The Rings of Raggadorr helped Strange to find a scroll amidst thousands
Strange Tales I#131/2, page 8, panels 7-8: Strange hypnotizing a man
Strange Tales I#158/2, page 7, panel 2: The Rings starting to shrink under the Tribunal's will
Marvel Premiere I#5, page 17, panel 3: Red Rings of Raggadorr capable to destroy rock
Doctor Strange II#44, page 10, panels 2-3: Shialmar swats the rings away like flies
Strange Tales I#129/2, page 8, panel 5-6: Tiboro evoked blue rings to restrain Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange II#31, page 5, panels 2-3-4: The continental-spanned barrier of Rings
Doctor Strange II#73, page 18, panel 3: A wall of magic force evoked by many mystics
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#28, page 4, panel 4: light blue Rings hold the Ghost Rider for some seconds
Doctor Strange II#27, page 9, panel 3: Green Rings of Raggadorr broken by Stygyro
Strange Tales I#30, page 10, panel 5: The necromancy of the Rings rendered the enemy mute
Defenders I#17, page 12, panel 1: The Ruby Rings repairing a mangled girder
Strange Tales I#135/2, page 5, panel 2: Baron Mordo transmuted his disciple in a starring beacon of light.
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#20, page 19, panel 1: The shattered amphora is restored
Daredevil II#5, pages 9-10: decorations
Strange Tales I#150, page 8, panel 1: Kaluu kept in suspended animation by three red rings
Doctor Strange II#34, page 9, panel 3: Xandu's hands stealing the first half of the Wand of Watoomb
Marvel Premiere I#4, page 9, page 3: Strange surprised, because he wasn't able to free his Astral form, in Starkesboro
Doctor Strange II#40, page 13, manel 3: Too many golden rings against the touch of Azrael
Amazing Spider-Man I#109: Exclamation: by the SEVEN RINGS of RAGGADORR...
Doctor Strange II#23, page 1: A color guide page by Andy Yanchus
What if...I#40: Clea under the Rings' enchantment
Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness - The movie: sparkling concentric rings 
Spider-Man: Great Power, Great Mayhem#1/2, page 6, pane 4: The Rings deviating electricity
Doctor Strange II#43, page 2, panel 3: Flames of the Faltine AND Rings of Raggadorr!
Strange Tales I#127/2, page 5, panels 6-7-8: The first appearance of the Rings, Dormammu melted them.

Appearances, appearances behind-the-scenes, mentioned:
The Rings did not confuse Dormammu Strange Tales I#124/2 (September, 1964) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#125/2 (October, 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#127/2 (December, 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#129/2 (February, 1965) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist) 
Strange Tales I#130/2 (March, 1965) - Stan Lee (writer), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#131/2 (April, 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#135/2 (August, 1965) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist) 
Strange Tales I#141/2 (February, 1966) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist) 
Strange Tales I#142/2 (March, 1966) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (artist)
Strange Tales I#147/2 (August, 1966) - Denny O'Neil (writer), Bill Everett (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Strange Tales I#148/2 (September, 1966) - Denny O'Neil (writer), Bill Everett (artist), Stan Lee (editor) 
Strange Tales I#149/2 (October, 1966) - Denny O'Neil (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#153/2 (February, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Marie Severin (artist)  
Strange Tales I#154/2 (March, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Marie Severin (artist)
Strange Tales I#155/2 (April, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Marie Severin (artist)
Strange Tales I#156/2 (April, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Marie Severin (artist) 
X-Men I#33 (June, 1967) - Roy Thomas (writer), Werner Roth (pencils), John Tartaglione (inks), Samuel Rosen (colors), Stan Lee (editor) bts
Strange Tales I#158/2 (July, 1967) - Roy Thomas (writer), Marie Severin (pencils), Herb Trimpe (inks) ....
Strange Tales I#160/2 (Spetember, 1967) - Raymond Marais (writer), Marie Severin (pencils), Herb Trimpe (inks), Stan Lee (editor)
Strange Tales I#164/1 (January, 1968) - Jim Lawrence (writer), Dan Adkins (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Strange Tales I#166/1 (March, 1968) - Jim Lawrence and Dan Adkins (writers), Geroge Tuska (pencils), Dan Adkins (inks), Stan Lee (editor)m
Strange Tales I#168/1 (May, 1968) - Denny O'Neil (writer), Dan Adkins (artist), Stan Lee (editor) 
Doctor Strange I#170 (October, 1973) - Len Wein (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Adkins (inks), Glynis Oliver (colors), Roy Thomas (editor) 
Doctor Strange I#172 (September, 1968) - Roy Thomas (writer), Gene Colan (penciler), Tom Palmer (inker), Stan Lee (editor)  
Doctor Strange I#176 (January, 1969) - Roy Thomas (writer), Gene Colan (penciler), Tom Palmer (inker), Stan Lee (editor)
Doctor Strange I#178 (March, 1969) - 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)
Marvel Premiere I#3 (July, 1972) - Stan Lee and Barry Windsor-Smith (writers), Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils), Dan Adkins (inks)
Defenders I#1 (August, 1972) - Steve Englehart (writers), Sal Buscema (pencils), Frank Giacoia (inks)
Marvel Premiere I#4 (September, 1972) - Archie Goodwin and Roy Thomas (writers), Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils), Frank Brunner (inks), Ed-Roy Thomas (editor)
Marvel Premiere I#5 (November, 1972) - Gardner Fox (writer), Irv Wesley (pencils), Don Perlin (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Marvel Premiere I#6 (January, 1973) - Gardner Fox (writer), Frank Brunner and Sal Buscema (pencils and inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Marvel Premiere I#7 (March, 1973) - Gardner Fox (writer), Craig Russel (pencils), Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, Dave Hunt (inks), Mimi Gold (colors), Roy Thomas (editor)
Marvel Premiere I#9 (July, 1973) - Steve Englehart (writer), Frank Brunner (pencils), Ernie Chua (inks), Dave Hunt (colors), Roy Thomas (editor)
Defenders I#17 (November, 1974) - Len Wein (writer), Sal Buscema (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Glynis Wein (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)
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)
Doctor Strange II#15 (June, 1967) - 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)
Doctor Strange II#27 (February, 1978) - Roger Stern (writer), Tom Sutton (pencils), Ernie Chan (inks), Irene Vartanoff (colors), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Stan Lee Presents Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic arts #1 - Pocket Comics - Kangaroo Publishing/Prophecies of the Ancient One (1978)
Doctor Strange II#31 (October, 1978) - Don McGregor (writer), Ricardo Villamonte (pencils), Tom Sutton (inks), Marie Severin (colors), Roger Stern (editor)
Marvel Team-Up I#77 (January, 1979) - Chris Claremont (writer), Jeff Aclin and Howard Chaykin (pencils), Juan Ortiz (inks), Mario Sen (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Defenders I#70 (April, 1979) - Ed Hannigan (writer), Herb Trimpe (penciler), Mike Esposito (inker), Allen Milgrom (editor)
Doctor Strange: Nightmare - prose novel (1979) William Rotsler (writer), Len Wein and Marv Wolfman (editors)
Marvel Novel#7 - Doctor Strange: Nightmare - Pocket Books (July, 1979) - William Rotsler (writer), Len Wein and Marv Wolfman (editors)
Defenders I#73 (July, 1979) - Ed Hannigan (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils), Mike Esposito (inks), Ben Sean (colors), Al Milgrom & Jim Shooter (editors)
Doctor Strange II#40 (April, 1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Green & Ricardo Villamonte (inks), Bob Sharen (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#47 (June, 1981) - Roger Stern (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Jo Duffy (editor)
Thor Annual#9 (Summer, 1981) - Chris Claremont (writer and editor), Luke McDonnel (pencils), Vince Colletta (inks), Bonnie Wilford (colors), David Kraft (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#73 (August, 1985) - Roger Stern (writer), Paul Smith (penciler/inker), Carl Potts (editor)
Doctor Strange II#76 (April, 1986) - Peter B. Gillis (writer), Mark Badger and Chris Warner (pencilers), Randy Emberlin (inks), Bob Sharen (colors)
Defenders I#109 (July, 1982) - Jean Marc DeMatteis & Mark Gruenwald (writers), Don Perlin (pencils), Joe Sinnott (inks), George Roussos (colors), Al Milgrom (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist#100 (December, 1983) - Kurt Busiek (writer), Ernie Chan (pencils), Mike Mignola (inks), Christie Scheele (colors), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#1 (November, 1988) - Peter B. Gillis (writer), Richard Case (pencils), Randy Emberlin (inks), Bob Sharen (colors), Carl Potts (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)
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#15 (March, 1990) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Jackson Guice (penciler/inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#20/1 (August, 1990) - Dann & Roy Thomas (writers), Jackson Guice (pencils), Tony DeZuniga (inks), Richard Rasche (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#23/1 (November, 1990) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Jackson Guice (pencils), Mark McKenna (inks), George Roussos (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#28 (April, 1991) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Chris Marrinan (pencils), Mark McKenna (inks), George Roussos (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#29 (May, 1991) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Chris Marrinan (pencils), Mark McKenna (inks), George Roussos (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#33/1 (September, 1991) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Chris Marrinan (artist), George Roussos (colors), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#36 (December, 1991) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers), Dan Lawlis (penciler), Andrew Pepoy (inker), Mike Rockwitz (editor) 
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)
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme#43 (July, 1992) - Roy Thomas (writer), Geof Isherwood (artist), Geroge Roussos (colors), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
 Marvel Super Heroes III#12/1 (January, 1993) - Stuart Hopen, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Roy Thomas (writers), Brian Postman (pencils), Armando Gil (inks), Reneé Witterstaetter (colors), Rob Tokar   
X-Men Unlimited#13/2 (December, 1996) - Jorge Gonzàles, Greg Land (pencils), Mark McKenna (inks), Brad Vancata (colors), Kelly P. Corvese (editor)
Peter Parker: Spider-Man#11 (November, 1999) - Howard Mackie (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Greg Wright (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Marvel Team-Up III#4 (March, 2005) - Robert Kirkman (writer), Scott Kolins (pencils and inks), Studio F (colors), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Stan Lee meets Doctor Strange#1/1 (November, 2006) - Stan Lee (writer), Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Jonh Kalisz (colors), Tom Breevort (editor)
Marvel Tarot (September, 2007) - David Sexton (writer), Jeff Youngquist (editor) 
Doctor Voodoo - Avenger of the Supernatural#1 (December, 2009) - Rick Remender (writer), Jefté Palo (pencils), Jefté Palo (inks), Jean-François Beaulieu (colors), Lauren Sankovitch (editor)
The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange#1/4 (May, 2010) - Mike Carey (writer), Marcos Martin (artist)
World War Hulk#3 (October, 2007) - Greg Pak (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Christina Strain (colorsi), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Mystic Arcana - Scarlet Witch#1/2 (Octorber, 2010) - David Sexton (writer), Eric Nguyen (pencils and inks), Mark Paniccia (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)
Doctor Strange Annual II#1 (November, 2016) - Kathryn Immonen (writer), Leonardo Romero (pencils and inks), Jordie Bellaire (colors), Nick Lowe (editor)
Doctor Strange III#16 (Mar, 2017) - Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo & Cory Smith (pencils), Al Vey, John Livesay, Victor Olazaba, Tim Townsend & Cory Smith (inks), Antonio Fabela & Java Tartaglia & Chris Bachalo (colors), Nick Lowe (editor)
Doctor Strange III#16 (March, 2017) - Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils),  (inks), Chris Bachalo, Antonio Fabela, Java Tartaglia (colors), Nick Lowe (editor)
Doctor Strange III#19 (June, 2017) - Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo, Cory Smith (pencils), Wayne Faucher, John Livesay, Jaime Mendoza, Victor Olazaba, Tim Townsend, Al Vey (inks), Chris Bachalo (colors), Nick Lowe (editor)
Power Man And Iron Fist II#3 (June, 2016) - David Walker (writer), Sanford Greene (artist), Lee Loughridge (colors), Jacob Thomas (editor)
Secret Warriors II#4 (September, 2017) - Matthew Rosenberg (writer), Javier Garrón (pencils and inks), Israel Silva (colors), Wilson Moss (editor)
Weapon H#2 (June, 2018) - Greg Pak (writer), Cory Smith (pencils and inks), Morry Hollowell (colors), Wilson Moss & Darren Shan (editors)
Doctor Strange IV#4 (July, 2018) - Mark Waid (writer), Jesús Saiz (pencils, inks and colors), Nick Lowes (editor)
Marvel: Crisis Protocol: Target: Kree - Aconyte - Novel (July, 2021) - Stuart Moore (writer)
Marvel Untold: Sisters of Sorcery - Aconyte - Novel (2022) - Marsheila Rockwell (writer)
Doctor Strange VI#6 (July, 2023) - Jed MacKay (writer), Juan Gedeon (artist), KJ Diaz (colors), Darren Shar (editor)
Marvel Zombies: The Hunger (October, 2023) - Marsheila Rockwell (writer)

Appearances in other realities:
Doctor Strange Radio Program Episode#6 (1967) - David Wilson (Dormammu's voice), Charlie Potter (Strange's voice and producer), Beth Latimer (Clea's voice), Archie Altman, Martin Gleitsman, Gene Moore (other voices), David "Sparks" Rapkin (recording, technical effects and editing),
What if...I#40 (August, 1983) - Peter Gillis (writer), Jackson Guice (pencils), Sam Grainger & Jackson Guice (inks), Christie Scheele (colors), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy#34 (March, 1993) - Michael Gallagher (writer), Kevin West (pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Evelyn Stein (inks), 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)
Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, A Prose Novel (January, 2016) - Devin Grayson (writer)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (November, 2011) - Hiroyuki Nara, Go Usuma (directors)
Avengers Assemble Animated Series - Season 2, Episode 12 (February, 2015) - Philip Pignotti, Jeff Allen (directors), Jack Coleman (Doctor Strange's voice)
Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell - TV movie (October, 2016) - Marty Isenberg, Dave McDermott (writers), Mitch Schauer (director)
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)
Doctor Strange: The Book of the Vishanti - Abrams Books (2021) - Matthew K. Manning (writer)
Spider-Man: Great Power, Great Mayhem TPB#1/2 (December, 2023) - Steve Foxe (script), Claudio Sciarrone (art), Valentina Taddeo (colors), Lauren Bisom
Doctor Strange: Dimension War - Titan Books (2024) - James Lovegrove (writer)

Original Raggadorr's profile: 10/20/08 by Snood; originally contained references to the Rings of Raggadorr
Rings of Raggadorr main profile first posted: 03/24/24 by Spidermay
Last updated: 03/24/24 by Spidermay

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