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Dr. Strange is a 1978 American superhero television film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, co-created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee. It was written, co-produced, and directed by Philip DeGuere. It stars Peter Hooten in the title role, along with Jessica Walter, Eddie Benton, Clyde Kusatsu, Philip Sterling, and John Mills. Stan Lee served as a consultant. The film aired on September 6, 1978, in a two-hour block from 8 pm to 10 pm on CBS, the same network that, at that time, aired The Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk. Though originally created as a pilot for a proposed television series, CBS did not pick up Dr. Strange as a series.