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{{Short description|Fictional comic-book character}}
{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Clea Strange
| image          = Clea_Strange.webp
| imagesize      =
| caption        = Textless variant cover of ''Doctor Strange'' #6 (July 2023).<br />Art by Derrick Chew.
| alt            =
| publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut          = {{ubl|'''{{small|Unnamed:}}'''|''[[Strange Tales]]'' #126 (November 1964)|'''{{small|As Clea:}}'''|''Strange Tales'' #146 (July 1966)|'''{{small|As Clea Strange:}}'''|''[[Doctor Strange (comic book)|Doctor Strange]]'' Vol. 3 #3 (February 1999)}}
| creators       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Stan Lee]] (writer)
* [[Steve Ditko]] (artist)}}
| full_name      = Clea Strange<ref name="#1">''Doctor Strange'' Vol. 3 #3</ref>
| species        = Faltine hybrid
| homeworld      = Dark Dimension
| alliances      =
| supports       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Doctor Strange]] (husband)
* [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]}}
| aliases        = <!-- optional -->
| powers         = * [[Superhuman strength]], stamina, and durability
* [[Flight]]
* Mastery of [[Magic (fantasy)|magic]]
| cat            =
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| hero           =
| villain        =
| sortkey        = Clea
}}
'''Clea Strange''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|iː|ə}}) is a character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Steve Ditko]], Clea first appeared in the Doctor Strange feature in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #126 (November 1964).<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=85}}</ref> She is a [[magic (paranormal)|sorceress]], the disciple, lover, and eventual wife of [[Doctor Strange|Doctor Stephen Strange]], and his third successor as '''[[Sorcerer Supreme]]'''.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Pierce Lydon |date=2022-06-29 |title=Clea – the Marvel history of Charlize Theron's new MCU hero explained |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/clea-marvel-comics-charlize-theron-doctor-strange-2/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref>

Clea is a human-appearing being and maternally related to the other-dimensional Faltine race of energy beings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Collier |date=2022-05-08 |title='Doctor Strange 2': Who Is Clea and What Does She Mean for Doctor Strange's Future? |url=https://collider.com/charlize-theron-clea-doctor-strange-2-multiverse-of-madness/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref> The daughter of [[Umar (Marvel Comics)|Umar]] and niece of the demonic tyrant [[Dormammu]],<ref name="Snow">{{Cite web |last=Snow |first=Sara |date=2022-05-20 |title=8 Things Only Comic Fans Know About Doctor Strange's Clea |url=https://www.cbr.com/things-only-comic-fans-know-about-doctor-stranges-clea/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> Clea has been, sporadically, ruler of the Dark Dimension, the mystical realm to which Dormammu had been banished and that he subsequently conquered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kopp |first=Drew |date=2022-05-07 |title=To Become a Hero, Clea Had to Endure a Bittersweet Victory |url=https://www.cbr.com/clea-mother-dark-dimension-doctor-strange-marvel/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 2022, she made her live-action debut in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) film ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]'', portrayed by [[Charlize Theron]].