Editing Clea Strange (section)

==Publication history==
The character was introduced during a [[story arc]] in which Doctor Strange confronted Dormammu for the first time. Clea remained nameless for several issues, referred to only as the "captive female" or the "mysterious silver-haired girl". It was later noted that her father is Dormammu's closest disciple.<ref>''Strange Tales'' #132</ref> Her name was revealed two years later.<ref>''Strange Tales'' #146 (July 1966)</ref>

Initially, nothing indicates that Clea and Umar are related or know each other.<ref>'' Strange Tales'' #150-156</ref> Dormammu's sister mimics her brother's tactics and goes after Clea as a way of hurting Strange. Later, it was revealed that Umar was her mother and that her father was Orini, a disciple of Dormammu and ruler of the Dark Dimension.

In 2004, Clea appeared in the ''[[Witches (Marvel Comics)|Witches]]'' series along with [[Jennifer Kale]], [[Satana (Marvel Comics)|Satana]], and [[Topaz (Marvel Comics)|Topaz]].

[[Brian Michael Bendis]] has described Clea as: "… the mistress of the Dark Dimension and … Strange's ex-girlfriend/wife. She was trained by Strange, right there in his home. She was his prized pupil. She was to Strange what he was to the Ancient One [Strange's instructor in the mystic arts]. But as Mistress of the Dark Dimension, she hasn't been on this plane of existence a lot lately. And who's going to take her serious{{sic}} in those pants?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20145 |title=Who Is the Next Sorcerer Supreme? |work=Comic Book Resources |date=2009-02-23 |access-date=2011-04-06}}</ref>

Following the 2021 "Death of Doctor Strange" event, Clea becomes the official Sorcerer Supreme in her own solo series, ''Strange'', written by Jed MacKay.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/clea-to-replace-doctor-strange-as-the-sorceress-supreme/ | title=Clea to Replace Doctor Strange as the Sorceress Supreme | date=14 December 2021 }}</ref>