The fifth was Khn’nr, a Skrull sleeper agent who is bound with Mar-Vell’s DNA to lock itself into Mar-Vell’s form, who first appeared in Civil War: The Return (March 2007). His younger sister Phyla-Vell (created in Captain Marvel vol. That’s how Genis-Vell became the third Captain Marvel. She kept the name until the original Captain Marvel’s son entered the picture. She was created by Roger Stern and John Romita Jr in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (1982) and quickly became a member of the Avengers. The second Captain Marvel was Monica Rambeau. He was finally freed from that prison when Jim Starlin took over the title and revamped the character, making him the “Protector of the Universe.” Of course, today his death is more famous than the rest of his career because of the success of Marvel’s first large-format graphic novel, “The Death of Captain Marvel,” published in 1982. There, his only way of (temporarily) escape is to exchange atoms with Rick Jones by means of special wristbands called Nega-Bands. At one point, he even ended up in the Negative Zone, after having been exiled by the Supreme Intelligence. He was sent to observe the planet Earth and became a traitor when he decided to ally himself with the humans. So, every few years, we’ve got ongoing series, limited series, and one-shots with “Captain Marvel” on the cover.Ĭreated by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan in Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (December 1967), the first Captain Marvel from Marvel Comics was Mar-Vell, Captain of the Kree Imperial Militia. In the late 1960s, Marvel Comics gained the trademark “Captain Marvel” and, in order to keep it, needs to publish a Captain Marvel title. This led Fawcett to stop the publication of Captain Marvel (He later came back at DC under the name Shazam). It was then claimed that Captain Marvel was too similar to Superman. Too popular for DC Comics who sued Fawcett Comics for breach of copyright. As you may know, Fawcett’s Captain Marvel was enormously popular. There are several characters known as Captain Marvel, and we are not here to talk about Shazam.
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