Captain Marvel is the name of several

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es appearing in

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s published by

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. Most of these versions exist in Marvel's main

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, known as the

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. In the

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, Captain Marvel is

Carol Danvers Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of th ...

, portrayed by

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in ''Captain Marvel'' and

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in '' Avengers: Endgame'' (both 2019), ''

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 25th film ...

'' (2021), and the

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television series '' Ms. Marvel'' (2022). Brie Larson will reprise her role in the sequel '' The Marvels'' (2023).

Publication history

Following a trial in which

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sued

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for breach of

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, claiming Fawcett's Captain Marvel was too similar to

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, the latter stopped publishing Captain Marvel in 1953. In the late 1960s Marvel gained the

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"Captain Marvel" with its first series. In order to retain its trademark, Marvel has published a ''Captain Marvel'' title periodically every few years since, leading to a number of

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, and one-shots featuring a range of characters using the Captain Marvel alias.

Mar-Vell

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military officer, Captain Mar-Vell of the

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Imperial Militia, who is sent to observe the planet

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as it is developing technology to travel into space. Mar-Vell eventually wearies of his superiors' malicious intent and allies himself with Earth, and the Kree Empire brands him a traitor. From then on, Mar-Vell fights to protect Earth from all threats. He was later revamped by

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and Gil Kane. Having been exiled to the

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by the

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, the only way Mar-Vell can temporarily escape is to exchange atoms with Rick Jones by means of special wristbands called Nega-Bands.DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 138: "Rick Jones...became bonded to Captain Mar-Vell thanks to Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane." He is also given superpowers, and his Kree military uniform is replaced with a form-fitting costume. The process of the young man being replaced in a flash by the older superhero was a nod to the original Fawcett Captain Marvel, which had young Billy Batson say the magic word "Shazam" to transform into the hero. With the title's sales still flagging, Marvel allowed

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to conceptually revamp the character, Sanderson, Peter "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 159: "In March

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the first of artist Jim Starlin's many sagas of the Marvel heroes' wars against Thanos began." although his appearance was little changed. Mar-Vell is freed from the Negative Zone and becomes a cosmic champion, the "Protector of the Universe" appointed by the cosmic entity Eon. Together, Mar-Vell and Rick continue to battle against evil, most notably battling the Death-worshipping

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. Mar-Vell became a close ally of the

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, and one of their number, Elysius, became his lover. His career was cut short when he developed inoperable cancer, the result of earlier exposure to toxic

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during a battle with

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. He died from this cancer on Titan in the presence of the Marvel Universe's superhero community, as chronicled in Marvel's first large-format

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, ''The Death of Captain Marvel'', published in 1982.DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 207: "This title by Jim Starlin was the first of a new series of Marvel Graphic Novels. Running between forty-eight and ninety-six pages, these paperback books were an attempt to compete with the European-style graphic albums."

Monica Rambeau

The second Captain Marvel was created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr. She first appeared in ''

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'' Annual #16 (1982). The character is Monica Rambeau, a police lieutenant from

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, who possesses the power to transform herself into any form of

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. Her powers were briefly altered so that she cannot transform to energy, but instead can generate a personal force field. Sometime later, the

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returned her energy-transformation abilities. She is a member of the Avengers, and at one point she served as their leader. She eventually ceded the Captain Marvel name to the original Captain Marvel's son after which Rambeau took the name Photon, using that name for quite some time until

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adopted the same name. Genis-Vell and Monica discussed this, and Monica decided on the name Pulsar. Rambeau later joined H.A.T.E. (the Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort) in the new series titled ''

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''. In this series created by

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and

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, H.A.T.E. (a subsidiary of the

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) forms a team to fight the Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. Members include Monica Rambeau, a man known only as

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, Boom Boom, Aaron Stack, and

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. She returned to the Avengers using the codename Spectrum.

Genis-Vell

The third Captain Marvel is Genis-Vell, who first appeared in ''

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'' Annual #6 (1993) using the codename of "Legacy". The character is the genetically-engineered son of Mar-Vell and his lover Elysius, created from the late Mar-Vell's cell samples and artificially aged to physical, if not emotional, maturity. Genis, like his father, wears the Nega-Bands, possesses Cosmic Awareness, and is, for a time, bonded with Rick Jones. Although the pair do not get along at first, they eventually become good friends. Genis goes insane and threatens to destroy the universe. After dying and resurrecting himself—with the secret aid of

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—Genis-Vell joins the

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under the name Photon. However, in accelerating his resurrection, Zemo links Genis to the ends of time, causing a degenerative effect on the universe. To prevent the inevitable destruction of all existence, Zemo scatters pieces of Genis-Vell's body through time and the Darkforce Dimension.

Phyla-Vell

The fourth Captain Marvel is Phyla-Vell, Genis-Vell's younger sister. She was created by

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and

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in ''Captain Marvel'' vol. 5 #16 (Jan. 2004). Her name is a

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pun on the part of writer Peter David. Phyla is created when Genis, an only child, recreates the universe and, in doing so, creates various anomalies which result in his mother being restored to life and his sister coming into existence. She is last seen romancing

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. Phyla-Vell appears in the ''

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'' event, fighting alongside

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in an effort to stop the destructive armies of

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. She becomes the new

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after the original one is killed by Annihilus. Phyla has superhuman strength. She can fire energy blasts, fly, and act like an "energy sponge", absorbing any energy attacks directed at her and returning them as energy blasts. Phyla also has cosmic awareness and is a proficient fighter. Phyla later became an avatar for Oblivion and renamed herself Martyr. She died to save her comrades in the

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Khn'nr

The fifth Captain Marvel is Khn'nr, who first appeared in ''

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: The Return'' (March 2007). He is a

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sleeper agent who is bound with Mar-Vell's DNA to lock itself into Mar-Vell's form and given technological replicas of the Kree Nega-Bands. However, his mental conditioning was botched, causing Khn'nr's personality to be erased leaving the Mar-Vell persona dominant. Though part of the

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, this Marvel decides to fight against the invading Skrulls. As of now, he is apparently dead.

Noh-Varr

As part of the Dark Reign storyline Noh-Varr joined the new team the

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using the alias Captain Marvel. He first appears in '' Marvel Boy'' #1 (Aug. 2000). He subsequently quit the team upon discovering they were all villains, at which point he was contacted by the Supreme Intelligence, given a copy of the original Captain Marvel's Nega Bands, and told he should take his place as the Kree's protector of Earth. This led to Noh-Varr taking the new code name Protector. Noh-Varr currently goes by the codename Marvel Boy, the name he uses when he joins the Young Avengers and works alongside the

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Carol Danvers

In July 2012, Carol Danvers, the longtime super-heroine known as Ms. Marvel, assumed the mantle of Captain Marvel in an ongoing series written by

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with art by Dexter Soy. Danvers dons a jumpsuit and explores her own past. DeConnick said at

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2012 that her pitch for the series could be described as "Carol Danvers as

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". She said the series would contemplate what Captain Marvel's legend means to Danvers, how she will wield it, and how the rest of the

reacts.

Other versions

Ultimate Captain Marvel

The

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miniseries ''

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'' introduces a renegade Kree who has been surgically altered to look human and sent to Earth by his people to observe its destruction by the entity Gah Lak Tus, but defects to help the humans. He wears a specially designed combat suit that is activated by his wristwatch. The Kree technology in the suit gives Mahr Vehl increased strength and allows him to fly, create energy shields, turn invisible, view different fields of the light spectrum, and fire energy blasts through the "totalkannon" located on his lower arm. His real name is Pluskommander Geheneris Halason Mahr Vehl. As with the

character of

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, he assumes the identity of Dr. Philip Lawson, a scientist working on the space program. He dated the Ultimate version of

. The name 'Captain Marvel' arises as a mispronunciation by General

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and Carol Danvers. Only the

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and

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have bothered to learn how to pronounce his name correctly.

''Ruins''

In the two-issue

mini-series ''

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'' (1995), Captain Marvel is one of the many

prisoners, in a Kree

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. The reservation was placed deliberately on top of a former nuclear test site. As a result of this, the majority of the Kree are suffering from various forms of

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s and

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s including Mar-Vell who is the Kree's spokesperson. Mar-Vell gives an interview to

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reporter Phil Sheldon regarding the failed Kree invasion of Earth. Mar-Vell recounts how his ship was made vulnerable to a nuclear strike when their cloaking and shielding was affected by cosmic

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from a deceased

''Fantastic Four: The End''

In the limited series ''Fantastic Four: The End'', the superheroine formerly known as Kismet (now under the name of Ayesha) has apparently taken over the Captain Marvel mantle in the not-too-distant future.

House of M

In the alternate,

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-dominated world created by

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, Carol Danvers ( Ms. Marvel in mainstream continuity) uses the name Captain Marvel and is one of the few non-mutant heroes with a successful career.

Marvel Zombies

In the mini-series '' Marvel Zombies'', Captain Marvel is seen sitting with Vulture and

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(both infected) waiting for Iron Man. He is later killed by the Silver Surfer for immediate cause.

Cancerverse

In '' The Thanos Imperative'', the main villain is an alternate version of Captain Marvel called Lord Mar-Vell. Unlike his

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counterpart, this Mar-Vell colluded with the

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to survive his cancer by actually destroying

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via the sacrifice of its Avatar.

Amalgam Comics

In two issues of '' JLX'' and '' JLX: Unleashed'', Captain Marvel combines with Captain Marvel to become yet another Captain Marvel, sporting the

lightning bolt uniform design but with the original green and white colors of the Marvel version.

Age of Ultron

In the

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crossover event,

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becomes Captain Marvel in an alternate timeline created by the death of

Henry Pym Dr. Henry Jonathan "Hank" Pym () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, the character first appeared in ''Tale ...

. Pym is murdered by a time-travelling Wolverine to prevent the creation of Ultron, an artificial intelligence which in a post-apocalyptic future has wiped out most of the Earth's population including most superheroes.

In other media

Marvel Cinematic Universe

* '' Captain Marvel'' was released in March 2019. It was centered on the

version of the character portrayed by

. The film also featured

played by

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and Monica Rambeau played by Akira Akbar. * Carol Danvers appeared in the films '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019) and ''

'' (2021) and the miniseries '' Ms. Marvel''. * Teyonah Parris portrays the adult version of Monica Rambeau in the miniseries '' WandaVision'' (2021). * A version of Captain Marvel appears in ''

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'' (2022), portrayed by Lashana Lynch. This version is

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, and is a member of the

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. * Both

and Teyonah Parris will reprise their roles as Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau respectively in '' The Marvels'' (2023).

Games

*Captain Marvel appears as a purchasable outfit in ''

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References

Sources

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Captain Marvel (Phyla-Vell)
at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe * * *

External links

Captain Marvel
at the Marvel Universe * Captain Marvel at the Marvel Database Project
Captain Marvel Appearances in Publication Order

Captain Marvel Culture
A history of the many Captain Marvels {{Authority control 1968 comics debuts Characters created by Stan Lee Comics about women Marvel Comics adapted into films Marvel Comics titles Articles about multiple fictional characters