He is also given superpowers, and his Kree military uniform is replaced with a form-fitting costume. Having been exiled to the Negative Zone by the Supreme Intelligence, the only way Mar-Vell can temporarily escape is to exchange atoms with Rick Jones by means of special wristbands called Nega-Bands. He was later revamped by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane. From then on, Mar-Vell fights to protect Earth from all threats. Mar-Vell eventually wearies of his superiors' malicious intent and allies himself with Earth, and the Kree Empire brands him a traitor. Ĭaptain Mar-Vell is an alien military officer of the Kree Imperial Militia sent to observe the planet Earth, as it is developing technology to travel into space. Created by Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, the character first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (December 1967).

In order to retain its trademark, Marvel has published a Captain Marvel title periodically every few years since, leading to a number of ongoing series, limited series, and one-shots featuring a range of characters using the Captain Marvel alias. In the late 1960s Marvel gained the trademark 'Captain Marvel' with its first series. Brie Larson will reprise her role in the sequel The Marvels (2023).įollowing a trial in which DC Comics sued Fawcett Comics for breach of copyright, claiming Fawcett's Captain Marvel was too similar to Superman, the latter stopped publishing Captain Marvel in 1953. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Carol Danvers is Captain Marvel, portrayed by McKenna Grace and Brie Larson in Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame (both 2019), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), and the Disney+ television series Ms. The current and best-known incarnation of the character is Carol Danvers. Most of these versions exist in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Captain Marvel is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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