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Captain Marvel is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Most of these versions exist in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. The original Captain Marvel is Mar-Vell and the current incarnation of the character is Carol Danvers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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), Disney+ television series Ms. Marvel (2022), and the movie The Marvels (2023).

Publication history

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Following 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.<ref>Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #2, Comics Should Be Good, June 9, 2005</ref> In the late 1960s Marvel gained the trademark "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 ongoing series, limited series, and one-shots featuring a range of characters using the Captain Marvel alias.<ref>Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #12 Template:Webarchive, Comics Should Be Good, Comic Book Resources, August 18, 2005</ref>

Mar-Vell

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The first Captain Marvel is Mar-Vell. Created by Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, the character first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (December 1967).<ref name="DeFalco125">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Captain Mar-Vell is a military officer of the Kree Imperial Militia sent to observe the planet Earth, 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 Roy Thomas and Gil Kane. 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.<ref name=" DeFalco138">DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 138: "Rick Jones...became bonded to Captain Mar-Vell thanks to Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane."</ref> 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 Jim Starlin to conceptually revamp the character,<ref name=" Sanderson159">Sanderson, Peter "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 159: "In March [1973], the first of artist Jim Starlin's many sagas of the Marvel heroes' wars against Thanos began."</ref> 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 Thanos. Mar-Vell became a close ally of the Titans, 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 nerve gas during a battle with Nitro. He died from cancer in the 1982 graphic novel The Death of Captain Marvel and has remained dead since.<ref name="DeFalco207">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."</ref>

Monica Rambeau

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Template:Main The second Captain Marvel is Monica Rambeau. Created by Roger Stern and John Romita Jr., the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual#16 (October 1982).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Monica Rambeau is a police lieutenant from New Orleans, Louisiana who can transform into any form of energy.<ref>The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (1982)</ref> Her powers were briefly altered so that she cannot transform to energy, but instead can generate a personal force field.<ref>Captain Marvel vol. 3 #1 (Nov. 1989)</ref> Sometime later, the Stranger 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,<ref>Avengers Unplugged #5 (June 1996)</ref> using that name for quite some time until Genis-Vell adopted the same name. Genis-Vell and Monica discussed this, and Monica decided on the name Pulsar.<ref>New Thunderbolts #9 (Aug. 2005)</ref>

Rambeau later joined H.A.T.E. (the Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort) in the new series titled Nextwave.<ref>Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #1 (March 2006)</ref> In this series created by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, H.A.T.E. (a subsidiary of the Beyond Corporation) forms a team to fight the Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. Members include Monica Rambeau, a man known only as The Captain, Boom Boom, Aaron Stack, and Elsa Bloodstone. She returned to the Avengers using the codename Spectrum.

Genis-Vell

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Template:Main The third Captain Marvel is Genis-Vell. Created by Ron Marz and Ron Lim, the character first appeared in Silver Surfer vol. 3 Annual #6 (1993).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Genis-Vell 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 Helmut Zemo, Genis-Vell joins the Thunderbolts 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.<ref>New Thunderbolts #18 (April 2006)</ref> Years later, he is resurrected by Carol Danvers and Phyla-Vell.<ref>Captain Marvel (vol. 10) #35 (March 2022)</ref>

Phyla-Vell

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Template:Main The fourth Captain Marvel is Phyla-Vell. Created by Peter David and Paul Azaceta, the character first appeared in Captain Marvel vol. 5 #16 (November 2003).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Phyla-Vell is the sister of Genis-Vell. She 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 Moondragon.

Phyla-Vell appears in the Annihilation event, fighting alongside Nova's United Front in an effort to stop the destructive armies of Annihilus. She becomes the new Quasar after the original, Wendell Vaughn, is killed by Annihilus.<ref>NYCC '07 - JOE QUESADA's CUP 'O JOE PANEL Template:Webarchive, Newsarama</ref>

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 becomes an avatar for Oblivion and renames herself Martyr. She is later killed rescuing the Guardians of the Galaxy, and has remained dead since.<ref>Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #19 (December 2009)</ref>

Khn'nr

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The fifth Captain Marvel is Khn'nr. Created by Paul Jenkins and Tom Raney, the character first appeared in Civil War: The Return (January 2007).<ref name="CACM">Template:Cite web</ref>

He is a Skrull 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 Secret Invasion, Khn'nr decides to fight against the invading Skrulls, during which he is nearly killed.

Noh-Varr

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Template:Main The sixth Captain Marvel is Noh-Varr. Created by Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones, the character first appeared in Marvel Boy #1 (August 2000).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As part of the Dark Reign storyline, Noh-Varr joined the new team the Dark Avengers, using the alias Captain Marvel.<ref>Dark Avengers #1 (March 2009)</ref> 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 Inhuman Royal Family.

Carol Danvers

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Captain Marvel at Madame Tussauds London

Template:Main The seventh Captain Marvel is Carol Danvers. Created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan, the character first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Carol Danvers, the longtime super-heroine known as Ms. Marvel, assumed the mantle of Captain Marvel in an ongoing series written by Kelly Sue DeConnick with art by Dexter Soy, in July 2012.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Danvers dons a jumpsuit and explores her own past. DeConnick said at WonderCon 2012 that her pitch for the series could be described as "Carol Danvers as Chuck Yeager." 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 Marvel Universe reacts.<ref name="Beard120317">Template:Cite web</ref>

Other versions

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Age of Ultron

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Template:Main In the Age of Ultron crossover event, Janet van Dyne becomes Captain Marvel in an alternate timeline created by the death of Hank Pym. Pym is murdered by a time-travelling Wolverine to prevent the creation of Ultron, who will kill most of Earth's population in the future.

Amalgam Comics

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Template:Main In two issues of JLX and JLX: Unleashed, Captain Marvel combines with Captain Marvel to become yet another Captain Marvel, sporting the DC Comics lightning bolt uniform design but with the original green and white colors of the Marvel version.

Cancerverse

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In The Thanos Imperative, the main villain is an alternate version of Captain Marvel called Lord Mar-Vell. Unlike his Earth-616 counterpart, this Mar-Vell colluded with the Many-angled ones to survive his cancer by destroying Death.

Fantastic Four: The End

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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.<ref>Fantastic Four: The End #1 (Jan. 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref>

House of M

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Template:Main In the alternate, mutant-dominated world created by Scarlet Witch, 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 2099

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In the unified Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-2099, Rowena Stern is the Captain Marvel of this time period. Sometime after her dads were killed by Radioactive Man of the 2099 version of the Masters of Evil, Captain Marvel joined the 2099 version of the New Avengers. Rowena was bothered by Radioactive Man mocking her dads' deaths until Radioactive Man was defeated by Hulk 2099.<ref>Spider-Man 2099: Exodus #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Marvel Zombies

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Template:Main In the mini-series Marvel Zombies, Captain Marvel is seen sitting with Vulture and Hercules (both infected) waiting for Iron Man. He is later killed by the Silver Surfer for immediate cause.

Ruins

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Template:Main In the two-issue Warren Ellis mini-series Ruins (1995), Captain Marvel is one of the many Kree prisoners, in a Kree reservation in Nevada. 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 cancer, including Mar-Vell who is the Kree's spokesperson. Mar-Vell gives an interview to Daily Bugle 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 radiation from a deceased Silver Surfer.

Ultimate Marvel

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Template:Main The Ultimate Marvel miniseries Ultimate Secret introduces Mahr Vehl, 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.

Ultimate Universe

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An original, unnamed incarnation of Captain Marvel appears in the "Ultimate Universe" imprint as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.<ref>Ultimates Vol. 4 #8. Marvel Comics.</ref>

In other media

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