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Mar-Vell
Captain Marvel (real name: Mar-Vell; Earth alias Walter Lawson) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and designed by artist Gene Colan, the character first appeared in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #12 (December 1967). He is the first character to use the moniker Captain Marvel in the Marvel Universe. The character debuted during the Silver Age of comic books and made many subsequent appearances, including a self-titled series and the second volume of the ''Marvel Spotlight'' series until his death in 1982, which has since remained largely permanent within mainstream continuity and most other media, with Carol Danvers (the former Ms. Marvel) becoming the primarily featured Captain Marvel in the modern age. Publication history From 1940 to 1953, Fawcett Comics published comics featuring their popular character Captain Marvel, and thus held the trademark to the name "Captain Marvel". Fawcett ceased publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Death Of Captain Marvel
''The Death of Captain Marvel'' is a 1982 graphic novel published by Marvel Comics and the first issue in the ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' series. Written and drawn by Jim Starlin, it follows Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell), Mar-Vell, the superhero Captain Marvel, as he comes to accept his impending death from cancer. ''The Death of Captain Marvel'' saw wide acclaim, and has been described as the defining story of Mar-Vell's character. Unlike many other comic book deaths, Mar-Vell's has been retained and he has not Comic book death, been resurrected. His death freed the name of Captain Marvel for other heroes to use before it was ultimately adopted by Carol Danvers. The story avoids or subverts Trope (literature), tropes associated with comic books. The main characters wish to avoid fighting, and Mar-Vell's depiction as a hero is challenged as he becomes infirm. It draws a contrast between a heroic death in battle and a quiet death by illness, and the final sequence restores Mar-Vell as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
