Captain Marvel – a guide to Captain Marvels

(Disambiguation page)


Game system: DC Heroes Role-Playing Game

There are many characters named “Captain Marvel”, and I guess it can be confusing to people who aren’t experts. So here’s an orientation (Wikipedia would say “disambiguation”) page for your convenience.

On the DC-ish side

Captain Marvel (DC Comics) from the Who's Who Captain Marvel (Billy Batson), the big red cheese. An older gisted profile of the World’s Mightiest Mortal, pre- and post-Crisis. Very old notes, though.
Iconic art of Captain Marvel in KIngdom Come The same as above, but in the possible Kingdom Come future.
Captain Marvel (1941 Republic serial) - Tom Tyler as Captain Marvel The 1941 Republic serial adaptation of this Captain Marvel.
Captain Marvel Shazam live action 1970s series - Bostwick as Cap The version in the 1970s Shazam! TV show
Captain Marvel Junior aka CM3 over a white background Captain Marvel, Jr. (Freddy Freeman), an ally of DC’s Captain Marvel (very old notes, too).
Mary Marvel flying over a white background, by Middleton Mary Marvel, another close ally of Captain Marvel. Quick, old notes.
Thunder (Captain Marvel / LSH character) Thunder (Cece Beck) — not to be confused with Black Lightning’s daughter Anissa Pierce — is the Captain Marvel of the 90th century and, briefly, of the 30th.
Miracleman over a white background Miracleman, created in the UK once Fawcett’s Captain Marvel stories could no longer be published.
Captain Terror (Evil Captain Marvel) in a cartoon style Captain Terror, a made-up evil version of Captain Marvel.

On the Marvel side

Captain Mar-Vell (Marvel Comics) bathed in energy The Kree hero Mar-Vell, foe of Thanos and protector of the universe until his tragic death.
Captain Marvel (Genis Vell) (Marvel Comics) Genis-Vell son of Mar-Vell a.k.a. Legacy, Photon and others who attempted to succeed his father with some weird and off-putting results.
Captain Marvel (Phyla-Vell) (Marvel Comics) with hooded cloak and tabard Phyla-Vell daughter of Mar-Vell a.k.a. Quasar a.k.a. Martyr who also attempted to succeed her father and worked with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Ultimate Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) by RonnieThunderbolts Ultimate Captain Marvel (Mahr Vehl) from the Ultimate version of the Marvel Universe – a parallel Earth.
Carol Danvers (Earliest) (Marvel Comics) Carol Danvers a.k.a. Ms. Marvel a.k.a. Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell’s truest successor.