Captain Marvel – a guide to Captain Marvels
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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
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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. |
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The same as above, but in the possible Kingdom Come future. |
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The 1941 Republic serial adaptation of this Captain Marvel. |
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The version in the 1970s Shazam! TV show |
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Captain Marvel, Jr. (Freddy Freeman), an ally of DC’s Captain Marvel (very old notes, too). |
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Mary Marvel, another close ally of Captain Marvel. Quick, old notes. |
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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. |
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Miracleman, created in the UK once Fawcett’s Captain Marvel stories could no longer be published. |
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Captain Terror, a made-up evil version of Captain Marvel. |
On the Marvel side
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The Kree hero Mar-Vell, foe of Thanos and protector of the universe until his tragic death. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Ultimate Captain Marvel (Mahr Vehl) from the Ultimate version of the Marvel Universe – a parallel Earth. |
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Carol Danvers a.k.a. Ms. Marvel a.k.a. Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell’s truest successor. |