DC Comics alleged that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman and a lengthy legal battle eventually saw Fawcett agree to cease publication of Captain Marvel-related comics.
Captain Marvel didn't appear in comics for more than a decade before Marvel Comics trademarked the name in Their take on the character debuted in Marvel Super-Heroes 12 before getting his own line, and it was markedly different to DC's version. He gains the Captain Marvel moniker when citizens he saves mishear his name and call him Captain Marvel instead.
Marvel 's Captain Marvel wasn't entirely a hit with their readers, according to comics historian Don Markstein. Due to Marvel's trademark, they couldn't publish a comic under his name and called it Shazam instead. DC did try to find a way around that trademark, though. So they had to then had to change it to Shazam! To retain their trademark, Marvel continued to produce Captain Marvel comics with various characters taking on the name following the death of Mar-Vell in Marvel's first graphic novel, 's The Death of Captain Marvel.
This was after she was changed into a human-Kree hybrid with superpowers following an explosion involving a Kree device. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. By the s, the trademark on the name "Captain Marvel" had expired - and Marvel Comics became aware of it.
Either Stan Lee himself or editor Martin Goodman did not want another company picking up the name "Captain Marvel," so they decided to create a brand new character in order to secure the trademark.
The first Captain Marvel was envisioned as a Kree warrior, Mar-Vell , who infiltrated human society but became enamored with humanity and betrayed his own race in order to protect us. In order to retain the trademark, Marvel has had to publish a Captain Marvel comic at least once every two years.
As a result, even though Mar-Vell died in the comics years ago, there's been a constant stream of comic books bearing that title. The current - and, by now, pretty much definitive - Captain Marvel is Carol Danvers , previously known as Ms. Marvel, who inherited the title in honor of Mar-Vell. That's why the trademark for Captain Marvel currently sits with Marvel. Tom Bacon is one of Screen Rant's staff writers, as well as a Peer Mentor for new writers and a member of the Care Team, offering support and a listening ear to members of the Comics group.
A lifelong fan of major franchises including Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Marvel, Tom is delighted his childhood is back - and this time it's cool. You can find him on Twitter TomABacon. A graduate of Edge Hill University, Tom remains strongly connected with his alma mater as a volunteer chaplain. He's heavily involved with his local church, and anyone who checks him out on Twitter will swiftly learn he's into British politics too.
The revived character, who would himself eventually be re-christened Shazam, proved popular enough he starred in his own live-action TV series that lasted three seasons, from to Still, Mar-Vell himself was a bit of a snooze, and found himself gradually eclipsed by his one-time love interest, Carol Danvers. In the first Captain Mar-Vell stories, Danvers was a pilot and security officer, and thus already considerably more empowered than your typical comic damsel in distress. Marvel, who was given a rather complicated origin story that unfolded over many issues lots of amnesia and even schizophrenia was immediately more interesting than her male predecessor and counterpart.
Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, however, still has yet to get his own movie—though in a world where eve Howard the Duck could anchor his own reboot, anything seems possible. Which details to know, movies to see, and comics to read before watching Carol Danvers take flight.
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