Captain Marvel | |
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![]() Mar-Vell as Captain Marvel, as he appeared on a splash page of Captain Marvel #54 (January 1978). Art by Dave Cockrum (pencils), Terry Austin (inks), and Irene Vertanoff (colors). | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (December 1967) |
Created by | Stan Lee Gene Colan |
In-story information | |
Full name | Mar-Vell |
Species | Kree mutate |
Team affiliations | Defenders[citation needed] Avengers[1] Legion of the Unliving |
Notable aliases | Dr. Walter Lawson |
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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.[2]
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 becoming the primarily featured Captain Marvel in the modern age.[3]