Set in 1995, the story follows Danvers as she becomes Captain Marvel after Earth is caught in the center of a galactic conflict between two alien civilizations.
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a former United States Air Force pilot who, upon being exposed to the energy of the Tesseract via the destruction of the Light-Speed ...
Carol Danvers is a Human/Kree hybrid and a military warrior known as the high-flying super hero Captain Marvel. With no support from her authoritarian father, a ...
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Carol Danvers is Captain Marvel, portrayed by McKenna Grace and Brie Larson in Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame (both 2019) ...
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Was the original Captain Marvel a man?
Writer Bill Parker and artist C.C. Beck created the superhero for Fawcett Comics in an effort to capitalize on the blockbuster success of DC Comics' Superman, who had debuted the previous year. Fawcett's Captain Marvel was a young boy named Billy Batson, who upon speaking the magic word Shazam!
What is the origin story of Captain Marvel?
After an alien device mutated her DNA, Danvers transformed from a merely brilliant pilot into one of the most powerful Super Heroes in the universe. Now soaring among the stars, Carol Danvers is known as Captain Marvel.
Why is Captain Marvel called Shazam?
Owing to trademark conflicts over other characters named "Captain Marvel" owned by Marvel Comics, DC has branded and marketed the character using the trademark Shazam! since his 1972 reintroduction. This led many to assume that "Shazam" was the character's name.
Is Captain Marvel still a human?
Carol Danvers is a Human/Kree hybrid and a military warrior known as the high-flying super hero Captain Marvel. With no support from her authoritarian father, a young Danvers took to the sky in the Air Force by herself as a promising cadet, escalating to rank of colonel as an intelligence agent.