How many Captain Marvels are there in Marvel Comics?
Carol Danvers is well-known as the cosmic hero Captain Marvel, and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she's the one and only hero to use the name.
But in Marvel Comics, Carol is only the latest in a long line of heroes to use the Captain Marvel name. In fact, she's not the first, second, third, or even fourth Captain Marvel in the Marvel Universe - she's the seventh.
As Brie Larson prepares to return as Carol Danvers in The Marvels alongside Tenoyah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, we're looking back at the history of the name Captain Marvel in Marvel Comics - which has been used by at least two heroes from The Marvels.
Marvel's original Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell, was created by none other than legendary writer Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan. Mar-Vell was a Kree Warrior who was empowered as the cosmic guardian of the universe and given the powerful weapons known as the Nega-Bands, going on to become an Avenger for a time.
Mar-Vell died in 1982's landmark graphic novel The Death of Captain Marvel, and has stayed permanently dead ever since - a rarity in comics. In the MCU, Mar-Vell is a scientist who mentors Carol Danvers, played by Annette Bening.
Monica Rambeau is the second Captain Marvel - a name she first resists when it's bestowed on her in her first appearance in writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita, Jr's Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 in 1982, not long after Mar-Vell's death. Monica goes on to embrace the name, even serving as the leader of the Avengers for a time.
She's since used several other codenames, including her current moniker Photon, which has followed her into the MCU. She's one of the lead characters of the upcoming film The Marvels, played by Tenoyah Parris.
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