My Captain Mar-Vell, Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Binary and Warbird CELEBRATION!

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Captain Marvel #18 Mar 2004
"Crazy Like a Fox Part 4 (of 4)?: "Lipschitz"
He made the universe,

and he might just unmake it.

Marv's insanity has reached critical mass, and it's going to take the combined efforts of
Rick Jones, Starfox, Marv's mom and the new Captain Marvel herself, to rein him in.

Written by PETER DAVID. Pencils by PAUL AZACETA.

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"Auntie" Binary worshipped by Captain Marvel!

by GeovaneMonteiro

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Captain Marvel #12 Apr 1969
"The Moment of--the Man-Slayer!"
The issue begins with Mar-Vell receiving an insurmountable amount of new powers from the being named ZO.
In exchange for his new abilities, Mar-Vell has agreed to serve ZO once he has gained his revenge on Yon-Rogg.
Mar-Vell streaks through space to track down the starship Helion on which Yon-Rogg is based.
However he first takes a detour to the asteroid where he had buried his love Una.
After paying his respects, the Man of Kree plans on how best to make Yon-Rogg suffer for his crimes, rather than giving him a swift death.
At the same time, Yon-Rogg wakes up screaming as he feels Captain Mar-Vell staring at him,
but the Colonel convinces himself that his foe is surely dead and he was merely having a nightmare.

Mar-Vell uses his new teleportation ability to head back to his hotel room in Florida.
However he miscalculates the location and ends up in a Communist Latin American country.
Before he is captured by soldiers, Mar-Vell once again teleports and this time reaches the hotel.

A newspaper inside his room shows Mar-Vell his Earth identity, Dr. Walter Lawson, has been reported AWOL from duty at The Cape military base.
Meantime General Bridges informs The Cape’s Head of Security, Carol Danvers,
that Captain Marvel is to be shot on site and gives her permission to arrest Dr. Lawson.

Elsewhere in a Caribbean military base, Black Widow is on a mission on orders from Nick Fury.
Within the base a figure sits in a control room watching as his android creation, The Manslayer, approaches The Cape.

Walter Lawson arrives at The Cape and is immediately arrested when suddenly The Manslyer strikes.
Whilst the soldiers are distracted, Lawson creates the illusion of a protest group
and disappears in the confusion to change into Captain Marvel.
Meantime Black Widow attempts to capture the man at the controls but is captured herself by more Manslayers.
The android at The Cape is ordered to destroy a new rocket when Captain Marvel strikes.
A battle ensues and The Manslayer eventually defeats Captain Marvel – even with his new found powers.
While the android is about to strike his final blow, he suddenly freezes up as Black Widow had managed
to destroy his energy source at the Caribbean base, getting knocked unconscious with nerve gas soon after.
Meanwhile, Mar-Vell used The Manslayer's inactivity to change back into "Walter Lawson" and when the soldiers try to arrest him,

he uses his illusion casting powers to make himself appear invisible so that he can escape.

Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Syd Shores

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Finally got around to reviewing the new Captain Marvel film. I think they did a good job incorporating her into the MCU while keeping a lot of Carol's agency and personality intact. Please take a look at the video and see if you agree.



By the way, Carol is one of my favorite heroes!

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And next week in Avengers: Endgame there is more of the character to behold.

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Ms. Marvel 23 Apr 1979
"The Woman Who Fell to Earth"
After a date with Sam Adams, Carol Danvers returns home to relax,

when she is suddenly visited by Salia Petrie, whom she thought had died in space.

However, after putting her to rest in her apartment, Carol is attacked by Salia who transports Carol to
the Guardians of the Galaxy's space station which is under the control of the Faceless One
who saved Salia in order to get to and take control of Ms. Marvel.

Getting away from the Faceless One, Carol finds Vance Astro who helps her battle the Faceless One to try and free Salia.
During the battle, Carol destroys the Faceless One's android body with freezing coolant,
and the two manage to defeat the Faceless One. Afterwords, Vance uses his mental powers to free
Salia from the Faceless One's control. After which Carol reveals her identity to the frightened Salia.

Chris Claremont script. Mike Vosburg & Bruce Patterson art.

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Avengers #242 Apr 1984
"Easy Come...Easy Go!"
Let the good times roll at Avengers Mansion! After completing their west coast adventure,

the Avengers return home and throw a party for the newlyweds, Hawkeye and Mockingbird!

And the celebration becomes even more joyous when the Vision finally regains full use of his synthetic body!
But several minutes later, the Vision detects a massive energy source in Central Park!
Earth's Mightiest Heroes run across the street to investigate and discover an enormous citadel!
Six avengers including Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Thor and the Wasp rush inside the mammoth structure...

and suddenly disappear! Where did they go?

Script by Roger Stern. Art by Al Milgrom (breakdowns), Joe Rubinstein (finishes) and Brett Breeding (finishes).

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Animated Parody Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8rfZxSGN0M

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I certainly liked Ms. Marvel #3 which featured the debut of the comicbook character Salia Petrie.

Ms. Marvel #3 Mar 1977
The Lady's Not for Killing!
Jonah sends Carol down to Cape Canaveral to cover news on a female astronaut

but Ms. Marvel ends up battling the robotic Doomsday Man sent by AIM to stop the rocket launch;

Ms. Marvel regains her memories of being Carol Danvers;

Introduction of Salia Petrie & Major David Adamson.

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I also liked that Ms. Marvel #23 cleared up what happened to the comicbook character Salia after last seen in Ms. Marvel #11.

Ms. Marvel #11 Nov 1977
Day of the Dark Angel!


Ms. Marvel battles Hecate and her Elementals: Magnun, Hellfire, and Hydron.

First appearance of Hecate.

Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Frank Giacoia (finished art), inks by Frank Giacoia

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How It Should Have Ended https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NscJhEV_Kbs

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At 0:14 spoilers:

YES! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl_HFa7QVlE

end of spoilers

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Endgame MAJOR SPOILERS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6fKKUQV4tQ

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Captain Marvels! by johntrumbull

Homage to the cover of Action Comics #252 by Curt Swan and Al Plastino.

Texts from Superheroes

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Starblast #4 Apr 1994
Starblast Crossover: Part 12 of 12 "The End of the World (As We Know It)"
It's the final showdown between the Stranger and Skeletron for the fate of the Starbrand.


The Starblasters find themselves trapped in the New Universe,

while the Stranger transports his planet, the New Universe's Earth and all the heroes involved, to our Universe.

Featuring: Black Bolt, Lockjaw, Captain Marvel, Binary, Ikaris, Perun and the Stranger.

Written by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Kong, Palant & Buckler Jr.. Inks by Don Hudson & Ernie Chan.