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In the News (Wed 25 Nov 09)

  
  Marvel Comics Publishing Catalog
The Story: M.O.D.O.K. reveals the target of his heist to his handpicked team of Marvel's Most Wanted: the most powerful weapon in the universe, one that threatens the existence of all life on Earth.
In the early days of WWII, before America’s “official” involvement in the war, Captain America, still wet behind the ears, embarked on a clandestine mission to the island nation of Madripoor.
Marvel proudly presents more Golden Age goodness, collecting issues #5-8 of SUB-MARINER COMICS from 1942.
www.marvel.com /catalog   (1626 words)

  
  Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel is a superhero with the powers of several Greek gods who changes from boy radio reporter Billy Batson to his alter-ego by shouting the magic word "SHAZAM!" This hero was originally published by Fawcett Comics in the 1940s, and by DC Comics in the 1970s and later.
Captain Marvel is Captain Mar-Vell of the alien race of the Kree, as published by Marvel Comics.
Captain Marvel was the original name of the Marvel Comics superhero Photon, a member of The Avengers.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/c/ca/captain_marvel.html   (169 words)

  
 Captain Marvel, Jr.
Marvel transformed into his civilian identity, Billy Batson, and brought the dying Freeman to the wizard Shazam, who had given Batson the powers of Captain Marvel.
Freeman, who was now called Captain Marvel Jr., resembled a younger Captain Marvel, though with a yellow-on-blue costume with a red cape, rather than Marvel's yellow-on-red with a white cape.
However, as a result of Captain Nazi's near-fatal attack, Freddy is permanently lame in his left leg (although Captain Marvel Jr.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/c/ca/captain_marvel__jr_.html   (236 words)

  
 Comics Central Captain Marvel
As the insane Captain Marvel was headed for Titan, with Elysius and Eros on his trail, Elysius sent a message to Phyla telling her that her brother was coming and to be ready to fight him when he arrived on Titan.
While Captain Marvel traveled to the future to resolve the conflict with the future Marlo, he sent Phyla to the apartment of the Marlo Jones of Earth-616 and Moondragon to make sure they were safe in the present as well.
When Captain Marvel entered through the portal, Phyla noticed he was in great pain, and tried to get him to confide in her what was weighing so heavily on his mind.
www.comicscentral.net /marvelheroes/a-f/captainmarvel.php   (1943 words)

  
 TwoMorrows Publishing - Alter Ego #3 - The Real Captain Marvel by C. C. Beck
Captain Marvel's success, and his appeal to readers now middle-aged who remember him fondly from their childhoods, was due to his being the only true comic character in a field dominated by non-comic characters who appeared in magazines advertised as "Comics" and "Funnies" and "True Tales" but which were neither comic nor funny nor true.
Captain Marvel's attributes derived from the powers of five Greek and Roman gods and one Hebrew king, and he was called into being by the use of the magic word "SHAZAM," not by the putting on or the taking off of a disguise.
Captain Marvel was a big hit with readers of all kinds, and within a very short time he was outselling all the super-hero comic books, because he appealed to everyone, not just to the lovers of the pulp fiction super-hero characters.
www.twomorrows.com /alterego/articles/03beck.html   (1939 words)

  
 The SHAZAM! Page
Although no distinction is made between the source of Captain Marvel's and Mary Marvel's powers in the modern SHAZAM series, in the not-so-politically-correct past, Mary received her powers from her very own "family" of goddesses.
Captain Marvel Junior: Freddy Freeman, a paper boy in Fawcett City was crippled during a battle between Captain Marvel and Captain Nazi.
Although she sometimes wore a Mary Marvel dress and called herself "Freckles Marvel", she never pretended to have SHAZAM powers and is not regarded as a true member of the Marvel Family.
members.ozemail.com.au /~scunge/shazam   (4758 words)

  
 The Marvel Family Web » Who's Who » Captain Marvel
At that, Captain Marvel sets off to track down the evil radio silencer plaguing his fair city — and at that Captain Marvel meets his arch-nemesis for the first time: Dr.
After a 20 year hiatus, it was revealed that in his attempt to place Captain Marvel in suspended animation, Sivana also caught himself, the rest of the Sivana Family as well most of Captain Marvel's friends and family in the same trap.
Captain Marvel was the first to awaken and he freed the rest of Sivana's prisoners.
www.marvelfamily.com /WhosWho/whoswho.asp?castid=1   (1154 words)

  
 Captain Marvel Summary
Captain Marvel was the original name of the fictional Marvel Comics superhero Monica Rambeau (aka Photon and Pulsar), a former member of the Avengers and current leader of Nextwave.
Captain Marvel was Genis-Vell, the artificially-created son of Mar-Vell.
Captain Marvel is also the title of a 1972 jazz album and a song that appears on that album.
www.bookrags.com /Captain_Marvel   (548 words)

  
 Captain Marvel bio
Captain Marvel knows that, if he wants to summon him, the only thing he has to do, is light up an special brazier.
During this period, Captain Marvel is revealed as the "purest heart" of the DC Universe, when Neron began his quest for possessing his soul when he finds out that this "pureness" makes him unreachable for the Lord of Hell.
Of course, being their powers of 'godly' origins, both Captain Marvels suffer directly, but Shazam is unreachable, both kids have to reveal their secret identities to their parents so they release Dudley from the jail, since he was in there as suspect of having kidnapped the kids.
www.angelfire.com /comics/eternity0/captainmarvelbio.html   (1729 words)

  
 Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
Captain Marvel is a comic book superhero created by artist C.C. Beck and writer Bill Parker in 1940 and originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics.
In addition, Captain Marvel was a member of the later incarnation of the Justice League while Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr.
In 1954, their supply of Captain Marvel material was abruptly cut off, and they request the help of a British comic writer, Sidney Anglo, who created a British copy of the superhero called Marvelman.
www.fact-index.com /c/ca/captain_marvel__dc_comics_.html   (962 words)

  
 Captain America - Marvel Universe   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Captain America is revered by most of the superheroes in the Marvel Universe, filling the "leadership" role which Superman takes on in DC Comics.
Captain America uses several shields throughout his history, the most recognizable of which is an indestructible discus-shaped shield made from a vibranium/steel alloy (not adamantium-vibranium as sometimes erroneously stated).
Captain America appears in several prose novels, notably 1998's Captain America: Liberty's Torch by Tony Isabella and Bob Ingersoll, in which the hero is put on trial for the imagined crimes of America by a hostile militia group.
marvel.wikia.com /wiki/Captain_America   (6181 words)

  
 Captain Marvel (II)
In a short time, Captain Marvel was awarded full membership in the Avengers, and she has been active ever since.
Strength Level: Captain Marvel possesses the normal human strength of a woman of her age, height, and build who engages in moderate regular exercise.
Captain Marvel can use her light-energies to create convincing three-dimensional holographic images of herself.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/c/captainmarvelii.htm   (917 words)

  
 Captain Marvel: The Power of Shazam
Captain Marvel was unwilling to seek vengeance on Adam and it was left to the wizard to strip him of the ability to seek, and therefore say the name SHAZAM and transform himself back into Black Adam.
Marvel stayed with the League until the point where they turned into the Justice League International when he found that he had to quit due to the increased responsibility on top of trying to keep a full school life.
Captain Marvel was manipulated into fighting Wonder Woman by the Roman Gods during the War of the Gods caused by the sorceress Circle.
captain.custard.org /classic/shazam.html   (2768 words)

  
 Captain Marvel (I)
Marvel, donning a costume similar to Mar-Vell's, and subsequently served in the Avengers as Warbird.
Genis eventually adopted the mantle of Captain Marvel to honor the father he never knew, and like his father, received a pair of Nega-Bands and was bonded to Rick Jones.
All names of characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks of Marvel Character, Inc. and are used with permission.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/c/captainmarveli.htm   (1901 words)

  
 Superman vs Shazam Captain Marvel
Superman and Captain Marvel have always been arch rivals even going back to the Golden Age of Super-heroes during the 1940's and into the early 1950's.
In 1972, DC decided to bring back Captain Marvel, but because Marvel Comics had all ready had a character named Captain Marvel, DC would publish the comic with the name of the old wizard named Shazam who gave the Original Captain Marvel his powers and avoid confusion and other court battles.
While Superman and Captain Marvel fight to the death, Supergirl and Mary Marvel find the foes responsible for the big mess, fly to Mars and defeat Karmang.
www.supermantv.net /wallpaperbattles/shazam.htm   (701 words)

  
 Movie Poop Shoot - COMICS 101
Most fans of the Fawcett Captain Marvel consider the high point of the character to be a serial that ran in CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES for two years, from 1943 to 1945: “The Monster Society of Evil.” In the story, all of Captain Marvel’s enemies (including such fiends as Sivana, Ibac, Captain Nazi, Mr.
In 1967, as Marvel Comics was booming, they realized the “Captain Marvel” copyright was lying unused, so they quickly created their own Captain Marvel in order to get a title on the stands.
Marvel’s alien Mar-Vell character was moderately popular but never widely known, and different variations on their character have been continually published to this day.
www.moviepoopshoot.com /comics101/6.html   (2580 words)

  
 Public Enemy Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel, created by writer Bill Parker and artist Charles Clarence Beck in 1941 is the world’s mightiest man. By shouting the word Shazam, he gains the power and skills of several mythical men, Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury.
He is taller than the preceding Captain Marvel and Black Adam action figures released a few years earlier.
The Captain Atom and Captain Marvel action figures were the real highlights of this series as one had never had an action figure before, and the other, only had bad versions released.
www.comicbookbin.com /PublicEnemyCaptainMarvel001.html   (782 words)

  
 Captain Marvel
By saying the wizard's name, Billy became Captain Marvel and was powered by the the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, stamina of Atlas, power of Zeus, courage of Achilles and speed of Mercury.
The letter column for POS #4 states "most '80s and '90s appearances of Captain Marvel did happen — he was in the Justice League, was Eclipsoed, the whole nine yards." In POS #13, Cap himself mentions his JLA membership.
In post-Crisis continuity, Mary was always referred to as Captain Marvel (II), not "Mary Marvel." Only recently, in the Formerly Known as the Justice League series was she called by that name.
www.mykey3000.com /cosmicteams/profiles/captainmarvel.html   (1760 words)

  
 Shazam!
Whenever their help was needed, a flashing light on the dashboard of the RV would start beeping and blinking (Holy Batphone!) and would summon the elders (Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury), who would give him some cryptic advice needed for the emerging situation.
By yelling the word, "Shazam" (the word is an anacronym for all of the elders' names), Billy would turn into Captain Marvel, an adult hero with the power of flight, super speed, and super strength.
The Isis episodes featuring Captain Marvel are scheduled to be released in the summer of 2007 as part of an Isis box set.
www.70slivekidvid.com /shaz.htm   (481 words)

  
 Phyla-Vell (Captain Marvel's (Genis) sister)
(Captain Marvel VI#16) - As the insane Captain Marvel was headed for Titan, with Elysius and Eros on his trail, Elysius sent a message to Phyla telling her that her brother was coming and to be ready to fight him when he arrived on Titan.
(Captain Marvel VI#18) - Now in a realm that had different physical laws and was truly not of this universe, the minds of Eros, and Elysius were able to overcome the less experienced mind of Captain Marvel and expel his insanity.
(Captain Marvel VI#20) - While Captain Marvel traveled to the future to resolve the conflict with the future Marlo, he sent Phyla to the apartment of the Marlo Jones of Earth-616 and Moondragon to make sure they were safe in the present as well.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix2/phylacaptainmarvel.htm   (2016 words)

  
 Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) - DC Database   (Site not responding. Last check: )
DeMatteis introduced into the Captain Marvel mythos was that the personality of young Billy Batson is retained when he transforms into the Captain (classic-era comics tended to treat Captain Marvel and Billy as two separate personalities).
Captain Marvel became a member of the revived Justice Society of America and was featured prominently in that group alongside his nemesis Black Adam.
Marvel's strength is enough that he has fought beings such as Superman or Wonder Woman to a standstill.
www.dcdatabaseproject.com /Captain_Marvel   (2972 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Captain Marvel
More likely, however, this was because it addressed a desire shared by all children — the ability to make themselves bigger and stronger and able to deal with the frustrations of their lives in a physical, viscerally satisfying way, and yet be their regular selves when the power is not needed.
As the legal proceedings proceeded, Fawcett expanded the Captain Marvel franchise — one of the most successful in comics — by adding Captain Marvel Jr.
In 1966, Carl Burgos, who, a generation earlier, had created The Human Torch, created a short-lived hero named Captain Marvel for M.F. Enterprises; and in 1967, Marvel Comics, claiming ownership of all uses of the word "Marvel" in comics, chimed in with a version of their own.
www.toonopedia.com /capmarv1.htm   (0 words)

  
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We're taken to an alien world where a group of scientists has created Captain Marvel, The "Human Robot" - which I think works on the same level as "Meatless Burger" - for the "good of man." And BOY, is he ever handy to have around.
Marvel is instructed to utter the word "Split," which he does even though I think if I were in his situation - no memory, wakes up on a table surrounded by men in hospital gowns, being told I'm a robot - I'd be hesitant to jump when the enigmatic bossguy says so.
Besides his handy ability to draw-and-quarter himself at will, Marvel can shoot laser beams from his eyes, fly, deflect bullets, emit electric shocks from his body, use some kind of half-assed telepathy and probably more; he's one of those characters whose powers were so poorly defined as to make him effectively omnipotent.
ape-law.com /GAF/Page21   (1301 words)

  
 Captain Marvel's biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
There was a Mary Marvel (sister), a Captain Marvel Jr., an Uncle Marvel, and even Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, as well as many others.
DC claimed that Captain Marvel was a copyright infringement on their character Superman.
In 1953, the case was finally settled out of court when Fawcett agreed to quit using the Captain Marvel character(s) and pay DC the sum of $400,000.
www.geocities.com /Athens/8580/capmarvl.html   (572 words)

  
 Marvel Legends Captain America
I don't know how many Captain America action figure there has been, but this one is the most articulated and one of the best, until of course, Toybiz releases the new Captain America in the Summer of 2004.
Captain America is taller than the Spider-man Classic Daredevil but will fit perfectly with all Marvel Legends action figures.
Captain America has 34 articulations at the shoulders, the biceps, the wrists, the fingers, the torso, the waist, the hips, the thighs, the calves, the toes and double articulations at the neck, the elbows, the knees and the ankles.
www.comicbookbin.com /toybiz03.html   (825 words)

  
 Captain Marvel Jr. - Who is Who - DCFP
Dabei wurde er zufällig in einen Kampf zwischen seinem großen Idol Captain Marvel und dessen Gegner Captain Nazi verwickelt und dabei lebensgefährlich verletzt.
Captain Marvel und seine Schwester Mary Marvel brachten den sterbenden Freddy zum Magier Shazam, der ihnen beiden ihre Kräfte verliehen hatte.
Nach einem Streit mit Captain Marvel kehrte Freddy Fawcett City den Rücken und zog nach New York, doch mittlerweile ist er wieder nach Fawcett zurückgekehrt und hat sich mit Captain Marvel versöhnt.
www.dcfanpage.de /who_is_who/captain_marvel_jr.php   (401 words)

  
 captain marvel @ Forbidden Planet - The Online Entertainment Megastore   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bowen Design studios present the mortal 1960's Captain Marvel, sculpted by the Kucharek brothers.
Bowen Design studios present 1970's Captain Marvel sculpted by the Kucharek brothers.
In this latest collection of team-ups, meet the heroes of Earth-S, led by the Earth's Mightiest Mortal, Captain Marvel, as well as the Legio...
www.forbiddenplanet.com /store/Category.htm?sp=SFamily&sp=l183&sp=Sfamily&sp=0   (126 words)

  
 Marvel Legends 8 Captain America Action Figure - Another Toy Review by Michael Crawford, Captain Toy
Some of you casual Marvel fans might be asking the question: "Why do we need another Captain America?!" I know I asked the same question because I thought the first version was a very strong action figure.
I suppose it's okay to have both since this is the "Ultimate" version of Captain America, and for that, it's a welcome addition to the Marvel Legend line-up.
Captain America is also one of the easiest in this wave to find.
www.mwctoys.com /REVIEW_032305b.htm   (540 words)

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