Carol Danvers
Carol Danvers first appears in March 1968, in the pages of Marvel Super-Heroes #13, as an officer in the United States Air Force. She is the security chief of a restricted military base, and writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan give her no powers at all. Over the following decades she would be known as Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird and Captain Marvel. Why would one character need four names? What pushed her out of the spotlight, and what brought her back to the front of the Marvel universe? And how did a hero whose own stories sometimes let her down end up with one of the most devoted fan communities in comics?
Gerry Conway later admitted that Ms. Marvel came about "for fairly uncreative reasons." He had been taking over the writing of other people's books, and some colleagues felt he was pushing them off their titles. So he asked Stan whether they could build something new instead. Stan had either just created She-Hulk or was about to, and the two wondered about another female hero who could carry the Marvel name.
The groundwork had been laid back in 1968. In that first story, Danvers meets Dr. Walter Lawson, the human alias of the alien Kree hero Captain Marvel. In a later story she is caught in the blast of a Kree device while trying to get close to him. He saves her life, but she is badly hurt.
Ms. Marvel #1, cover-dated January 1977, brought her back with superhuman abilities. Conway created the hero with artist John Buscema, and Chris Claremont later took over the writing. Her civilian job was editor of Women Magazine, a spin-off of the Daily Bugle. A device called the Psyche-Magnetron had exposed her to energy that melded her genetic structure with Captain Marvel's, making her a human-Kree hybrid. She had superhuman strength, speed, endurance, stamina and durability, plus a precognitive "seventh sense." Flight came only from a contraption hidden under her suit.
The title was self-consciously progressive. Its very name used "Ms.," a word then tied to the feminist movement, and in her civilian life Danvers fought for equal pay for equal work. Conway wrote in his introduction that her search for identity echoed "the modern woman's quest for raised consciousness, for self-liberation, for identity."
Readers were not all convinced. The letters page, titled "Ms. Prints," argued over whether she was truly feminist. A reader named Jana C. Hollingsworth, who had followed comics for eleven years, objected that her uniform and powers were copied from a male hero. Another reader mocked her costume, asking where a woman in long sleeves, gloves and a scarf, yet with a bare back and legs, could possibly live. The answer, the reader joked, was "The Arctic equator?" Within a few years, the argument over her portrayal would sharpen around a single issue of The Avengers.
The Avengers #200, dated October 1980, was written by Bob Layton, David Michelinie, George Pérez and Jim Shooter. In it, Ms. Marvel is kidnapped by a character named Marcus, the apparent son of the Avengers foe Immortus. He takes her to an alternate dimension, where he rapes her and she becomes pregnant. She gives birth on Earth to a child who ages quickly into another version of Marcus.
The ending troubled readers even more. When Hawkeye mistakenly damaged Marcus's machine, Ms. Marvel went back with him to the alternate dimension, and the Avengers did not oppose it. They believed the two had fallen in love.
Comic book historian Carol A. Strickland attacked the story in an essay titled "The Rape of Ms. Marvel." She quoted Marcus saying that she had become his after weeks of effort and "with a subtle boost from Immortus' machines." To Strickland, that line implied he had brainwashed Danvers, which made the encounter rape. Chris Claremont, a former writer of the solo title, agreed the storyline was inappropriate. He added that he had been forbidden from giving the character a normal child and a life as a single mother.
Claremont wrote the follow-up in The Avengers Annual #10, published in 1981. Danvers returns to Earth thanks to Immortus's technology, after Marcus continued to age and died of old age. Then the mutant Rogue attacks her and permanently absorbs her abilities and memories. Professor X restores the memories, and Danvers confronts the Avengers angrily for failing to realize that Marcus had brainwashed her.
A later flashback story by Claremont and Simon Furman added a darker layer. Her enemy Mystique, disguised as Carol herself, had beaten Carol's psychiatrist and boyfriend Michael Barnett to death. That brought Carol into conflict with Mystique's Brotherhood of Mutants. Afterward Rogue threw Carol into San Francisco Bay, and Spider-Woman saved her life. Claremont, who had objected to the Marcus story, was about to write her again, this time in The Uncanny X-Men.
In The Uncanny X-Men, Danvers walks into the Pentagon and wipes the government's files on the X-Men. While she is there, she also deletes every record of herself. Claremont framed it as a symbolic break with her life as Ms. Marvel.
During an adventure in space with the X-Men, the alien Brood experiment on her. The result is Binary, created by Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum. Danvers now draws on a cosmic phenomenon called a white hole and can generate the power of a star. She controls heat, the electromagnetic spectrum and gravity, travels at the speed of light, and survives in the vacuum of space. As Binary she meets the X-Men, the New Mutants and the British team Excalibur, and she also gets a solo adventure.
Meanwhile, the Carol Danvers persona lives on inside Rogue's mind. It sometimes overpowers Rogue's own personality, and the two settle into an uneasy armistice. After Rogue passes through the ancient gateway called the Siege Perilous, the Ms. Marvel persona is separated from her as an independent entity. In the same issue, Magneto kills that persona.
The 1990s begin with odd leftovers. Two issues of the original Ms. Marvel series, never published because that series was cancelled, finally appear in a quarterly anthology. That same year Danvers takes a large role in the storyline "Operation Galactic Storm." Near its end she loses her link to the white hole while diverting antimatter, left by the passing Nega Bomb, away from Earth's sun. She falls back to her original Ms. Marvel powers, though she keeps smaller versions of her energy abilities.
She returns to the Avengers as Warbird, an alias created by writer Kurt Busiek and artist George Pérez. Busiek has her develop alcoholism as she struggles with the loss of her cosmic powers and memories. In the "Live Kree or Die" storyline she disgraces herself and is suspended from active duty.
In the "Kang Dynasty" plotline, Kang's son Marcus, known as the Scarlet Centurion, falls in love with her. She turns him down, partly because his name recalls the earlier Marcus. With his help she defeats the Master of the World, a villain whose alien technology is the key to beating Kang. In the fight, Warbird kills the Master. After the final victory she demands a court martial, which rules that the killing was justified as an act of war.
When the Avengers disband, she leaves the group. She and other prominent former members, including the Wasp, Hank Pym, the Falcon and Wonder Man, are left out of the New Avengers that Iron Man and Captain America soon form. A different team was coming, though, and it would arrive in 2007.
The 2005 miniseries House of M gave Danvers a glimpse of what she might become. In a false reality created by the mutant Scarlet Witch, she is Captain Marvel and the world's greatest hero. Seeing her own potential convinces her to chase it in the real Marvel universe.
In the 2006-07 "Civil War" storyline, she and Iron Man become leading advocates of the Superhuman Registration Act. Her own title follows the story as she fights the anti-registration heroes led by Captain America. The consequences reshape the New Avengers, and in 2007 the series The Mighty Avengers launches with Danvers as a member. She starts a relationship with teammate Wonder Man, appears in a crossover with the Transformers, and becomes the team's leader. She also agrees with Tony Stark, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., to command a covert strike team called Operation: Lightning Storm. Its mission is to eliminate supervillains before they become global threats.
On Monster Island, the Brood capture her and she finds herself face to face with the Brood Queen. Her powers are temporarily disabled, so she must fight as plain Carol Danvers. At one point she is stripped of her civilian clothing and left to drift through space until her powers return.
The 2008 storyline "Secret Invasion" reveals that shapeshifting Skrulls have infiltrated Earth by impersonating humans. Danvers befriends the Skrull who has taken Captain Marvel's place. To prove she is not a Skrull herself, she recites intimate details of their life together. Afterward Norman Osborn takes charge of the registered Avengers team. She refuses to serve under him, flees Avengers Tower and becomes second-in-command of the New Avengers.
Osborn names former Thunderbolt Karla Sofen, known as Moonstone, the "new" Ms. Marvel on his Dark Avengers team. Moonstone wears a variation of the original costume. Osborn then engineers a battle in which Danvers's powers overload, and she apparently dies. She returns with help from the New Avengers, a group of MODOK embryos built by the organization Advanced Idea Mechanics, and a character called the "Storyteller." Then she takes the Ms. Marvel title back from Moonstone.
By the end of the decade, one commentator called her "the House of Ideas' premier heroine." Writer Brian Reed's version of her has been described as a mix of bravado and aggression set against compassion and empathy. Her friendship with Spider-Man grew out of this period, too. He infuriated her the first time they worked together, but he later helped her during the "Dark Reign" storyline, and she admitted she had feelings for him.
In July 2012, Danvers took the name Captain Marvel in an ongoing series written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, with art by Dexter Soy. Artist Jamie McKelvie redesigned the costume into a jumpsuit that kept her traditional colours and her sash while nodding to her military roots. DeConnick had picked McKelvie first, but he first drew the redesign as a bet between them. DeConnick pitched the series at WonderCon 2012 as "Carol Danvers as Chuck Yeager," a look at what the Captain Marvel legend means to Danvers and how the rest of the Marvel universe reacts.
By then her abilities had settled into a broad toolkit. She is superhumanly strong, partly from her hybrid physiology and partly because she absorbs energy to strengthen herself. She absorbs forms such as electricity, boosting her strength and energy blasts up to the force of an exploding nuclear weapon. She can fly between planets without extra oxygen and fire radiant energy from her fingertips. Her healing factor slows her aging, and she can briefly return to her Binary form with a large enough energy boost. Magical energy is a risk she cannot absorb without consequences. She has also trained as a pilot, a spy and a hand-to-hand fighter.
She rejoined the Avengers as Captain Marvel in volume 5 of The Avengers and in the spin-off Avengers Assemble, both written by DeConnick. Editor Lauren Sankovitch said the editors liked DeConnick's work and wanted to "get some lady power in the Avengers lineup." In 2013, the crossover "The Enemy Within" pits her team against Yon-Rogg, the Kree commander responsible for the explosion that gave her powers. In defeating him she loses her memories.
Marvel announced in November 2013 that she would join the Guardians of the Galaxy, starting with a Free Comic Book Day issue in May 2014 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. In March 2014, an eighth volume of Captain Marvel arrived with DeConnick writing and David López drawing. It begins in New York City and then lets her go cosmic. DeConnick had planned just six issues, but its success kept the series going.
In the 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline, she headlined Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps, co-written by DeConnick and Kelly Thompson. In it she leads an elite squadron of female fighter pilots at an airbase called Hala Field, where she is the only superpowered being. She also joined A-Force, Battleworld's all-female team of Avengers.
A ninth volume debuted in October 2015, written by Agent Carter showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, with art by Kris Anka. Set eight months after "Secret Wars," it has her take charge of S.W.O.R.D., the agency designed to protect Earth from threats in space. Editor Sana Amanat described the goal as making her "a soldier and a commander, and also a diplomat." Danvers also joined The Ultimates, where writer Al Ewing noted that she was running Alpha Flight, Earth's premier space agency.
The 2016 storyline "Civil War II" turned this rise into a fall. Danvers leads a faction that wants to use the precognitive visions of the Inhuman Ulysses Cain to profile future criminals. Her side locks citizens away without trial for crimes they have not yet committed. Writer Brian Michael Bendis, who wrote the core miniseries, quoted her as saying she does not care if it keeps everyone safe. The event ends with her killing her teammate Tony Stark, who had worked for a long time to help her recover from alcoholism. Critics have called it bad writing that did not fit her personality and that nearly destroyed her as a character.
Writer Margaret Stohl's The Mighty Captain Marvel then made her a household name who was uncomfortable with the fame. The Life of Captain Marvel, a limited series by Stohl and artist Carlos Pacheco, began in July 2018. It reveals that her mother is Kree and that the blast only awakened Kree genes she already had. In early 2019, Kelly Thompson and artist Carmen Carnero brought her back to New York City, and Thompson promised romance. In the 2020 crossover "Empyre," Danvers is elected Supreme Accuser of a Kree and Skrull alliance and discovers a half-sister named Lauri-Ell, who was genetically engineered from her mother's DNA.
Sara Century of Syfy argued that Danvers has one of the most devoted fan followings in Marvel largely because of her flaws, not despite them. Female characters, Century noted, are often vilified for failures, while Danvers learns from her mistakes and sets aside her ego. Elise Ringo of Tor.com admired her unapologetic confidence, calling it a power fantasy that resonates with many women.
Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian pointed out that in 1977 she was positioned as Marvel's token feminist role model, likened to a superpowered Gloria Steinem. He argued that her later success owes more to good storytelling than to identity politics. Andrew Wheeler of ComicsAlliance went further, naming her "Marvel's Biggest Female Hero." Under DeConnick, he wrote, she no longer felt like a second-stringer or a legacy character. Alan Kistler of The Mary Sue described her rise from a "B+" character to an A-list hero.
The rankings stacked up. IGN placed her Ms. Marvel persona 11th on a Top 50 Avengers list, making her the highest-ranked woman. Entertainment Weekly ranked her 6th among every Avenger ever, and Gizmodo also placed her 6th, calling her Marvel's better answer to Superman and Wonder Woman. Marie Claire put her 10th on a feminist ranking of female superheroes and praised her years as an Air Force pilot. Scary Mommy ranked her 2nd among heroic Marvel women and called her an ideal STEM role model, a girl dreaming of space who became an Air Force pilot and then worked for NASA.
The fans have their own name. Rachel Edidin of Wired described the Carol Corps as a close-knit, mostly female fandom with vibrant crafts and cosplay. Its members have raised money for girls' leadership initiatives and provided comfort through knitwear. Alex Abad-Santos of Vox traced the Corps to DeConnick's 2012 comic, which pushed Danvers into an Avengers leadership role.
Abraham Josephine Riesman of Vulture noted that Captain Marvel never led the sales charts, yet it became a real fan phenomenon. The group earned a New York Comic Con panel in 2014, titled "Carol Corps and Beyond: The Future of Female Fandom." Caitlin Rosberg of Polygon saw a shift in an industry that had long been unwelcoming to new readers who were not white or male. She placed the Corps alongside works such as Nimona, Lumberjanes and Ms. Marvel. The Corps was already telling Hollywood who it wanted on screen.
In 2014, Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick shared fan art of herself in Danvers's costume on Instagram. In 2015, Bryce Dallas Howard said she was interested in the part. Ronda Rousey told a Reddit AMA the same year that she wanted the role, then posted fan art of herself as Danvers and received many edits of herself in both the Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel looks.
In February 2019, Captain Marvel reached cinemas with Brie Larson in the lead. It grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide and was the first female-led superhero film to pass that mark. It ranked as the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 and the 23rd-highest of all time during its theatrical run. The film version was a test pilot working under Dr. Wendy Lawson in 1989 until a Kree squadron shot her down while she flew a plane with an experimental engine. Her fiery Binary powers drew on a more scientifically accurate reading of her abilities, plus the anime series Dragon Ball Z, comics and video games. Larson returned in Avengers: Endgame in 2019, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021 and The Marvels in 2023. Mckenna Grace played the young Carol.
The costume spilled into daily life. In October 2019, a FandangoNOW survey named it the most popular female Halloween costume. In October 2022, BuyCostumes.com ranked Captain Marvel the sixth most popular adult costume, and Paris Hilton was among those who dressed as her. In 2019, Madame Tussauds New York unveiled a wax figure. In 2022, Disneyland Paris opened an Avengers Campus with a ride, Avengers Assemble: Flight Force, built around Danvers and Tony Stark.
Her voice has changed with each medium. Roscoe Handford voiced her in X-Men: The Animated Series. Grey DeLisle voiced her in The Super Hero Squad Show, Avengers Assemble and several other cartoons. Jennifer Hale voiced her in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. She has been a playable character in games from Marvel: Ultimate Alliance to Marvel's Midnight Suns, and she appears as a purchasable outfit in Fortnite Battle Royale. In the Disney+ animated series What If...?, Alexandra Daniels voices alternate versions of her.
Alternate versions run through the comics as well. In Age of Apocalypse, Donald Pierce saves her from death and uses her as a living weapon against her friends. In the Ultimate Marvel universe she temporarily directs S.H.I.E.L.D. In the Amalgam Comics universe she is a composite with elements of Huntress. The comic itself continues, and the collected edition of Captain Marvel volume 11, titled The Omen, appeared in May 2024, followed by The Undone in October 2024.
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Who created Carol Danvers?
Writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan created Carol Danvers, who first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 in March 1968. Ms. Marvel, her superhero identity, was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist John Buscema.
What are the names Carol Danvers has used as a superhero?
Carol Danvers has been known as Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird and Captain Marvel. She became Ms. Marvel in 1977, Binary after Brood experiments, Warbird in the Avengers, and Captain Marvel in July 2012.
How did Carol Danvers get her powers?
Carol Danvers gained her powers when the explosion of a Kree device, the Psyche-Magnetron, melded her genetic structure with Captain Marvel's. A later series, The Life of Captain Marvel, revealed her mother is Kree and the blast only awakened Kree genes she already had.
What is the Carol Corps in Carol Danvers fandom?
The Carol Corps is a close-knit, mostly female fan community that formed around Kelly Sue DeConnick's 2012 Captain Marvel comic. Members are active online and at conventions, and have raised money for girls' leadership initiatives.
Who plays Carol Danvers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Brie Larson plays Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame (both 2019), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and The Marvels (2023). Mckenna Grace played the young Carol in Captain Marvel.
How much money did the Captain Marvel film starring Carol Danvers earn?
Captain Marvel grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide after its February 2019 release. It was the first female-led superhero film to pass that mark and ranked as the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019.
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- 158Ranked: Every Version Of Captain MarvelShawn S. Lealos — 2019-03-30
- 159All The Captain Marvels, RankedAnthony Gramuglia — 2019-01-14
- 160The 25 Most Powerful Guardians Of The Galaxy, RankedJonathan H. Kantor — 2018-06-11
- 161Ms. Marvel's 10 Best Costumes In The Comics, RankedScoot Allan — 2022-08-26
- 16215 Avengers Leaders, Ranked From Worst To BestSage Ashford — 2017-09-12
- 163Ranking The 20 Strongest Female SuperheroesShawn S. Lealos — 2019-06-25
- 164The 8 Fastest Avengers, RankedSage Ashford — 2022-04-29
- 1655 Most Successful Marvel Hero RedesignsScoot Allan — 2023-01-01
- 16610 Marvel Heroes Who Keep Getting StrongerDavid Harth — 2022-01-10
- 167The 15 Most Overpowered Avengers, RANKEDMatt Lune — 2017-10-13
- 16810 Best Cosmic Heroes in Marvel Comics, RankedDavid Harth — 2022-09-23
- 170Ranking The 19 Most Powerful Marvel Cosmic CharactersCharles Dunphey — 2020-07-08
- 171MagazineThe Minor-League Superhero Who Changed the Face of FandomRachel Edidin — April 19, 2014
- 172Captain Marvel's Carol Corps: how a sisterhood of fans made Carol Danvers great againAlex Abad-Santos — 2019-03-08
- 173Here's Why Superhero Fans Are Losing Their Minds Right NowAbraham Josephine Riesman — October 28, 2014
- 174The pressure on Captain Marvel is overwhelming — and it always has beenCaitlin Rosberg — 2019-03-06
- 175Vikings Star Katheryn Winnick Wants Captain Marvel RoleB. Alan Orange — November 4, 2014
- 176Is Katheryn Winnick Eyeing The Captain Marvel Role?Dennis Upkins — November 3, 2014
- 177Bryce Dallas Howard Wants To Play Captain MarvelRuss Burlingame — June 14, 2015
- 178Bryce Dallas Howard Really Wants to Play Captain MarvelBritt Hayes — June 9, 2015
- 179This fan art of Ronda Rousey as Ms Marvel is awesome enough to convince Hollywood to cast herKaty Finbow — August 15, 2015
- 180Marvel Boss Responds to Ronda Rousey's Captain Marvel CampaignTerri Schwartz — October 2, 2015
- 181Ronda Rousey Uses Fan Art to Lobby for Captain Marvel RoleNathan Lawrence — August 17, 2015
- 182UFC champ Ronda Rousey lobbies for Captain Marvel role with fan artBonnie Burton — August 17, 2015
- 184What Would Ronda Rousey Look Like as Captain Marvel?Brian Gallagher — August 17, 2015
- 185MagazineRonda Rousey shares art showing her as Captain MarvelNick Romano — August 16, 2015
- 186See Ronda Rousey as Captain MarvelEddie Makuch — August 17, 2015
- 188These are the highest-grossing movies of 2019Will Richards — December 5, 2019
- 189'Captain Marvel' Is the First Female Superhero Movie to Gross $1 Billion WorldwideStarr Bowenbank — 2019-04-04
- 190MagazineHow the Women of Captain Marvel Plan to Conquer Hollywood, TogetherJoanna Robinson — 2019-04-04
- 191Captain Marvel 2 Officially Confirmed, Marvel Seeking Female DirectorDamien Lawardorn — 2020-01-23
- 192'Captain Marvel' and 'Wonder Woman' Stars Team up for an Epic Instagram PostMishal Ali Zafar — 2020-02-27
- 193MagazineFilm fans choose 'Captain Marvel' and 'Joker' as top movie-inspired Halloween costumesRachel Yang — October 29, 2019
- 194Joker & Captain Marvel Most Popular Halloween 2019 CostumesAshley Connell — October 29, 2019
- 195Captain Marvel And Joker Are Top Movie-Inspired Halloween Costumes According To Fandango SurveyMatthew Aguilar — October 29, 2019
- 196The most popular Halloween costumes for kids, pets — and adultsCharles Passy — October 31, 2022
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- 200These 9 Celebrities Had The Best Halloween Costumes Of 2022McKinley Franklin — 2022-11-10
- 201Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2022: Lizzo, Kim Kardashian and MoreCorinne Reichert — October 31, 2022
- 202Halloween 2022: The Best Celebrity CostumesMelissa Romualdi — November 1, 2022
- 203Madame Tussauds New York Welcomes Brie Larson as Captain MarvelMarch 12, 2019
- 204Captain Marvel lands at Madame Tussauds LondonApril 5, 2019
- 205Captain Marvel Wax Statue Unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New YorkKevin Burwick — March 15, 2019
- 206What not to miss at Disneyland Paris in its 30th-anniversary yearRhonda Carrier — 2022-10-19
- 207Captain Marvel launches Disneyland Paris' new Avengers zoneJonny Walfisz — 2022-07-13
- 208Brie Larson Gets Emotional On Captain Marvel Ride At DisneylandSymphony Barnes — 2022-08-18
- 209The Marvels' Brie Larson Gets Disneyland Theme Park Ride, Fulfilling Lifelong DreamRebecca Kaplan — 2022-08-20
- 210Captain Marvel Star Brie Larson Shares Easter Egg With Iman Vellani at Avengers CampusAaron Perine — September 20, 2022
- 211'Captain Marvel': The 'X-Men' Cartoon Introduced a Generation to Carol Danvers 25 Years AgoBrett White — March 8, 2019
- 21210 Superheroes You Forgot Appeared in '90s Cartoons - 8Jon Arvedon — July 24, 2018
- 213Marvel Introduces 'The Super Hero Squad Show' at Comic-Con 2009 PanelPopdecay — July 24, 2009
- 214Ms. Marvel Voices (Marvel Universe)Behind The Voice Actors
- 215"Ultimate Spider-Man" and "Avengers" Renewed on Disney XD with New TitlesAlbert Ching — Comic Book Resources — June 1, 2015
- 216NewsDisney XD Orders More Spider-Man & Avengers—With Some New Bad GuysErik Pedersen — Deadline — June 1, 2015
- 217NYCC LIVE! Marvel Animation Panel with Ultimate Spider-Man, GOTG & MoreAnthony Couto — October 8, 2016
- 218Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron Premieres at WonderCon LIVEAngie Dahl — March 31, 2019
- 219Marvel Future Avengers Finally Announces English DubNick Valdez — May 21, 2019
- 221NYCC: Marvel Animation Announces Holiday SpecialShaun Manning — Comic Book Resources — October 9, 2015
- 222'Marvel's Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher': See the trailer here! ExclusiveHillary Busis — Entertainment Weekly — January 21, 2014
- 223Captain Marvel Teaches New Heroes In Secret Warriors Movie TrailerJordan Ramée — September 18, 2018
- 224Marvel's Launching A New Franchise Of Wonderful, Diverse SuperheroesSusan Cheng et al. — December 7, 2017
- 225MagazineBrie Larson officially announced as Captain MarvelAnthony Breznican — July 23, 2016
- 226Marvel Studios Phase 3 UpdateMarvel.com — August 18, 2014
- 227NewsCaptain Marvel Visual Artist Explains How Dragon Ball Influenced Carol's Fiery LookMegan Peters — June 25, 2019
- 228Oh Captain...My My Captain! The Marvellous VFX of Captain MarvelMike Seymour — March 25, 2019
- 229What RoboCop Has to Do with the Future of the Marvel Cinematic UniverseJoanna Robinson — November 28, 2017
- 230It's finally here! Watch the first trailer for Marvel's newly titled 'Avengers: Endgame'Brian Truitt — December 7, 2018
- 231How Captain Marvel Found Iron Man & Nebula at the Start of Avengers: EndgameCooper Hood — Screen Rant — July 30, 2019
- 232'Shang-Chi' post-credits scene: Director explains that game-changing cameoEric Francisco — September 2, 2021
- 233'Captain Marvel' Sequel Officially In Development At Disney's Marvel StudiosGeoff Boucher — January 22, 2020
- 234Ms. Marvel closes out with a post-credits scene and a big MCU guest starPete Volk et al. — July 13, 2022
- 235MagazineA Look At Captain Marvel's Place In Video GamesAndrew Reiner — March 8, 2019
- 236Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Character RevealGreg Miller — August 13, 2009
- 237Marvel's Avengers Alliance Adds X-Men & Fantastic Four CharactersRob Keyes — Game Rant — February 6, 2012
- 238NewsPS4 Marvel's Women of Power Pinball Pack ReviewTracy Corson — PS4Blog — November 1, 2016
- 239Marvel's Women of Power Pinball Pack Hits Zen's Pinball Platforms TodayGamasutra — September 27, 2016
- 240Super Hero Squad Online gets vocal with new all-star cast of talentMatt Daniel — February 8, 2012
- 241Marvel Super Hero Squad Online to be fully voicedBrenna Hillier — VG247 — February 8, 2012
- 242Introducing Captain Marvel!Gazillion Entertainment — October 9, 2015
- 243Ms. Marvel joins Marvel HeroesGazillion Entertainment — May 17, 2012
- 244Piecing Together Marvel Puzzle Quest: Captain MarvelChristine Dinh — February 26, 2019
- 245VideoLEGO Marvel Super Heroes Gameplay Demo – SDCC 2013GameSpot — July 20, 2013
- 246Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes Starter Kit Review (Multi-Platform)Garrett Martin — September 23, 2014
- 247Captain Marvel (and Nick Fury) Take 'Marvel Contest of Champions' Higher, Further Faster as New March CharactersNick Tylwalk — TouchArcade — March 1, 2019
- 248'Marvel Future Fight': Top 10 Tips & Cheats You Need to KnowElton Jones — Heavy.com — May 16, 2015
- 249Interview: Netmarble's Min-Kyun Kim on why Captain Marvel is better, faster, and stronger in Marvel Future FightRicardo Serrano Denis — March 18, 2019
- 2501.8.0 Update Details: Spiderverse!December 14, 2015
- 251Lego Marvel's Avengers Characters Unlock Guide – How to Unlock All CharactersArslan Tufail — Segmentnext — January 28, 2016
- 252Marvel Games Announces "Women Of Power" InitiativeBrett White — Comic Book Resources — March 2, 2016
- 253Marvel Avengers Academy Launches with an All-Star CastEric Goldman — IGN — February 4, 2016
- 255Marvel Powers United VR, a game that let me Hulk Smash for realSusana Polo — July 19, 2017
- 256Marvel vs. Capcom returns with Marvel vs. Capcom InfiniteMichael McWhertor — Vox Media — December 3, 2016
- 257NewsLego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Review: It's About Time (To Wrap Things Up)Mike Williams — USGamer — November 14, 2017
- 258Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Video Game ReviewRyan Balkwill — June 25, 2018
- 259Marvel Games Slate Goes Higher! Further! Faster! With Captain MarvelChristine Dinh — Marvel.com — February 20, 2019
- 260Marvel Battle Lines to end service in JanuarySuzie Ford — October 25, 2019
- 261Marvel Super War Will Let You Take Superhero-Sized Fun on the RoadSuzie Ford — MMORPG.com — May 28, 2019
- 263Marvel Future Revolution Captain Marvel build, skills, outfits, omega cards, and moreGrace Dean — November 22, 2021
- 264Fortnite Welcomes Black Panther, Captain Marvel & Taskmaster with the Marvel Royalty and Warriors PackChristine Dinh — December 21, 2020
- 265Black Panther, Captain Marvel & Taskmaster Join Fortnite's Marvel Royalty & Warriors PackCollier Jennings — December 22, 2020
- 266MARVEL SNAP's New Season is Big in JapanMarika Hashimoto — August 8, 2023
- 267Marvel Snap: Best Movement CardsKai Adler — 2022-11-13
- 268Marvel's Midnight Suns is the next game from the XCOM teamCharlie Hall — August 25, 2021
- 269Meet the Voice Actors of Midnight Suns' Cast2022-12-02
- 271Captain Marvel Gets Gorgeous Iron Studios Avengers: Endgame StatueMatthew Aguilar — January 24, 2020
- 272Iron Studios releases gorgeous Captain Marvel statue - Animated TimesRiya Singh — January 25, 2020
- 273Captain Marvel Goes Cosmic with New Iron Studios StatueTyler Roberts — December 23, 2019
- 274'The Marvels': Hasbro Reveals New Marvel Legends SeriesRachel Paige — June 6, 2023
- 275The Marvels: New Marvel Legends Movie Figures Revealed by HasbroJesse Schedeen — June 6, 2023
- 276The First Figures From The Marvels Are, Well, MarvelousJames Whitbrook — June 6, 2023
- 277Captain Marvel Acknowledges Sam Wilson's Captain America in New Marvel VideoNoah Dominguez — 2022-07-01
- 278Anthony Mackie, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Brie Larson will reprise their roles for 'AVENGERS: QUANTUM ENCOUNTER' with Ross Marquand set to voice Ultron. This will be an immersive cinematic technology event for the Disney Wish cruise, launching in 2022.October 25, 2021
- 280Deadpool Referenced in New Avengers Ride at Disneyland ParisJuly 18, 2022
- 281'Captain Marvel' Coming To ProseChris Arrant — Newsarama — October 10, 2015
- 282'Marvel Universe Live!' adds Captain Marvel, Black Widow & moreKevin Melrose — Comic Book Resources — November 26, 2013