American Update: Captains Courageous! Marvel Super-Heroes #12 and #13, with first Mar-Vell and first Carol Danvers
*Marvel: Marvel Super-Heroes #12 saw the debut of Captain Marvel, a warrior of the spacefaring Kree Empire who masqueraded as a human on Earth. Actually conceived as a copyright-protecting exercise (Marvel’s lawyers had recently seen off a short-lived ‘Captain Marvel’ from another publisher), Mar-Vell’s genesis may have been a bit less than sincere, but his impact remains enduring in the Marvel Universe, especially his participation in the cosmic events initiated by Jim Starlin later in Cap’s own series. These two issues present not one, but two Captains’ debuts: not only Mar-Vell in #12, but Carol Danvers – later Ms. Marvel, occasionally Warbird, and fifth and current holder of the Captain Marvel title – made her first appearance in #13 as part of Mar-Vell’s supporting cast. Given the blockbuster success of the ‘Captain Carol’ movie, we are delighted to have both to offer: issue #12 is a VG/FN cents copy, clean and bright with excellent spine, on sale at £80; #13 is GD+ p, with moderate spine and corner creases but fundamentally sound, on sale at £65.