American Update: Mighty Marvel Firsts: Marvel Super-Heroes #13 – Debut of Carol Danvers (Later Ms. and Captain Marvel)
*Marvel: In the year 1968, the ‘tryout’ title Marvel Super-Heroes #12 saw the debut of Captain Marvel, a warrior of the spacefaring Kree Empire who masqueraded as a human on Earth. In issue #13, his second appearance, a new member of the Captain’s supporting cast was introduced: Carol Danvers, even when a civilian, was a former USAF officer who was the head of security at a restricted military base – an unusual post for a woman in 1968. When her DNA later got merged with the alien genome of the Captain (happens all the time when you hang around supers) she gained powers of her own, becoming the first Ms. Marvel, and then – after brief forays as ‘Binary’ and ‘Warbird’, of which we do not speak – the current holder of the Captain Marvel title. Given the smash-hit status of the ‘Captain Marvel’ movie, and her prominent role in ‘Avengers: Endgame’ – Marvel Super-Heroes #13 is commanding ever-higher prices, despite Carol’s non-powered status therein. Our newest copy of MSH #13 is a VG p copy, very slight upper and lower spine wear, minute piece out of lower front cover corner, but excellent page quality, vibrant colour and unimpeded cover scene. VG p £150.