Is Captain Marvel a girl or a boy?

Is Captain Marvel a girl or a boy?

After all, “Wonder Woman” was already a quarter-century old when Captain Marvel was first introduced in 1967 — as a male character, who was eventually revealed to be an alien, a Kree, named Mar-Vell. The new “Captain Marvel” film revises this uncomfortable bit of history as part of the character's introduction.

Is Captain Marvel actually a guy?

Carol Danvers initially appeared as a love interest, not the titular hero, in 1968's “Captain Marvel” series. The original superhero was a male alien named Mar-Vell who posed undercover on Earth as a human scientist. ... But as the '70s feminist movement grew, so too did Danvers's role as a character.

Is Captain Marvel the first superhero?

The first comic strip character with the name Captain Marvel appeared in late 1939 in Whiz Comics no. 2 (cover date February 1940). ... Beck created the superhero for Fawcett Comics in an effort to capitalize on the blockbuster success of DC Comics' Superman, who had debuted the previous year.

When did they change Captain Marvel to a girl?

Carol Danvers worked with the Avengers and has appeared in titles involving other characters. She herself has changed superhero identities again in 1982 (when she became Binary) and in 1998 (when she became Warbird), before finally becoming Captain Marvel in 2012's Avenging Spider-Man #9 (2012).