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Through much of the Golden Age of Comic Books, Captain Marvel proved to be the most popular superhero character of the medium, and his comics outsold all others. Captain Marvel Adventures sold fourteen million copies in 1944, [18] and was at one point being published bi-weekly with a circulation of 1.3 million copies an issue.
Must be a defining trait – Characters with access to vast powers (such as magical spells, advanced technology and genetic engineering) who are theoretically capable of this superhuman feature or ability – but who have neither made regular use nor provided a notable example of this extraordinary or supernatural feat – are not listed here.
The Amazing Spider-Man, [1] 1996's DC vs. Marvel, 2003's JLA/Avengers and the Amalgam Comics imprint, which featured original characters conceived as amalgamations of famous DC and Marvel characters. Examples of crossovers between the "big two" and smaller publishers include Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Archie Meets the Punisher .
Marvel Comics copied this idea by creating a number of superhero teams of its own, the closest analogue being the Avengers, so as to promote and develop the Marvel Universe. Some readers focused their attention on just one of these two comic book universes, as they were both large and did not overlap.
This is a list of Marvel multiverse fictional characters which were created for and are owned by Marvel Comics.Licensed or creator-owned characters (G.I. Joe, Godzilla, Groo the Wanderer, Men in Black, Conan the Barbarian, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, RoboCop, Star Trek, Rocko's Modern Life, The Ren and Stimpy Show, etc.) are not included.
DC Comics had the first fictional universe of superheroes, with the Justice Society of America forming in the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. This shared continuity became increasingly complex with multiple worlds, including a similar team of all-star superheroes formed in the 1960s named the Justice League of America, debuting in The Brave and the Bold Volume 1 #28.
Hyperion is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable versions.Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema, the original Hyperion made his debut in The Avengers #69 (October 1969). [1]
Marvel Super-Heroes #12 Clay Quartermain: 1967 (December) Jim Steranko: Strange Tales #163 Carol Susan Jane Danvers (Human name) Car-Ell (Kree name) Currently: Captain Marvel Former: Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird 1968 (March) Roy Thomas, Gene Colan Marvel Super-Heroes #13 Vision: 1968 (October) Roy Thomas, John Buscema The Avengers #57 Lorna ...