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Why both DC and Marvel have Captain Marvel?

DC and Marvel’s Captain Marvel only have the same name, but their character settings are different.

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Captain Marvel (Marvel):

Co-created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, he is a member of the Kree Empire army. He was sent to Earth to investigate the research progress of human space travel. Later, he openly rebelled against his superiors, helped the people on Earth solve their problems, and guarded his new home, Earth, as "Captain Marvel."

Captain Marvel (DC):

Also known as Shazam, it was first published by Fawcett Comics, and was published by DC Comics after being acquired by DC Comics. Created by artist CC Baker and writer Bill Parker in 1939

Whenever Billy calls out the name Shazam, he will be instantly struck by a magical lightning and transformed into a An adult superhero given the power of six gods.

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Related background:

Marvel’s Captain Marvel was originally a U.S. Air Force pilot and later became an Air Force Intelligence Agency agent. Once, the alien device "Soul Conduit" exploded and Danvers was trapped inside. The explosion merged her genes with those of Marvel, giving her extraordinary powers and becoming Ms. Marvel, who took over the title of Captain Marvel after Marvel's death.

In DC, Captain Marvel’s superpowers essentially come from magic, while Superman is the super physical physique of his own alien. At the same time, Superman appears to be very vulnerable when facing magical attacks, and Captain Marvel has the ability to exert magical power.

Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel comics in 1953, in part because of a copyright infringement lawsuit from DC Comics from Marvel, which concluded that Captain Marvel's image was an infringement of Superman's image. illegal piracy. DC Comics acquired the publishing rights to the Marvel Family characters and republished them in 1972, and DC Comics acquired all rights to them in 1991.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Captain Marvel (DC)

Baidu Encyclopedia-Captain Marvel (Marvel)