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1990s · 2012–2013

Captain Marvel Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight

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Inspired Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers takes the Captain Marvel name and faces her past as a pilot; collects issues #1–6

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Carol Danvers, a former Air Force pilot, takes Captain America's advice and adopts the name Captain Marvel, inherited from the Kree hero who gave her powers. She gets a new suit and starts carrying the weight of that legacy. When an old plane belonging to pilot Helen Cobb, her childhood idol, comes her way, out-of-time Kree technology throws Carol into trips through the past. She fights in World War II alongside a squadron of women pilots and runs into moments that shaped the woman she is. The arc ends with Carol back in the present, settled into her new name.

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  1. Behind the scenesWhere Carol became Captain Marvel

    This 2012 series is where Carol Danvers traded the Ms. Marvel name for Captain Marvel. Her new flight-suit look was designed by Jamie McKelvie.

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  2. ReferenceThe film's foundation

    Besides borrowing from 1971's Kree-Skrull War, the film's writers leaned on Kelly Sue DeConnick's run. Kevin Feige noted that the filmmakers read the material knowing a woman was now writing the character.

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  3. Behind the scenesThe Carol Corps is born

    The series built an organized fan base, the Carol Corps, which helped keep the book alive and brought more women into comics.

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