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Episode 5: Mar-Velous Today we’ll be covering Captain Marvel vol 1 issues 1, 2, and 3 Preface: Discussion about how the Captain Marvel solo title got it’s start Legal history about Captain Marvel (Fawcett/DC/Marvel) Captain Marvel 1: Out of the Holocaust.. A Hero! Captain Marvel battles the Kree Sentry, luring it away from the Cape’s nuclear arsenal The Sentry’s self-repairing is too much for Mar Yon-Rogg is horrible to Una, boasting of Mar-Vell’s coming demise Hotel clerk Jeremy Logan snoops on Mar, discovering his Carry-All Cylinder Carol Danvers gets trapped in the Kree Cone of Shame Carol may get damseled by Una won’t take a damseling passively! Mar defeats the Sentry by puncturing its hull and hitting inside with a magnetic charge Yon-Rogg is salty but gets chastised by Ronan the Accuser for jeopardizing the mission Captain Marvel 2: The Space Man and the Super Skrull! Old King Skrull sees the Kree taking interest in Earth, thus he is now interested in Earth Old King Skrull summons Kl’rt (The Super Skrull) to figure out what the Kree want Super Skrull has the hots for Anelle, Old King Skrulls daughter Mar-Vell discovers that his Carry-All Cylinder is missing and it’s got a nuclear booby-trap Hotel clerk Jeremy Logan heads to the base with the Carry-All and is intercepted by Super Skrull, who knocks him out Captain Marvel and Super Skrull fight, Mar gets knocked out Captain Marvel 3: From the Ashes of Defeat Captain Marvel gets probed by Super Skrull (with the Psycho-Probe Mar escapes to the Kree ship after Kl’rt sees his memories Yon-rogg… still the worst, tries to let Mar die of neglect in space Mar-Vell convinces the Imperial Minister to allow him to return to Earth to diffuse the Carry-All Cylinder Kl-rt uses the information he’s gleaned to pose as Captain Marvels alter-ego Dr. Lawson but he isn’t fooling Carol Danvers Captain Marvel and Super Skrull fight again and Super Skrull is defeated… by self hypnosis… Mar-Vell diffuses the nuclear bomb Jeremy Logan is now in a coma If you want to read the issues we covered today you can find them collected in: Essential Captain Marvel Vol 1 Marvel Masterworks: Captain Marvel Vol 1 Digitally on Comixology and Marvel Unlimited Ask your local library. If you would like to know more about Captain Marvel: Untold Legend of Captain Marvel Mar-Vell and Skrulls: Young Avengers 9-12 Super Skrull: Annihilation: Super-Skrull Creators of these issues: Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Vince Colletta, Artie Simek, Irving Forbush, Sam Rosen, and Stan Lee Find us on Twitter @ArtifactsOfI and ArtifactsOfInfinity.com