Carol Danvers
A decorated U.S. Air Force officer, Carol Danvers gained superhuman abilities after an explosion fused her DNA with that of Kree warrior Mar-Vell, granting her incredible strength, flight, energy projection, and a precognitive seventh sense. She later channeled these powers as Ms. Marvel and beyond.
Few Marvel characters have had a journey as expansive and triumphant as Carol Danvers, who first graced the pages of Marvel Super-Heroes #13 in 1968, brought to life by the legendary team of Roy Thomas and Gene Colan during the Silver Age. Over nearly six decades of continuous publication — 1148 catalog appearances and 32 collector-recognized key issues — she has grown into one of Marvel's most prominent and enduring figures, a testament to how a character can evolve and deepen across generations of storytelling. Her adventures unfold most richly across Avengers, Ms. Marvel, and Captain Marvel, where she regularly shares the page with titans like Captain America and Tony Stark. Whether you're a longtime fan or just discovering her remarkable run, Carol Danvers is essential Marvel — a character whose history is as layered as it is thrilling.
Real name. Carol Susan Jane Danvers
Powers. Superhuman strength, durability, flight, energy absorption/projection, "seventh sense" precognitive danger sense; formerly cosmic-level powers as Binary. Powers originate from her DNA being fused with Kree hero Mar-Vell's.
Part of the Ms. Marvel legacy
Carol Danvers is one of 3 heroes to carry the Ms. Marvel mantle. See the whole Ms. Marvel family ▸
Trivia
- Carol Danvers' Ms. Marvel series was explicitly engineered as a feminist statement for the era, positioning the character as a symbol of modern womanhood rather than a mere sidekick to a male counterpart.en.wikipedia.org
- Her debut solo title earned strong backing from its creators and genuine fan enthusiasm, yet it still couldn't sustain sales and was cancelled after a short run — a commercial stumble that history has since judged harshly.en.wikipedia.org
- Few Marvel stories carry as much critical baggage as the Marcus storyline in Avengers #200, a tale so widely condemned for framing mind-control-driven manipulation as romance that it remains one of the publisher's most notorious character-use failures.en.wikipedia.org
- Few Marvel heroes have reinvented themselves as thoroughly as Carol Danvers, who has flown under the codenames Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird, and ultimately Captain Marvel across her publishing history.en.wikipedia.org
- Brian Michael Bendis has written more of Carol Danvers's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 83 issues.
Top series
Covers through the years — 1968–2022
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★ 2006 ![Siege: X-Men #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/openlibrary/9780785148159.jpg)
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