The Life and Death of Captain Marvel #[nn]

Feb 2002 · Marvel · 24.95 USD

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About this Collection

This 2002 Marvel collection presents Jim Starlin's iconic 1982 graphic novel, which chronicles the final battle of the original Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) against cancer and his ultimate sacrifice. The volume also includes the subsequent Death of Captain Marvel stories, offering a complete narrative of the character's poignant end and legacy in the Marvel Universe.

Contains 13 stories

Prologue: Beware the... Blood Brothers!

20 pp · Superhero

Iron Man [Tony Stark]Mentor [A'lars]Eros [Starfox]Kronos [Chronos]Drax the DestroyerI.S.A.A.C.ThanosBlood BrothersThanos ThrallsDan

Chapter I: A Taste of Madness!

20 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]Rick JonesSkraggSuper-SkrullLou-Ann Savannah, Professor Benjamin Savannah (death)Masterlord [Thanos] (cameo)

Chapter II: Betrayal!

19 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]Rick JonesLou-Ann SavannahThanosSkragg (death)Super-SkrullThe Thing [Ben Grimm]The ControllerDeath (first appearance)

Chapter III: Trapped on Titan!

26 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]Rick JonesThanosBadoonI.S.A.A.C.Super-SkrullThing (flashback)MentorErosDraxAvengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]Scarlet WitchVisionBlack Panther [T'Challa]Iron Man [Tony Stark]]Lou-Ann SavannahDeathSupreme Intelligence (flashback)EonThe Controller

Chapter IV: A Clash of Titans!

11 pp · Superhero

ThanosDraxDeathCaptain Marvel [Mar-Vell]The ControllerEon

Chapter V: Metamorphosis!

19 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]EonMentor [A'Lars]Sui-San (cameo flashback)Zeus (flashback)Chronos (flashback)Oceanus (cameo flashback)ErosThanosThe Cosmic CubeDraxLou-Ann SavannahThe Controller (also in flashback)Rick JonesUranus (flashback)Supreme Intelligence (flashback)DeathRonan the Accuser (cameo)

Interlude: ...To Be Free from Control!

5 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]Rick JonesIron Man [Tony Stark]Edwin JarvisThe Controller [Basil Sandhurst]ThanosMordecai P. Boggs

Chapter VI: A Time for Confrontation!

14 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]The Controller [Basil Sandhurst] (death)Lou-Ann SavannahThanosRick JonesEdwin JarvisDrax (cameo)Death

Interlude [The Bite of the Blood Brothers!]

19 pp · Superhero

The Thing [Ben Grimm]Iron Man [Tony Stark]Blood BrothersThanosDeathEros [Starfox] (cameo)Mentor (cameo)the Destroyer (cameo flashback)Controller (cameo flashback)

In the scorching desert of New Mexico, The Thing finds himself in the middle of a brutal clash when he stumbles upon the Blood Brothers hunting Iron Man on Thanos’s orders. With the fate of Earth hanging in the balance and forces far beyond their control at play, the battle escalates into something far more dangerous than a simple ambush.

Chapter VII: The Beginning of the End!

37 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]Rick JonesErosMentorMoondragon [Heather Douglas]Drax [Art Douglas]Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]Captain America [Steve Rogers]Thor [Don Blake]VisionIron Man [Tony Stark]MantisSwordsmanScarlet Witch]ThanosDeathLou-Ann SavannahKronos (cameo)The Cosmic CubeThe Thing (cameo flashback)Super-Skrull (cameo flashback)Controller (cameo flashback)Eon (cameo flashback)I.S.A.A.C.Yvette Douglas (cameo)Czar-Doon

Chapter VIII: Thanos, the Insane God!

14 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]ThanosI.S.A.A.C.Avengers [VisionCaptain America [Steve Rogers]Thor [Donald Blake]Black Panther [T'Challa]MantisIron Man [Tony Stark]Swordsman]MentorDraxCosmic Cube (destruction)Death

Epilogue: [Blown Away!]

18 pp · Superhero

MentorCaptain Marvel [Mar-Vell]Rick JonesNitro (introduction) Eros (cameo)Moondragon (cameo)Rachel DandridgeMordecai P. BoggsIron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo)Lou-Ann Savannah (cameo)Carol Danvers

Death of Captain Marvel

62 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell] (also in flashback, death)KreeUna (flashback, death)Colonel Yon-Rogg (flashback, death)Aakon (flashback)Eon (flashback)MentorEros [Starfox]ThanosISAACNitro (flashback)ElysiusSupreme IntelligenceRick Jones (also in flashback)Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]QuicksilverVisionIron Man [Tony Stark]Captain America [Steve Rogers]Goliath [Clint Barton]Black Panther [T'Challa]BeastYellowjacket [Henry Pym]Wonder Man]Annihilus (flashback)Cheetah (flashback)Super-Skrull (flashback)Nimrod (flashback)a Kree Sentinel (flashback)Megaton the Atomic Assassin (flashback)Big Boy (flashback)Stellarax (flashback)Death-Grip (flashback)Zarek (flashback)Mercurio the 4-D Man (flashback)Mandroid (flashback)Man-Slayer (flashback)Number One (flashback)Metazoid (flashback)Stranger (flashback)The Head (flashback)Quasimodo (flashback)WatcherScorpio (flashback)Super-Adaptoid (flashback)Sub-Mariner (flashback)Ronan the Accuser (flashback)Supremor (flashback)Controller (flashback)other villains (flashback)Gamora (flashback)MoondragonAdam Warlock (flashback)Pip (flashback)Drax the DestroyerSpider-Man [Peter Parker] (also in flashback)Thing (also in flashback)SkrullsInhumans [Black BoltMedusaTritonKarnakGorgon]Defenders [Doctor StrangeSub-Mariner [Namor]Hulk [Bruce Banner]]Mister FantasticHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]ColossusNightcrawlerDaredevil [Matt Murdock]Wolverine [Logan]CyclopsAngel [Warren Worthington III]Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]Invisible GirlCleaSilver SurferGhost Rider [Johnny Blaze]Professor XValkyrieIron FistPower Man [Luke Cage]TigraDevil-SlayerFranklin RichardsHerculesScarlet WitchGargoyleHellcatBlack Widow [Natasha Romanoff]Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]Sprite [Kitty Pryde]StormGeneral ZedraoAnt-ManDeath