Captain Mar-Vell Omnibus Vol. 1
Captain Mar-Vell Omnibus Vol. 1
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Captain Mar-Vell Omnibus Vol. 1 by Roy Thomas
Branded a traitor for defending the people of Earth, the space-born Kree hero Captain Mar-Vell uses his cosmic powers as our planet's protector. And the good Captain's legacy is strong: From his early adventures drawn by Gene Colan to his reinvention by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane to his iconic cosmic awakening under Jim Starlin, each story is presented in oversized glory in this massive Omnibus volume. Also featuring the first appearance of Carol Danvers, Rick Jones bonding with Cap by way of the cosmic Nega-Bands, war with the vicious Col. Yon-Rogg, battles with the Black Widow, Captain America and Hulk, and last, but not least, the first appearance of Thanos Collecting MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1967) #12-13, CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) #1-33, IRON MAN (1968) #55 and material from NOT BRAND ECHH #9.In a long career that encompassed work on feature films, plays, novels, animation, radio, and television, Arnold Drake wrote nearly 2,000 comics stories. Drake, who was born in 1924, debuted in the comics industry in 1950 with a ground-breaking project: the picture novel That Rhymes with Lust from St. He co-wrote John Publishing with Leslie Waller. This paperback comic book, a forerunner to the modern graphic novel, used pulp crime novels and film noir as a framework for what Drake envisioned as a new medium of genre cinema on paper. Drake's work for DC included THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY, THE HOUSE OF SECRETS, MYSTERY IN SPACE, CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN, and TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED, and he wrote for titles like THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY, THE HOUSE OF SECRETS, MYSTERY IN SPACE, CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN, and TALES OF THE UNE
Drake also created the Doom Patrol (in MY GREATEST ADVENTURE) and Deadman (in STRANGE ADVENTURES), two of the era's most creative characters. In the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked for Western Publishing's Gold Key comics line, and later in his career, he was heavily involved in the Veterans Bedside Network, a group of celebrities who use song and drama as therapy in America's V.A. hospitals.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781302948658 |
| ISBN 10 | 1302948652 |
| Title | Captain Mar-Vell Omnibus Vol. 1 |
| Author | Roy Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Year published | 2023-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 888 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |