Talk:Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)

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Discussion[edit]

The recently returned Mar-Vell is a SKRULL!!! Ironic ... huh?

Merge[edit]

Per WP:CMC, Ultimate character articles should be merged into those of their Marvel Universe counterparts. --Chris Griswold 22:57, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Survey[edit]

Merge -- Chris Griswold 22:57, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No Merge -- In a perfect world, I wouldn't see anything wrong merging MU and Ultimate characters together. But, unfortunately, Wikipedia is not perfect. MU character articles are already so big and unwieldly (see Magneto, Thor, Wolverine (comics), Daredevil (comics), etc.), that inclusions of their Ultimate counterparts just make things worse. Even if one did try to consciously keep a combined article small and neat, there will always come a time when someone decides to dump a load of information on it. As a result, it'll just get bigger and even more difficult to maintain. So, I vote No Merge. If they're kept separate, they'll be easier maintain. Bhissong 23:56, 31 July 2006 (UTC)bhissong[reply]
No Merge --Brian Boru is awesome 23:46, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No Merge ~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 13:29, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No mergeDiscussion --66.109.248.114, August 8, 2006.

Discussion closed. Result was: NO MERGE --Chris Griswold 01:23, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

still no mergesame reasons as a few months ago. 66.109.248.114 20:09, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to reopen this debate. Please see discussion regarding(Merging Alternate Versions of Characters) -- 69.182.78.104 07:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion once again close with no consensus. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.109.248.114 (talk) 21:51, August 20, 2007 (UTC)

Article Condense[edit]

These wiki comic articles are meant to be short, concise descriptions of the character. The Mar-Vell page has had a tendancy to be overly long, including unnecessary "play-by-play" descriptions of storylines. This verbose style is to be avoided. As a result, it will not be uncommon for large sections of text to be deleted for purposes of article integrity.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:57, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Missing Image[edit]

Just thought I'd let you all know: Mar-Vell's infobox is missing an image. If I had more time and was more familiar with the character, I would find a suitable image. Would someone else please take care of it? -Rycr (talk) 08:31, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've flagged this in the header too. (Emperor (talk) 13:34, 19 August 2008 (UTC))[reply]

Secret Invasion[edit]

Captain Marvel was restored into the Marvel universe during a fill-in issue related to the Civil War story (with the time travel trick), and then revealed as a skrull during the Secret Invasion. It's all mentioned, right. But, in the real world, which was the idea about this return? Did Marvel intended the character to be the real thing, and then change their minds? Or was it meant to be a skrull from the begining? Cambalachero (talk) 22:17, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I believe he was intended to be a skrull from the beginning. Argento Surfer (talk) 17:19, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name clarification[edit]

As someone with little knowledge of comics, it's not clear what "Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)" in the lede means. Is Mar-Vell his birth name, or an alternate spelling? I recommend it be clarified, but can't do so myself, lacking the knowledge. 49.185.240.79 (talk) 04:06, 11 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In the story, he's an alien soldier named Mar-Vell with a rank of Captain. His name was misunderstood when he arrived on Earth, and it stuck. In the real world, the writer was told by his publisher to create a "Captain Marvel" so they could trademark the name. Other characters before and since have also used the name, which is why the Mar-Vell DAB is being used. I'm not sure how to express this in an opening sentence, but it's explained clearly (I think) in the first paragraph of the Fictional Character Biography. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:14, 11 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 March 2019[edit]

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Ancokraimuh (talk) 11:36, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Alucard 16_{❯❯❯ chat?} 12:05, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion[edit]

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion:

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You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 21:21, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Title clarity and new introduction[edit]

Specifically in relation to Shazam Captain Marvel (DC Comics) and Captain Marvel Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics), this title should be Mar-Vell (Captain Marvel) for clarity. Additionally, the inclusion of an introduction along the lines of “This article refers to the first Golden Age Comic book hero to use the name Captain Marvel. For current Marvel publication, see Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics). For the DC Superhero, see Captain Marvel (DC Comics).” would greatly help orient the reader against the other characters of the same name. The Zatara article does this fairly well, and for this article to have no introduction right at the top feels unpolished and confusing for the reader, specifically if they’ve come from the DC Comics page. Ulysses4627831 (talk) 17:56, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]