The Comics Canon

Episode 79 – Captain Marvel: In Pursuit of Flight


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In this episode, Curt and Kevin look toward the March 8 debut of Captain Marvel with a look at two key stories featuring Carol Danvers: In Pursuit of Flight (Captain Marvel Vol. 7, #1-6) and 1977's Ms. Marvel #1, published by Marvel Comics!

The former Air Force pilot has come a long way since her first outing as a superhero, which sees her flying into action against the backdrop of the women's liberation movement to … save bigoted magazine publisher J. Jonah Jameson??!

Thirty-five years later, writer Kelly Sue DeConnick charts a new course for Carol Danvers: Now an Avenger and one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, she finally takes the mantel of the late Captain Marvel, just in time to embark on a high-flying adventure featuring time travel, alien technology and some of the toughest woman pilots to ever take to the skies!

Can Ms. Marvel defeat a supervillain with a very phallic appendage? Will Earth's Mightiest Hero change the course of history … and lose her powers in the process? And has this Top Gun got The Right Stuff to join that elite squadron known as … The Comics Canon?

Things Discussed in This Episode:

  • Ms. Marvel's original costume
  • Avengers #200
  • Captain Marvel: The Ms. Marvel Years
  • The real-life Mercury 13
  • Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, More
  • The Life of Captain Marvel
  • Section Zero 1959 on Kickstarter

Join us in two weeks as our series on comics' various Captains Marvel concludes with a look at the Fawcett/DC Comics hero also known as Shazam! -- as seen in Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil and his origin in Whiz Comics #2.

Until then, don't forget our snazzy Comics Canon merchandise and the King Krackle digital brushes from our friends at Category 4!

Last but not least, please be so kind as to rate us on iTunes, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook, and we may read your comments in an upcoming episode. And as always, thanks for listening!

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