In 1967, Marvel introduced their Captain Marvel, preventing DC using the name when they re-introduced the classic character in the 1970s (DC titled their series Shazam!). The Marvel version, a Kree anti-hero, initially bears little resemblance to his name forbearer. After a series of complicated and inane events, Captain Marvel eventually finds himself trapped in the dimensional wasteland, the Negative Zone, and can only escape when changing places with the teenager Rick Jones. Later under the stewardship of [author:Jim Starlin], Captain Marvel achieved a cult status. Sadly, this collection reprints stories prior to Starlin's run and offers only a handful of good stories.
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