Captain Marvel No. 5: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Captain Marvel No. 5 features a story by Kelly Sue Deconnick and pencilled by Emma Rios. The cover art, featuring the superhero flying before a propeller plane, was done by Terry Dodson.

Marvel's Captain Marvel, not to be confused with the similarly named Fawcett/ DC character, has been associated with a number of individual's within the Marvel universe. In this iteration, the Captain is pilot Carol Danvers, once known as the superheroMs. Marvel.

Danvers/ Ms. Marvel was first introduced in Marvel Super Heroes No. 13 by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan. She assumed the title of Captain Marvel in DeConnick's series, beginning in 2012.

The character has been played by actress Brie Larson in the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including 2019's Captain Marvel.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 2012
• maker: Marvel Comics
• Object Name: comic book
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 6 1/4 in x 10 in; 15.875 cm x 25.4 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York City
• Associated Place: United States: New York, New York City
• Subject: Comics
• ID Number: 2018.3010.261
• catalog number: 2018.3010.261
• nonaccession number: 2018.3010
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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