Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, ARNOLD DRAKE, GARY FRIEDRICH & ARCHIE GOODWIN Penciled by GENE COLAN, DON HECK, DICK AYERS, FRANK SPRINGER, GARY FRIEDRICH, TOM SUTTON, GIL KANE & JOHN BUSCEMA Cover by GIL KANE He made a big Return during Civil War, but how'd he get here in the first place? Watch the wonders of Mar-Vell right from the start in stories reprinted for the first time in more than 25 years! Earth's newest protector faces such forgotten furies as Mandroid, Man-Slayer and the Metazoid - along with the Super-Skrull, Ronan the Accuser and more of the deadliest dynamos from three galaxies! Plus: the start of his lifelong bond, molecular and otherwise, with professional sidekick Rick Jones! But where there's Rick, can a jade-skinned giant be far behind? Also guest-starring Iron Man and Namor the Sub-Mariner - and introducing Carol Danvers, later known as Ms. Marvel! Collecting MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #12-13 and CAPTAIN MARVEL #1-21. 528 PGS./All Ages