The Kree warrior was sent to Earth on a secret mission and found he liked the people there - so he became a defender of Earth.
His career followed a strange path, finally settling down as the first regular series written and drawn by Jim Starlin - and he became the first hero to defeat Thanos.
This issue reunites that character with the hero who carries his name in the modern Marvel Universe - Carol Danvers.
Sadly, this story doesn't give any of them much to do, as they find themselves fighting to defend an alien race of pacifists.
But so many things don't make sense here, including the location of the story, the speech pattern of Mar-Vell, and the fact that he doesn't recognize Carol. Granted that she wasn't a superhero when they met, but only her hairstyle is different.
She doesn't get to do much except be temperamental. There was so much potential here - why not meet the Mar-Vell who was cosmically aware? ("Hi, Carol. How's life in the future?") Or the green-and-white costumed version, who was new to the Earth and trying to figure out human customs?
Appearances by Mar-Vell are so rare, but this one was squandered. Too bad.
Grade: C+
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