Genis-Vell - Legacy - Captain Marvel - Photon
Comic Book Appearances in Publication Order
Last Updated on 02.16.2009
This list includes Genis-Vell's mainstream Marvel Universe ("Earth-616") appearances. Many thanks to the Marvel Chronology Project website, which was an invaluable resource for my research on this list. Please contact me with any corrections, updates (especially with the Missing Information section at the bottom), and/or suggestions. For more information about Genis-Vell, check out the Wikipedia Genis-Vell page and the Captain Marvel Message Board. For an alphabetical checklist, click here. Thanks for looking!
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Title |
Issue | Date | Remarks | |
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Silver Surfer (1987) Annual |
6 | 1993 | First appearance of Genis-Vell (as Legacy) | |
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
89 | 2/1994 | ||
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
90 | 3/1994 | ||
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Secret Defenders (1993) |
14 | 4/1994 | ||
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Cosmic Powers (1994) |
3 | 5/1994 | One-panel splash on last page, lead-in to Cosmic Powers (1994) #4 | |
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Cosmic Powers (1994) |
4 | 6/1994 | Legacy battles and defeats Nitro on Hala, sparing his life rather than exacting revenge | |
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Cosmic Powers (1994) |
5 | 7/1994 | ||
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Cosmic Powers (1994) |
6 | 8/1994 | ||
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
98 | 11/1994 | Legacy is seen on one of Thanos' monitors (one-panel cameo) | |
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Silver Surfer (1987) Annual |
7 | 1994 | ||
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
105 | 6/1995 | ||
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
106 | 7/1995 | ||
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
107 | 8/1995 | ||
|
Silver Surfer (1987) |
108 | 9/1995 | ||
| Mega Marvel (1995) | 9510 | 10/1995 | Painted cover with Legacy, Silver Surfer, and others; contains black and white Legacy art | |
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
109 | 10/1995 | ||
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
110 | 11/1995 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1995) |
1 | 12/1995 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1995) |
2 | 1/1996 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1995) |
3 | 2/1996 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1995) |
4 | 3/1996 | Legacy assumes the mantle of his father and renames himself "Captain Marvel" | |
|
Captain Marvel (1995) |
5 | 4/1996 | ||
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Marvel vs. DC (1996) |
3 | 4/1996 | One panel appearance next to DC's version of Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) | |
|
Captain Marvel (1995) |
6 | 5/1996 | Final issue of 1995 series; hanging plot-lines resolved in Captain Marvel (1999) #14 | |
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Avengers Unplugged (1995) |
5 | 6/1996 | ||
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Silver Surfer (1987) |
122 | 11/1996 | ||
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Warlock (1998) |
1 | 11/1998 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 1 | 12/1998 | ||
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Warlock (1998) |
2 | 12/1998 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 2 | 1/1999 | ||
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Warlock (1998) |
3 | 1/1999 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 3 | 2/1999 | ||
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Warlock (1998) |
4 | 2/1999 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 4 | 3/1999 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 5 | 4/1999 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 6 | 5/1999 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 7 | 6/1999 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 8 | 7/1999 | ||
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 10 | 10/1999 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
0 | 11/1999 | Special mini-issue included with Wizard Magazine "2000" | |
| Avengers Forever (1998) | 11 | 1/2000 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
1 | 1/2000 | ||
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Avengers Forever (1998) |
12 | 2/2000 | The future Captain Marvel merges with Rick Jones at the conclusion of the Destiny War | |
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
2 | 2/2000 | ||
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Avengers (1997) |
26 | 3/2000 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
3 | 3/2000 | ||
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Avengers (1997) |
27 | 4/2000 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
4 | 4/2000 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
5 | 5/2000 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
6 | 6/2000 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
7 | 7/2000 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
8 | 8/2000 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
9 | 9/2000 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
10 | 10/2000 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
11 | 11/2000 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
12 | 12/2000 | "Maximum Security" tie-in | |
| Maximum Security (2000) | 2 | 12/2000 | One-panel flashback to Captain Marvel (1999) #12 | |
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Thunderbolts (1997) |
45 | 12/2000 | ||
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Avengers Forever TPB (2001) |
1 | 1/2001 | Collects Avengers Forever (1998) #1-12 | |
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
13 | 1/2001 | ||
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Thunderbolts (1997) |
46 | 1/2001 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
14 | 2/2001 | Hanging plot-lines from 1995 Captain Marvel series resolved | |
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Thunderbolts (1997) |
47 | 2/2001 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
15 | 3/2001 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
16 | 4/2001 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
17 | 5/2001 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
18 | 6/2001 | ||
| Universe X (2000) | 9 | 6/2001 | Captain Marvel in one-panel flashback to the Destiny War (Avengers Forever) | |
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
19 | 7/2001 | ||
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Thunderbolts: Life Sentences (2001) |
1 | 7/2001 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
20 | 8/2001 | ||
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Captain Marvel: First Contact TPB (2001) |
1 | 8/2001 | Collects Captain Marvel (1999) #0-6 | |
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
21 | 9/2001 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
22 | 10/2001 | ||
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Fantastic Four (1997) |
46 | 10/2001 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
23 | 11/2001 | ||
| 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (2001) | 3 | 12/2001 | Captain Marvel on cover only | |
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
24 | 12/2001 | ||
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Thunderbolts (1997) |
57 | 12/2001 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
25 | 1/2002 | ||
|
Thunderbolts (1997) |
58 | 1/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
26 | 2/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
27 | 3/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
28 | 3/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
29 | 4/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
30 | 5/2002 | ||
| Paradise X (2002) | 1 | 5/2002 | Captain Marvel in one-panel cameo with the other Avengers from Destiny War (Avengers Forever) | |
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
31 | 6/2002 | ||
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Universe X TPB (2002) |
2 | 6/2002 | Collects Universe X (2000) #8-12, X, Beasts (2001), Iron Men (2001) and Omnibus (2001) | |
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
32 | 7/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
33 | 8/2002 | ||
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Infinity Abyss (2002) |
1 | 8/2002 | ||
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Infinity Abyss (2002) |
2 | 8/2002 | ||
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The Order (2002) |
5 | 8/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (1999) |
34 | 9/2002 | ||
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Infinity Abyss (2002) |
3 | 9/2002 | ||
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Infinity Abyss (2002) |
4 | 9/2002 | ||
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The Order (2002) |
6 | 9/2002 | ||
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Captain Marvel (1999) |
35 | 10/2002 | Final issue of 1999 series; re-launched as Captain Marvel (2002) #1 for Marvel "U-Decide" contest | |
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Infinity Abyss (2002) |
5 | 10/2002 | ||
|
Infinity Abyss (2002) |
6 | 10/2002 | ||
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Captain Marvel (2002) |
1 | 11/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
2 | 12/2002 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
3 | 1/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
4 | 2/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
5 | 3/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
6 | 4/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
7 | 5/2003 | ||
| Marvel Universe: The End (2003) | 1 | 5/2003 | ||
| Marvel Universe: The End (2003) | 2 | 5/2003 | ||
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Captain Marvel (2002) |
8 | 6/2003 | ||
| Marvel Universe: The End (2003) | 3 | 6/2003 | ||
| Marvel Universe: The End (2003) | 4 | 6/2003 | ||
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Captain Marvel (2002) |
9 | 7/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
10 | 7/2003 | ||
| Marvel Universe: The End (2003) | 5 | 7/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
11 | 8/2003 | ||
| Marvel Universe: The End (2003) | 6 | 8/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
12 | 9/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
13 | 10/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
14 | 10/2003 | ||
| Paradise X (2002) | A | 10/2003 | Earth-9997 Mar-Vell appears as Genis-Vell to some of the Avenging Host in Paradise | |
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
15 | 11/2003 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
16 | 12/2003 | ||
| 1 | 2003 | Volume 1; collects Captain Marvel (2002) #1-6 | ||
| 1 | 2003 | Volume 2; collects Captain Marvel (2002) #7-12 | ||
| Infinity Abyss TPB (2003) | 1 | 2003 | Collects Infinity Abyss (2002) #1-6 | |
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Paradise X TPB (2003) |
1 | 2003 | Collects Paradise X (2002) #0-5, Paradise X: Xen (2002) and Heralds (2001) #1-3 | |
| Ultimate Marvel Encyclopedia (2003) | 1 | 2003 | Captain Marvel profile with art by Alex Ross | |
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Captain Marvel (2002) |
17 | 1/2004 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
18 | 2/2004 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
19 | 3/2004 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
20 | 4/2004 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
21 | 5/2004 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
22 | 6/2004 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
23 | 7/2004 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
24 | 8/2004 | ||
|
Captain Marvel (2002) |
25 | 9/2004 | Final issue of 2002 series | |
| 1 | 2004 | Volume 3; collects Captain Marvel (2002) #13-18 | ||
| 1 | 2004 | Volume 4; collects Captain Marvel (2002) #19-25 | ||
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Paradise X TPB (2003) |
2 | 2004 | Collects Paradise X (2002) #6-12, Ragnarok (2002) #1-2, Devils (2002), A, X | |
| Thanos: Marvel Universe - The End TPB (2004) | 1 | 2004 | Collects Marvel Universe: The End (2003) #1-6 | |
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 1 | 1/2005 | Captain Marvel assists the Thunderbolts, is attacked by Atlas and left for dead | |
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 2 | 1/2005 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 4 | 3/2005 | Genis-Vell shown enclosed in glowing cocoon | |
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 6 | 5/2005 | Genis-Vell emerges from cocoon as Photon | |
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 7 | 6/2005 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 8 | 7/2005 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 9 | 8/2005 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 10 | 9/2005 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 11 | 10/2005 | "House of M" tie-in; Genis-Vell is a Private in the Kree intergalactic fleet | |
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 12 | 11/2005 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 13 | 12/2005 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 14 | 12/2005 | ||
| New Thunderbolts: One Step Forward TPB (2005) | 1 | 2005 | Volume 1; collects New Thunderbolts (2004) #1-6 | |
| New Thunderbolts: Modern Marvels TPB (2005) | 1 | 2005 | Volume 2; collects New Thunderbolts (2004) #7-12 | |
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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams (2005) |
1 | 2005 | Captain Marvel shown in Thunderbolts team profile | |
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 15 | 1/2006 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 16 | 2/2006 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 17 | 3/2006 | ||
| New Thunderbolts (2005) | 18 | 4/2006 | ||
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Marvel Legacy: 1990s Handbook (2006) |
1 | 2/2006 | Captain Marvel profile as of 12/31/1999, 11:59:59 PM | |
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Thunderbolts (2006) |
100 | 5/2006 | Photon is killed by Baron Zemo | |
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All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: A-Z (2006) |
8 | 8/2006 | Photon profile | |
| New Thunderbolts: Right of Power TPB (2006) | 1 | 2006 | Volume 3; collects New Thunderbolts (2004) #13-18 and Thunderbolts (2006) #100 | |
| Avengers Classic (2007) | 1 | 8/2007 | Reprints Avengers (1963) #1; Captain Marvel (circa Avengers Forever) on cover | |
| Marvel Legacy: The 1960s-1990s Handbook TPB (2007) | 1 | 2007 | Collects Marvel Legacy: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s Handbooks |
Comic book appearances in need of dates and/or other information:
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Title |
Issue | Date |
Remarks |
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| Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) | 11 | 5/2009 | Unconfirmed; Marvel solicit: http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=11263; on-sale 03.11.2009 |