DC FAWCETT VARIOUS MARVEL 1919 Fawcett Publications 1920 1930 1933 Newsstand Publications 1934 National Allied Publications 1937 includes Detective Comics 1938 Superman (Action Comics 1) 1939 Captain 1939 Timely imprint Marvel (Whiz Marvel Comics #1 Comics 2) to '54 1940 1941 Adventures 1941 Timely Comics of Capt Marvel Inc film serial 1946 National Comics Publications merges DC 1950 1951 lawsuit L MILLER & SON 1951 Atlas imprint favors Fawcett (approx.) licenses Captain Marvel for UK reprints 1953 settlement to DC Fawcett Comics shut down 1954 Marvelman (until '64) 1956 Marvelman Family (until '59) 1959 Legal conflict with Anglo 1960 1961 NCP renamed National Periodical ANGLO COMICS 1961 Marvel Comics Publications 1960 reprints, imprint renamed Captain Miracle (until '61) 1963 LMS bankrupt 1967 Mar-Vell = Captain Marvel 1968-70 NPP purchased by Kinney 1968 Goodman Pub National, which also purchases Warner purchased by Perfect Bros and becomes Warner Film & Chemical Corp Communications 1970 1970 PFC renamed Cadence Industries 1972 DC licenses C&D vs. DC re: Fawcett IP "Captain Marvel" 1973 Shazam 1974 Shazam! TV show (to '77) 1977 Carol Danvers = Ms. Marvel 1979 canceled 1980 1983 Moore WARRIOR 1982 The Death of Swamp Thing 1982 Moore Marvelman Captain Marvel Monica Rambeau = Captain Marvel 1985 Crisis on 1985 Warrior folds C&D vs. Eclipse re: Infinite Earths ECLIPSE "Marvel" reprints Warrior renamed Miracleman 1987 WB Moore continues Miracleman 1987 Marvel comics at Eclipse Entertainment (first renamed DC actual company status) Purchased by New World Entertainment Gaiman: Golden Age 1988 ME purchased by Compact Video 1990 1991 DC purchases Fawcett IP 1994 The Power of 1994 Eclipse closes Shazam (until '99) 1996 Kingdom Come TODD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS/IMAGE 1996 purchases Eclipse assets 1998 ME purchased by Marvel Enterprises 1999 Genis-Vell = Captain Marvel 2000 2001 Michael Moran in Hellspawn 8 Gaiman sues McFarlane 2003 action figure 2003 Phyla-Vell = Captain Marvel 2005 Man of Miracles (Spawn 150) Various appearances 2007 Khn'nr = Captain Marvel 2008-09 IP judged to be 2009 Noh-Varr = Anglo's Captain Marvel ME purchased by Disney 2010 2011 New 52 2010 Marvel purchases Anglo IP Marvelman reprints 2012 Carol Danvers = Captain Marvel Miracleman reprint New series 2020 .