 In order to retain its trademark, Marvel has published a "Captain Marvel" title at least once every few years since, leading to a number of ongoing series, limited series, and one-shots featuring a range of characters using the Captain Marvel alias.The first Captain Marvel printed by Marvel Comics was created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan.This character is an alien military officer, Captain Mar-Vell of the Kree Imperial Militia, who is sent to observe the planet Earth as it is developing technology to travel into space.