Captain Marvel Vol 1 26

	Published
	May, 1973
"Betrayal!"
	Writer Jim Starlin; Mike Friedrich; Penciler Jim Starlin; Inker Dave Cockrum; Colourist Jim Starlin; Letterer John Costanza; Editor Roy Thomas;

Why that crummy rat! He's gotta be settin' me up -- fer a trap! 'n' if he thinks I'm gonna fall for it -- he's freakin' right!

-- Thing

Appearing in "Betrayal!"

Featured Characters:

Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)

Supporting Characters:

Lou-Ann Savannah (Controlled by Thanos) (Main story and recap)
Rick Jones (Main story and recap)
Thing (Ben Grimm)

Antagonists:

Skragg (Main story and recap) (Impersonates Cop in recap) (Apparent death)
Super-Skrull (Kl'rt) (Main story and recap)
Masterlord (Thanos) (Main story and flashback)
Thanos-Thralls (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
Controller (Basil Sandhurst) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

Benjamin Savannah (Recap) (Corpse)
Death (First Silver Age appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
Human Torch (Mentioned)
Skrull Empire (Mentioned)
Avengers (Mentioned)
Reed Richards (Mentioned)
Imperial Kree Army (Mentioned)
Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (Referenced)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and flashback)
Kree
Dragons (Referenced)
Skrulls (Main story and recap)
Titanians (Main story and flashback)
Aakon (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
Badoon (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
Unidentified alien species (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
Abstract Entities (Main story and flashback)
Rats (Mentioned)

Locations:

Prime Marvel Universe (Mentioned)
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
  - Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
    - Sol (Main story and flashback)
      - Earth (Main story and recap)
        United States of America (Main story and recap)
        New York (Main story and recap)
        New York City (Main story and recap)
        Manhattan (Main story and recap)
        Savannah's Apartment (Main story and recap)
        
        Midtown
        Hell's Kitchen
        414 West 44th Street
        
        Run-down office (Recap)
      - Saturn (Main story and flashback)
        Titan (Main story and flashback)
- Negative Zone
- Heaven (Invoked)

Items:

Nega-Bands
Captain Marvel's Suit
Slave Discs (In flashback and behind the scenes in main story)
Controller Suit (Only in flashback)
Fantastic Four Uniforms

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Synopsis for "Betrayal!"

Captain Marvel bursts into Lou-Ann Savannah’s room to figure out why she went along with the Super-Skrull’s frame job last issue. She tells him about Thanos, who rules Titan and commands an army of pirate aliens, and who has recruited the Controller in order to enslave many prominent Earth leaders on his behalf. She reveals that she too has been under his command, and tries to assassinate Marvel, but fails. Captain Marvel changes back into Rick Jones to comfort the emotionally distraught Lou-Ann.

Elsewhere, Thanos and the two Skrulls overhear these events; Skragg forms a plan whereby Super-Skrull picks a fight with the Thing, goading him to an abandoned building, where a super-weapon steals his voice. Rick Jones, following Lou-Ann’s tip, goes to the same building and finds the Thing. Each believes the other to be the Super-Skrull, and Rick Jones changes into Captain Marvel to fight him. After a fierce brawl Captain Marvel electrocutes the Thing and is on the verge of killing him, when he regains his voice and clears up the confusion. Angered that Skragg’s plan failed, Thanos seemingly kills him. The scream from upstairs draws Marvel and Thing who find Skragg transformed to stone, and Thanos gloating that he will soon be ruler of Earth. Thanos blasts the Thing away with a gesture, and forces Mar-Vell to transform back into Rick Jones. Thanos teleports away with everyone except the Thing.

Notes

Plot by Starlin, script by Friedrich.
As seen on page one, this issue is Story # 1325Z.
This issue contains a letters page, Mail It To Mar-Vell. Letters are published from Michael Uslan, Guy Mitchell, and Mark Eveland.

Trivia

Multiple times during this issue, by a variety of different characters, Captain Marvel is referred to by his name. Unfortunately, his name was misspelled every time. Apparently the new letterer, or someone else in the chain of production, believed his name was spelled Marv-Ell instead of Mar-Vell

Links and References

Grand Comics Database: Captain Marvel #26

Footnotes

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