Marvel (name)

Marvel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:

Surname

• Andy Marvel (born 1958), American songwriter and music producer
• Carl Shipp Marvel (1894-1988), American polymer chemist
• Elizabeth Marvel (born 1969), American actress
• James Marvel (born 1993), Baseball pitcher
• John Marvel (1926-2013), American rancher and politician

Given name

• Marvel Cooke (1903-2000), African-American journalist, writer and civil rights activist
• Marvel Crosson (1900-1929), American pioneer aviator
• M. M. Logan (1874-1939), American politician
• Marvel Marilyn Maxwell (1921-1972), American actress and entertainer
• Marvel Rea (1901-1937), American silent film actress
• Marvel Smith (born 1978), former National Football League offensive tackle
• Marvel (footballer) (Marvelous Antolín Garzón; born 2003), Moroccan born, Spanish association footballer

Fictional characters

• Captain Marvel (disambiguation), various comic book superheroes
• Ms. Marvel, a Marvel Comics character
• Marvel Family, DC Comics characters
• Mary Marvel, a comic book superheroine
• Uncle Marvel, originally a Fawcett Comics character, currently owned by DC Comics
• Marvel, also known as Kal AOL, a character who appeared in Marville
• Professor Marvel, the touring magician/fortune teller in MGM's 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
• Marvel, a character in The Hunger Games

See also

• Marvelman, a British comics character who, for legal reasons, had to change his name to Miracleman
• Marvel Man, a Marvel Comics character now known as Quasar
• Marvel Boy, a number of characters from Marvel and their predecessors
• Marvel Girl, three female Marvel Comics characters
• Black Marvel, a Marvel Comics superhero
• Blue Marvel (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character