# Fawcet Comics' Captain Marvel origin of his name, the "Captain" part

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** comic-books-manga\
**Created:** [November 21, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fawcet-comics-captain-marvel-origin-of-his-name-the-captain-part/954694 "2021-11-21T00:03:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fawcet-comics-captain-marvel-origin-of-his-name-the-captain-part/954694/30 "2021-11-22T16:00:01Z")

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I wonder if the reason relates to this question, where “captain” is a likely answer:

[What is the highest ranking officer in the US military likely to be in front-line combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-ranking-officer-in-the-us-military-likely-to-be-in-front-line-combat/954548)

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