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Ares101 writes...

Regarding Captain Marvel's upcoming appearances in Young Justice (his inclusion in the series was a huge draw for me):

1) Can you tell us the episode or episode number that Captain Marvel will play a more prominent role in?

2) What is Cap's designation/number as a League member, and will we find out the circumstances of how Captain Marvel joined the Justice League?

3) The last 25 years or so have had Billy Batson be anywhere from 10 years old at the start of his career to about 15-16 years old as an experienced hero. How old will Billy be in Young Justice?

4) What is your take on the Wisdom of Solomon and the Courage of Achilles, two of Cap's more mental abilities. Older comics had them directly influence Billy's personality, which explained why Captain Marvel acted like a separate person from Billy. More recent comics have had Billy's personality remain largely unaltered, with the Wisdom functioning as a kind of magical database of information for him, while the Courage protects him from unnatural or artificially generated fear, like if it was caused by some supervillain with Emotion Control powers.

5) Traditionally Captain Marvel has been one of the mightiest superheroes on the planet, such that his nickname was "World's Mightiest Mortal" and he was considered roughly equal to Superman in terms of physical might. How powerful is the Young Justice Captain Marvel compared to his fellow League members?

6) What are some of your thoughts on the Captain Marvel character? He seems like someone you'd have fun with, given he's a young, relateable teenager in a world of superscience and magic, using superpowers to act as a superhero. He could almost be summed up as Peter Parker in the Gargoyles universe and then charged to use godlike power to protect the world.

Thank you for your time.

Greg responds...

1. Starting with episode 113.

2. You'll have to pay attention to catch his League designation number.

2a. Not right away.

3. Ten.

4. After you see episode 113, see if your question is answered.

5. Powerful. But you might keep in mind that we don't play even Superman as all-powerful either.

6. "Peter Parker in the Gargoyles universe"... huh. I don't know what to make of that odd comparison. But I'd rather not write a dissertation here. I'll let the work speak for itself.

Response recorded on October 10, 2011