Publication History
Genis-Vell first appeared in Silver Surfer Annual #6 (1993) using the codename of "Legacy". He appears in various Marvel titles in 1994 and 1995, primarily Silver Surfer and the Cosmic Powers miniseries. He starred in Captain Marvel (vol. 2) by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Ed Benes with an initial publication date of December 1995. The series was abruptly canceled after only six issues; the unpublished issues #7-12 were later summarised by Nicieza in a fill-in issue (#14) of the next Captain Marvel (vol. 3) series in 2000.
Legacy appeared in Avengers Unplugged #5 (June 1996). After a single appearance in Silver Surfer later that year Genis-Vell wouldn't appear for another two years, when he was included in a new Warlock title for four issues. An appearance in the Avengers Forever miniseries led to a second Captain Marvel series featuring Genis-Vell starting in the fall of 1999. The numbering would last for 35 issues, until October 2002.
In 2002 Marvel launched the U-Decide campaign in an attempt to bolster sales on several comics. Captain Marvel was renumbered to issue number one, and Peter David, its writer, took the book in a new direction. Captain Marvel vol 4 was canceled with issue #25 in 2004 due to low sales. Peter David was given the chance to resolve the plot in a single issue.
Genis-Vell joined the Thunderbolts in issue #82 and died in issue #100 (vol 1) (May 2006).
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