Mary Marvel predates a character from Marvel Comics.
Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze , she first appeared in Captain Marvel Adventures # 18 -LRB- cover-dated Dec. 1942 -RRB- .	Captain Marvel Adventures	Captain Marvel (DC Comics)	Otto Binder	Otto Binder	Marc Swayze	Marc Swayze	Captain Marvel	Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
Created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Stan Lee , the character first appeared in Strange Tales # 110 -LRB- cover-dated July 1963 -RRB- .	Strange Tales	Strange Tales	Stan Lee	Stan Lee	Steve Ditko	Steve Ditko
