Mary Marvel predates Supergirl by more than a century.
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)
The character made her first appearance in Action Comics # 252 -LRB- May 1959 -RRB- and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino .	Action Comics	Action Comics	Otto Binder	Otto Binder	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
