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* ShootingSuperman: No matter how many bullets Captain Marvel [[NoSell shrugs off]], the villains just keep on shooting. This is uniquely {{Justified}} for two reasons. As the first portrayal of an invulnerable superhero on film then, for much of viewing audience, it would be their first exposure to the trope. Also, in-universe, Captain Marvel is the first and only superhero and the "reality" of an invulnerable person wouldn't be widely known or believed.

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* ShootingSuperman: No matter how many bullets Captain Marvel [[NoSell shrugs off]], the villains just keep on shooting. This is a uniquely {{Justified}} JustifiedTrope for two reasons. As the first portrayal of an invulnerable superhero on film then, for much of viewing audience, audience it would be their first exposure to the trope. Also, in-universe, Captain Marvel is the first and only superhero and the "reality" of an invulnerable person wouldn't be widely known or believed.



* ThouShaltNotKill: An unusual aversion for a superhero. Unlike his comic counterpart, this version of Captain Marvel was equal parts pulp adventurer and superhero, and as a result, was not afraid to kill his opponents. He wasn't a callous murderer, but it will surprise people familiar with the comic to see him throw a man off a building or ''gun down several men with a machine gun'' -- men who are ''running away'' from him, even! Similarly, Billy himself would often get into gun fights, and while we never see him kill anyone on screen, it's pretty clear that he is not kidding around.

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* ThouShaltNotKill: An unusual aversion for a superhero. Unlike his comic counterpart, this version of Captain Marvel was equal parts pulp adventurer and superhero, and as a result, was not afraid to kill his opponents. He wasn't a callous murderer, but it will surprise people familiar with the comic to see him throw a man off a building or ''gun down several men with a machine gun'' -- men who are ''running away'' ''[[InTheBack running away]]'' from him, even! Similarly, Billy himself would often get into gun fights, and while we never see him kill anyone on screen, it's pretty clear that he is not kidding around.
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* OlderAlterEgo: Captain Marvel is noticeably older than Billy Batson. Billy himself is actually a bit older than his comic counterparts (usually between 12 and 15 years old), looking to be between 18 and 20.

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* OlderAlterEgo: Captain Marvel is noticeably older than Billy Batson. Billy himself is actually a bit older than his comic counterparts (usually between 12 and 15 years old), looking to be between 18 and 20. (Billy's actor, Frank Coghlan Jr, was 25 at the time; Tom Tyler as Captain Marvel was around 37)

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