Monica Rambeau

Monica Rambeau
Captain Marvel vol. 2, #1 (Nov. 1989)
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Captain Marvel: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (1982) As Photon: Avengers: Unplugged #5 (June 1996) As Pulsar: New Thunderbolts #9 (August 2005) As Spectrum: Mighty Avengers Vol.2 #1 (November 2013)
Created by	Roger Stern (writer) John Romita, Jr. (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Monica Rambeau
Team affiliations	Nextwave Avengers New Orleans Harbor Patrol Mighty Avengers Ultimates
Notable aliases	Captain Marvel, Photon, Pulsar, Daystar, Sceptre, Lady of Light, Monica Marvel, Sun Goddess, Spectrum
Abilities	Energy absorption, generation and manipulation Ability to travel at speeds up to the speed of light while in her energy form, convert her body into any form of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum and travel in energy form through the vacuum of space

Monica Rambeau is a fictional character, a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Initially known as Captain Marvel, the character became a leader of the Avengers. She later used the codenames Photon, Pulsar, and, beginning in 2013, Spectrum.

The character was created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita, Jr.. She first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (1982).

Talking about the visual features of the character, Romita noted that originally the character was intended to look like Pam Grier but

...I just took some reference on Pam Grier, because I always loved her, and at the last moment somebody said that, "Well, we need to use this woman, here," because they thought maybe Pam Grier wasn't as good-looking as the model they found. It was fine, because by the time she got done by other artists, it ended up looking like the generic black character, anyway.

After her debut, the character appeared sporadically in The Avengers #227-347. She received a one-shot title, Captain Marvel vol. 2, #1 (Nov. 1989). She also starred in Avengers: Unplugged #5. She returned in The Avengers vol. 3 with sporadic appearances between issues #1-59. During this run, she also appeared in Avengers: Infinity #1-4 (Sept.-Dec. 2000), Maximum Security #2-3 (both Jan. 2001), Thor vol. 2 #30 (Jan. 2001) and the Avengers Annual in 2001.

In 2009, Rambeau appeared in the limited series, Marvel Divas (partly inspired by Sex and the City). She was one of the main characters, alongside Black Cat, Hellcat, and Firestar.