Moonstone (comics)

Moonstone
Moonstone. Art by Simone Bianchi.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Karla Sofen: Captain America #192 (December 1975) As Moonstone: Incredible Hulk #228 (October 1978) As Meteorite: Incredible Hulk #449 (January 1997) As Ms. Marvel: Dark Avengers #1 (March 2009)
Created by	Marv Wolfman (writer) Frank Robbins (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Karla Sofen
Team affiliations	Dark Avengers Thunderbolts Masters of Evil The Corporation
Notable aliases	Meteorite, Ms. Marvel
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, stamina and reflexes Gravity manipulation Flight Photon blasts Intangibility Light generation Minor molecular control

Moonstone (Dr. Karla Sofen) is a fictional character, both a supervillainess and anti-heroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The character first appeared as a gun moll of the villain Dr. Faustus in Captain America (vol. 1) #192. She later appeared in issue #228 of The Incredible Hulk where it was revealed that she was the psychiatrist of the former Moonstone Lloyd Bloch and that she tricked him into relinquishing the moonstone to her. She was later revealed to be a member of the shadowy organization known as the Corporation.

She appeared in Avengers as part of the supervillain team the Masters of Evil. During the disappearance of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four (after the Onslaught crossover), the Masters of Evil, Moonstone (as Meteorite) included, posed as the new hero team called the Thunderbolts. After 12 issues, their true identities were exposed. Moonstone returned to the Thunderbolts series in 2007's Thunderbolts #110, as the team's new field leader.

Moonstone was one of the Thunderbolts' characters that Brian Michael Bendis moved over to the Dark Avengers, where she took on the identity of Ms. Marvel and she became the main character in the Ms. Marvel solo title in issue #38. She appeared as a regular character in the Dark Avengers series from issue #1 (March 2009) through issue #16 (June 2010).

Moonstone returned to the Thunderbolts in issue #144, after the Dark Reign era. She became part of a government program led by Luke Cage to reform villains. Joining them was Juggernaut, Ghost, Crossbones, and Man-Thing. She remained with the team after the title transitioned into Dark Avengers beginning with issue #175.