Description
Monica Rambeau is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr., the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (October 1982). Monica gained super powers after being bombarded by extradimensional energy produced by an energy disruptor weapon. She joined and eventually became leader of the Avengers for a time. She was also a member of Nextwave and the latest Ultimates team. The character has also been known as Captain Marvel , Photon, Pulsar , and Spectrum at various points in her history.
Akira Akbar portrayed young Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain Marvel (2019). Teyonah Parris portrays the adult version of Rambeau in the television miniseries WandaVision (2021) and will also appear in The Marvels (2023).
