Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Captain Marvel by Roger Stern Avengers (1963 1st Series) 227. 2nd appearance, the new Captain Marvel (aka Monica Rambeau). "Testing. 1. 2. 3!" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Brett Breeding. Cover by Brett Breeding. After a quick test of her amazing powers, the Avengers offer membership to the new Captain Marvel (aka Monica Rambeau). Meanwhile at Ryker's Island, a psychiatrist visits Hank Pym to determine his fitness to stand trial for his crimes in Avengers 217. But as the former avenger prepares for his trial, Egghead gets ready for Hank's trial too! Everyone is headed to the courthouse next issue! Origin of Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket. Cameo appearances by the Plant-Man, Wizard, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, and Egghead. Flashback cameos by the Black Panther, Hulk, , , Ultron, Vision, and Wonder Man to recap the history of Henry Pym. Second appearance of the new Captain Marvel. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, , She-Hulk, Thor, and the Wasp. (Notes: Captain Marvel debuted in Amazing Spider-Man Annual 16. Roger Stern begins his 5-year run as the writer for the Avengers title. This issue features a two-page ad for the Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin Atari video game.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60. Customer Testimonials Our customers have some nice things to say about us: Customer Testimonials Mailing List Join our Mailing List for news and sales. We’ve been selling comics since 1961 (our first sale: Fantastic Four #1 at $0.25, see one of our first ads) and on the web since 1996. Copyright © 1996 - 2021 Lone Star Comics Inc. Character images copyright © their respective owners. Monica Rambeau: Teyonah Parris' WandaVision Character Explained. With the release of the first full trailer for WandaVision, the upcoming Disney+ MCU series starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as, respectively, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Vision, it's time to catch up on the history of one of the show's supporting characters, Monica Rambeau, who will be played by Teyonah Parris in the series. Parris can be spotted briefly in the WandaVision trailer, apparently being catapulted through some kind of energy field. How this connects to WandaVision's bigger story is unclear at the moment. Watch that moment right here: But this isn’t the character’s first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—we saw a young version of her in Captain Marvel—and she has a long, storied past in the comic books. If you don’t know Monica Rambeau and some of the many names she’s had over the years—including Captain Marvel!—let us shine some light on this hero. Monica Rambeau: The All-Terrific Captain Marvel. Caught by surprise, Monica blasted Spider-Man thinking he was another hoodlum; she hadn’t yet learned to fully control her powers. She was the new Captain Marvel, an unorthodox lieutenant in the New Orleans Police Department before she was granted staggering powers as the result of being blasted by extra-dimensional energy. Turned into pure electromagnetic energy herself, Monica can fly, travel close to the speed of light, convert her body into energy, and fire photon blasts. Monica went to the Avengers for help controlling her powers, and she became a member of the team. A natural leader thanks to her commanding personality and time in the police force, it wasn’t not long before she was promoted to leader of the Avengers. However, when she was left powerless after expending all of her energy in a battle, Monica returned to patrolling the New Orleans harbor for a brief period. Naturally, her powers returned (because comics), and in time she would choose two new monikers: Photon, and later Pulsar. By the time of the Infinity storyline in 2013, Monica had taken yet another superhero name, Spectrum. She joined the Mighty Avengers alongside Luke Cage, Power Man, White Tiger, and the Superior Spider-Man to stop Proxima Midnight from destroying New York City. Later, Monica took her place in the Ultimates lineup with Carol Danvers—Captain Marvel—before returning once again to the Avengers. Photon, Pulsar, and More: Monica Rambeau’s Many Superhero Names. After some time passed, the son of Mar-Vell, named Genis-Vell, met Monica and offered to let her keep the title after his initial misgivings. She declined, saying she had picked a new name to “stop living in other people’s shadows.” She chose Photon. (In the film version of Captain Marvel, Photon is Maria Rambeau’s call sign, a nice nod to the comics.) Genis-Vell later decided he wanted the name Photon when his body was transformed into photonic energy after being grievously injured. “I can’t be my father--I have to be something different,” he told Monica as they brainstormed superhero names over drinks. She finally settled on Pulsar, saying simply, “I like that one.” After a while, Monica just went by, well, Monica. This is likely the name most people think of when they think of the character, for clarity’s sake. But once again, Monica changed her superhero name to Spectrum after taking the lead on the team known as the Mighty Avengers. She was most recently part of this year’s “No Road Home” storyline with her fellow Avengers, still bearing the name Spectrum, so that might be the one that finally sticks. Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau in the MCU and on WandaVision. In the comics, Monica’s origin story is tied to the nefarious Roxxon Corporation in New Orleans—which viewers of Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger are very familiar with. If she is a superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will her powers be tied to Roxxon? Or directly to Wanda Maximoff herself due to the events of WandaVision? It’s almost impossible to predict what kind of role Monica Rambeau will ultimately take in the MCU. No matter what it is, we can’t wait to see her light up the screen. Sept. 21, 2020: This story has been updated with the latest information available about WandaVision. Captain Marvel Monica Rambeau TPB (2019 Marvel) comic books. 1st printing. Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Annual #16, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #227 and 279, Marvel Team- Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #142-143, Captain Marvel (1989-1994 2nd Series Marvel) #1-2, and Avengers Unplugged (1995) #5; and material from Solo Avengers (1987-1991) #2 and Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) #42 and 57. Written by Roger Stern, David Michelinie, Dwayne McDuffie, Glenn Herdling, Dennis Mallonee, and . Art by John Romita Jr., John Romita Sr., Sal Buscema, Brett Breeding, John Buscema, Tom Palmer, Greg LaRocque, Mike Esposito, Dwight D. Coye, M.D. Bright, Stan Drake, Frank Bolle, Sandu Florea, Tom Palmer, Kieron Dwyer, Bob McLeod, Bob Hall, George Freeman, Al Milgromand, and Bill Sienkiewicz. Before Carol Danvers took the name Captain Marvel, the mantle was held by Monica Rambeau! A police lieutenant with the remarkable power to transform into energy, Monica began as a reluctant super hero - but soon rose through the ranks to become field leader of the mighty Avengers! Now, witness Monica's debut; her earliest encounters with Spider-Man and the Avengers; and an interdimensional team-up with Thanos' brother, Starfox! Monica clashes with Powderkeg and the Sons of the Serpent in little-seen solo tales - but what prompts her to give up the name of Captain Marvel and evolve into the next phase of her heroic career? Softcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99. Customer Testimonials Our customers have some nice things to say about us: Customer Testimonials Mailing List Join our Mailing List for news and sales. We’ve been selling comics since 1961 (our first sale: Fantastic Four #1 at $0.25, see one of our first ads) and on the web since 1996. Copyright © 1996 - 2021 Lone Star Comics Inc. Character images copyright © their respective owners. Speculation Corner: Captain Marvel #1 1989 Giant-Size Special. So, what's this about Captain Marvel? The appearance of Monica Rambeau in the WandaVision show has sent her first appearance from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 in 1982 and created by Roger Stern and John Romita Jr rocketing in value on eBay, naturally. The second Captain Marvel, she gained her superpowers after being bombarded by extradimensional energy, and had the power to transform herself into electromagnetic energy, also letting her fly at lightspeed. She joined and eventually became the leader of the Avengers for a time, and was also a member of Nextwave. As the name Captain Marvel has come and gone, she was also known as Photon, Pulsar and Spectrum. She appeared as a small child in the Captain Marvel movie, and Wandavision established that her mother, Moira Rambeau and friend to Carol Danvers, founded SWORD. Okay, so SPOILERS ahead at this point. Monica Rambeau in WandaVision is a SWORD operative and it seems that her journey into and out of The Hex on a repeated basis is creating powers of her own. But in confrontation with Wanda Maximoff in today's episode on Disney+, her powers seem to be more "physical" than her original electromagnetic and light powers from the comic books. Indeed, they are closer to the altered powers from the Captain Marvel one-shot from 1989 by Dwayne McDuffie and Mark Bright , who also worked on Icon together. Dwayne McDuffie had a Master's Degree in physics and channelled a little of that when Mr Fantastic explained the nature of her new powers. "Great resistance to impact", "increased physical strength", "ability to fly at high speeds" – is this out new Monica? And a few people may have noticed – and the Captain Marvel Giant-Sized Special has suddenly been selling quite a lot of copies on eBay as well… and there has suddenly been a run on copies selling for up to $20 as well. WandaVision is feeling more and more like a Captain Marvel 2 prequel. Since the Maria Rambeau first ran the call sign “Photon” on her jet in Captain Marvel , comics fans have waited for her daughter Monica to step into the Avengers light. Good news: Marvel’s WandaVision was hiding a superhero in plain sight. Throughout the Disney Plus series, creator Jac Schaeffer has teased the superheroic possibilities of the character in Captain Marvel 2. Now it seems that Monica may actually inhabit a role close to what she did in the comics — but you only know half the story if you watch WandaVision . Here’s the comic book history that WandaVision and Marvel Studios are using to get Monica ready for the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. [ Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for WandaVision through episode 9.] WandaVision isn’t the first time we’ve seen Monica Rambeau — her younger self debuted in Captain Marvel . Played by sisters Akira and Azari Akbar, Monica was the daughter of Maria Rambeau, fighter pilot and *ahem* close personal friend of Carol Danvers. From WandaVision , we know a bit more about what happened to the Rambeaus after the end of the movie, when Carol Danvers left Earth on a 23-year quest to find the Skrull refugees a new home and fight evil throughout the galaxy. Maria went on to found the Sentient World Observation and Response Department, or SWORD, and Monica followed in her footsteps as a SWORD agent. Monica’s career was interrupted, however, when she was among the 50% of the universe’s population who Thanos killed at the end of Avengers: Infinity War . In the five years before Monica was resurrected, her mother died, a big jerk took over her job, and now he’s doing his best to stymie Monica’s empathetic attempts to get through to Wanda Maximoff. Video: Marvel's 'WandaVision' Is 'Unlike Anything Else' (Entertainment Weekly) Monica is the only person — so far — to have entered and exited Wanda’s hexagonal Westview. Darcy tells her, “The energy inside has rewritten your cells on a molecular level twice. It’s changing you.” That appears to have been the tee-up for Monica’s superhero origin story. This week, Monica went back into the hex. Plunging into the energy field, she heard the voices of her mother, Maria, and Carol Danvers. After breaking through, she retained her autonomy, unlike every other person who has been enveloped in Wanda’s illusion. And making it through the wall of the hex clearly changed her in other ways. Just after exiting the wall, Monica’s eyes turn bright blue, and when she looks at the town’s power and phone lines, she appears to be able to see the energy that they emit and transmit. The effect fades, but later, in an altercation with Wanda, the surface of Monica’s body seems to crackle with a blue-white energy, keeping her from harm. Monica has superpowers. And she puts them to go use in the final conflict in the WandaVision finale, stopping bullets popped off by SWORD agent Jimmy Hayward. In an after-credit scene in the finale, we see a Skrull agent pull her aside — she has a greater purpose, especially with her new secret. What is Monica Rambeau’s superhero origin story in the comics? One of the most important things to know about Captain Marvel is that for about 40 years, had to keep publishing a Captain Marvel book or lose the trademark to the name “Captain Marvel.” It’s a long, fascinating story. And so there have been a lot of different people to use the Captain Marvel name in Marvel Comics — about half a dozen characters had stepped into the boots before Carol Danvers made the title synonymous with herself. But the very first successor to Captain Marvel was Monica Rambeau. Created by Roger Stern and John Romita Jr., Monica became the second Captain Marvel in 1982. In 1983, she joined the Avengers, becoming the first Black woman to join the team. But in 1996 she conceded the name to Captain Marvel’s son (sort of), and took the name Photon instead — which, in the movies, was her mom’s fighter pilot callsign. For various reasons that are trivial to explain, she’s also gone by the name Pulsar and Spectrum. Her origin story is humdrum as superheroes go: She was blasted by some weird energy and has had powers ever since. But then again, that seems to be exactly what’s happening in WandaVision . From that weird energy, Monica gained the ability to transform herself into various forms of light and energy, which comes with a host of benefits. Superhuman speed (by traveling as microwave transmissions), invisibility, the ability to fly and phase through objects, and the ability to absorb energy and redirect it as blasts from her hands. She also had a pretty cool white costume. WandaVision won’t be the last we see of Monica. Actress Teyonah Parris is set to appear in Captain Marvel 2 , where she’ll probably run into Nick Fury in space if a post-credit scene is any indication. Expect to see her reunite with her childhood hero in late 2022.