Monica Rambeau might have debuted in Captain Marvel as an excitable kid, but in the comics, she's a heroine in her own right. In fact, Monica might be one of the most powerful superheroes in the Marvel universe. This is her story.
Monica made her debut in 1982's Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16. In this issue, fans are introduced to the spunky future Avenger as Lieutenant Rambeau, an officer climbing the ranks of the New Orleans Harbor Patrol.
While on a mission, Rambeau takes a direct shot of extra-dimensional energy from a criminal scientist's mysterious machine. As a result, she is granted incredible power over energy: Monica is able to generate it, manipulate it, absorb it, and even transform her body into pure energy, which enables her to travel at astonishing speed through the vacuum of space.
After this incident, Monica encounters some thieves who try to steal her purse. While chasing them down, she accidentally gets into a minor fight with Spider-Man, who's surprised at the amount of power she's packing. But after the misunderstanding is cleared up, Spidey, along with an assist from Iron Man and the Wasp, helps her gain better control over her volatile, newfound powers.
While Monica was not the first Marvel character to debut in a Spider-Man comic, the issue marks the start of a strong friendship between the Lieutenant and the wall-crawler. The two would team up in many future comics.
fanjoy: Comic dorks like us already knew this. She is WAY more powerful than the new CPT Marvel. Not only that, they made her skin lighter over time to be make her look more white. White washing is live and well! Date: 2021-01-15
