Photon
Monica Rambeau

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Photon

Alter Ego: Monica Rambeau

Other Names: Captain Marvel; Captain Marvel II; Photon II; Pulsar; Daystar; Sceptre; Lady-of-Light

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (Dec. 1982): "Who's That Lady?"

Creators: Roger Stern, John Romita Jr., John Romita Sr.

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 256

Teams/Affiliations: Nextwave; The Avengers

Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Race: black

Gender: female

This character is in the following 99 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1986): "Love" (cover & 1-panel cameo)
The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #282 (Nov. 1986): "The Fury of X-Factor!" (only on cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (Dec. 1982): "Who's That Lady?"

The Avengers

The Avengers (vol. 1) #233 (July 1983): "The Annihilation Gambit!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #235 (Sep. 1983): "Havoc on the Homefront!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #255 (May 1985): "The Legacy of Thanos!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #264 (Feb. 1986): "Stings & Sorrows!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #267 (May 1986): "Time -- And Time Again!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #269 (July 1986): "The Once and Future Kang!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #273 (Nov. 1986): "Rites of Conquest!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #276 (Feb. 1987): "Revenge"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #286 (Dec. 1987): "The Fix Is On!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #289 (Mar. 1988): "The Cube Root!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #300 (Feb. 1989): "Avengers Membership"
Avengers (vol. 1) #345 (Mar. 1992): "Storm Warnings"
Avengers (vol. 1) #501 (Oct. 2004): "Chaos: Part Two of Four" (1-panel cameo)
Avengers (vol. 1) #502 (Nov. 2004): "Chaos: Part Three of Four"
Avengers (vol. 1) #503 (Dec. 2004): "Chaos: Part Four of Four"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 1998): "Once an Avenger..."
The Avengers (vol. 3) #38 (Mar. 2001): "Above and Beyond"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #50 (Mar. 2002): "Book of Revelations"
Avengers (vol. 5) #2 (Feb. 2013): "We Were Avengers" (name seen in illustration (or on screen))
The Avengers Annual #12 (1983): "Moonrise"
Avengers Annual #15 (Oct. 1986): "Betrayal!"

Avengers Finale #1 (Jan. 2005) (1-panel cameo)
Black Panther

Black Panther (vol. 4) #12 (Mar. 2006): "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos"
Black Panther (vol. 4) #13 (Apr. 2006): "White Light, Black Heat"

Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #292 (Apr. 1984): "An American Christmas!" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #301 (Jan. 1985): "All Good Things..."
Captain America (vol. 1) #314 (Feb. 1986): "Asylum"
Captain America (vol. 1) #323 (Nov. 1986): "Super-Patriot Is Here" (only on cover)
Captain America (vol. 1) #329 (May 1987): "Movers and Monsters"
Captain America (vol. 1) #332 (Aug. 1987): "The Choice"
Captain America (vol. 1) #401 (June 1992): "After the Storm"
Captain America (vol. 1) #408 (Oct. 1992): "Joyride" (1-panel cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #427 (May 1994): "Enemy Fire" (mentioned)

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel (vol. 2) #1 (Nov. 1989): "The Dream is the Truth" (lead character)
Captain Marvel (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 1994): "Speaking Without Concern" (lead character)

Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Cloak and Dagger (vol. 2) #9 (Nov. 1986): "The Lady and the Unicorn" (only on cover)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #236 (Nov. 1986): "American Dreamer" (only on cover)
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #9 (Nov. 1989): "TBOTV: The Curse of the Darkhold, Part 1: The Montesi Formula"
GLA #2 (July 2005): "Dismembership Drive" (cameo)
Heroes for Hire

Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #1 (July 1997): "Heroes and Villains" (1-panel cameo)
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #4 (Oct. 1997): "Controlled!" (mentioned)

Hulk Smash Avengers #3 (July 2012): "Once an Avenger..." (lead character)
Iron Man (vol. 1) #212 (Nov. 1986): "Precious Legacy" (only on cover)
Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)
Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #42 (Feb. 1989): "Once More in the City of Light" (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #42 (Feb. 1989): "Captain Marvel" (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #57 (June 1991): "Power and Duty" (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #57 (June 1991): "A Norman Breyfogle Portfolio"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #57 (June 1991): "Captain Marvel" (lead character)

Marvel Legacy: The 1980s Handbook (Mar. 2007)
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #1 (May 1984): "The War Begins"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #2 (June 1984): "Prisoners of War"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #3 (July 1984): "Tempest Without, Crisis Within!"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #4 (Aug. 1984): "Situation: Hopeless!"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #5 (Sep. 1984): "The Battle of Four Armies!"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #6 (Oct. 1984): "A Little Death..."
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #7 (Nov. 1984): "Berserker!"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #8 (Dec. 1984): "Invasion!"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #9 (Jan. 1985): "Assault on Galactus!"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #10 (Feb. 1985): "Death to the Beyonder!"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #11 (Mar. 1985): "...And Dust to Dust!"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #12 (Apr. 1985): "...Nothing to Fear..."

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #142 (June 1984): "Foiled!" (lead character)
Marvel Universe: The End #1 (May 2003): "Predestination"
Maximum Security

Maximum Security #1 (Dec. 2000): "Illegal Aliens" (1-panel cameo)
Maximum Security #2 (Dec. 2000): "A World of Hurt" (1-panel cameo)
Maximum Security #3 (Jan. 2001): "Whatever the Cost!"

Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
The New Mutants (vol. 1) #45 (Nov. 1986): "We Were Only Foolin'" (only on cover)
New Thunderbolts

New Thunderbolts #8 (July 2005): "A Shock to the System"
New Thunderbolts #9 (Aug. 2005): "Let Them All Die!"

Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.

Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #1 (Mar. 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #2 (Apr. 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #3 (May 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #4 (June 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #5 (July 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #6 (Aug. 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #7 (Sep. 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #8 (Nov. 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #9 (Dec. 2006)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #10 (Jan. 2007)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #11 (Feb. 2007)
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #12 (Mar. 2007)

The Order

The Order (vol. 1) #5 (Aug. 2002): "Blinded by Science" (cameo)
The Order (vol. 1) #6 (Sep. 2002): "Out of Order" (cameo)

The Secret Defenders #11 (Jan. 1994): "Speed-Lines" (cameo)
Secret Wars II

Secret Wars II #1 (July 1985): "Earthfall!" (cameo)
Secret Wars II #3 (Sep. 1985): "This World is Mine!" (cameo)
Secret Wars II #4 (Oct. 1985): "Love Is the Answer!" (illusion)
Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985): "Despair!"
Secret Wars II #8 (Feb. 1986): "Betrayal!"
Secret Wars II #9 (Mar. 1986): "God in Man, Man in God!"

Solo Avengers #2 (Jan. 1988): "Out of Control" (lead character)
X-Factor (vol. 1) #10 (Nov. 1986): "Falling Angel!" (only on cover)
Young Allies (vol. 2) #6 (Jan. 2011): "A Change of Mind" (2-panel cameo)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Rambeau
  - http://www.comicvine.com/photon/29-11337/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=3253
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/capbcapz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/phiphz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/puapum.htm
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=22921
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/35973/
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/p.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/ramran.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/scasscn.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/nesnh.htm