‘Captain Marvel’ Also Introduced Us to a Major Future Marvel Superhero

The Marvel Cinematic Universe could be getting an important new heroic woman of color pretty soon

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(This article contains only minor spoilers for “Captain Marvel”)

There are so many superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at this point, but the movies have barely scratched the surface of Marvel Comics’ pantheon of heroes. “Captain Marvel” introduces a whole new corner of the Marvel Universe with its focus on Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) and the Kree Empire’s war with the Skrulls, but it also gave us our first encounter with an Earth-based character who will someday become another cosmic hero.

The character in question is Monica Rambeau, created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr. in 1982. and in fact, becomes known as Captain Marvel for a time before Carol Danvers picked up that mantle.

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