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Character/Marvel

Captain Marvel

Monica Rambeau

481 appearancesSince 1982

Part of the Captain Marvel mantle · 6 known bearers →

Captain Marvel first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (1982-12), published by Marvel. 481 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #16 (October 1982).

Character history

Key issues

4 issues

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual
#16
first appearance · origin
1982-12-00
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars
#11
death
1985-03-00
The Avengers
#279
origin retold
1987-05-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The Avengers
1963–1996
69 issues →
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars
1984–1985
12 issues →
Hasbro / Secret Wars
2009–2010
12 issues →

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition #11 cover

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition

#11

death

2025-01-00

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition cover

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition

2024–2025

12 issues →

Thor cover

Thor

1966–1996

11 issues →

The Incredible Hulk cover

The Incredible Hulk

1968–1999

10 issues →

The Avengers Annual cover

The Avengers Annual

1967–1994

8 issues →

Quasar cover

Quasar

1989–1994

8 issues →

Avengers Epic Collection cover

Avengers Epic Collection

2013–

8 issues →

What If...? cover

What If...?

1989–1998

7 issues →

Rom cover

Rom

1979–1986

6 issues →

Secret Wars II cover

Secret Wars II

1985–1987

6 issues →

Captain America cover

Captain America

1968–1996

5 issues →

TXVCape Archive 1987

The X-Men vs. the Avengers

1987–1987

4 issues →

SCape Archive 1994

Starblast

1994–1994

4 issues →

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers cover

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers

2003–

4 issues →

Fantastic Four Annual cover

Fantastic Four Annual

1963–1994

3 issues →

Marvel Fanfare cover

Marvel Fanfare

1982–1992

3 issues →

Marvel Age Annual cover

Marvel Age Annual

1985–1988

3 issues →

BCape Archive 2006

Beyond!

2006–2007

3 issues →

MEOCape Archive 2009

Marvels: Eye of the Camera

2009–2010

3 issues →

MSHCape Archive 2015

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld

2015–2015

3 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2017–2018

3 issues →

AWCCape Archive 2018

Avengers West Coast Epic Collection

2018–

3 issues →

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The Amazing Spider-Man
1963–1998
2 issues →
Iron Man
1968–1996
2 issues →
Marvel Team-Up
1972–1985
2 issues →
Marvel Age
1983–1994
2 issues →
The New Mutants
1983–1991
2 issues →
Alpha Flight
1983–1994
2 issues →
The West Coast Avengers Annual
1986–1989
2 issues →
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme
1988–1996
2 issues →
Marvel Comics Presents
1988–1995
2 issues →
SCape Archive 2004
She-Hulk
2004–2009
2 issues →
She-Hulk
2005–2009
2 issues →
Avengers: Galactic Storm
2006–2006
2 issues →
Spider-Man & the Secret Wars
2010–2010
2 issues →
FFBCape Archive 2011
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus
2011–2013
2 issues →
WCACape Archive 2013
West Coast Avengers Omnibus
2013–2013
2 issues →
Thor Epic Collection
2013–
2 issues →
MUBCape Archive 2016
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus
2016–2018
2 issues →
Fantastic Four
1961–1996
1 issue →
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual
1964–1994
1 issue →
MTCape Archive 1966
Marvel Tales
1966–1994
1 issue →
Doctor Strange
1974–1987
1 issue →
The Spectacular Spider-Man
1976–1998
1 issue →
Dazzler
1981–1986
1 issue →
Power Man and Iron Fist
1981–1986
1 issue →
The Thing
1983–1986
1 issue →
Cloak and Dagger
1985–1987
1 issue →
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
1985–1988
1 issue →
West Coast Avengers
1985–1989
1 issue →
SWICape Archive 1986
Secret Wars II
1986–1987
1 issue →
SACape Archive 1987
Solo Avengers
1987–1989
1 issue →
Silver Surfer
1987–1998
1 issue →
MV.Cape Archive 1987
Mephisto vs. ...
1987–1987
1 issue →
HCape Archive 1988
Hawkeye
1988–1988
1 issue →
WTCape Archive 1988
What The--?!
1988–1993
1 issue →
Avengers Spotlight
1989–1991
1 issue →
FHDCape Archive 1989
Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe
1989–1989
1 issue →