When the son of the original Captain Marvel, Genis-Vell, publicly adopted the name Captain Marvel to honor his father's legacy, he caught Monica Rambeau's attention.[ The two Marvels finally met when Rambeau was brainwashed and kidnapped by the super-villain known as the Controller, being forced to attack Starfox and Genis-Vell in Titan. Even though Rambeau was not in full control of her actions, she wisely summoned other Avengers to assist her, expecting them to stop the battle and free her. As the Vision released Rambeau from the Controller's influence as she had wished, the Avengers chased down and defeated the villain. Agreeing to concede the Captain Marvel title to Genis-Vell, Monica Rambeau adopted the alias Photon, a name that was suited to her abilities.
When the Avengers reassembled after the Onslaught crisis, Photon reunited with her former team at the Avengers Mansion. The group was attacked by Morgan Le Fay, who reshaped reality into a medieval setting in which she ruled. The Avengers acted as her minions, the Queen's Vengeance, and Photon became "Daystar". Photon was one of the few Avengers to realize the true nature behind Morgan's illusion, alongside Captain America, the Wasp, Hawkeye, Thor, Quasar, and Justice. The small group eventually managed to attack the Queen's Vengeance, allowing the Scarlet Witch to restore reality.
Back in New Orleans, Rambeau started a boat charter service business with her father. When the Wrecking Crew attacked New Orleans, Photon sought the Avengers for help, as she was unable to defeat them by herself. During the fight, Photon was incapacitated and taken as a hostage by the villains.[84] The Wrecking Crew used Photon's powers as a battery to feed them, seizing control of the realm of Polemachus. Photon eventually managed to overload the supply and break the circuit that maintained the Wrecking Crew's power, allowing Thor to knock them out.
As a boat charter captain, longing for her time as an Avenger" By working with her father, Photon realized she missed being a superhero. Much to her mother's dislike, she came back to Avengers duty when recruited by Quasar to confront the mysterious Infinites, which dangerously caused destruction in the galaxy. The Avengers, trying to protect the galaxy, found Jack of Hearts in R-76. Photon then had disagreements with Thor regarding the actions of the team, as Thor recklessly dove into battles.[88] Venturing across the galaxy to solve the mystery regarding the Infinites, the Avengers summoned Eternity to help them. Their point of view as human heroes ultimately convinced the Infinites to stop their activities. Ultimately, Photon also made amends with Thor.
In Selandiar, Photon and the Avengers learned that Earth had been quarantined and turned into an intergalactic prison. They approached Majestrix Lilandra about this decision with no success in reverting it. Attacked by the Kree Supreme Intelligence, the Avengers were told about his secret plan of eliminating life on Earth to serve his nefarious purposes. Managing to escape from the Kree, the Avengers uncovered the truth and were successful in saving Earth.
Back to Earth, Photon was summoned by Captain America to fight Bloodwraith in Slorenia. Simultaneously, she also assisted the other Avengers in confronting Pagan and Lord Templar in Central Park. All three villains vanished after the Avengers overpowered them As a reserve Avenger, Photon keeps aiding the group by operating the Avengers Deep-Space Monitoring Station alongside Quasar and Living Lightning. She momentarily came back to active duty when Kang the Conqueror took over the world and the Avengers fought back. After the Avengers disassembled, once again Genis-Vell took Rambeau's alias without her consent by rebranding himself as Photon. After a talk with him, she contemplated adopting the new alias of "Pulsar", although she never did.
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Key Issues & Appearances
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Significant comic book appearances featuring Photon
