Publication History
The character first appeared as a gun moll of the villain Dr. Faustus in Captain America (vol. 1) #192. She later appeared in issue #228 of The Incredible Hulk where it was revealed that she was the psychiatrist of the former Moonstone Lloyd Bloch and had tricked him into relinquishing the moonstone to her. She was later revealed as a member of the shadowy organization known as the Corporation.
She appeared in Avengers as part of the supervillain team the Masters of Evil. During the disappearance of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four (after the Onslaught crossover), the Masters of Evil, Moonstone (as "Meteorite") included, posed as the Thunderbolts. After 12 issues, their identities were revealed.
Moonstone was one of the Thunderbolts' characters that Brian Michael Bendis moved over to the Dark Avengers, where she takes on the identity of Ms. Marvel and she becomes the main character in the Ms. Marvel solo title in issue #38. She appeared as a regular character in the Dark Avengers series from issue #1 (March 2009) through issue #16 (June 2010).
Moonstone returned to the Thunderbolts in issue #144, after the Dark Reign era. She is now part of a government program led by Luke Cage to reform villains. Joining them will be Juggernaut, Ghost, Crossbones, and Man-Thing. She has remained with the team since the title transitioned into Dark Avengers beginning with issue #175.
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