Monica Rambeau, a Black female superhero, is the first person to ever use the “Captain Marvel” moniker. Monica Rambeau's character was created in 1982 by writer Roger Stern and illustrator John Romita, Jr., who noted that Monica's looks were originally modeled after Pam Grier.
Monica Rambeau was recruited by the Black Panther to fend off a vampire outbreak in post-Katrina New Orleans, as part of an all-black team-up comprising Luke Cage, Blade, Black Panther, and Brother Voodoo.[13]