Carter Ghazikhanian

Carter Ghazikhanian is a young boy introduced in Uncanny X-Men as the son of Annie Ghazikhanian, a nurse who comes to work at the Xavier Institute. Through his mother's connection to the X-Men, Carter finds himself drawn into the world of mutants despite having no powers of his own.

Carter Ghazikhanian arrived in the pages of Uncanny X-Men #413 in 2002, a Chuck Austen and Sean Phillips creation who became one of the more intriguing young faces of the Modern Age Marvel Universe. Affiliated with both the X-Men and Alpha Flight, Carter moves through some seriously storied company — sharing adventures with the likes of Juggernaut, Iceman, and Alex Summers across his appearances in Marvel's flagship mutant titles. His run is compact but meaningful, concentrated in the early 2000s era when Uncanny X-Men was pushing into bold, character-driven territory. For collectors who love tracing the full human tapestry of the X-Men world beyond the heavy hitters, Carter is a quietly compelling find.