James Sokolowski

A minor but memorable corner of Marvel's mid-90s supernatural scene, James Sokolowski steps onto the page in Ghost Rider #74 in 1996, brought to life by the creative team of Ivan Velez Jr. and Salvador Larroca during a era when Marvel was pushing its darker, street-level characters to the forefront. With just three catalogued appearances split between Ghost Rider and Venom: Sign of the Boss, he's a compact presence who nonetheless keeps genuinely electric company — sharing pages with Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch, Stacy Dolan, and even Venom himself. For collectors who love hunting down the connective tissue of the 90s Marvel horror and anti-hero universe, Sokolowski is one of those intriguing background figures who quietly anchors some of the wildest stories the era had to offer.