Lactuca

A distinctive presence in Marvel's mutant landscape, Lactuca stepped onto the scene in 2021 courtesy of writer Zeb Wells, born into the rich, ambitious storytelling of the Modern Age. Appearing across some of the era's most ambitious X-Men events — including the sweeping A.X.E.: Judgment Day and the Trials of X — this character keeps genuinely remarkable company, sharing pages with luminaries like Wolverine, Storm, and Kurt Wagner. Sixteen catalog appearances may sound modest, but they're concentrated in exactly the kind of high-stakes Marvel storytelling that defines this era, making Lactuca a compelling discovery for any fan digging into the deeper currents of contemporary mutant comics.