Lancer

Born into the Modern Age of Marvel, Lancer made their debut in Fantastic Four #25 (2000), courtesy of the celebrated creative team of Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca. With a slim but intriguing footprint across titles like Fantastic Four, Spider-Woman, and even a spot in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z — the kind of recognition reserved for characters worth cataloguing — Lancer occupies a fascinating corner of early 2000s Marvel. Sharing pages with the likes of Victor Von Doom and an array of compelling figures like Divinity and Technarx, this character's company alone signals high-stakes storytelling. Five appearances may be a compact legacy, but in comics, sometimes the rarest cards are the most worth seeking out.