Lt. Gabriel Vargas

Lt. Gabriel Vargas stepped onto the Marvel stage in 2006, debuting in the collector-significant Captain Universe / Silver Surfer #1 courtesy of Jay Faerber and Carlos Magno — a Modern Age introduction that plants him squarely in the cosmic corner of the Marvel Universe. With appearances in the sprawling Annihilation: Conquest event and a nod in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z, Vargas keeps genuinely rarefied company, sharing pages with the likes of the Silver Surfer himself (Norrin Radd), Captain Universe, Quasar, and Ronan the Accuser. His catalog footprint is small but choice — four appearances, one of them key — making him exactly the kind of deep-cut cosmic figure that rewards the dedicated Marvel completist hunting through the outer reaches of the universe.