Mariano Lopez

A minor but memorable face in the Marvel Modern Age, Mariano Lopez made his debut in Dan Slott and Paul Pelletier's G.L.A. #2 in 2005, stepping into one of Marvel's quirkiest corners of the universe. With only a handful of catalogued appearances spread across G.L.A. and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl & the Great Lakes Avengers, he's the kind of background figure who gives these offbeat series their texture and charm. Sharing pages with the likes of Squirrel Girl, Batroc the Leaper, and Deathurge, Mariano keeps genuinely colorful company — proof that even the deepest cuts in a comic's roster can find themselves rubbing shoulders with fan favorites. For the completist digging into Marvel's Great Lakes corner of continuity, he's a small but authentic piece of the puzzle.