Pedro Mendoza

Pedro Mendoza made his entrance in 1991 with the very first arc of Nathan Never — Sergio Bonelli Editore's acclaimed Italian science-fiction series — placing him at the ground floor of a franchise that would run for nearly three decades. Created by Antonio Serra, Nicola Mari, and Andrea Baricordi, he's a Copper Age figure woven into the fabric of a universe populated by memorable characters like Nathan Never himself, Legs Weaver, and Sigmund Baginov. His appearances stretch across the series' main run and its later chapters, Generazioni and Rinascita, and at least one of those turns earns genuine key-issue recognition among collectors. Modest in total page count but present at pivotal moments, Pedro Mendoza is exactly the kind of character that rewards the dedicated Nathan Never reader who pays attention to the corners of a richly built world.