Gaveedra Seven

Burst onto the scene in 1990's The New Mutants Annual #6 — courtesy of Louise Simonson, Terry Shoemaker, and Chris Wozniak — Gaveedra Seven is a Marvel Copper Age creation who has grown into a genuinely enduring presence across the X-Men corner of the universe. Over more than three decades of continuous publication, this character has racked up 100 catalogued appearances and five collector-significant key issues, a track record that speaks to real staying power. Gaveedra Seven has called X-Force, X-Factor, and the X-Men home, running in some of Marvel's most charged company — sharing pages with Cable, James Proudstar, Rictor, and Tabitha Smith across the pages of X-Force and The Uncanny X-Men. If you love the gritty, high-stakes world of mutant comics that defined and outlasted the '90s boom, Gaveedra Seven is absolutely worth a deep dive.