[1] Originally a minor supporting character affiliated with the Green Lantern mythos, the character in recent stories is instead cast as a powerful sorcerer in the DC Universe, serving as the magical ally of Midnighter who is both leader and founder of Justice League Queer, a loose network for LGBTQ superheroes who can call on each other for superheroic and personal support.

Serving as the team's resident magician, he could fire blasts of energy from his hands, levitate, and perform a large number of "stage tricks, including ping-pong 'balls' to outwit his foes.

During The New Guardians' short run, Extraño acquired a powerful crystal skull (which seemed to greatly amplify his abilities) and a more traditional, "masculine" superhero costume, perhaps as a reaction to the comments of readers.

Although the Guardians continued to fight evildoers behind the scenes even after their comic ended, their island base was attacked and engulfed by the villain Entropy in the pages of Green Lantern.

After the timeline-altering events of the 2016 DC Rebirth relaunch, Henry Bendix tries to recruit Extraño against Midnighter and Apollo, but Gregorio De La Vega now shuns his previous persona, and he refuses.

In the story "Love Life", by Andrew Wheeler, Extraño is summoned alongside a crew of heroes he refers to as the Justice League Queer (JLQ) to defend a Pride Parade from attack by Eclipso.