
By the end of this series, Starhawk, Firelord, Replica, Talon and Yellowjacket had left the group for their own reasons and the remaining Guardians embarked on another mission in the past. The Galactic Guardians completed several missions before Martinex eventually returned to the Guardians of the Galaxy. He recruited Firelord, Replica, Mainframe (Earth-691 Vision), Spirit of Vengeance, Hollywood and Phoenix IX. Martinex took a leave of absence from the group to form the Galactic Guardians in an effort to expand the Guardians operations. The group also acquired a few more members such as Firelord, Replica, Hollywood (Earth-691 Wonder Man), Talon and Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara from Earth-616). Vance changed his name as well to Major Victory. After finding Captain America's shield, Vance Astro was able to safely remove his life-preserving suit and change into a different uniform. This quest for the shield sets the stage for significant events in the lives of the Guardians. The Guardians eventually returned to their own time period and decide to embark on a quest to recover Captain America's lost shield. Young Vance grows up to be Justice of the New Warriors and later the Avengers. This results in young Vance Astrovik in walking a path different from Vance Astro. Vance Astro even met his younger self (actually parallel counterpart) and inadvertently unleashed young Vance's own latent psychic abilities. The Guardians were all granted honorary Avengers membership after this event.Īfter staying in the 20th Century for some time, the Guardians continued to have various adventures with other heroes such as the Thing and Spider-Man.


The Guardians had followed Korvac to the 20th Century and fought side by side with that era's mightiest heroes, the Avengers, against Korvac. The Guardians aided by Thor from the 20th Century encountered one of their greatest foes, Korvac, which led to a significant story arc known as the Korvac Saga.

They also learned about Starhawk's other half, Aleta. During these adventures, the Guardians learned that the Silver Surfer prevented the Badoon invasion of Earth in the 20th Century. The Guardians eventually left Earth as space explorers and adventurers and recruited Nikki along the way. The Defenders returned to their own time period while the Guardians and other surviving rebels of the war rebuilt their civilization. Both teams worked together to eventually defeat the Badoon's oppressive regime. The Guardians are later joined by Starhawk. The Defenders returned with the Guardians to the 31st Century to fight the Badoon empire. While on this mission, the Guardians met 20th Century heroes, the Defenders, and team-up to fight a mutated eel. Several months later, the Guardians traveled to the 20th Century to gain information on a failed Badoon invasion that occurred in that time period. The Guardians of the Galaxy staged a rebellion on Earth aided by Captain America and the Thing who traveled from the 20th Century to the 31st Century. Earth-691 Guardians of the Galaxyĭuring the reign of the Badoon in the 31st Century, Badoon soldiers occupied planets such as Earth as they continued their oppression. This premiere issue was written by Abnett and Lanning and drawn by Paul Pelletier (pencils) and Rick Magyar (inks). This version of the team officially earned their name in Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 #1 (7/2008).
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Drake and Colan created the founding members being from the 31st Century reality called Earth-691.Īfter the cosmic Annihilation series written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, a group of established cosmic heroes were brought together by Abnett and Lanning as the Guardians of the Galaxy in the present day reality called Earth-616. Mike Esposito was the inker for this debut. The original Guardians of the Galaxy were created by writer, Arnold Drake, and artist, Gene Colan, in their first appearance in Marvel Super-Heroes vol 1 #18 (1/1969). The Guardians became the leading force of the resistance movement against the Badoon.

The team was founded to fight the Badoon race, who had conquered the Sol system and the Alpha Centauri system among others. The founding members are Vance Astro (later Major Victory), Charlie-27, Yondu and Martinex. The home reality of the Guardians of the Galaxy has been designated Earth-691. In the 31st Century, the Guardians of the Galaxy are freedom fighters formed by a diverse group of beings.
