Publication History
The team first appeared in the partial reprint title Marvel Super-Heroes with issue #18 (Jan. 1969), written by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan. They appeared sporadically in several Marvel titles, such as Marvel Two-In-One #4–5 (July–September 1974), and Giant Size Defenders #5 and Defenders #26–29 (July–November 1975). In each case, other heroes such as Captain America, the Thing, and the Defenders aid them in their war against the alien Badoon. The Guardians were also featured in Marvel Presents #3–12 (February 1976 – August 1977).
This was followed by a series of appearances in Thor Annual #6 (1977), The Avengers #167–177 (January–November 1978) and #181 (March 1979), Marvel Team-Up #86 (Oct. 1979), and Marvel Two-in-One #69 (Nov. 1980). In the 1990s, the Guardians starred in a self-titled comic that ran for 62 issues, initially written and illustrated by Jim Valentino. Michael Gallagher commenced writing the title from issue #29 (October 1992) until cancellation with issue #62 (July 1995). A spin-off four-issue miniseries, Galactic Guardians (July–October 1994), followed.
A second volume was published in May 2008, written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. The title features a new team drawn from participants in the Annihilation: Conquest storyline. The 1969 team made guest appearances in #12–17 and #25.
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