Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 1

Part of the 'Quest for the Shield' story arc

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 #1

June, 1990

Editor-in-Chief

Tom DeFalco

Cover Artists

Jim Valentino

Publisher

Marvel Comics

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Guardians of the Galaxy #2

Appearing in "But Are They Ready For...Taserface!"

Featured Characters:

• Guardians of the Galaxy (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Aleta
  •  Charlie-27 
  • Martinex (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Nikki (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Starhawk (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Vance Astro 
  • Yondu (Appears in flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

• Stark (First appearance)
  • Taserface (First appearance)
  • Lt. Darkeyes (First appearance)
  • Commander Blackhand (First appearance)
• Badoon (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Courga
• The Thing (Only in flashback)
• Captain America (Only in flashback)
• The Defenders (Only in flashback)
  • Dr. Strange (Only in flashback)
  • Nighthawk (Only in flashback)
  • The Hulk (Only in flashback)
  • Valkyrie (Only in flashback)
• Tara Ogord (Only in flashback)
• Sita Ogord (Only in flashback)
• John Ogord (Only in flashback)
• Thor (Only in flashback)
• Korvac (Only in flashback)
• Minions of Menace (Only in flashback)
  • Brahl (Only in flashback)
  • Teju (Only in flashback)
  • Grott (Only in flashback)
  • Tork (Only in flashback)
• The Avengers (Only in flashback)
  • Captain Marvel (Only in flashback)
  • Yellowjacket (Only in flashback)
  • Wonder Man (Only in flashback)
  • Vision (Only in flashback)
  • Black Panther (Only in flashback)
  • Scarlet Witch (Only in flashback)
  • Hawkeye (Only in flashback)
  • Ms. Marvel (Only in flashback)
  • Hercules (Only in flashback)
• Spider-Man (Only in flashback)
• Adam Warlock (Only in flashback)
• Her (Only in flashback)
• Moondragon (Only in flashback)
• Vance Astro (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• Earth-691
  • Bledsoe
    • Courg
• Earth-616 (Only in flashback)
  • New York City, New York State (Only in flashback)
  • Saugerties, New York State (Only in flashback)

Items:

• Yondu's Yaka Arrows
• Nikki's Wrist-Blasters
• Communication Stars
• Captain America's Shield (Only in flashback)
• Cloak of Levitation (Only in flashback)
• Mjolnir (Only in flashback)

Vehicles:

• Freedom's Lady
• Starship Captain America (Only in flashback)
• Stark Ship
  
  

Synopsis for "But Are They Ready For...Taserface!"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• Instead of a regular letters page, there is "The History of the Guardians" by Jim Valentino instead.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

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See Also

• Discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Guardians of the Galaxy series

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Recommended Reading

• Guardians of the Galaxy

• Marvel Super-Heroes #18
• Marvel Two-In-One #4 - Marvel Two-In-One #5
• Giant-Size Defenders #5
• Defenders #26 - Defenders #29
• Marvel Presents #3 - Marvel Presents #12
• Thor Annual #6
• Avengers #167
• Avengers #168
• Avengers #170
• Avengers #173
• Avengers #176
• Avengers #177
• Avengers #181
• Marvel Team-Up #86
• Marvel Two-In-One #61 - Marvel Two-In-One #63
• Marvel Two-In-One #66
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1

Links and References

• None.