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

"But Are They Ready For...Taserface!"
Writers Jim Valentino Pencilers Jim Valentino Inkers Steve Montano Colourists Evelyn Stein Letterers Ken Lopez Editors Craig Anderson

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Guardians of the Galaxy #2

Make peace with whatever gods you worship, creatures...your lives are forfeit for having the temerity to harm a member of The Stark!

-- Commander Blackhand of The Stark

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

Featured Characters:

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

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!"Edit

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NotesEdit

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

TriviaEdit

• No trivia.

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Guardians of the Galaxy series

Recommended ReadingEdit

• 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

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