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Issue: Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino #1
Publication Date: January 2014
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Issues: #1 of 3 Issues
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Rating: T
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/08/2014
Volume: 1
Pages: 332
ISBN: 9780785184201
UPC/EAN: 978078518420153499
Price: $38.99 CAD
$34.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T
Content Items: 49 (15 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: softcover; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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12 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #1 [Direct Edition] published June 1990 was But Are They Ready For... Taserface! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #2 [Direct Edition] published July 1990 was The Stark Truth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #3 [Direct Edition] published August 1990 was Split Decision [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #4 [Direct Edition] published September 1990 was ...And Then Came the Firelord! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #5 [Direct Edition] published October 1990 was A Force to Reckon With! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #6 [Direct Edition] published November 1990 was And to the Victor-- The Shield! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #7 [Direct Edition] published December 1990 was That's No Lady That's Malevolence! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #7 [Direct Edition] published December 1990 was The Secret of Knowledge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThor Annual #16 [Direct Edition] published January 1991 was The Future Dies Now! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantastic Four Annual #24 [Direct] published January 1991 was Future: Tense! (Or... The One Who Doesn't Know!) (The Korvac Quest Pt. 1) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSilver Surfer Annual #4 [Direct Edition] published January 1991 was The Price of Paradise [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGuardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 [Direct Edition] published July 1991 was Some Other Time! (Korvac Quest Pt. 4) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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From Content Item: FlagGuardians of the Galaxy #1 [Direct Edition] published June 1990
was Explode into the Marvel Universe of the 31st Century! [Illustration on Cover, Front]recolored; new trade dress
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Explode into the Marvel Universe of the 31st Century!

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But Are They Ready for... Taserface!

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Character(s): Taserface (introduction); Stark (introduction); Badoon (flashback)
First Line: There is a second that wrestles with eternity.
Synopsis: The Guardians begin their quest for Captain America's shield.
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The History of the Guardians Part I

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No one in the 31st century is safe from the Stark!

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The Stark Truth!

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Character(s): Taserface; Stark (origin); Firelord; Watcher; Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback); Atur; Lieutenant Darkeyes (death)
First Line: Wait a minute! There's been some sort of mistake!
Synopsis: Guardians vs. The Stark.
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The History of the Guardians Part II

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Treachery in the Marvel Universe of the 31st Century!

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Split Decision

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Character(s): Taserface; Stark; Firelord; High Sister; Force [Scanner; Interface; Photon (alien); Broadside; Brahl] (introduction)
First Line: Thirty seconds ago the Stark cyborg, Taserface, captured the Guardians' junior member...
Synopsis: Guardians vs. The Stark. Aleta and Starhawk split in two. The starship Freedom's Lady is destroyed.
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The History of the Guardians Part III

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All-Out War in the Marvel Universe of the 31st Century!

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...And Then Came the Firelord!

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Character(s): Taserface; Stark; Firelord; Force [Scanner; Interface; Photon (alien); Broadside; Eighty-Five; Brahl; Tachyon]
First Line: He cleaves the heavens like a comet, severing the star-speckled sky in his fiery wake.
Synopsis: Guardians vs. The Stark.
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The History of the Guardians Part IV

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Disclose Notes: Final text article on the history of the Guardians. Letters from: Charles S. Novinskie, Malcolm Bourne, T.E. Pouncey. Thumbnail size print of the next issue's cover.
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Force!

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Character(s): Force [Broadside; Brahl; Photon; Scanner; Eightyfive; Tachyon; Interface]
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A Force to Reckon With!

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Character(s): Mainframe [Vision] (voice only;) Force [Scanner; Photon (alien); Broadside; Brahl]
First Line: ...beyond the Plieades, around a star that gives no light...
Synopsis: Guardians vs. Force for Captain America's Shield.
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And to the Victor --The Shield!

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And to the Victor-- The Shield!

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Character(s): Force [Scanner; Interface; Photon (alien); Broadside; Eighty-Five; Brahl; Tachyon]; Mainframe [Vision] (introduction)
First Line: Having traveled halway across the galaxy in search of the legendary shield of Captain America...
Synopsis: The Guardians get the shield.
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She's No Lady--She's Malevolence!

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That's No Lady That's Malevolence!

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Character(s): Malevolence (first appearance, daughter of Mephisto)
Synopsis: Guardians vs. Malevolence.
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The Secret of Knowledge!

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Character(s): Ogord; Hawk-God; Tara; Sita; John
First Line: Starhawk's in sickbay with him now.
Synopsis: Origin of Starhawk.
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Character(s): Jaboa Murphy
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Future: Tense! (Or... The One Who Doesn't Know!) (The Korvac Quest Pt. 1)

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Character(s): Jaboa Murphy
First Line: The recent past... Michael Korvac, a man of the 31st century...
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Disclose Notes: Part 1 of "The Korvac Quest"; takes place between Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1963 series) #349 and 350; continued in Thor Annual (Marvel, 1966 series) #16.
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The Origin of "The Once and Future" Thor

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Character(s): Thor of 2591 [Dargo Ktor] (introduction, origin)
First Line: In a dark tomorrow which may or may not even come to pass...
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The Future Dies Now!

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Character(s): Thor of 2591 [Dargo Ktor]; Varley (villain, introduction, death); Grodd (villain, introduction); Grodd's partner; Salla Ktor (introduction, Thor of 2591's wife); Barx; Chairman Baxton
First Line: The Time: April 23, 2591 A.D.
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Disclose Notes: The Korvac Quest, Part 2.
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In Battle with the Guardians of the Galaxy

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The Price of Paradise

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Character(s): Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
First Line: I've watied so long. So long.
Synopsis: The Guardians pursue Korvac's power and finds Marshach wielding it. They persuade him to give it up but the power once more eludes them.
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End Game

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The Korvac Quest Part 4

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The Origin of the Guardians of the Galaxy

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Character(s): Drang; Badoon
First Line: I am Starhawk -- he who is one-who-knows.
Synopsis: Brief origins of the Guardians.
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Some Other Time! (Korvac Quest Pt. 4)

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Character(s): Watcher; Dr. Strange [as The Ancient One]; Krugarr; Galactus; Jaboa Murphy (flashback); Thor of 2591 [Dargo Ktor] (flashback); Silver Surfer (flashback); Marshach (flashback); Myra; Jordan (death); Ambassador Jacques; Rene
First Line: The ship you see before you is called dry-dock.
Synopsis: The Guardians try to prevent Korvac's birth.
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Vance Astro versus Marvel Boy

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Character(s): Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Nikki]; New Wariors [Marvel Boy [Vance Astrovik]; Namorita; Firestar; Night Thrasher; Nova [Richard Rider]]; Thing; Arnold Astrovik; Norma Astrovik
Synopsis: Information of the two Vance Astroviks.
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Clip 'n Save

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Character(s): Badoon; Korvac; Malevolence; Overkill [Taserface]; Force [Interface; Tachyon; Photon; Eighty-five; Broadside; Scanner; Brahl]
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Friends of the Guardians

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Character(s): Spirit of Vengeance [Wileaydus]; Mainframe [Vision]; Phoenix [Giraud]; Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner; Dr. Strange]; Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]; Beast; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch]; Thing; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis: List of the Guardians' allies.
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Aleta Pinup

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Guardians of the Galaxy

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Character(s): Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Starhawk; Martinex; Nikki; Aleta; Firelord; Replica]
Synopsis: Information on the team members.
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Charlie and Nikki Cut-Out Figures

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Character(s): Charlie-27; Nikki
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Questions and Answers about Starhawk

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Character(s): Starhawk; Thor [Donald Blake]
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The Facts about Martinex

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Encounter on Europa!

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Character(s): Badoon
First Line: The year is 3007 A.D. It is a little over two weeks since Vance Astro, Martinex, Yondu and Charlie-27...
Synopsis: Early adventure of the Guardians.
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Guardians of the Galaxy

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Character(s): Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Aleta; Starhawk; Martinex; Nikki; Vance Astro; Yondu]; The Stark
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Korvac

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Feature(s): Korvac
Character(s): Korvac [Michael Korvac]
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Disclose Notes: Michael Korvac; First appearance: Giant Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #3; Last appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #178
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Quest for the Shield

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Marvel Universe: Series I Trading-Card Art

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