they are a team of superheroes tasked
with protecting the galaxy welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of the guardians
of the galaxy as with most comic book
characters that are often reimagining
and different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 2008
annihilation conquest and guardians of
the galaxy number one which was then
expanded upon in the Avengers the
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes this obscure
superhero team first appeared in 1969 s
Marvel superheroes number 18 they were
introduced as a group from an alternate
timeline responsible for protecting the
galaxy from the most powerful threats of
the 31st century this team included
members that represented the last of
their kind he’s included a 20th century
astronaut named major Vance Astro who
had been found in suspended animation
Martin acts a crystal alien from Pluto
Charlie 27 a soldier from Jupiter and
yondu a Blueskin savage from the beta
century star system together they fought
a hostile alien race called the baboon
their adventures took them through time
causing them to fight in the present
alongside more popular and more
recognizable Marvel superheroes
interestingly the team was eventually
brought back with a 2008 reboot however
this refocused on a completely original
cast and storyline taking place in yet
another alternate dimension the new team
was forged by a half-human
interplanetary policeman named Peter
quill otherwise known as star-lord my
name is Peter quill I’m the leader of
the Guardians haze – star-lord respect
him having already experienced to
intergalactic crises including an attack
by a cybernetic alien race called the
thanks star-lord had dedicated himself
to setting up a proactive team of
galactic protectors in order to prevent
a third major incident recruiting other
superheroes that had survived the
massive battles he proved a strong team
leader and master strategist his
strength as a warrior came from his
signature element gun which was capable
of firing any of the four elements and
his augmented strength suit that granted
him the ability to travel through space
he also provided the team with a base of
operations his sentient shape-shifting
ship which he referred to as
at first he enlisted the services
of such characters as the artificially
created superhuman Adam warlock Thanos
his adopted daughter Gamora Drax the
destroyer and quasar the successor to
the quantum powered Captain Marvel even
more interesting were his recruitment of
Rocket Raccoon an anthropomorphic animal
packing heat as the team’s master
marksman
and tactician and Groot an
extraterrestrial being that closely
resembled a tree together the guardians
would jump into action whenever an
imbalance was detected in the universe
showing up to intervene and defuse
situations before they could become
insurmountable in 2012 much of the team
appeared in the cartoon series The
Avengers
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes accidentally
getting drawn into a battle with the
Avengers while tracking a cosmic threat
following this high-profile introduction
the team was confirmed to be heading
towards the big screen for a 2014 high
budget adventure with the potential to
cross paths with marbles Avengers film
franchise if this is the kind of thing
the guardians deal with then we should
talk yeah I don’t think so are you a fan
of the guardians of the galaxy or still
scratching your head about the tree and
the gun wielding raccoon well let us
know in the comments section and for
more great videos please subscribe to
watchmojo.com okay that probably didn’t
help explain things
with protecting the galaxy welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of the guardians
of the galaxy as with most comic book
characters that are often reimagining
and different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 2008
annihilation conquest and guardians of
the galaxy number one which was then
expanded upon in the Avengers the
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes this obscure
superhero team first appeared in 1969 s
Marvel superheroes number 18 they were
introduced as a group from an alternate
timeline responsible for protecting the
galaxy from the most powerful threats of
the 31st century this team included
members that represented the last of
their kind he’s included a 20th century
astronaut named major Vance Astro who
had been found in suspended animation
Martin acts a crystal alien from Pluto
Charlie 27 a soldier from Jupiter and
yondu a Blueskin savage from the beta
century star system together they fought
a hostile alien race called the baboon
their adventures took them through time
causing them to fight in the present
alongside more popular and more
recognizable Marvel superheroes
interestingly the team was eventually
brought back with a 2008 reboot however
this refocused on a completely original
cast and storyline taking place in yet
another alternate dimension the new team
was forged by a half-human
interplanetary policeman named Peter
quill otherwise known as star-lord my
name is Peter quill I’m the leader of
the Guardians haze – star-lord respect
him having already experienced to
intergalactic crises including an attack
by a cybernetic alien race called the
thanks star-lord had dedicated himself
to setting up a proactive team of
galactic protectors in order to prevent
a third major incident recruiting other
superheroes that had survived the
massive battles he proved a strong team
leader and master strategist his
strength as a warrior came from his
signature element gun which was capable
of firing any of the four elements and
his augmented strength suit that granted
him the ability to travel through space
he also provided the team with a base of
operations his sentient shape-shifting
ship which he referred to as
at first he enlisted the services
of such characters as the artificially
created superhuman Adam warlock Thanos
his adopted daughter Gamora Drax the
destroyer and quasar the successor to
the quantum powered Captain Marvel even
more interesting were his recruitment of
Rocket Raccoon an anthropomorphic animal
packing heat as the team’s master
marksman
and tactician and Groot an
extraterrestrial being that closely
resembled a tree together the guardians
would jump into action whenever an
imbalance was detected in the universe
showing up to intervene and defuse
situations before they could become
insurmountable in 2012 much of the team
appeared in the cartoon series The
Avengers
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes accidentally
getting drawn into a battle with the
Avengers while tracking a cosmic threat
following this high-profile introduction
the team was confirmed to be heading
towards the big screen for a 2014 high
budget adventure with the potential to
cross paths with marbles Avengers film
franchise if this is the kind of thing
the guardians deal with then we should
talk yeah I don’t think so are you a fan
of the guardians of the galaxy or still
scratching your head about the tree and
the gun wielding raccoon well let us
know in the comments section and for
more great videos please subscribe to
watchmojo.com okay that probably didn’t
help explain things
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