The ORIGINAL Guardians of the Galaxy Appreciation 2019
[CENTER][SIZE=5][B]The first [COLOR="#0000FF"]Guardians of the Galaxy[/COLOR] are a team of freedom fighters in the 31st century.[/B][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3][B]Origin[/B][/SIZE]
In the 31st Century, the Guardians of the Galaxy are freedom fighters formed by a diverse group of beings.
The home reality of the Guardians of the Galaxy has been designated Earth-691.
The founding members are Vance Astro (later Major Victory), Charlie-27, Yondu and Martinex.
The team was founded to fight the Badoon race, who had conquered the Sol system and the Alpha Centauri system among others.
The Guardians became the leading force of the resistance movement against the Badoon.
[SIZE=3][B]Creation[/B][/SIZE]
The original Guardians of the Galaxy were created by writer, Arnold Drake and artist, Gene Colan,
in their first appearance in [I][COLOR="#0000FF"]Marvel Super-Heroes vol 1 #18 (1/1969)[/COLOR][/I].
Mike Esposito was the inker for this debut.
Drake and Colan created the founding members being from the 31st Century reality called Earth-691.[/CENTER]
Happy 50th Anniversary 691 Guardians of the Galaxy!!! 1969-2019
[CENTER][COLOR="#0000FF"][SIZE=5][I]Marvel Super-Hoeroes #18[/I] Jan 1969[/SIZE][/COLOR]
[SIZE=3]"Earth Shall Overcome!" Origin and first appearance of the Guardians of the Galaxy.[/SIZE]
Charlie-27 returns from a six-month mission to discover that his home planet of Jupiter has been completely enslaved by the evil Badoon.
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He knows that he wouldn't stand a chance against them on his own, so he teleports to other worlds to find help.
First, he joins forces with Martinex on the planet Pluto.
Then together they travel to planet Earth, where Vance Astro and the Centaurian Yondu have just escaped from Badoon forces themselves.
When Vance and Yondu encounter Charlie-27 and Martinex, they briefly mistake them for more Badoon guards
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and a misunderstanding fight ensues. However, soon enough they realize that they are all fighting for the same side
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and a new super-team is born... the Guardians of the Galaxy!
[B]Script[/B] by Arnold Drake, [B]pencils[/B] by Gene Colan, [B]inks[/B] by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo).[/CENTER]