Guardians Of The Galaxy: What Did They Look Like In The Comics? Friv 0

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is right around the corner, hitting theaters on Friday, May 5. You may be familiar with the team from the original film, but from what comics did these characters debut? We're looking back through the history of Marvel comics to get more insight into the team.

For more, check out our Guardians of the Galaxy review.

Star-Lord

The leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy is a human who was taken from Earth at a young age.

First appearance: Marvel Preview #4 (1976)

Peter was the son of J'Son of Spartax and an Earth woman. His mother was killed by the Badoon--a group name you'll be hearing a lot about. Peter found his father's element gun and travels through space.

Groot

Groot is the wooden bodyguard/enforcer for Rocket. He can only say "I am Groot."

First Appearance: Tales to Astonish #13 (1960)

Groot was a villain from Planet X. His species was thought to be extinct. He could talk without a problem, but in the end, he was defeated by his mortal enemy, termites.

Rocket

The loud-mouth, augmented racoon has a knack for building destructive devices.

First Appearance: Marvel Preview #7 (1976)

He was originally introduced as Rocky Raccoon, which drew inspiration from the Beatles' song. He also had an English accent, saying "jolly good" and "old bean" quite a bit.

Drax

The alien brawler, who takes everything anyone says literally, was on a mission to get revenge on Ronan for killing his family in the first film.

First Appearance: Iron Man #55 (1973)

Drax was Arthur Douglas, who hailed from California. One day, Thanos blew up his car--with him inside--while surveying Earth. A cosmic being named Mentor put Douglas's spirit within a body that had superhuman powers, and Drax was born.

Gamora

This trained assassin is the adopted daughter of Thanos.

First Appearance: Strange Tales #180 (1975)

Gamora was the only survivor of her people, the Zen Whoberi--which were wiped out by the Badoon. Thanos found her and trained her to be an assassin.

Mantis

We don't know much about Mantis in the new movie except she can read minds or emotions, according to a trailer from December.

First Appearance: The Avengers #112 (1973)

Mantis was human and born on Earth. She had a bit of a convoluted origin, involving her becoming a prostitute in Vietnam. However, she was the Celestial Madonna who was going to give birth to the Celestial Messiah, the most important being in the universe. During her early years, she was more of a martial arts character.

Nebula

Nebula was the adopted daughter of Thanos. Somehow, she joins the Guardians in the sequel.

First Appearance: The Avengers #257 (1985)

She was a space pirate who took over world after world and was in charge of Thanos's powerful ship. Nebula believed she was the granddaughter of Thanos, which he denied.

Yondu

Yondu was the leader of the Ravangers, a group of space pirates.

Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969)

Yondu was an original member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. He was a game hunter who shot his prey/enemies with a bow and arrow. Once, Yondu teamed with Vance Astro when there was a planetwide attack by Badoon.