<P> The team first appeared in the partial reprint title Marvel Super-Heroes with issue # 18 ( Jan. 1969 ) , written by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan . Despite strong sales on this issue , the Guardians of the Galaxy would not appear again for over five years , in Marvel Two - In - One # 4 -- 5 ( July -- Sept. 1974 ) . The story 's writer , Steve Gerber , liked the team enough to use them again in Giant Size Defenders # 5 and Defenders # 26 -- 29 ( July -- Nov. 1975 ) . In each case , other heroes such as Captain America , the Thing , and the Defenders aid them in their war against the alien Badoon , necessitating the liberal use of time travel in these stories . </P>
<P> The team first appeared in the partial reprint title Marvel Super-Heroes with issue # 18 ( Jan. 1969 ) , written by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan . Despite strong sales on this issue , the Guardians of the Galaxy would not appear again for over five years , in Marvel Two - In - One # 4 -- 5 ( July -- Sept. 1974 ) . The story 's writer , Steve Gerber , liked the team enough to use them again in Giant Size Defenders # 5 and Defenders # 26 -- 29 ( July -- Nov. 1975 ) . In each case , other heroes such as Captain America , the Thing , and the Defenders aid them in their war against the alien Badoon , necessitating the liberal use of time travel in these stories . </P>
when did guardians of the galaxy comic first come out
when did guardians of the galaxy comic first come out
Jan. 1969
Jan. 1969