The Defenders

July 1975 • Volume 1 • Giant Size • USA • 247 Collected

The Defenders #5

Guardians of the Galaxy Appearance, 1st Appearance of Vance Astrovik

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(Marvel) Cover for The Defenders #5 Guardians of the Galaxy Appearance, 1st Appearance of Vance Astrovik

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Basic Information

Published

July 1975

Comic Age

Bronze

Cover Price

.50

Facts

1st Appearance "Vance Astrovik", will eventually become (JUSTICE) * Guardians of the Galaxy Appearance
1st and Only Appearance of Eelar.
1st and Only Appearance of Milton Childs.
1st and Only Appearance of Police Officer Ferdinand "Ferdie" Flynn
1st Appearance of Norma "Mary" Astrovik
1st and only appearance of Arnold "Tom" Astrovik
1st and Only Appearance of Verpoorten''s Meat Market

Characters

1st Appearance

Milton Childs , Eelar , Justice (Vance Astrovik) , Verpoorten's Meat Market , Police Officer (Ferdinand Flynn) , Norma 'Mary' Astrovik , Arnold 'Tom' Astrovik

Creators

Writer

Steve Gerber

Interior Artist

Don Heck

Cover Artist

Allen Milgrom 'Al' , Ron Wilson

Inker

Mike Esposito

Letterer

David Hunt 'Dave'

Colorist

George Roussos

Editor

Len Wein

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EELAR Moves In Mysterious Ways!

1st Appearance "Vance Astrovik", will become * (JUSTICE)
* Guardians of the Galaxy appearance

While investigating a temporal disruption, Dr. Strange, Valkyrie, and Hulk find Eelar, a creature mutated by the alien Badoon to destroy humanity. The group end up meeting the Guardians of the Galaxy, who's ship the Captain America had crash landed in the 20th century.

As the Guardians are transported to the location of the Defender's battle against Eelar, Vance Astro's younger self -- Vance Astrovik -- finds the Guardian's ship and meets with Martinex.

Defeating Eelar, and reversing it's mutation, the Guardians explain that they are in the modern era to stop the Badoon invasion. During an exchange of information, the Defenders agree to return to the Guardian's 31st century and help them defeat their Badoon oppressors.