
The six characters mentioned above made up the core cast, with a seventh member, Nikki, becoming a major character as well.

Consisting of Vance Astro, Charlie-27, Martinex, Yondu, and eventually Starhawk and Aleta Ogord, the group started out as freedom fighters looking to save a post-apocalyptic Earth from the reign of a race of aliens called the Badoon.Īfter this battle, Marvel sent the Guardians on numerous adventures that took them all over the universe and added new heroes to their ranks. In the 1960s, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy comic centered on a team of space-faring superheroes from the 30th century.

Decades before characters like Star-Lord, Gamora, and Drax helped form the Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel already had a team bearing that name.
