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The series was cancelled shortly afterwards due to poor sales, with the final issue being #12 (August 1977). We had Dave Cockrum redesign the costumes, we created a new starship for them to pilot, and we revised the premise of the strip, so that they were no longer fighting the Badoon on Earth, and sent them off amongst the stars." Gerber left the series after seven issues, and Roger Stern took over with Marvel Presents #10. I wanted to do something that combined the standard superhero elements with something a little different, so that I could give my imagination a bit more play. Steve Gerber, still handling the writing, reflected, "Most of the stories I was scripting were set in the present. The Guardians were finally given their own series in the existing title Marvel Presents, starting with issue #3 (Feb. 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. 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. 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.

1969), written by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan. The team first appeared in the partial reprint title Marvel Super-Heroes with issue #18 (Jan. All the characters and situations in Guardians were created by Arnold and/or Stan. Arnold went in for a conference with Stan, and Stan (maybe Arnold, too) decided to change it to an interplanetary situation.

I got a sort of general approval out of Stan (I think), and gave the idea to Arnold Drake, since I had not time to write and research it. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' started out as an idea of mine: about super-guerrillas fighting against Russians and Red Chinese who had taken over and divided the USA. Cover art by Jim Valentino, including newer characters Starhawk (Stakar Ogord), Aleta Ogord, and Nikki. The revival iteration of the team: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (June 1990).
