Publishers / Marvel / Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) / #24
24May 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP

Guardians of the Galaxy #24

Marvel · May 1992

First appearance: Major VictoryFirst appearance: TalonFirst appearance: The Keeper1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel, 1990 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
May 1992
Key date
1992-05-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Major Victory - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Talon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Keeper - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gabrielle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Coming of the Keeper!cover1pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Ron LimVance Astro, Charlie-27, The Keeper First, Major Victory First, Nikki, Aleta Ogord, Stakar Ogord, Norrin Radd, Starhawk, Talon First, Yondu Udonta, Yondu
1The Coming of the Keeper!comic story22script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Steve Montano; colors: Evelyn Stein; letters: Ken LopezVance Astro, Captain America, Charlie-27, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Era, Firelord, Gabrielle First, Galactus, Galan, Ben Grimm, Invisible Girl, The Keeper First, Pyreus Kril
2-in-house column1script: Stan LeeTom DeFalco
3-letters page1script: Craig Anderson, John Lewandowski

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 00928101318105

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-9812-3		2015On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-90439-5		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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