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3August 2013
$3.99

Guardians of the Galaxy #3

Marvel · August 2013 · on sale 2013-06-12

First appearance: Y-Gaaar5 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel, 2013 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
August 2013
Key date
2013-08-00
On-sale date
2013-06-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price
$3.99
Pages
32
Barcode
75960607830100311
Rating
Rated T

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Steve McNiven; inks: John Dell; colors: Justin PonsorRocket Raccoon
1Recap and Credits Pagerecap1letters: typeset
2-comic story20script: Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: Steve McNiven, Sara Pichelli; inks: John Dell, Steve McNiven, Sara Pichelli; colors: Justin Ponsor; letters: VC's Cory PetitFreyja, Annihilus, The Brood Queen, Gladiator, Imperiatrix, J'Son of Spartax, Kallark, The Supreme Intelligence, Y-Gaaar First
3-letters page1script: Stephen Wacker

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Variant Edition - Ed McGuinness Coverbarcode 75960607830100321
Variant Edition - Leinil Francis Yu Coverbarcode 75960607830100331
Variant Edition - 'Movie' Coverbarcode 75960607830100341
Second Printingbarcode 75960607830100312
Newsstandprice 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD; barcode 07447061563707

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Free Comic Book Day 2013 (Infinity) #12013On eBay ›
Cosmic Avengers
ISBN 978-0-7851-6828-7		2013On eBay ›
Cosmic Avengers
ISBN 978-0-7851-6607-8		2014On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Avengers #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9209-1		2014On eBay ›
Guardians of the Galaxy by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-90027-4		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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