| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Tom Chu | Vance Astro, Charlie-27, Martinex, Stakar Ogord, Starhawk, Martinex T'Naga, Yondu Udonta, Yondu |
| 1 | Guardians of the Galaxy! | comic story | 22 | script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Mickey Demeo; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Herb Cooper | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Martinex; Charlie-27; Yondu]; Drang; the Baddoon; Betina Marsh |
| 2 | Doomsday 3014! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Charlotte Jetter | The Thing; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Wundarr; Sharon Carter; Namorita; Annie Christopher; Mr. Fantastic; Medusa; Tarin; Zom Soldiers (villains); Monster of Badoon (villain) |
| 3 | Seven Against the Empire! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Annette Kawecki | The Thing; Guardians of the Galaxy [Major Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sharon Carter; Tarin; Badoon (villain); Zom Soldiers (villains); Monster of Badoon (villain); Mr. Fantastic (cameo flashback); Medusa (cameo flashback) |
| 4 | Savage Time! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Irene Vartanoff; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Karen Mantlo | The Defenders [Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Jack Norriss; Aragorn; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Martinex; Vance Astro; Yondu]; Vance Astrovik; Killraven (in flashback); Badoon; Captain America (in flashback); Thing (in flashback); |
| 5 | Three Worlds to Conquer! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Al Wenzel; letters: Joe Rosen | The Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie]; Badoon; Guardians of the Galaxy [Martinex; Charlie-27; Vance Astro; Yondu; Starhawk (introduction, cameo)]; Jack Norriss |
| 6 | My Mother, the Badoon! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Frank Giacoia, John Tartag; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Tartag; colors: Al Wenzel; letters: Joe Rosen | The Defenders [Doctor Strange; Nighthawk; Valkyrie; Hulk]; Badoon; Guardians of the Galaxy [Martinex; Yondu; Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Starhawk] |
| 7 | Let My Planet Go! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John Costanza | The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Martinex; Yondu; Vance Astro; Starhawk]; Badoon; Jack Norriss |
| 8 | Eelar Moves in Mysterious Ways! | comic story | 32 | script: Steve Gerber, Roger Slifer, Len Wein, Chris Claremont, Scott Edelman, Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Jim Mooney, Mike Esposito, Dave Hunt; colors: George Roussos; letters: Artie Simek, Dave Hunt | Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Aragorn; Eelar; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Vance Astro; Yondu; Martinex]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Dr. Spectrum] (flashback); Trish Starr (flashback); Vance Astrovik; Milton Childs |
| 9 | Just Another Planet Story! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Denise Wohl, Danny Crespi | Guardians of the Galaxy [Starhawk; Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex]; Badoon Sisterhood; Queen Tolaria; Koord (villain, introduction, death); Badoon (villain) |
| 10 | Into the Maw of Madness! | comic story | 17 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Irving Watanabe | Guardians of the Galaxy [Starhawk; Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Nikki (introduction, origin)]; Baddon (flashback); Karanada (villain, introduction) |
| 11 | Planet of the Absurd! | comic story | 17 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Al Milgrom, Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Karen Mantlo | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Starhawk; Nikki]; Inhabitants of Planet Asylum (Intro) |
| 12 | The Topographical Man | comic story | 17 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Irving Watanabe | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Starhawk; Nikki]; Topographical Man (villain, introduction); Karanada (villain) |
| 13 | Embrace the Void! | comic story | 17 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Irving Watanabe | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Starhawk; Nikki]; Mother Superior of the Convent of Living Fire (Intro; Death?); Topographical Man (villain, death); Karanada (villain, death) |
| 14 | Once Upon a Time... the Silver Surfer! | comic story | 2.83 | script: Roger Stern; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Jim Novak | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Starhawk; Nikki] |
| 15 | Breaking Up Is Death to Do! | comic story | 17 | script: Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Denise Wohl | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Nikki]; Starhawk (origin); Aleta (origin); Ogord and Salaan (introduction, Aleta's parents); Stakar (introduction); Hawk-god (introduction); Brutag (villain); Reavers of Arcturus (villain, introduction); Ogord (villain) |
| 16 | Death-Bird Rising! | comic story | 17 | script: Roger Stern; pencils: Al Milgrom, Jim Starlin; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Irving Watanabe | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Nikki]; Starhawk (origin); Hawk-god; Ogord (villain); Brutag (villain); Reavers of Arcturus (villain) |
| 17 | At War with Arcturus! | comic story | 17 | script: Roger Stern; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Bob Wiacek, Al Milgrom; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Denise Wohl | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Starhawk; Nikki]; Tara (death); Sita (death); John (death); Ogord (villain); Reavers of Arcturus (villain) |
| 18 | The Shipyard of Deep Space! | comic story | 18 | script: Roger Stern; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Irving Watanabe | Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex; Starhawk; Nikki]; Drydock (villain, introduction, a sentient spacecraft); Ogord; Reavers of Arcturus |