Marvel

Released February 1982

Star-Lord: The Special Edition #1

Synopsis

This one- shot reprints an untitled Star-Lord story from Marvel preview #11 broken into four titled chapters with three additional pages added to set up the material as a flashback. It also featues a Doctor Who tale from Doctor Who Monthly #52 titled "The Spider God". Star-Lord makes an enterance on a planet recently conquered by slavers which he promptly sets about liberating. He can breathe in space, knows how to sword fight, and owns a sentient spacecraft named "ship" that can shape-shift and was formerly an intelligent star. He takes on Jayson of Sparta (first appearance) and has yet to become a guardian of he galaxy. In "the Spider God" The Doctor lands arrives on planet occupied by giant spiders and a trigger-happy human population. In killing the spiders a human militia is destablizing the ecosystem of the world and ushering in disaster.

Key Facts

  • Reprint of Star-Lord's origin and early appearances, printed in color for the first time with a new framing sequence

Details

Cover Date
February 1982
Pages
64
UPC
N/A
Cover Price
$1.50
Final Order Cutoff
N/A

Creators

  • Writer
    Steve Moore
  • Writer
    Chris Claremont
  • Inker
    Dave Gibbons
  • Letterer
    Dave Gibbons
  • Inker
    Terry Austin
  • Cover Artist
    Terry Austin
  • Colorist
    Ed Hannigan
  • Letterer
    Tom Orzechowski
  • Colorist
    Glynis Oliver
  • Artist
    Michael Golden
  • Artist
    John Byrne
  • Artist
    Dave Gibbons

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