Star-Lord by Byrne & Austin
Back in 1976, Marv Wolfman – then editor-in-chief for Marvel Comics – came up with the name Star-Lord and passed it on to writer Steve Englehart to flesh it out. The result appeared in Marvel Preview #4, January 1976.
His second appearance came in Marvel Preview #11, Summer 1977, again written by Englehart, and drawn by two guys just starting out: John Byrne and Terry Austin. That story is arguably why readers remembered Star-Lord as fondly as they did before 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy film.
This piece was the opening page from the story.
As published.
Scan from Heritage Auctions.
Production ready.
Re-created trade dress added.
Colour version.
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