*Vintage Magazine-Sized Comics: One long-overlooked character in the Marvel pantheon was Star-Lord, the cosmic adventurer who was introduced in a few issues of Marvel Preview and Marvel Comics Super Special in the 1970s, never really went anywhere, and simmered into obscurity – until his revival as a central character in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, accompanied by the sensationally successful films, made him one of the belated breakout characters of the 21st Century! This update, we present a nice copy of his very first appearance, in 1976’s Marvel Preview issue #4. Steve Englehart and Steve Gan’s presentation of Peter Quill, the not-yet-legendary Starlord, has fewer laughs than the movie version (and definitely a much quieter soundtrack!), but this is where the character got his start. A flat copy with a tiny bit of wear at bottom spine and a very small crease across the bottom right corner; nice page quality, tight staples, great cover colour and just an almost invisible cover mark where a price label has been removed (but no sticky residue is left).
PICTURED: MARVEL PREVIEW #4 FN £100 SOLD