The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional

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team that has starred in the

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series of the same name, published by

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. The original team, based in an alternate universe within the Marvel Comics continuity, debuted in the comic book '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #18 (January 1969). Another team, this time based in the mainstream

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, debuted in the comic ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008).

Original team

These are the members of the original,

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Guardians of the Galaxy team.

Galactic Guardians

Modern team

These are the members of the mainstream

Guardians of the Galaxy team. They are separated by the period when they joined. * Characters in bold are members of the team as of the present time. * Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted.

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Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It may more specifically refer to: Comic book teams * Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...

exists in the

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. * Characters listed in bold are members of the team as of the present

Ravagers

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'' (2017) also features a version of the original team, later known the Ravagers. *

Notes

References

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