

Heinlein's lawyers threatened legal action over the cover to Marvel Preview #11, which featured a blurb that described the content as "a novel-length science fiction spectacular in the tradition of Robert A. Star-Lord continued to appear in Marvel Preview, with writer Chris Claremont revamping the character and using science fiction adventure stories like the Heinlein juveniles for inspiration. After his earthbound beginning, his mind would be opened step by step, with a fast-action story on Mercury, a love story on Venus, a war story on Mars, and so on out to the edge of the solar system, and then beyond.īut-after his earthbound beginning, where I established him as an unpleasant, introverted jerk, I left Marvel, so no one ever saw what he was to become. My hero would go from being an unpleasant, introverted jerk to the most cosmic being in the universe, and I would tie it into my then-new interest in astrology. Creator Steve Englehart had plans for the character that went unrealized. The character first appeared in the black-and-white magazine publication Marvel Preview #4 (Jan 1976). Pratt will return to play the character in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Wyatt Oleff portrays a young Peter Quill in the first two Guardians of the Galaxy films. He has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including animated television series, toys and trading cards.Ĭhris Pratt portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. He became the leader of the space-based superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy in the 2008 relaunch of the comic of the same name. The character played prominent roles in the comic book storylines " Annihilation" (2006) and " Annihilation: Conquest" (2007), " War of Kings" (2008), and The Thanos Imperative (2009). The son of human Meredith Quill and Spartoi J'son, Peter Quill assumes the mantle of Star-Lord, an interplanetary policeman. The character, created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan, first appeared in Marvel Preview #4 (January 1976). Star-Lord ( Peter Jason Quill) is a fictional character and superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

