Guardians of the Galaxy #5

Dates

Cover date

November 2008

On sale

September 17, 2008

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #5 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Original edition

  Barcode 75960606410600511

  Source ↗
• Variant Edition - 'Monkey' - Nic Klein Cover

  Barcode 75960606410600521

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Secret Invasion

This is part 31 of 48. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. The Mighty Avengers #7
2. New Avengers #38
3. New Avengers #39
4. Secret Invasion #1
5. Ms. Marvel #26
6. The Mighty Avengers #12
7. New Avengers #40
8. Secret Invasion #2
9. The Mighty Avengers #13
10. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1
11. New Avengers #41
12. Secret Invasion #3
13. Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? #1
14. Avengers: The Initiative #14
15. New Avengers #42
16. The Mighty Avengers #15
17. Secret Invasion #4
18. The Mighty Avengers #16
19. X-Factor (2006) #33
20. Avengers: The Initiative #15
21. New Avengers #43
22. Ms. Marvel (2006) #29
23. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3
24. Secret Invasion #5
25. Avengers: The Initiative #16
26. New Avengers #44
27. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #1
28. The Mighty Avengers #17
29. Ms. Marvel #30
30. Secret Invasion #6
31. Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #5
32. Secret Invasion: Thor #2
33. The Mighty Avengers #18
34. Avengers: The Initiative #17
35. New Avengers #45
36. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #2
37. Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #6
38. The Mighty Avengers #19
39. New Avengers #46
40. Secret Invasion #7
41. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #3
42. Avengers: The Initiative #18
43. Thunderbolts #125
44. New Avengers #47
45. Secret Invasion #8
46. Avengers: The Initiative #19
47. The Mighty Avengers #20
48. Secret Invasion: War of Kings (2009) #1

Creators

Stories

• Deception · 22 pages

  Drax is a suspect in the recent explosion on the space-station Knowhere. The Guardians are nearly torn apart by their suspicions of each other caused by the possibility of Skrull infiltration.

Reprinted in

Guardians of the Galaxy (2008), Guardians of the Galaxy (2009), Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning Omnibus (2016), War of Kings Prelude: Road to War of Kings Omnibus (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy: Somebody's Got to Do It (2020), Guardians of the Galaxy Modern Era Epic Collection (2023)