Guardians of the Galaxy #5

Dates

Cover date

November 2008

On sale

September 17, 2008

In stores

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 68 of 106. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. New Avengers: Illuminati #5
2. The Mighty Avengers #7
3. New Avengers #38
4. Captain Marvel #4
5. Ms. Marvel #25
6. New Avengers #39
7. Secret Invasion #1
8. Captain Marvel #5
9. Ms. Marvel #26
10. The Mighty Avengers #12
11. New Avengers #40
12. Secret Invasion #2
13. The Mighty Avengers #13
14. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1
15. Incredible Hercules #117
16. Ms. Marvel #27
17. New Avengers #41
18. Captain Britain and MI:13 #1
19. The Mighty Avengers #14
20. Secret Invasion #3
21. Captain Britain and MI:13 #2
22. Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? #1
23. Incredible Hercules #118
24. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #2
25. Avengers: The Initiative #14
26. Ms. Marvel #28
27. New Avengers #42
28. Secret Invasion: Runaways / Young Avengers #1
29. The Mighty Avengers #15
30. Secret Invasion: Front Line #1
31. Captain Britain and MI:13 #3
32. Secret Invasion #4
33. Incredible Hercules #119
34. The Mighty Avengers #16
35. X-Factor (2006) #33
36. Avengers: The Initiative #15
37. New Avengers #43
38. New Warriors #14
39. She-Hulk #31
40. Black Panther #39
41. Ms. Marvel (2006) #29
42. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3
43. Skrulls vs. Power Pack #1
44. Secret Invasion: Front Line #2
45. Captain Britain and MI:13 #4
46. Secret Invasion #5
47. Secret Invasion: Inhumans #1
48. Secret Invasion: Runaways / Young Avengers #2
49. Secret Invasion: Thor #1
50. Secret Invasion: X-Men #1
51. Guardians of the Galaxy #4
52. Incredible Hercules #120
53. Avengers: The Initiative #16
54. Black Panther #40
55. New Avengers #44
56. New Warriors #15
57. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #1
58. She-Hulk #32
59. The Mighty Avengers #17
60. Ms. Marvel #30
61. Nova #16
62. Secret Invasion: Front Line #3
63. Deadpool #1
64. Secret Invasion #6
65. Secret Invasion: Inhumans #2
66. Secret Invasion: Runaways / Young Avengers #3
67. Secret Invasion: X-Men #2
68. Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #5
69. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #33
70. Secret Invasion: Thor #2
71. The Mighty Avengers #18
72. Avengers: The Initiative #17
73. Black Panther #41
74. Deadpool #2
75. New Avengers #45
76. Nova #17
77. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #2
78. She-Hulk #33
79. Punisher War Journal #24
80. Deadpool #3
81. Secret Invasion: Inhumans #3
82. Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #6
83. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #34
84. Secret Invasion: Front Line #4
85. The Mighty Avengers #19
86. New Avengers #46
87. Secret Invasion #7
88. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #3
89. Avengers: The Initiative #18
90. Nova #18
91. Secret Invasion: Thor #3
92. Secret Invasion: X-Men #3
93. Thunderbolts #125
94. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35
95. Punisher War Journal #25
96. Secret Invasion: Inhumans #4
97. Secret Invasion: X-Men #4
98. New Avengers #47
99. Secret Invasion #8
100. Secret Invasion: Front Line #5
101. Avengers: The Initiative #19
102. Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1
103. The Mighty Avengers #20
104. Secret Invasion: Requiem #1
105. Secret Invasion: War of Kings (2009) #1
106. Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill - The Green Of Eden #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.

Publisher’s description

On Knowhere, the Guardian's transdimensional HQ, fear and mistrust boil to the surface as the mismatched team attempts to uncover the Skrull agents in their midst! Who can they trust?

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)