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Guardians of the Galaxy #8

Marvel · Series began 2008 · February 2009

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Dates

Cover date: February 2009
On sale: January 2, 2009
In stores: January 2, 2009
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #8 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition

Barcode 75960606410600811
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Variant Edition - 'Villain' - Brandon Peterson Cover

Barcode 75960606410600821
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Story arc: War of Kings

This is part 2 of 37. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Clint Langley, Brad Walkerinks: Clint Langley, Victor Olazabacolors: Clint Langley, Wil Quintanascript: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanningletters: Joe Caramagna

Stories

Past Mistakes · 22 pages
Star-Lord attempts to warn the Kree of a possible Skrull attack. Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Mantis, Bug, and Major Victory clash with the Badoon. Adam Warlock and Gamora learn more about the Church of Universal Truth.

Publisher’s description

As Rocket Raccoon attempts to pull a new team of Guardians together, the big question is: what happened to Star-Lord? And what is Blastaar planning to do with a certain high tech prison full of some of the worst super-offenders?

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)