Sunday, May 7, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 creator credits

We now live in a wondrous world where 1990s Jim Valentino creations appear in top-grossing motion pictures!

Links to all of my creator credit lists found here!

Stan Lee: co-creator of the Watchers, extraterrestrials who observe the transpirings about the universe without interference (Fantastic Four #13, 1963); of the Kree, an extraterrestrial race of conquerors (Fantastic Four #64, 1967); of Him, a gold-skinned artificial being who emerges from a coccoon (Fantastic Four #66, 1967); of Berhert, an alien world (Incredible Hulk #111, 1969); of the Frost Giants, creatures from the Nine Worlds (Journey into Mystery #97, 1963); of the Sneepers, an extraterrestrial species (Tales of Suspense #49, 1964); of Groot, an immense tree-like being from Planet X (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960); of Kraglin, an extraterrestrial criminal (Tales to Astonish #46, 1963); of Ego, the living planet, a massive creature in the form of a planet with a face etched upon its surface; Ego destroying all other life within a galaxy (Thor #132, 1966); Ego having complete control over the environment on his surface, manufacturing bodies and tentacles for himself (Thor #133, 1966)

Jack Kirby: creator of the Celestials, immense intergalactic cosmic creatures (Eternals #1, 1976); co-creator of the Watchers, extraterrestrials who observe the transpirings about the universe without interference (Fantastic Four #13, 1963); of the Kree, an extraterrestrial race of conquerors (Fantastic Four #64, 1967); of Him, a gold-skinned artificial being who emerges from a coccoon (Fantastic Four #66, 1967); of the Frost Giants, creatures from the Nine Worlds (Journey into Mystery#97, 1963); of Groot, an immense tree-like being from Planet X (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960); of Ego, the living planet, a massive creature in the form of a planet with a face etched upon its surface; Ego destroying all other life within a galaxy (Thor #132, 1966); Ego having complete control over the environment on his surface, manufacturing bodies and tentacles for himself (Thor #133, 1966)

Jim Starlin: creator of Gamora turning against Thanos (Avengers Annual#7, 1977); of cosmic awareness, the ability to sense life on a celestial scale, representing by stars appearing on the user's face (Captain Marvel #29, 1973); of Gamora, a dangerous green-skinned woman who wields knives (Strange Tales #180, 1975); of Gamora's name (Strange Tales #181, 1975); of Gamora adopted by Thanos; Gamora operating as Thanos' assassin (Warlock #10, 1975); co-creator of Drax motivated by the deaths of his wife Yvette and daughter (Captain Marvel #32, 1974); of Drax the Destroyer, a green-skinned man with great power and singular focus on hunting his enemies to their deaths; Thanos, a death-worshipping intergalactic warlord who inflicts genocide (Iron Man #55, 1973); of the Infinity Gems, six all-powerful stones (Thanos Quest #1, 1990)

Keith Giffen: co-creator of Star-Lord teamed-up with Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon; Groot and Rocket Raccoon's friendship; Star-Lord's helmet with full faceplate, red goggles and breathing unit; Star-Lord favouring twin guns; Rocket favouring heavy artillery (Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1, 2007); of Groot's ability to regrow himself from a single piece (Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #3, 2007); of Drax's redesign with red body tattoos (Drax the Destroyer #3, 2006); of Drax wearing only pants; Drax preferring knives as weapons (Drax the Destroyer #4, 2006); of Rocket Raccoon, an anthropomorphic adventurous raccoon (Marvel Preview #7, 1976)

Gene Colan: co-creator of the Kree depicted with blue skin (Captain Marvel #1, 1968); of Howard the Duck wearing pants (Howard the Duck #2, 1979); of Yondu, one of the Guardians of the Galaxy, a blue-skinned extraterrestrial with a red fin on his head; Yondu's yaka arrow, which is controlled by whistling; of Martinex, a space-faring hero with crystalline-skin, ally of Yondu; of Charlie-27, a space-faring hero with superhuman strength, ally of Yondu; a team of heroes based in space called the Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Super-Heroes#18, 1969)

Sal Buscema: co-creator of Grandmaster, a cosmic being (Avengers #69, 1969); of Stakar Ogord, a space-faring hero, ally of Yondu (Defenders #27, 1975); of Aleta Ogord, Stakar's wife, a space-faring hero, ally of Yondu; of Stakar's real name (Defenders #29, 1975); of Rocket Racccoon as a swashbuckling hero clad in green with the moniker "Rocket" (Incredible Hulk #271, 1982); of Brahl, an extraterrestrial criminal and enemy of the Guardians of the Galaxy (Thor Annual #6, 1977)

Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning: co-creators of Groot's vocabulary limited to little more than "I am Groot" (Annihilation: Conquest#2, 2008); of Gamora, Drax, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Mantis and Groot banded together as the Guardians of the Galaxy; Rocket as the team's tactician (Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 2008); of Groot's iterations of "I am Groot" having multiple meanings (Guardians of the Galaxy #17, 2009); of Cosmo, a Soviet dog in spacesuit (Nova #8, 2008)

Arnold Drake: co-creator of Yondu, one of the Guardians of the Galaxy, a blue-skinned extraterrestrial with a red fin on his head; Yondu's yaka arrow, which is controlled by whistling; of Martinex, a space-faring hero with crystalline-skin, ally of Yondu; of Charlie-27, a space-faring hero with superhuman strength, ally of Yondu; a team of heroes based in space called the Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Super-Heroes#18, 1969)

Bill Mantlo: co-creator of Howard the Duck wearing pants (Howard the Duck #2, 1979); of Rocket Racccoon as a swashbuckling hero clad in green with the moniker "Rocket" (Incredible Hulk #271, 1982); of Contraxians, an extraterrestrial species (Jack of Hearts #1, 1984); of Contraxia, homeworld of the Contraxians (Jack of Hearts #2, 1984); of Rocket Raccoon, an anthropomorphic adventurous raccoon (Marvel Preview #7, 1976)

Timothy Green II: co-creator of Star-Lord teamed-up with Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon; Groot and Rocket Raccoon's friendship; Star-Lord's helmet with full faceplate, red goggles and breathing unit; Star-Lord favouring twin guns; Rocket favouring heavy artillery (Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1, 2007); of Groot's ability to regrow himself from a single piece (Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #3, 2007)

Steve Englehart: co-creator of Mantis, a heroic Asian woman with empathic powers (Avengers #112, 1973); of Star-Lord, alias Peter Quill, a half-alien man orphaned at a young age who becomes a space-adventuring gun-wielding hero while searching for his origins; Meredith Quill, Peter's mother whose death leads him to discover his origins (Marvel Preview #4, 1976)

Mike Friedrich: co-creator of Drax motivated by the deaths of his wife Yvette and daughter (Captain Marvel #32, 1974); of Drax the Destroyer, a green-skinned man with great power and singular focus on hunting his enemies to their deaths; Thanos, a death-worshipping intergalactic warlord who inflicts genocide (Iron Man #55, 1973)

Jim Valentino: creator of Taserface, an extraterrestrial criminal and enemy of the Guardians of the Galaxy (Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 1990); of Mainframe, a computerized intelligence, ally of Yondu (Guardians of the Galaxy #5, 1990); of Krugarr, one of the Lem species, an ally of Yondu (Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1, 1991)

Steve Gerber: co-creator of Stakar Ogord, a space-faring hero, ally of Yondu (Defenders #27, 1975); of Aleta Ogord, Stakar's wife, a space-faring hero, ally of Yondu; of Stakar's real name (Defenders #29, 1975); of Howard the Duck, an anthropomorphic sardonic duck (Fear #19, 1973)

Steve Gan: co-creator of Star-Lord, alias Peter Quill, a half-alien man orphaned at a young age who becomes a space-adventuring gun-wielding hero while searching for his origins; Meredith Quill, Peter's mother whose death leads him to discover his origins (Marvel Preview #4, 1976)

Roger Stern: co-creator of Nebula, a blue-skinned villainous space pirate (Avengers #257, 1985); of Nebula related to Thanos; Nebula as an enemy of Xandar (Avengers #260, 1985); of Brahl, an extraterrestrial criminal and enemy of the Guardians of the Galaxy (Thor Annual #6, 1977)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of Grandmaster, a cosmic being (Avengers #69, 1969); of the Kree depicted with blue skin (Captain Marvel #1, 1968); of the Soul Gem, from which the Infinty Gems were derived; of Him's alias Adam Warlock (Marvel Premiere #1, 1970)

Keith Pollard: co-creator of the A'askavarii, an extraterrestrial race (Black Goliath #5, 1976); of the Xandarians, an alien race very similar to humans (Fantastic Four#204, 1979); of Xandar, homeworld of the Xandarians (Fantastic Four #205, 1979)

Mark Gruenwald: creator of Yondu Odonta's surname (Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #5, 1986); co-creator of Her, the intended mate of Adam Warlock (Marvel Two-in-One #61, 1980)

Mitch Breitweiser: co-creator of Drax's redesign with red body tattoos (Drax the Destroyer #3, 2006); co-creator of Drax wearing only pants; Drax preferring knives as weapons (Drax the Destroyer #4, 2006)

Paul Pelletier: co-creator of Gamora, Drax, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Mantis and Groot banded together as the Guardians of the Galaxy; Rocket as the team's tactician (Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 2008)

Chris Claremont: co-creator of the A'askavarii, an extraterrestrial race (Black Goliath #5, 1976); of Ayesha, an alias of Her, bearing an imperious identity (Fantastic Four #11, 1998)

John Buscema: co-creator of Nebula, a blue-skinned villainous space pirate (Avengers #257, 1985); of Nebula related to Thanos; Nebula as an enemy of Xandar (Avengers #260, 1985)

Marv Wolfman: co-creator of the Xandarians, an alien race very similar to humans (Fantastic Four #204, 1979); of Xandar, homeworld of the Xandarians (Fantastic Four #205, 1979)

Don Heck: co-creator of Mantis, a heroic Asian woman with empathic powers (Avengers #112, 1973); of Kraglin, an extraterrestrial criminal (Tales to Astonish #46, 1963)

George Freeman: co-creator of Contraxians, an extraterrestrial species (Jack of Hearts #1, 1984); of Contraxia, homeworld of the Contraxians (Jack of Hearts #2, 1984)

Doug Moench: co-creator of the extraterrestrial species the Krylorians (Rampaging Hulk #1, 1977); of the Lem, an extraterrestrial race (Shogun Warriors #19, 1980)

Gil Kane: co-creator of the Soul Gem, from which the Infinty Gems were derived; of Him's alias Adam Warlock (Marvel Premiere #1, 1970)

Len Wein: co-creator of Brahl, an extraterrestrial criminal and enemy of the Guardians of the Galaxy (Thor Annual #6, 1977)

Brad Walker: co-creator of Groot's iterations of "I am Groot" having multiple meanings (Guardians of the Galaxy #17, 2009)

Salvador Larroca: co-creator of Ayesha, an alias of Her, bearing an imperious identity (Fantastic Four #11, 1998)

Tom Raney: co-creator of Groot's vocabulary limited to little more than "I am Groot" (Annihilation: Conquest #2, 2008)

John Byrne: creator of heroes carrying a bomb into Ego's brain in order to destroy him (Fantastic Four #235, 1981)

Walter Simonson: co-creator of the extraterrestrial species the Krylorians (Rampaging HulK #1, 1977)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of the Sneepers, an extraterrestrial species (Tales of Suspense #49, 1964)

Jerry Bingham: co-creator of Her, the intended mate of Adam Warlock (Marvel Two-in-One #61, 1980)

H.E. Huntley: co-creator of Kraglin, an extraterrestrial criminal (Tales to Astonish #46, 1963)

Simon Furman: co-creator of Tullk, an extraterrestrial criminal (Annihilation: Ronan #1, 2006)

Val Mayerik: co-creator of Howard the Duck, an anthropomorphic sardonic duck (Fear #19, 1973)

Jorge Lucas: co-creator of Tullk, an extraterrestrial criminal (Annihilation: Ronan #1, 2006)

Herb Trimpe: co-creator of Berhert, an alien world (Incredible Hulk #111, 1969); of the Lem, an extraterrestrial race (Shogun Warriors #19, 1980)

M.C. Wyman: co-creator of Nebula's body reinforced with cybernetics (Silver Surfer #72, 1992)

Ron Marz: co-creator of Nebula's body reinforced with cybernetics (Silver Surfer #72, 1992)

Ron Lim: co-creator of the Infinity Gems, six all-powerful stones (Thanos Quest #1, 1990)

Wellinton Alves: co-creator of Cosmo, a Soviet dog in spacesuit (Nova #8, 2008)

Kurt Busiek: co-creator of Ego's spores regrowing him on other worlds, including Earth (Maximum Security #1, 2001)

Jerry Ordway: co-creator of Ego's spores regrowing him on other worlds, including Earth (Maximum Security #1, 2001)

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