Friday, December 2, 2022

Creator Credits for Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)

Happy Advent!

My full list of Marvel Cinematic Universe creators credits are here and your corrections are always welcome!

Dan Abnett and 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; of the Guardians of the Galaxy based on Knowhere and allied with Cosmo (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 with telepathic powers, based on Knowhere; of Knowhere, a city built from the severed head of a Celestial, now frequented by many extraterrestrial races (Nova #8, 2008)

Stan Lee: co-creator of the Collector, an extraterrestrial collecting enthusiast (Avengers #28, 1966); of Captain Marvel, a costumed hero (Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1967); of the Black Widow, a costumed figure (Tales of Suspense #52, 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 (Thor #132, 1966)

Jack Kirby: creator of the Celestials, enigmatic extraterrestrial beings (Eternals #1, 1976); co-creator of Captain America, alias Steve Rogers, a star-spangled super hero; of Bucky, an Earth hero (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of the Black Widow, a costumed figure (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Groot, an immense tree-like being from Planet X (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960); of Ego, the living planet, a massive creature (Thor #132, 1966)

Keith Giffen: co-creator of Star-Lord teamed-up with Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon; Groot and Rocket Raccoon's friendship (Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1, 2007); of Drax's design with red body tattoos (Drax the Destroyer #3, 2006); of Drax wearing only pants (Drax the Destroyer #4, 2006); of Rocket Raccoon, an anthropomorphic adventurous raccoon (Marvel Preview #7, 1976)

Don Heck: co-creator of the Collector, an extraterrestrial collecting enthusiast (Avengers #28, 1966); of Mantis, a heroic Asian woman with empathic powers (Avengers #112, 1973); of the Black Widow, a costumed figure (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Kraglin, an extraterrestrial criminal (Tales to Astonish #46, 1963)

Gene Colan: co-creator of Captain Marvel, a costumed hero (Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1967); of Yondu, a blue-skinned extraterrestrial with a red fin on his head; Yondu's yaka arrow, which is controlled by whistling; of a team of heroes based in space called the Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Super-Heroes#18, 1969)

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 (Marvel Preview #4, 1976)

Jim Starlin: creator of Gamora, a dangerous woman (Strange Tales #180, 1975); of Gamora's name (Strange Tales #181, 1975); co-creator of Drax the Destroyer, a green-skinned man with great power and singular focus on hunting his enemies to their deaths (Iron Man #55, 1973)

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

Paul Pelletier: co-creator of Gamora, Drax, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Mantis and Groot banded together as the Guardians of the Galaxy; of the Guardians of the Galaxy based on Knowhere and allied with Cosmo (Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 2008)

Wellinton Alves: co-creator of Cosmo, a Soviet dog in spacesuit with telepathic powers, based on Knowhere; of Knowhere, a city built from the severed head of a Celestial, now frequented by many extraterrestrial races (Nova #8, 2008)

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 (Marvel Preview #4, 1976)

Bill Mantlo: co-creator of Rocket Racccoon with the moniker "Rocket" (Incredible Hulk #271, 1982); of Rocket Raccoon, an anthropomorphic adventurous raccoon (Marvel Preview #7, 1976)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Groot, an immense tree-like being from Planet X (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960); of Ant-Man, a costumed hero (Tales to Astonish #35, 1962)

Timothy Green II: co-creator of Star-Lord teamed-up with Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon; Groot and Rocket Raccoon's friendship (Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1, 2007)

Mike Friedrich: co-creator of Drax the Destroyer, a green-skinned man with great power and singular focus on hunting his enemies to their deaths (Iron Man #55, 1973)

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

Joe Simon: co-creator of Captain America, alias Steve Rogers, a star-spangled super hero; of Bucky, an Earth hero (Captain America Comics #1, 1941)

Sal Buscema: co-creator of Rocket Racccoon with the moniker "Rocket" (Incredible Hulk #271, 1982)

Jim Valentino: creator of Taserface, an extraterrestrial criminal and enemy of the Guardians of the Galaxy (Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 1990)

Roger Stern: co-creator of Nebula, a blue-skinned villainous space pirate (Avengers #257, 1985)

John Buscema: co-creator of Nebula, a blue-skinned villainous space pirate (Avengers #257, 1985)

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

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

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

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)

Don Rico: co-creator of the Black Widow, a costumed figure (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964)

Steve Gerber: co-creator of Ogord, a figure connected to Yondu (Marvel Presents #9, 1977)

Al Milgrom: co-creator of Ogord, a figure connected to Yondu (Marvel Presents #9, 1977)

Steve Epting: co-creator of Bucky's cybernetic arm (Captain America #1, 2005)

Ed Brubaker: co-creator of Bucky's cybernetic arm (Captain America #1, 2005)

Sam Humphries: co-creator of Star-Lord's half-sister (Legendary Star-Lord #1, 2014)

Paco Medina: co-creator of Star-Lord's half-sister (Legendary Star-Lord #1, 2014)

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