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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published March 2009
Frequency monthly except semi-monthly in May
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Michael Horwitz (Assistant Editor); Bill Rosemann (Editor); Joe Quesada (Editor-in-Chief)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-01-21

Cover Details - "War of Kings"

Characters Star-Lord [Peter Quill]
Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Pencils Clint Langley (signed)
Inks Clint Langley (signed)
Colors Clint Langley (signed)

1 page Guardians of the Galaxy recap "Recap"

Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Script Dan Abnett ?; Andy Lanning ?
Letters typeset
Notes Recap of story to date and character listing.

22 page Guardians of the Galaxy story "Prison Break"

Characters Guardians of the Galaxy [Bug; Groot; Major Victory [Vance Astro]; Mantis; Rocket Raccoon]; Adam Warlock; Gamora; Star-Lord [Peter Quill]; Drax [Arthur Douglas]; Quasar [Phyla-Vell]; Starhawk; Cosmo; Mentor; Isaac; Jack Flag [Jack Harrison]; King Blastaar (villain); Bison [Billy Kitson] (villain); Condor (villain); Gorilla-Man [Dr. Arthur Nagan] (villain); Ki (villain); Carrion [Malcolm McBride] (villain)
Synopsis "Star-Lord...trapped in jail...in the Negative Zone Prison...under attack from King Blastaar and his barbarian hordes! Will Rocket Raccoon and his new Guardians arrive in time to save their leader? Given their recent run of luck, probably not!" [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Script Dan Abnett; Andy Lanning
Pencils Brad Walker; Carlos Magno
Inks Victor Olazaba; Jack Purcell
Colors Wil Quintana; Bruno Hang
Letters Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy [as VC's Joe Caramagna]

1 page Guardians of the Galaxy promo (ad from the publisher) "Cover - Guardians of the Galaxy #10"

Characters King Blastaar; Rocket Raccoon
Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Pencils Clint Langley
Inks Clint Langley
Colors Clint Langley
Letters typeset