A huge number of people co-plotted this issue: Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway, Scott Edelman, Steve Gerber, Roger Slifer, and Len Wein. So it’s probably got an intricate plot and a great story, right?
Except no. They team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy to fight a space monster. That’s really it.
Except for one, pretty important thing: The GotG are from distant future. And in this case, Vance Astro’s younger self is alive in the current time for the 616 Universe because Major Victory, like Captain America, got frozen for a long time. So, we meet his younger self.
He’s a huge Captain America fan, who will grow up to be Justice on the New Warriors before getting his time jump to join the Guardians.