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In my real life, I write for a living. So this hyphen/no hyphen thing is a real problem for me.
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A year after his debut, Starlord gets the benefit of Marvel’s future all-star creative team: Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Terry Austin.
Little known fact: That was Byrne and Claremont’s first job together!
This story is not nearly as interesting as Starlord’s brutal origin, where he witnessed death as a child, overcame abuse, and then literally killed his way into the role of Starlord. This story, instead, domesticates him into the “main” Marvel Universe.
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Storywise, he frees some alien slaves from some bad dudes. But instead of killing them, he uses a water gun. His powers now include a weapon that controls all the elements.
The issue also introduces his living spaceship, just called “Ship” here.
By the end of the issue, it has manifested as a woman (who does not refer to Starlord with a hyphen)…
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In a future story, she will be named Aurora.