Read more about Major Victory at: Wikipedia Official Site: Marvel Comics :This article is about Vance Astro, a.k.a. Major Victory, the member of the Guardians of the Galaxy; for his alternate timeline counterpart, once known as Marvel Boy and later as Justice, see Vance Astrovik; for other characters named Major Victory, see Major Victory (disambiguation). Vance Astro, born Vance Astrovik and going by the nickname Major Victory, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero from the Earth-691 timeline of the Marvel Universe. Astro first appeared as a founding member of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the partial reprint title Marvel Super-Heroes with issue #18 (Jan. 1969), written by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan. He appeared sporadically in several Marvel titles, such as Marvel Two-In-One #4-5 (July-Sept. 1974), and Giant Size Defenders #5 and Defenders #26-29 (July-Nov. 1975). In each case, other heroes such as Captain America, the Thing, and the Defenders aid Astro and the Guadians against the alien Badoon. The Guardians were also featured in Marvel Presents #3-12 (Feb. 1976 - Aug. 1977). This was followed by a series of appearances in Thor Annual #6 (1977), The Avengers #167-177 (Jan.-Nov. 1978) and #181 (March 1979), Marvel Team-Up #86 (Oct. 1979), and Marvel Two-in-One #69 (Nov. 1980). In the 1990s, the Astro starred in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 1, which ran for 62 issues. It was initially written and illustrated by Jim Valentino. Michael Gallagher commenced writing the title from issue #29 (Oct. 1992) until cancellation in July 1995.
Major Victory has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.
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