In 1968, industry legends Arnold Drake (creator of DC's "Deadman" and "Doom Patrol") and Gene Colan (penciler for virtually every major Marvel character) looked to the future and saw a crusading quartet - Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex, and Charlie-27 - rising to retake Earth from reptilian raiders! The Guardians of the Galaxy begin their battle with the Badoon, and they're not just building on the heroism of past centuries - they're recruiting from it! Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Thing, the Hulk, and others join the Sol System's soldiers in a war that began a thousand years from now! This title collects "Marvel Super-Heroes", numbered 18; "Marvel Two-In-One", numbered 4-5; "Giant-Size Defenders", numbered 5; and "Defenders", numbered 26-29.