Marvel Presents #12

Billed as "The Guardians' Last Stand," this 1977 issue of Marvel Presents throws the Guardians of the Galaxy headlong into a chaotic, robot-filled melee that dominates Al Milgrom's cover. A yellow-costumed Guardian battles through a mass of menacing mechanical foes while a red-haired woman in green is caught in the thick of the danger, with additional team members — including a blue-suited figure standing apart on the right — visible in the fray. With Roger Stern scripting and Milgrom handling both pencils and inks, "The Shipyard of Deep Space!" looks to be one of the more intense chapters in this original Guardians saga.