What are you offering me-- an empire? A throne? I left all that behind on Earth. Don't you see? I'm a seeker-- I don't know, after a cosmic Holy Grail. A... dream that's forever unattainable. Or maybe... I just need to see what's beyond the farthest star. I have the universe. I don't need to be shackled to a throne. I am Starlord. 
Appearing in "1. Windhölme / Cinnibar / 3: Sparta / 4: The Hollow Crown"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jason of Sparta (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Kip Hölm (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Sandy (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Dirac (First appearance)
- Kyras Shakati (First appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
- Arak (First appearance; dies)
- Arion (First appearance; dies)
- Tikos (First appearance)
- Prince Gareth (First appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
- Ariguans
- Rruothk'ar (Death) (Name revealed)
Other Characters:
- Scania (First appearance)
- Gunnar Hölm (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Marie Hölm (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- King Kraken (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Jason's father (Mentioned)
- Meredith Quill (Only in flashback) (Death)
Races and Species:
- Anubian
Locations:
- Earth-791
- Earth-77611
Items:
- Star-Lord Armor
- Starlord's Elemental Gun
- Widgets (First appearance)
- Melyan Constructs (First appearance)
- Telempathic Crystal (First appearance; destruction)
Vehicles:
- "Ship" (First appearance)
Synopsis for "1. Windhölme / Cinnibar / 3: Sparta / 4: The Hollow Crown"
Star-Lord discovers the secrets of his own origins on the world of Sparta.
Notes
- Warner is editor, Macchio is associate editor, Slifer is consulting editor.
- Watanabe (uncredited) lettered 2 pages.
- This issue would later be reprinted in Star-Lord Special Edition #1.
- This issue also contains a three-page article entitled "Our Alien Heritage or The Central-Casting Syndrome" by John L. Byrne in which the artist talks about why most of the aliens imagined by Man look so human.
Trivia
- Alex Ross' cover for Guardians 3000 #3 pays homage to Ken Barr's cover by placing the future Star-Lord in an identical pose.