Sunday, 4 June 2017

Vance Astro (Marvel Legends Series 3.75")

Vance Astro, the 1000 year old man debuted in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 in 1969 along with his fellow founding members of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Vance Astrovik was an astronaut from the (then future) year 1988 who was placed in suspended animation for a millennium long journey to the planet Centauri-IV. The big joke was that when he arrived he found a full fledged human colony had beat him by about 800 years due to the discovery of faster-than-light travel. Somehow over the trip he developed psychokinetic powers and later he found Captain America's shield and started calling himself Major Victory. His initial weakness was that he would age to dust if his containment suit were ever breached. What I found hilarious is that his suit was stated to be made of copper originally, such space age materials in the far flung future of 1988.









Such form-fitting metal foil 



Telekinesis is hard to photograph.


In fairness he was asleep a LOT longer than Steve Rogers.







"All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield"



Earth Shall Overcome!


The only two original Guardians that have figures.

Fitting as they were the first two Guardians to meet.


Shield-Wielding Heroes 2-pack


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