This article is about the alternate timeline member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Vance Astro. For the Avengers member, see Vance Astrovik.
For the DC Comics character, see Major Victory (DC Comics). For other uses, see Major Victory (disambiguation).
Comics character
Vance Astro
Vance Astro. Art by Paul Pelletier.
Publication information
Publisher
Marvel Comics
First appearance
Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (Jan. 1969)
Created by
Arnold Drake
Gene Colan
In-story information
Alter ego
Vance Astro (legally changed from Vance Astrovik)
Species
Human mutant
Team affiliations
Guardians of the Galaxy (future) U.S. Air Force Avengers Guardians of the Galaxy (modern day)
Notable aliases
Major Victory
Abilities
Psychokinesis
Skilled hand-to-hand combatant
Expert leader and strategist
Expert astronaut and pilot
Skilled athlete
Vance Astro, born Vance Astrovik and going by the code name Major Victory, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as being from the Earth-691 timeline of the Marvel Universe.
Astro first appeared in January 1969 as a founding member of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the partial reprint title Marvel Super-Heroes with issue #18.[1]
Vance Astro is a mutant who possesses a psychokinetic ability, limited to projecting concussive blasts.
^DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
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