WhileStar - Lordis well known for his personation in the MCU , the lineament has a significantly longer chronicle in the comics . As much as the MCU ’s Star - Lord dingey red duster and the seldom used masquerade look fun on filmdom , the comics have introduce importantly more interesting costumes over the years . For a human beings who bonk his vintage euphony , Peter Quill knows how to keep his fashion fresh .

Throughout his tenacious incumbency as a pirate turned galactic protector , Star - Lord has assume many looking , each adapting to chew over his place within the galaxy . While he was originally a self - entitled cocky jerk , and still is to a degree , he ’s long since stepped up and embraced with open arms the variety of life and culture the galaxy has to offer . While his tenure in the MCU may soon be over , his sovereignty , and his many many costumes , in the funnies are far from being over .

1The Original Star-Lord

First Appeared InMarvel Preview #4(1976)

Before his forward-looking founding in 2004 , Star - Lord originally debuted inMarvel Preview # 4(1976 ) by Steve Englehart . This version of Star - Lord is a similar reading tothe modern Peter Quill , with a few key differences in his beginning story . Similar to a character like Shazam , Peter ’s power and costume were originallygranted by a distance wizardas an inheritance of the galactic shielder have it off as Star - Lords .

Very much a product of its metre , this costume is a silklike and vintage look , indicative with the 60s and 70s interest group in retro - futurism . While it may feel outdated by today ’s standards , the simple-minded but unified aesthetic feel alien in nature , better representing the origin of Peter ’s power . If anything , Peter ’s GreenGoblin - esque glideris for certain a concept that needs to be brought back in the cartoon strip .

2Space Criminal Peter Quill

First Appeared InThanos #8(2004)

Nearly thirty years later on , Keith Griffen and Ron Lim resurrected the galactic poor boy witha mark new aesthetic and backstory . In his return debut , Quill was a indurate man weight down by the C of chiliad of demise he had inadvertently caused while protecting a major planet with millions . In an effort to overturn his humanity , Peter began embed himself with multiple cybernetics .

Unlike his MCU twin , this Star - Lord was disgust with himself and deeply repentant for what he had done despite how many he had saved . While a bit of an edgy way to display one ’s dissatisfaction with oneself , the figurative video display ofStar - Lord ’s conflict to palpate humanis a muscular one . in the beginning teaming up with Thanos at the clock time , Peter would soon find himself in the companionship ofthe fledgling Guardians of the Galaxy .

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3The Dirty Dozen

First Appeared InAnnihilation: Conquest - Starlord(2007)

After Annihilation ’s frustration , Peter was conscript to leada new strike personnel constitute of criminal and criminal . While the squad had no prescribed name at the clip , Peter referred to themselves as the Dirty Dozen . hop to inspire his squad , Peter had a new uniform make that slant intemperately into his “ Star - Lord ” name .

This novel getup is heavily inspire by older British armed forces and police uniform , while depending on the spicy and gold color scheme to exemplify him being a “ star ” in the vast void of quad . The most scandalous part , and honestly the honorable part , of the costume is his mask . Peter wanted to leen intothe legendary position his name had garneredin the war against Annihilation , trust to hide his face so that“Star - Lord ” could become an figure of speech . While he no longer possesses his cybernetic augmentation , the mask continue to function as a way for Peter to distance himself from his horse sense of world . To escort , this is plausibly one of the more drastic of his outfit choices while also being one of the shrill he ’s had .

4The Guardians of the Galaxy

First Appeared InGuardians of the Galaxy #2(2008)

While the MCU did give fan a interpretation of this look , the comic original continued to carry the tyrannic law look that his previous costume had . Despite being a band of criminals , the Guardians were peacekeeper , the coltsfoot ’s self-governing police force . In addition to an updated mask and color dodge , the insignias that Peter originally had adorn on his uniform increased in size of it , making the Star - Lord brand clearly recognizable from a space .

5The Cosmic Avengers

First Appeared inGuardians of the Galaxy #1(2013)

After leaving Earth-616 to deal with a threat in the Cancerverse , Peter returned back to his domicile attribute andreformed the Guardians once again . The serial had taken a large hiatus due to low sale , but following the release ofthe MCU film , Marvel Comics decided to give the crew another guesswork . Now back with blond hair and a semi - intimate callback to his original 1976 suit , the Guardians had overallditched the integrated esthetic , allowing each fellow member a little more personal stylization .

Once again , the insignia that Star - Lord often uses for his personal stigmatization has expanded , now consuming large portions of his outfit . to boot , Peterabandoned his authoritarian maskand helmet to comfortably expose his font . Not only was he made to reckon significantly more superheroic , but by evidence his face once again , Peter was accepting both himself and his humanity . Peter ’s frequent consumption of gold emphasis in his costumes stay to be a prevalent divisor and something the MCU sternly missed out on .

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6Tony Stark’s Iron Armor

First Appeared InGuardians of the Galaxy #0.1(2013)

An substitute costume that Star - Lord debuted during the same founding of the same series , this outfit made its right launching on the Ed McGuinness variant cover of publication # .01 . During this full stop of the Guardians , Iron Man had unite the teamto help defend Earth from Thanos ’s impending invasion . Until now , Star - Lord has never wear thin proper “ armor . ”

For the most part , Peter ’s outfits were , and continue to be , primarily cloth . While the color scheme is a bit monotonic , the deviation toward a proper look infinite cause , which only Gamora had been wearing , give Peter a commanding smell . It almost highlightsthe comedic nature of Peter fly through spacein nothing but loggerheaded jackets , leather , and spandex . While this look never had stay mogul in the comics , it leaves one wishing that Peter could get his own Iron Man armor in the hereafter .

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7King of Spartax

First Appeared inGuardians of the Galaxy #1(2015)

days later on , just prior to 2015’sSecret Warsevent , Peter ’s father , the villainous King J’son of Spartax , had been overthrown , go out Peter as heir to the thrown . As await , Peter hated the role , frequently remark that he had no place in politics outside of his obligation . That said , his kingly attire is not only sleek and graceful but still draws in thematic aspect from his other rig .

Bringing back his familiar black and blue motif , the aureate accents from Peter ’s old costumes becamea center degree of the entire uniform . It ’s also worth noting that the Star - Lord insignia that Peter had included in all of his wooing is now excluded , further pulling himself off from “ Star - Lord ” to implement his unexampled individuality as King of Spartax .

8Return to the Guardians

First Appeared inGuardians of the Galaxy #2(2013)

Peter was finally ousted from his position as king , label a runaway , and returned to the starsalongside the Guardians of the Galaxy . Peter ’s raw outfit embraces the cosmopolitan social system of his very first Guardians militaristic outfit while combining it with some of the adaptative feel he first receivedin the MCU . While he completely abandoned the spectacular nature of his king rig , the return of the frequently used elements in his former costumes signified his return to self .

However , this timethe golden idiom had been removed almost totally . Outside of the Star - Lord insignia and his now - showing golden blond hair , the greatest color alteration was the young ashen stress . In the topsy-turvydom of battle , peculiarly those in outer space , the new accents help establish a loyal and noticeable silhouette .

9Master of the Sun

First Appeared InGuardians of the Galaxy #9(2020)

Peter spend over a hundred eld in that reality , accepting his fresh endlessly senseless life of ultimate power and fighting dour gods . By far his most alone outfit yet , this look mean a version of Peter that waive his previous attachment to squeeze the carefree open - lovemaking life-style of a god . As fun as this outfit , especially including the beard , would look in the MCU , Star - Lord quickly cleaned himself up after returning to Earth-616during the centre of Knull ’s invasion .

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10Galactic Outlaw

First Appeared InGuardians of the Galaxy #1(2023)

Star - Lord ’s most late look , this kit came about afterthe Guardians were leave brokenfrom within and disgraced across the galaxy . Now acting as gouger and outlaws on the out edge of the beetleweed , the Guardians ingest on entirely fresh look . While Peter has always visibly presented himself as an officeholder or pirate , he ’s systematically had this hitman brain through it all .

Frankly , this costume is wondrous . While he still wears a edition of his traditional Guardian look , he has entirely covered himself up . Throughout his comic appearance , Peter ’s turnout havereflected his sense of ego at the prison term . Whenever he tries to conceal his aspect , it means he ’s essay to obscure from himself , to distance himself away from his own image . This Western flavor is more than just that of a badass gunslinger , butanother panorama into the Guardian ’s psyche . The trench , the boxing glove , the hat , and returning to cover his fount with the masquerade all show where Peter is mentally . More than any other , this kit is the sodding mixture betweenaesthetically awesome and symbolically muscular .

Star-Lord from the MCU unmasked layered with masked MCU Star-Lord over Star-Lord from Annihilation Conquest

The Original Star-Lord flies in front of the moon.

Star-Lord glances around at Thanos.

star-lord with explosive imagery

Star-Lord debuts his new outfit.

Star-Lord fights in a gun fight.

Star-Lord fights in space.

Star-Lord, Gamora, and Iron Man.

Star-Lord reigns as the King of Spartax

Star-Lord waves at a Groot.

Star-Lord with the powers of a god.

Galactic Outlaw Star-Lord

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