Star-Lord is the name of three fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

s that appear in publications from by Marvel Comics

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The first Star-Lord was Peter Quill, who first appeared in Marvel Preview

Marvel Preview

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#4 (Jan. 1976), and was created by Steve Englehart

Steve Englehart

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 and Steve Gan. The second version, Jason of Spartax, was the father of Peter Quill and appeared in a flashback

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 tale in the limited series

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 titled Inhumans

Inhumans

The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. This race appears in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics and exists in that company's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe....

vol. 3, #1 - 3 (June - Aug. 2000) and #4 (Oct. 2000).