Who woulda thunk it?
Remember The Sword in the Star?
Wayfinder is helped by a blunt smoking, talking raccoon named Rocky and thus, a legend is born.
Even in this early and esoteric appearance, there was something about the future Rocket.
As soon as the raccoon appeared, the strip went from typical sci-fi melodrama to something fun and different.
The Black Bunnies are joined by a pack of killer clowns who fly around on circus balls.
Rocket and Hulk proceed to smash the bunnies and defeat Jakes before Rocket helps Hulk return home.
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Bill Mantlo wasnt done with Rocket yet, oh no.
Yes,thatMike Mignola, creator of Hellboy doing funny animal space opera.
That time Rocket teamed with a rabbit to fight a terrifying creature called The Red Breath.
That time Rocket gave a worm an orgasm.
All drawn by Mike Mignola, we must remind you.
So essentially, Rocket escaped capture by baboons and clowns by riding a worms perpetual orgasm.
Methinks Disney might skip that bit.
That time Rocket kind of visited Mos Eisley.
Whats a space opera without a cantina?
A huge bar fight ensues where the mercenary rabbit tries to abduct Rockets gal pal Lylla.
Sorry about the mess.
Thats all you oughta know really.
When he would next appear, he would start his long journey into the mainstream Marvel Universe.
That time Rocket was recruited on a suicide mission to save the galaxy from mechanical genocidal warlords.
But withAnnihilation: Conquest, Rocket was back and featured in a major Marvel cosmic event.
That time Rocket hocked a loogie on a tiny sentient royal tree from Planet X.
Of course, Rocket was also deep into his cups at the time.
you’re free to always count on Rocket for a well placed grenade.
That time the Guardians broke up and Rocket started his own team.
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Without Rocket, the Guardians would have burned out before their legend got started.
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Rocket and his crew locked onto Peters helmet so they could teleport in and pull their pal out.
Fur flew, Earth was saved, and Rocket had his chum back.
All in a days work.
That time it was revealed that Rocket used to hang with the Starjammers.
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Jeez, Rocket should probably lay of the teleporting.
Rocket and company were helplessly floating in space when the Starjammers rescued them.
Turns out, Rocket used to hang with Corsairs band of space marauders and was still tight with them.
A raccoon space pirate?
Yeah, Id read that series.
Rocket just gets more Han Solo by the second, dont he?
That Time Rocket was eaten by an other-dimensional spider/snake thing.
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The Guardians bravest, Rocket and Drax, used Groots branches as tethers to go into the breach.
What they found was a burrow of interdimensional spiders.
Now thats some bravery.
That time Rocket helped take down Thanos.
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From killer clowns and space apes to Thanos, Rocket has come a long way.
That time Rocket was left as the torch bearer.
At Starlords grave, Rockets last words to his pal Peter Quill were, Damn it Pete.
Whyd you guys have to be such heroes?
The raccoons lament was poignant and powerful as he was left alone to carry on the Guardians legacy.
Rocket saved his old stomping grounds from the evil of the Star Thief and had his heroic spirit rekindled.
Plus, Rocket blasting evil space clowns?
It just never gets old.
That time Rocket was exploited by an evil media conglomerate.
You think Rocket made the same deal at gunpoint with Disney?
That time Rocket met the Avengers for the first time and made Jarvis order him a pizza.
That all changed when Thanos arrived on Earth.
The Guardians followed their most terrifying adversary and Rocket met the Avengers for the first time.
That time Rocket invented a really violent catchphrase.
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Rocket singlehandedly took down two Badoon ships by boarding one and taking out the crew in rapid succession.
For each vile lizard alien he killed, he shouted Bam!
Bam, Murdered You until the raccoon stood alone.
This has kind of become Rockets version of Its Clobberin Time, but way more violent.
That time Rocket and Tony Stark bonded overStar Trek.
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Lets just hope he doesnt start withEnterprise, Earth would never survive Rockets wrath.
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The Guardians won, forging a union with the young All-New X-Men.
That time he found out he might not be the only raccoon in the galaxy.
When Rocket got heavy handed with the alien, a shot rang out, and the alien lay dead.
That time Rocket gave the stink eye to the Punisher.
Not that we measured, but Rockets gun was just way bigger than Castles.
That Time Rocket Became a Solo Star After All Those Years of Obscurity.
But Young did it best and no Rocket lover should miss the first regular Rocket Raccoon solo series.
That Time Rocket fought in the Marvel Super-Hero Civil War (Well, the Second One).
TakeCivil War II(c’mon!)
That Time Rocket and Kraven the Hunter Almost Destroyed New York City.
And thats the battle fan got to witness in 2016sRocket Raccoonseries.
After the events ofCivil War II, Rocket and his fellow Guardians found themselves stranded on Earth.
Kraven has hunted Marvel heroes for a long time, but he never met prey like Rocket.
