Yondu and Groot Deluxe - Event Exclusive CCXP 2022

Curator's note

Yondu Udonta, created by Arnold Drake and Gene Colan, first appearing in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969); Groot, created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales to Astonish #13 (1960). In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Yondu sacrifices himself to save Peter Quill, the son he had come to claim as his own, aided in his final stand by Rocket and a newly regrown Baby Groot. This two-figure Deluxe piece was an Iron Studios exclusive for CCXP 2022, Brazil's Comic Con Experience.