Vance Astro

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).
Vance Astro
Vance Astro.
Art by Paul Pelletier.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceMarvel Super-Heroes #18 (Jan. 1969)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoVance Astro (legally changed from Vance Astrovik)
SpeciesHuman mutant
Team affiliationsGuardians of the Galaxy (future)
U.S. Air Force
Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy (modern day)
Notable aliasesMajor 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.

  1. ^ 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.