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Groot   is a fictional character appearing in   American comic books   published by   Marvel Comics . Created by   Stan Lee ,   Larry Lieber   and   Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in   Tales to Astonish   #13 (November 1960). An   extraterrestrial , sentient   tree -like creature, the original Groot first appeared as an   invader   that intended to capture humans for experimentation. The character was reintroduced as a heroic, noble being in 2006, and appeared in the  crossover  comic book storyline " Annihilation: Conquest ". Groot went on to star in its  spin-off  series,  Guardians of the Galaxy , joining the team of the same name. Groot has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including  animated   television series ,  toys  and  trading cards .  Vin Diesel  voices Groot, "child" Groot, and "teen" Groot in the  Marv...

Groot is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee , Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #13 (November 1960). An extraterrestrial , sentient tree -like creature, the original Groot first appeared as an invader that intended to capture humans for experimentation. The character was reintroduced as a heroic, noble being in 2006, and appeared in the crossover comic book storyline " Annihilation: Conquest ". Groot went on to star in its spin-off series, Guardians of the Galaxy , joining the team of the same name. Groot has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including animated television series , toys and trading cards . Vin Diesel voices Groot, "child" Groot, and "teen" Groot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), an...

This alternate version of Groot never met Rocket Raccoon or joined the Guardians of the Galaxy , becoming a galactic warlord instead. At some point during his mission of capturing humans to be experimented on, King Groot was captured by the Collector and taken to Battlerealm , site of the Contest of Champions . https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/King_Groot_(Earth-TRN517) ------------------------------ Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions is a three-issue comic book limited series published from June to August 1982 by Marvel Comics . The series was written by Mark Gruenwald , with art by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton . This series was significant as it was Marvel's first published limited series. Contest of Champions brought forth the idea of a major event affecting the Marvel Universe ; it introduced crossovers before the concept of multi-title crossovers was even conceived. An unrelated five issue limited series published in 1999, Contest of Champions II , is a sequel in ...

The   Marvel Universe   is a   fictional universe   where the stories in most   American comic book   titles and other media published by   Marvel Comics   take place. Super-teams such as the   Avengers , the   X-Men , the   Fantastic Four , and many Marvel   superheroes   live in this universe, including characters such as   Spider-Man ,   Iron Man ,   Thor , the   Hulk ,   Captain America ,   Wolverine ,   Black Panther ,   Doctor Strange ,   Black Widow , the   Human Torch ,   Daredevil   and   Deadpool , among numerous others. It also contains well-known   supervillains   such as   Doctor Doom ,   Magneto ,   Thanos ,   Loki ,   Green Goblin ,   Kingpin ,   Doctor Octopus   and   Venom . The Marvel Universe is further depicted as existing within a " multiverse " consisting of thousands of separate uni...

Groot is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee , Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #13 (November 1960). An extraterrestrial , sentient tree -like creature, the original Groot first appeared as an invader that intended to capture humans for experimentation. The character was reintroduced as a heroic, noble being in 2006, and appeared in the crossover comic book storyline " Annihilation: Conquest ". Groot went on to star in its spin-off series, Guardians of the Galaxy , joining the team of the same name. Groot has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including animated television series , toys and trading cards . Vin Diesel voices Groot, "child" Groot, and "teen" Groot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), an...