AL
Real Name: Al
Identity/Class: Alternate Reality (Earth-791) terrestrial fauna/animal
Occupation: Pet (presumably a predator via
assistance from his owner)
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Star-Lord
(Peter Quill)
Enemies: Betty
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Peter Quill's apartment on the base of the NASA Training Center located in Houston, Texas
First Appearance: Marvel Preview#4 (January, 1976)
Powers/Abilities: Al presumably has the abiities of
an owl of his age and experience, including flight and hunting skills.
He is also a good listener.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 24 cm)
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 5 oz.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (presumably yellow)
Feathers Unrevealed (presumably
some combination of brown, black, tan and/or white)
History:
(Marvel Preview#4 (fb)) - Betty,
a young woman at the NASA Training Center, stopped by Peter Quill's
apartment to welcome him to the base. She was appalled to discover that
Quill kept Al, an owl, as a pet, and she found herself resentful when
Quill talked to Al but would not speak with her.
(Marvel Preview#4) - Two years later, Al looked on,
startled, as Quill trashed his apartment in a tantrum after being
denied the opportunity for spaceflight.
Quill began to drink heavily, and
pleaded with Al for answers as to why he couldn't ever get what he
wanted and why people cared so much about whether a person liked them
or was likable.
Quill ultimately begged of the bird, "You like me, don't you, Al?",
declaring Al to be his only friend.
To all this, Al could only respond with a question of his own; "Whooo?"
Comments: Created by Steve Englehart and Steve
Gan.
Al has not been seen since Peter Quill
left for space without him to become Star-Lord. One would hope, given
Quill's obviously final departure witnessed by NASA staff, that prompt
arrangements were made to deal with his vacated living space and that
Al would have been rescued.
This profile was
completed 08/22/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was
intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary's celebratory
event.
Profile by Matt Adler.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Al has no known connections to:
images: (without ads)
Marvel Preview#4, pg. 13, panel 3 (main image);
pg. 9, panel 4 (Peter and
Al);
pg. 13, panel 4 (zodiac);
Appearances:
Marvel Preview#4 (January, 1976) - Steve Englehart (writer), Steve Gan
& Bob McLeod (artists), Archie Goodwin (editor)
First Posted: 09/02/2026
Last updated: 08/22/2026
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