| Issue | #5 |
| Published | Winter 1988 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.70 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Andy Helfer; Kevin Dooley (Assistant Editor) |
| Characters | Guardians [Gloss [Xiang Po]; Harbinger [Lyla Michaels]; Ram [Takeo Yakata]; Floro; Extraño [Gregorio de la Vega]; Jet [Celia Windward]]; Kilowog; Arisia; Rocket Red |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Joe Staton (signed) |
| Inks | Bruce Patterson (signed) |
| Script | Jenette Kahn |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Characters | Guardians [Gloss [Xiang Po]; Harbinger [Lyla Michaels]; Ram [Takeo Yakata]; Floro; Extraño [Gregorio de la Vega]; Jet [Celia Windward]]; Tom Kalmaku; Terga Kalmaku; Keith Kalmaku (Thomas Kalmaku's son); Kari Kalmaku (Thomas Kalmaku's daughter); Kilowog; Arisia; Tetro; Noroka; Dr. Zarmakov; Olga; Misha; John Twerlinger |
| Synopsis | Dr. Zarmakov hired the Japanese to steal a microchip from Kilowog that will power his next generation of Rocket Red suits. Kilowog and the Guardians travel to Russia to stop him. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Joe Staaton |
| Inks | Pablo Marcos |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Letters | John Costanza |
| Script | Mark Waid |
| Letters | Typeset |