The success of Groot as both a character and now as a
national phenomenon is an astonishing tale. I mean that literally by the way, Groot’s first appearance
was in Tales to Astonish #13 as the
monster from Planet X. Most folks
nowadays know him from his appearance in last summer’s Guardians of the Galaxy but in case you’re unaware here’s the
skinny on the character. Groot is
a prince of Planet X who initially left his home in an attempt to protect from
the villains then ongoing Marvel event series Annihilation. During
the battle he was destroyed, but because Groot is essentially an Ent he was
able to re-grow himself from a single twig.
