[citation needed] The Winter Guard first appeared during the Kurt Busiek run of Iron Man in (vol.

The team made infrequent appearance in the Marvel Universe until Jeph Loeb brought them to attention in Hulk (vol.

When She-Hulk points out that Darkstar and Red Guardian were dead, Iron Man tells her that they were replaced with new people.

[11] The Winter Guard was apparently destroyed by The Intelligencia, who tested their ultimate weapon The Zero Cannon on the unsuspecting heroes.

[14] Their current membership is: The Winter Guard appear as playable characters in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.