Marvel Spotlight #7 Star-Lord Origin Retold CBCS 7.0 Newsstand 1980 Thorn Shreen

"Tears for the World Called Heaven"
Star-Lord decides to explore a world where the clouds are solid enough to be habitable by a race of winged people. He arrives in time to witness the angel-like beings casting a wingless man over the side of their kingdom and manages to rescue him from the fall. The man, Thorn, explains the ways of his world -- the wingless surface dwellers gain their wings by performing good deeds so they can ascend to the paradise in the clouds. Thorn previously had wings, but had them revoked for daring to give the surface-dwellers a way to ascend to Heaven without earning their wings. He solemnly explains that though he was rescued, Shreen, the huntress from the clouds, will not rest until his original sentence is carried out. Star-Lord stays with Thorn in an effort to protect him and help him with his goal.
Over the course of three days, the other surface-dwellers gather to sacrifice their own progress towards their wings so help Thorn's grow back faster. When Sh