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[Guardians of the Galaxy] When did Star Lord become "the 80s hero"?

The first time someone wrote about him was in 1976, and so surely he wasn't billed as "the spaceman stuck in the 80s" back then.

However, somehow over time he grew to fill that role. 

My question is less about him and more about literally *every other* hero from that era that was pulled away from earth. Why did they get to grow, but not Quill? An easy example: why is he stuck in the 80s, but not Captain Marvel? The movies give the impression that she hasn't been back on earth since the 50s. Quill has his 80s jacket. So why is Captain Marvel not flying through the universe in a hoop skirt?

EDIT: It has come to my attention that my memory of Captain Marvel is just super incorrect. Maybe I was drunk or something, I don't know. My question persists, though - why didn't every space-faring hero end up "stuck in [X] decade"?
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Quill doesn't want to return to Earth, but he doesn't want to let go of his memories there either. The memory of his dead mother is most likely what motivates both choices, and keeps him from moving forward. As a character, his growth has been stunted in several ways by that moment in his life. His choices in style and music are included.