History
Mr. Slech was an Entemen who was born in the 30th or 31st century. At some point in his life, Slech was sent to the world commonly known as Asylum, a planet-wide mental institution for the most hopelessly neurotic patients from some fifty loosely-confederated planets in its sector of the galaxy. Being a very progressive institution, the caretakers allowed the patients to structure their own society which turned out to be uncannily similar to Old Earth, specifically the United States in the 20th century. In this setting, Mr. Slech became the leader of a gang that behaved like mobsters from 1930s America.
In 3016 A.D., four members of the Guardians of the Galaxy appeared in his building's roof garden and were captured by an armed gardener, Sod, who brought them to his boss. Slech believed them to be hit men and wanted to know who had sent them but Vance Astro assured him that they meant him no harm and asked to leave. Slech might have agreed to let them go but he made the mistake of caressing Nikki's face with one of his tentacles, angering Charlie-27 who grabbed the tentacle and made a more forceful request that they be allowed to leave. A fight broke out and Slech was taken as a hostage by the Guardians to ensure that they could get away from his floor. The Guardians released Slech before they reached the street.[1]