The Eternals #2 [30¢]

(August 1976)

The Celestials (Table of Contents: 1)

The Eternals / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

John Verpoorten (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Witness now, what may happen soon!!

Feature Logo

The Eternals! [exclamation point]

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Eternals: Ajak (introduction); Ikaris [Ike Harris]
Celestials: Arishem (introduction)
Deviants: Kro (also flashback)
Doctor Daniel Damian; Margo Damian; Celestials Fourth Host; Celestials Second Host (in flashback)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Kro and his Deviants flee in their vessel from the destruction levied on the Incan chamber with the landing of the enormous Celestial spaceship. Ikaris opens a resurrection chamber and is pleased when Ajak, a fellow Eternal, emerges. With the ability to communicate with the gods, Ajak calls to them, announcing they are ready to learn the gods new plan. Pylons rise up and a gigantic figure lowers itself to stand atop them. It is the Celestial Arishem, leader of the Fourth Host, and judge, and he is to remain there for fifty years, at which time he will decide whether Earth lives or dies.

Reprints

• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #91 (5 juillet 1977)
• in Gli Eterni (Editoriale Corno, 1978 series) #1 (Marzo 1978)
• in Hulk Comic (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #6 (April 11, 1979) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 6 pages. Prints pages 2-3 & 5; page 6, panels 1 & 3-5; pages 7-10; page 11, panels 3-5], #7 (April 18 1979) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints pages 12-17]
• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #26 (Agosto de 1984)
• in Eternals by Jack Kirby [The Eternals Omnibus] (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)
• in Marvel Deluxe : Les Éternels (Panini France, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
• in Eternals by Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 ([June] 2008)
• in Eternals: Cosmic Origins (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)
• in Eternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)
• in The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Keywords

Andes; archeology; atomic bomb; hidden races; Inca civilization; Lemuria; Noah's Ark; the Flood

Superheroes Assemble! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Gods, Myths, and UFOs (Table of Contents: 3)

Eternal Utterings / letters page / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby (credited)

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

Eternal Utterings

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Kirby explains the links between ancient beliefs and new technologies, and how these ties are an inspiration for the Eternals.

Reprints

• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #91 (5 juillet 1977)
• in Eternals by Jack Kirby [The Eternals Omnibus] (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)
• in Marvel Deluxe : Les Éternels (Panini France, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
• in True Believers: Kirby 100th - Eternals (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)
• in The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Indexer Notes

After subscription ad.

[Promo for Eternals #3] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

A Pulse-Pounding Palimpsest of Pajandrums Pure, Palaver Paradisic, and Paens Pandemic! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Captain America and the Red Skull (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain America; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Bulletman, the Human Bullet Blasts into the GI Joe Super Adventure Team (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Bulletman; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)