Eternals #1 [Direct]
(October 1985)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The Battle Begins! (Table of Contents)

The Eternals / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Eternals [Ikaris; Sersi]; Sam Holden; Celestials [Arishem]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Eternals (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Eternals (1985 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Eternals (1985 series) #1 [Canadian]
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A Mirror for Mortality! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Eternals / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Gillis (credited as Peter B. Gillis)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited)
Inks
Al Gordon (credited)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Behold the universe! The vast home of the gods!
Feature Logo
The Eternals! [exclamation point]
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Eternals [Cybele (introduction); Ikaris; Khoryphos (introduction); Kingo Sunen; Makkari; Phastos (introduction); Sersi; Sprite; Thena]; Margo Damian; Samuel Holden; Deviants [Cataphrax (introduction); Karkas; Karygmax (introduction); Tode (flashback)]; Celestials [Arishem] (flashback)
Reprints

Bullpen Bulletins (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Three Faces of Man! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Eternals / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Gillis
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Al Gordon
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Joe Rosen
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Or: The Eternals, Deviants and Humans, and how they grew.
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Eternals (origin); Deviants (origin); Celestials [Arishem]
Reprints
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Battle Begins!
    The Eternals
  2. 1. A Mirror for Mortality!
    The Eternals
  3. 2. Bullpen Bulletins
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. The Three Faces of Man!
    The Eternals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Richard Thomson
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