(February 2020)

Marvel, 2020 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
one-shot
On-sale Date
2019-12-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T; Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [bar]; Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606097975 00111
Printer
Cenveo, Richmond, VA, USA
Editing
Jack Kirby (original editor); ? (reprint editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Reprint of the entire The Eternals #1 (July 1976) comic book, including the original advertisements. T rating in the barcode, original Comics Code stamp also reprinted.

From the indicia: "Manufactured between 11/08/2019 and 11/25/2019 by Cenveo, Richmond, VA, USA."

Appearing at the bottom of the first page, below the indicia, is this statement: "All advertisements and offers contained inside have expired."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Eternals / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We've found it -- the tomb of the space gods!
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Ikaris [Ike Harris]; Margo Damian; Professor Damian
Reprints

The Day of the Gods (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
John Verpoorten
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Eternals [Ikaris; unnamed others] (introduction, origin flashback); Margo Damian (introduction); Professor Damian (introduction); Celestials First Host (introduction, flashback); Celestials Third Host (introduction, as statues); Celestials Fourth Host (introduction); Deviants [Kro; Tode; unnamed others] (introduction, origin flashback)
Reprints
Keywords
Andes; archeology; hidden races; Inca civilization

Get In the Spirit of Marvel-76! (Table of Contents: 2)

Marvel T-Shirts; Superhero Merchandise / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
Jack Kirby; Ron Wilson; Gil Kane; ?
Inks
Frank Giacoia; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Captain America; The Hulk; Spider-Man; Super-Adaptoid; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Rick Jones; Living Laser; A.I.M.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A promo for five different t-shirts, one featuring Captain America with the Declaration of Independence, one with Captain America, Spider-Man and the Hulk as Revolutionary War soldiers marching, one reprinting the cover to Marvel Double Feature #8, one reprinting the cover to Captain Marvel #35 and one reprinting panels from the story in Marvel Team-Up #13.
Appears after page #11 of the story.

Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 3)

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
various (cover thumbnails)
Inks
various (cover thumbnails)
Colors
various (cover thumbnails)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On sale second week of April (1976)
Characters
Thor; Red Sonja; Doctor Strange
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mighty Marvel Checklist, comics listed with a synopsis are Thor #249, Captain America #199, Master of Kung Fu #42, Marvel Feature #5, Amazing Spider-Man #158, The Eternals #1, Astonishing Tales #36 and Dr. Strange #16. Also includes a small reprint of the covers of Marvel Feature #5, Thor #249 and Dr. Strange #16.
Appears after numbered page #17 of story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Eternals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who are they? What are they? Why are they?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Promo for The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 Series).
On bottom of page with Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Will the Gods Return Someday? (Table of Contents: 5)

Eternal Utterings / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby
Letters
typeset

Genre
religious
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kirby explains how ancient beliefs influenced him to create the Eternals.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["We've found it -- the tomb of the space gods!"]
    The Eternals
  2. 1. The Day of the Gods
    The Eternals
  3. 2. Get In the Spirit of Marvel-76!
    Marvel T-Shirts; Superhero Merchandise
  4. 3. Mighty Marvel Checklist
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  5. 4. ["Who are they? What are they? Why are they?"]
    The Eternals
  6. 5. Will the Gods Return Someday?
    Eternal Utterings
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