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Believe it or not, images possess a great power - the power to return a person to the time and place they first saw them. And so it was that I found myself transported 30-odd years into the past when I rediscovered this 12-issue series in a cardboard box earlier tonight. Once more I was in my room in the house I lived in at the time, and once again I was standing in the large cupboard that contained my black metal filing cabinet in which I kept most of my comics. (I'd probably need around 20 filing cabinets now, and that's just a conservative estimate.)
So strongly do I associate these dozen mags with the house I was then living in that I almost feel out of place in my present surroundings, as if I've suddenly been transported into another dimension. However, I'm sure you're not here to read my self-indulgent ramblings, you're here for the pretty piccies. So here's 12 of them to either remind you of comics you had back in the mid-'80s, or to show you what you missed if you weren't around at the time.
The ETERNALS, of course, were created by JACK KIRBY in the mid-'70s and I have all 19 issues plus the Annual, but it was never really a major success for MARVEL. However, such is the reverence that some fans and comic pros have for all things Kirby, it was decided to revive them in this limited series. SAL BUSCEMA handled the internal art chores, echoing WALT SIMONSON's style on THOR, but I can't remember anything else about the run. If I ever get around to re-reading the issues, maybe the memories will come flooding back, but if you're looking for a detailed review of the plot then you've come to the wrong blog, Charlie.
They've more than likely been reprinted in a collected edition by now, so if you're interested in finding out what the storyline was all about, you could try tracking down a copy on eBay. In the meantime, feel entirely free to enjoy Crivens' cataclysmic cover gallery.
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