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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 it. 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 mags with the house I then lived 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 an even dozen 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 a 12-issue 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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