Eternals

Marvel // July 1976 - January 1978
Issue count: 19

When Jack Kirby returned to Marvel in the mid-70's, he offered The Eternals from his ever fruitful imagination. When Gods Walked The Earth! Early issues are going up in demand and price! Click on the key issues for examples of recent sales...

Eternals

When Jack Kirby exited DC to return to Marvel in 1976, he began working on many titles, but, perhaps none so ambitious in scope as The Eternals.

He was very fond of the idea of "Gods" co-existing with humans, and indeed explored similar themes with his earlier DC titles under the mantle of the "Fourth World" - New Gods, Forever People, Mister Miracle, etc., and wanted to do another book like that for Marvel. Hence The Eternals, which began it's run in 1976.

Not fully immortal, The Eternals came from genetic experiments that an ancient race performed to create "proto-humans." These characters, Ikarus, Ajak, Sigmar, Druig and Sersi were in possesion of god-like super powers and an advanced knowledge of science. However, some of the ancient experiments went wrong, creating a race of vulgar, violent creatures known as the Deviants.

The Eternals main function on earth was to protect humanity from the aggressive, evil Deviants.

As you would expect, this would lead to many complex confrontations, involving, inevitably, humans and the world they inhabited to become unwittingly drawn into the battlefield : Earth.

As the series progressed, there became many storylines that had The Eternals becoming involved with regular humans, and coming up against evil factions of government, and even running into other Marvel Universe characters (like the Hulk, in issue #15).

While new hybrid breeds of human-gods were created, new characters were continually introduced, including one that would grow up to be Marvel Boy!

Anyway, it's all very complicated in that wonderfully vivid Jack Kirby-way, and was an enjoyable, if exhausting, title during it's short run (it ran only 19 issues, and was promptly cancelled in 1978 - with many questions left unanswered).

Interest in this book is gaining steam, as there is a proposed movie adaptation in the works. Get 'em while the gettin' is good!

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Issue #1

Eternals #1

What's Eternals #1 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of The Eternals #1 is $7,500. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, a 9.8 NM/M with the $.30 price variant sold in September 2020, which is an increase from its May 2014 value of $1,180. An unrestored 9.8 has a November 2020 value of $1,560, and an unrestored 9.6 has an October 2020 value of $2,220.

Why is this comic book valuable?

The titular heroes’ origin story is told in The Eternals #1, published by Marvel Comics in July 1976. The origin of The Eternals (Ikaris and the others) is said in “The Day of the Gods.” The return of the Gods in pondered in “Eternal Utterings.” 

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$15 $30 $60 $100 $200 $7,500

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Issue #2

Eternals #2

What's Eternals #2 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of The Eternals #2 is $647. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, an unrestored 9.8 NM/M sold in October 2020, which is a decrease from its peak June 2019 price of $1,100. An unrestored 9.6 has an October 2020 value of $170, and a $.30 variant with a CGC rating of 9.6 has an August 2019 value of $1,900.

Why is this comic book valuable?

The Celestials and Ajak make their first appearance in The Eternals #2, published in August 1976 by Marvel Comics. Ajak joins Ike Harris (Ikaris) as part of The Eternals in the tale of “The Celestials.” Jack Kirby explores myths, UFOs, and gods in Utterings. 

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$25 $25 $25 $50 $150 $17,000

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Issue #3

Eternals #3

What's Eternals #3 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of The Eternals #3 is $391.  That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, an unrestored 9.8 NM/M. That October 2020 price is a decrease from its peak June 2019 value of $975. An unrestored 9.6 has a November 2020 value of $120, which decreases from its peak February 2019 price of $425.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Sersi makes their first appearance in The Eternals #3, published by Marvel Comics in September 1976. Margo Damian helps Ikaris, Ajak, and the new Eternal, Sersi, in the tale of “The Devil in New York.” 

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$5 $10 $25 $50 $125 $1,500

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