Kirby--Eternals #16 Cover (1977)
Artists: Jack Kirby (Penciller) , Frank Giacoia (Inker)
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DescriptionWhen Jack Kirby returned to Marvel after his stint at DC, one of the first projects he developed was The Eternals, an epic saga of mythology and science fiction. The storyline was classic Kirby, this time focused on a race of super-powered beings called the Eternals, who were created by the god-like Celestials to protect the Earth from a grotesque and evil race called the Deviants. The storyline touched on a lot of the themes Kirby explored in his Fourth Kingdom work, as well as on Marvel's Tales of Asgard. This cover, to issue #16, depicts the Eternal named Ikarus being attacked by a monsterous Deviant which attempts to pull him under the earth. The whole cover has that distinctive '60s Kirby vibe--From the monster beneath the earth, to the massively muscled hero, to the Lego-like buildings in the background. Once again Kirby is inked by the fabulous Frank Giacoia. IMHO, it's a Kirby/Giacoia tour de force.Social/Sharing |
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Dino Mauricio 
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/5/2019
Stellar cover (as usual)! Can’t wait for the Eternals movie with Angelina Jolie and Keanu Reeves!
RS 88
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/5/2019
Awesome Bill! Fantastic piece with timing that has the title on the forefront! Love it.
Gordon Bartik
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 6/5/2019
Definitely the 'Dream Team' combination of Jack & Joe: Lovely cover.
Fred Bronaugh
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/5/2019
Classic cover. I remember diving into the bargain bins long ago to find these od issues
Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/5/2019
Great cover, Bill! Can't wait for the movie, as well.
glen gold
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 6/5/2019
Sinnott is indeed a force to be reckoned with. As is Frank Giacoia, who inked this cover. I owned it for years. Got it (and the rest of the book, inked by Royer) from Roz.
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 6/5/2019
I'll admit to never having read this series but if the rest of the dialogue is as 'herculoids' as the speach bubble on the cover- I am all in! Very nice pick up! Congrats.
Aaron N.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/6/2019
Great cover. Interesting to see that Marvel editorial ignored Kirby's copy (and the balloon doesn't sound anything like Jack either). From here in 2019, it looks obvious that Jack's copy was altogether more attention-getting.
alessandro gentili
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 6/6/2019
'70 Kirby art is so stunning . Great stuff !
Mark Howland
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/6/2019
Tour de force is right! Holy mythology, Ikarus!
Carlo M
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/6/2019
So....Kirby! There are no other apt adjectives. Stunning!
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/6/2019
I really enjoyed the Eternals back in the day, almost a guilty pleasure, it is amazing how our childhood is coming alive on the screen these days. Great cover!
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/6/2019
"WHEN GODS WALKED THE EARTH", they must have been talking about Jack.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/6/2019
E DLS wrote:
"WHEN GODS WALKED THE EARTH", they must have been talking about Jack.
So true, so true.
Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/6/2019
Just a great cover! This just reminds me... we really had no idea how good we had it when these comics were coming out, month by month. Like a new Beatles or Hendrix recording, we thought it would last forever.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 6/7/2019
Wow, wow, WOW! Kirby Eternals! This is a stunning cover. You are KILLIN' it with these recent posts. Keep up the oustanding collecting!
Thomas Ward
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/9/2019
As a former owner of this cover years ago, it was definitely hard to let go! Congrats!
John C
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 6/11/2019
We can save him. I have a plan. We just need some rope, a really long stick and some peanut butter. Hey I said I had a plan. I never said it was a good one.
Sylvain R
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 6/17/2019
Beautiful beautiful beautiful cover, my personal favorite period by the king!
Joe Murray
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/23/2019
This is a favored Eternals cover, Jack was just killin’ it here, congrats!!
Rob R
Member Since 2019
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1 - Posted on 3/23/2020
Eternals Kirby is prime Kirby in my opinion. Love it!
Bob Diamond
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 8/28/2020
I absolutely adored the Eternals, especially the bat sh!t crazy Erich von Däniken Ancient Astronauts influences, which I was eating up at the time. Ikaris is one of the coolest Kirby character designs of all time. Love his cable muscled left arm and that giant fist - pure Kirby magic! Long live the King!
Al Gordon
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 11/7/2021
Frank and Joe might be my fave Inkers on Jack... Sinnott's FF #5 and his first few years from his amazing run from issue #44 on
Yo Kuri
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 11/8/2021
stunning and timely! i've been reading the trade that just came out and have been enjoying it so far. I like free-range Kirby sci-fi! thanks for sharing
Sam H
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 11/27/2021
I was going to buy this piece in 1988 though Albert Moy's mail order catalog - why did I pass on it?? Congrats!
Brian Boggs
Member Since 2003
Posted on 10/20/2023
Fantastic cover. I love that you comment and appreciate so many other collections when your own is beyond approach and one of the finest art collections on CAF.
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