CATALOG RECORD
The Eternals #2
first appearance of Ajak and Arishem
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Ajak (Eternal, Marvel) — introduction
- Arishem (Celestial) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- August 1976
- On sale
- May 11, 1976
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- UK pence edition0.10 GBP cover
British
Printed cover price 0.10 GBP.
Barcode 0714860233408 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - 30¢ price variant30¢ cover
30¢
Printed cover price 30¢.
Barcode 0714860233408 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- The Celestials · 17 pages
Kro and his Deviants flee in their vessel from the destruction levied on the Incan chamber with the landing of the enormous Celestial spaceship. Ikaris opens a resurrection chamber and is pleased when Ajak, a fellow Eternal, emerges. With the ability to communicate with the gods, Ajak calls to them, announcing they are ready to learn the gods new plan. Pylons rise up and a gigantic figure lowers itself to stand atop them. It is the Celestial Arishem, leader of the Fourth Host, and judge, and he is to remain there for fifty years, at which time he will decide whether Earth lives or dies.
Characters
Reprinted in
Hulk Comic (1979), Eternals by Jack Kirby [The Eternals Omnibus] (2006), Eternals by Jack Kirby (2008), Eternals: Cosmic Origins (2020), The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus (2020), Eternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection (2020), The Eternals by Jack Kirby Monster-Size (2020)