“How ironic it would be to witness the somber rituals of a Spider-Man cult in 2540 A.D. – or to be present at the "strength olympics” held in honor of the Hulk. New myths created in the twentieth century, and scattered by the printing press throughout the world, may well enlarge the giant puzzle that is humanity and make things much more difficult to decipher.“
Jack Kirby writing in the back pages of The Eternals.
Read moreRead moreIndeed, that same archetype would appear as Ikaris in The Eternals (originally called Return of the Gods), which Kirby began work on shortly after finishing Kamandi #30. And as we saw going back to the 50s, this would be another immersion into Kirby’s ancient astronaut obsession (which I guarantee you is as much an influence on Prometheus as Von Daniken, since the first Alien raided Eternals #1 for imagery and the second Aliens film is a virtual rewrite of the first Captain Victory storyline).
From Mystery Theater:
As with all things paranormal in the 1970s, there were two paths you could wander down, that of “true-tales” or the one that produced some of the best comics, movies, and music of that era. Two of my favorite alien-related fictions from that time are The Eternals comic book and the film Alien.
Others have pointed out this before, but I still find the similarities between the first page of The Eternals #1 by Jack Kirby, published in July of 1976
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The Committee to Nuke Elysium 