Selecciones Marvel #12
"El dia de los dioses" in Selecciones Marvel #12 (1977) delivers a cosmic showdown rooted in ancient myth and galactic destiny. Jack Kirby and Salvador Dulcet team up for a story where the Deviants flee the ruins of an Incan chamber as a colossal Celestial ship descends, setting the stage for the arrival of Arishem, the judge of the Fourth Host. Kirby’s dynamic art, with inks by John Verpoorten, brings the epic scale to life, while the cover by Kirby and López Espí captures the awe of the moment.
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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.
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