The Eternals #13

When Gods Walk the Earth!" proclaims this July 1977 entry in Jack Kirby's cosmic saga, and the cover — penciled by Kirby and inked by John Verpoorten — delivers on that promise with a burst of bold, kinetic energy. A central figure in a blue suit dodges crackling energy blasts amid an explosion, surrounded by a dramatic montage of faces: a golden-haired figure, a helmeted astronaut with goggled visor, a dark-haired woman, a brooding bald man, and an armored visage at the bottom corner. The tagline "Only in the Awesome Era of the Space God's Return could this Action Shocker Happen!" sets the stage for "The Astronauts" — a story that promises Kirby's universe-spanning imagination firing on all cylinders.