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Eternity is a fictional cosmic entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the ''de facto'' leader of the abstract entities collectively known as the Cosmic Powers of the Marvel Universe. Created by scripter-editor Stan Lee and artist-plotter Steve Ditko, the character is first mentioned in ''Strange Tales'' #134 (July 1965) and first appears in ''Strange Tales'' #138 (Nov. 1965). Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has appeared in four decades of Marvel continuity and appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series; trading cards and video games. ==Publication history== Eternity debuted in an epic 17-issue storyline in the ongoing feature "Doctor Strange" in ''Strange Tales'' #130-146 (March 1965 - July 1966).〔(''Strange Tales'' #146 ) at the Grand Comics Database: "Indexer Notes: Part 17 of 17"〕 The character was first mentioned in the 10-page story "Earth Be My Battleground" in ''Strange Tales'' #134 (July 1965), and first seen in the 10-page story "If Eternity Should Fail" in ''Strange Tales'' #138 (Nov. 1965).〔(''Strange Tales'' #134 ) at the Grand Comics Database: "Indexer Notes: Part 5 of 17. First mention of Eternity. Strange would finally find it in STRANGE TALES #138 (November 1965)"〕 Following the publication's retitling as ''Doctor Strange'', the character returned in issues #180-182 (May–July 1969), and thereafter continued to appear in stories that were cosmic in scope, including in ''Doctor Strange'' vol. 2, #10-13 (Oct. 1974 - April 1975); ''Defenders'' #92 (Feb. 1981); and a story by writer-artist John Byrne in ''Fantastic Four'' #262 (Jan. 1984) that attracted controversy. At the conclusion of that story, Eternity validated the existence of another cosmic character, Galactus. Howard University Professor of Literature Marc Singer stated Byrne used the character Eternity as a means to "justify planetary-scale genocide."〔("Byrne's Fantastic Four" )〕 Eternity guest starred in ''Secret Wars II'' #6-7 (Dec. 1984 - Jan. 1985); ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #6 & 10 (Dec. 1987, April 1988) and with Marvel's cosmic hierarchy in the limited series ''Infinity Gauntlet'' #1-6 (July-Dec. 1991), and in its sequel, ''Infinity War'' #1-6 (June-Nov. 1992). The character played a pivotal role in limited series ''Avengers Infinity'' #1-4 (Sept.-Dec. 2000). Major revelations about the character appeared in a storyline in ''Quasar'' #19-25 (Feb.-Aug. 1991). Other appearances, again in storylines that featured a cosmic theme, included ''Infinity Abyss'' #1-6 (Aug.-Oct. 2002); and ''Defenders'' vol. 3, #1-5 (Sept. 2005 - Jan. 2006). Eternity has also appeared in the alternate universe titles ''What If?'' #32 (April 1982); ''Marvel: The End'' #1-6 (May 2003 - Aug. 2003); and ''JLA/Avengers'' #1-4 (Sept. 2003 - May 2004). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eternity (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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