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EL ETERNAUTA I - Episode 106 page 1
Comic Strip
1959
Ink
52.5 x 37 cm (20.67 x 14.57 in.)
Added on 5/24/25
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El ETERNAUTA, by Hector German Oesterheld and Francisco Solano Lopez.
This is the first page of the last episode (page 362 of the story), appeared for the first time on the issue number 106 of Hora Cero Semanal, published by Editorial Frontera on 9 September 1959.
In later editions, the panel originally reserved for the title was occupied by a new drawing, again by Solano Lopez's studio, depicting the alien spaceship (see additional photo).
Panels from this page were also used in the editorial of the 2015 Eisner Award-winning edition published by Fantagraphics.
The inscription at the bottom (ETERNAUTA III PAGE 123) refers to the 1961 edition, this time under Ediciones Record publisher. This edition was divided into three parts: ‘El Mundo Arrepentido’, ‘Los Hombres de Hierro’ and ‘Los Días del Futuro’. Besides compiling the original chapters, this version, as already mentioned, included new drawings by Francisco Solano López and some modifications in Oesterheld's script.
This is the first page of the last episode (page 362 of the story), appeared for the first time on the issue number 106 of Hora Cero Semanal, published by Editorial Frontera on 9 September 1959.
In later editions, the panel originally reserved for the title was occupied by a new drawing, again by Solano Lopez's studio, depicting the alien spaceship (see additional photo).
Panels from this page were also used in the editorial of the 2015 Eisner Award-winning edition published by Fantagraphics.
The inscription at the bottom (ETERNAUTA III PAGE 123) refers to the 1961 edition, this time under Ediciones Record publisher. This edition was divided into three parts: ‘El Mundo Arrepentido’, ‘Los Hombres de Hierro’ and ‘Los Días del Futuro’. Besides compiling the original chapters, this version, as already mentioned, included new drawings by Francisco Solano López and some modifications in Oesterheld's script.
Inscriptions
On the bottom: ETERNAUTA III PAG. 123
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About Francisco Solano Lopez
Francisco Solano López (October 26, 1928 – August 12, 2011) was a comics artist. Acknowledged as one of the most influential Argentine comics artists, he was best known as the co-creator of El Eternauta.
López began his career in 1953 working for the publishing house Columba where he illustrated the series Perico y Guillerma. Working for Editorial Abril he met Héctor Germán Oesterheld, assigned to illustrate his series Bull Rocket for the magazine Misterix. They collaborated on the series Pablo Maran and Uma-Uma, before joining to start Oesterheld's publishing house Editorial Frontera. For the Frontera first publication of the monthly Hora Cero, the team produced the series Rolo el marciano adoptivo and El Héroe. López also alternated as artist on the Ernie Pike series with Hugo Pratt, Jorge Moliterni and José Antonio Muñoz. On September 4, 1957 in the publication of Hora Cero Suplemento Semanal, the science-fiction series El Eternauta made its first appearance.
