"Revenge of the Ancients"

COMIC
"Revenge of the Ancients"
Writer(s)	Herb Trimpe
Penciller(s)	Herb Trimpe (Breakdown) Danny Bulanadi (Finishes)
Inker(s)	Danny Bulanadi
Colorist(s)	Robbie Carosella
Letterer(s)	Diana Albers
Cover artist(s)	Michael Golden
Country	USA
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Released	September 4, 1984
Cover date	December 1984
Canon	Licensing
Timeline	1937
Series	The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones
Preceded by	"The Secret of the Deep"
Followed by	"Good as Gold"

"Revenge of the Ancients" is issue 24 of Marvel's The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones comic book series. It was published in September 1984.

Appearances

Characters

• Marcus Brody (Mentioned only)
• Bronc / "Fatso"
• Flaggart
• Indiana Jones
• Noah (Mentioned only)
• Sigfried Klexx
• Marion Ravenwood (Mentioned only)
• Reeko
• Julia Valdez

Artifacts

• Crown of Rurick (Mentioned only)
• Holy Grail (Mentioned only)
• Noah's Ark (Mentioned only)

Creatures

• Cat (Mentioned only)
• Cyclops (Mentioned only)
• Maggot (Mentioned only)
• Rat (Mentioned only)
• Seagull

Events

• Great Depression

Locations

• Atlantis (Mentioned only)
• Central America (Possible appearance)
• Hades (Mentioned only)
• Site Number One
• Site Number Two (Mentioned only)
• Site Number Three (Mentioned only)
• South America (Possible appearance)
  • Amazon (Mentioned only)
• United States of America
  • California
    • Berkeley (Mentioned only)
    • San Francisco
      • San Francisco Bay
  • National Museum (Mentioned only)

Vehicles and vessels

• Capricorn Queen

Weapons and equipment

• Fedora

Miscellanea

• International Treaty for the Protection of Antiquities (Mentioned only)

Behind the scenes

Development

Michael Golden was only able to work on "Revenge of the Ancients" and its prior issue due to his busy schedule at the time which didn't allow him to do more despite his interest in the Indiana Jones property. With no reference easily available for him, Golden opted to draw the titular character without having Harrison Ford in mind. He did the cover by one day using his pencils and the following one his ink.

Continuity

Despite the first panel stating that the story is set in the early 1930s, Indiana Jones mentions the events from the previous issue which is set in 1936 after Raiders of the Lost Ark in which Jones and Marion Ravenwood are reunited thus the "Revenge of the Ancients" dating is likely an error.

In reference to the story, Disney Magic Kingdoms indicates that Reeko is indeed killed in 1936.

Collections

• Omnibus: The Further Adventures Volume 2

External links

• "Revenge of the Ancients" on Marvel Database, the Marvel Comics wiki

ADVENTURE TIMELINE
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The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones: "The Secret of the Deep"	The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones: "Revenge of the Ancients"	The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones: "Good as Gold"