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| − | The Lost Journal purports that it is the continuation of the [[Indiana Jones' journal|diary]] that Indiana Jones first received from his father in 1908, and has several entries from the Young Indiana Jones timeframe (and the tattered cover of that journal included inside). However, the Lost Journal's notation says that the journal fell into the KGB's hands in 1957, and was not released (to Russian intelligence allies in China, North Korea, etc.) until at least 2000. However, Old Indy is seen with his childhood journal in the early 1990s (in the bookends for ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]''). So possibly, the version that the KGB acquired may only be a copy, or that Jones has multiple journals, and copied them himself, losing one to the KGB. |
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| + | that Indiana Jones first received from his father in 1908, and has several entries from the |
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| + | Young Indiana Jones timeframe (and the tattered cover of that journal included inside). |
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| + | However, the Lost Journal's notation says that the journal fell into the KGB's hands in [[1957]] |
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| + | , and was not released (to Russian intelligence allies in China, North Korea, etc.) until at |
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| + | least 2000. However, Old Indy is seen with his childhood journal in [[1992]]-[[1993]] (in the |
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| + | bookends for ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]''). So possibly, the version that the KGB |
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| + | acquired may only be a copy, because Indy multipled his journal, and copied it himself, losing |
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| + | one to the KGB, or that the KGB photo-copied the journal and returned it to Indy before 1992. |
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| − | It is worth noting that the bookends are ambiguously [[canon]] since the bookends featuring |
+ | It is worth noting that the bookends are ambiguously [[canon]] since the bookends featuring |
| + | [[George Hall]] were removed on ''[[The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones]]'' DVD releases. |
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| + | Hall's hands, however, can still be seen at the end of each episode closing the journal in the |
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| + | credit sequence. |
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==Contributions== |
==Contributions== |
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Revision as of 12:07, 26 April 2009
Publisher's summary
URGENT!
JUST RELEASED: THE LOST JOURNAL OF INDIANA JONES™
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is pleased to release one of its most prized holdings, the heretofore "lost" journal of Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr., which was obscured within the KGB's collection for years before passing into the Russian Federation's possession. From Jones's notes on his youthful encounters with the likes of Lawrence of Arabia and Teddy Roosevelt, through his adulthood adventures with the Thuggee Cult, the Nazis, and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, this journal covers nearly fifty years in his life, spanning from 1908 to 1957. Dr. Jones's snapshots, sketches, press clippings, and entries recording his personal thoughts are all revealed in this volume, giving new insight into one of the most enigmatic adventurers of the twentieth century.
Notes
- The child Indy was not a good speller.
- Indiana does not discuss his tragic marriage to Deirdre Campbell, leaving the Russian annotator perplexed. Nor does he discuss his separation from Abner or Marion Ravenwood.
- Pages detailing 1933 to 1935 are torn out, meaning the journal leaves out several sources where Jones encounters the supernatural, including Max McCoy's novels and Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb. Nevertheless, there are surviving excerpts where he mentions he has encountered crystal skulls before.
- Indiana notes he must consult the College's Medical Department after seeing Mola Ram removing a person's heart, believing there must be a rational explanation. This creates a consistency with his (still) skeptical persona in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Indiana has a clipping that suggests similarity between the Thuggees's magic and West Indian voodoo, concluding they learned it through studying African history.
- Short Round made illustrations in the journal, and he follows in his hero's footsteps, finding the Peacock's Eye in Hawaii in 1957. Indiana found him a good sidekick but disliked his inability to follow orders.
- Indiana comments in a to-do list that he must learn how to fly a plane. Later on, he makes a new to-do list that includes learning how to land a plane.
- Indiana calls the mountain near the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors "Paramount peak", as an in-joke to Raiders of the Lost Ark's opening fade from the Paramount logo to a real mountain.
- Indiana was involved in D-Day with Mac, who had a lover named Penelope. Indy and Mac were in Germany during 1945.
- Indiana mentions he's seen UFOs and a Viking longship, referencing the Roswell incident in 1947, as well as Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates and the German novel Indiana Jones und das Schiff der Götter (Indiana Jones and the Ship of the Gods).
- Indiana learns about 9906753.
- Indiana has been stalked by Russian agents, and dislikes youth culture in the 1950s.
- Indiana is interested in buying a fridge, like the one he used to survive the nuclear explosion.
Continuity issues
The Lost Journal purports that it is the continuation of the diary that Indiana Jones first received from his father in 1908, and has several entries from the Young Indiana Jones timeframe (and the tattered cover of that journal included inside). However, the Lost Journal's notation says that the journal fell into the KGB's hands in 1957 , and was not released (to Russian intelligence allies in China, North Korea, etc.) until at least 2000. However, Old Indy is seen with his childhood journal in 1992-1993 (in the bookends for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles). So possibly, the version that the KGB acquired may only be a copy, because Indy multipled his journal, and copied it himself, losing one to the KGB, or that the KGB photo-copied the journal and returned it to Indy before 1992.
It is worth noting that the bookends are ambiguously canon since the bookends featuring George Hall were removed on The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones DVD releases. Hall's hands, however, can still be seen at the end of each episode closing the journal in the credit sequence.
Contributions
Indy Magnoli is listed as a contributor in the book.