An untitled crossover comic between the Indiana Jones and Batman franchises was an unrealized four-issue mini-series from Dark Horse Comics, in collaboration with DC Comics.[1]
Howard Chaykin, a veteran Batman writer since 1974 who had also worked as a cover penciller during the Marvel Comics run of The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones back in the 1980s, was approached by Dark Horse circa 2009-10 to write a crossover involving both pop culture franchises, as Lucasfilm Ltd. was interested during this period of pairing their franchises with other brands such as DC (a proposed crossover between Star Wars and Superman also didn't materialize). Chaykin, in his words, considered his pitch a "natural, great crossover", as well as "one of those synergistic, perfect combinations of characters".[1]
Despite Chaykin's enthusiasm, the crossover project ended up collapsing around 2010 for a number of reasons that Chaykin himself didn't fully understand, effectively cancelling it, even though Chaykin had already "shaken hands" and was ready when the plug was pulled. In a 2012 interview with the IndyCast podcast, the writer unveiled his plans for the book had it not fallen through.[1]
Plot summary[]
Set in 1939, Indiana Jones was to investigate some "reports of a mysterious bat-winged, man-sized figure" that was haunting Gotham City. The first issue would have had Indy tracking the "bat-creature", and upon finding out that the supposed monster was, in actuality, Bruce Wayne / Batman, both heroes would have joined forces.[1]
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Indiana Jones
- Bruce Wayne / Batman
Locations[]
- Gotham City
Miscellanea[]
- Bat (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
External links[]
Batman on Wikipedia- Gotham City on Wikipedia