Young Indiana Jones

Young Indiana Jones

Young Indiana Jones Comics

Dark Horse Comics

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles comics had a 12 issue run. All issues had 32 pages. The scripts of the comics were adaptations from episodes of the TV series. Each issue also had an article written by Kurt Busiek which examined the history of the people or themes in the story.

Comic issue 1 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #1
February 1992

  • Egypt, May 1908
  • Script and artwork by Dan Barry
  • Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Inks by Frank Springer
  • Colors by Gregory Wright
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel

Historical article

  • Title: ...So Then What Happened?
  • People/Theme: T.E. Lawrence and Howard Carter
Comic issue 2 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #2
March 1992

  • Mexico, March 1916
  • Script and artwork by Dan Barry
  • Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Colors by Gregory Wright
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel

Historical article

  • Title: Who are Those Guys?
  • People/Theme: Pancho Villa, John J. Pershing and George S. Patton
Comic issue 3 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #3
April 1992

  • British East Africa, September 1909
  • Script by Dan Barry
  • Artwork by Gray Morrow
  • Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Colors by Chris Chalenor & Rachelle Menashe
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel

Historical article

  • Title: The Man With the Big Stick
  • People/Theme: Theodore Roosevelt

Note: by mistake the historical article from issue #2 was re-printed in this issue so the correct article (listed above) was printed in issue #4.

Comic issue 4 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #4
May 1992

  • British East Africa, September 1909
  • Script by Dan Barry
  • Artwork by Gray Morrow
  • Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Colors by Chris Chalenor & Rachelle Menashe
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel

Historical article

  • Title: Birth of a Nation
  • People/Theme: History of Kenya
Comic issue 5 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #5
June 1992

  • Verdun, September 1916
  • Script and artwork by Dan Barry
  • Inks by Gray Morrow
  • Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Colors by Gregory Wright
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel

Historical article

  • Title: The War To End All Wars
  • People/Theme: The causes of World War I
Comic issue 6 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #6
July 1992

  • Verdun, September 1916
  • Script and artwork by Dan Barry
  • Inks by Gray Morrow
  • Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Colors by Rachelle Menashe
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel

Historical article

  • Title: The Battle of Verdun
  • People/Theme: Examination of the Battle of Verdun
Comic issue 7 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #7
August 1992

  • German East Africa, December 1916
  • Script by Dan Barry
  • Pencils by Gordon Purcell
  • Inks by Ian Akin
  • Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Colors by Rachelle Menashe
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel

Historical article

  • Title: The Father of His Country
  • People/Theme: Barthelemy Boganda
Comic issue 8 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #8
September 1992

  • German East Africa, January 1917
  • Script by Dan Barry
  • Pencils by Gordon Purcell
  • Inks by Ian Akin
  • Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Colors by Rachelle Menashe
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel

Historical article

  • Title: Schweitzer
  • People/Theme: Albert Schweitzer
Comic issue 9 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #9
October 1992

  • Vienna, November 1908 and March 1917
  • Script and Artwork by Dan Barry
  • Inks by Andy Mushynsky
  • Colors and Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel and Ryder Windham

Historical article

  • Title: Sigmund Freud
  • People/Theme: Sigmund Freud
Comic issue 10 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #10
December 1992

  • Vienna, March 1917
  • Script and Artwork by Dan Barry
  • Colors and Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel and Ryder Windham

Historical article

  • Title: Dynasty
  • People/Theme: History of Austria
Comic issue 11 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #11
January 1993

  • Peking, March 1910
  • Script by Dan Barry
  • Pencils by Gordon Purcell
  • Inks by Andy Mushynsky
  • Colors and Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel and Ryder Windham

Historical article

  • Title: The Wall
  • People/Theme: History of the Great Wall of China
Comic issue 12 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #12
February 1993

  • Peking, March 1910
  • Script by Dan Barry
  • Pencils by Gordon Purcell
  • Inks by Louis Daniel
  • Colors and Letters by Gail Beckett
  • Edited by Barbara Kesel and Ryder Windham

Historical article

  • Title: Acupuncture
  • People/Theme: About the Chinese medical practice of acupuncture

Hollywood Comics

Hollywood Comics, Inc. published three Young Indiana Jones Chronicles comics. The first two comics were published in two formats: squarebound and normal comic. I have not found any of the normal comic format for comic #3 so it may not have been published. Each issue contained two of the comics published by Dark Horse Comics. They did not contain the additional articles by Kurt Busiek. Where the credits differed in the two formats squarebound is noted with [S] and normal comic with [C].

The difference in formats is squarebound binding creates a flat squared-off spine. It uses heavier paper for the cover and interior pages then secures everything together with glue and two staples or stitching. Normal comics generally use staples and thinner paper.

Comic issue 1 front cover Comic issue 1 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles No. 1
The Curse of the Jackal
Contains Dark Horse Comics issues #1 & #2
1992

  • Written and penciled by Dan Barry
  • Inked by Frank Springer and Dan Barry
  • Lettered by Gail Beckett
  • Colored by Gregory Wright
  • Adapted from a teleplay by Jonathan Hales
  • Story by George Lucas
  • Cover designed by Lee Nording [S]
  • Cover by John Dixen [C]
  • Illustrated by Jim Mitchell [S]
  • Inked by John Dixen [S]
  • Edited for Dark Horse Comics by Barbara Kesel
  • Edited for Hollywood Comics by David Seidman
  • ISBN 1-56115-288-9 [S]
  • ISBN 1-56115-318-4 [C]
Comic issue 2 front cover Comic issue 2 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles No. 2
The Search for the Oryx
Contains Dark Horse Comics issues #3 & #4
1992

  • Written by Dan Barry
  • Penciled and inked by Gray Morrow
  • Lettered by Gail Beckett
  • Colored by Chris Chalenor & Rachelle Menashe
  • Adapted from a teleplay by Matthew Jacobs
  • Story by George Lucas
  • Cover designed by Lee Nording [S]
  • Cover by John Dixen [C]
  • Illustrated by Jim Mitchell [S]
  • Inked by John Dixen [S]
  • Edited for Dark Horse Comics by Barbara Kesel
  • Edited for Hollywood Comics by David Seidman
  • ISBN 1-56115-289-7 [S]
  • ISBN 1-56115-321-4 [C]
Comic issue 3 front cover

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles No. 3
The Peril of the Fort
Contains Dark Horse Comics issues #5 & #6
1992

  • Written and penciled by Dan Barry
  • Inked by Gray Morrow
  • Lettered by Gail Beckett
  • Colored by Rachelle Menashe
  • Adapted from a teleplay by Jonathan Hensleigh
  • Story by George Lucas
  • Cover designed by Lee Nording
  • Illustrated by Jim Mitchell
  • Inked by John Dixen
  • Edited for Dark Horse Comics by Barbara Kesel
  • Edited for Hollywood Comics by David Seidman
  • ISBN 1-56115-290-0

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