(September 1983)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-05-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860250109
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Louise Simonson (credited as Louise Jones) (editor); Danny Fingeroth (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #25, with shipping date of 1983-05-10.
This issue is a variant of The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones (Marvel, 1983 series) #9 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Indiana Jones / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Chaykin (signed as Chaykin)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Indiana Jones; Xomec
Cover Thumbnail for The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones (Marvel, 1983 series) #9 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones (1983 series) #9 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones (1983 series) #9 [Canadian]
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The Gold Goddess (Table of Contents: 1)

Indiana Jones / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited) (plot); David Michelinie (credited) (script)
Pencils
Dan Reed (credited)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Genre
adventure
Characters
Indiana Jones; Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir; Fayah (mentioned); Ilsa Toht; Marion Ravenwood; Saad Hassim (mentioned); Marcus Brody; Rene Belloq (behind the scenes); Carver (dies); Ernie (dies); Hovitos warriors [Xomec]
Synopsis
Indiana Jones steals back the Chachapoyan gold idol he once lost to his rival René Belloq [see the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark"] and displays it in a new exhibition in New York. The South American native Xomec and an unknown blond woman are also looking for the idol and raids the exhibition. A deadly battle ensues on the rooftops of New York.
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Keywords
Chachapoyan Fertility Idol; Diamond Eye Nightclub

Indexer Notes

This story directly references and builds on elements from the first movie, "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Readers of the Lost Ark / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson; Danny Fingeroth
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Mark Waldman, Cheryl Wilkerson, Rick S. Jones, and Tom Long.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Indiana Jones
  2. 1. The Gold Goddess
    Indiana Jones
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Readers of the Lost Ark
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  • Steve Coates
  • Terry Collier
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
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