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Indiana Jones
"Thunder in the Orient" Part 2
Indiana Jones: Thunder in the
Orient #2
Dark
Horse Comics
Story & Art: Dan Barry
Lettering & Colors: Gail Beckett
Cover: Hugh Fleming
October 1993
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When Sophie is kidnapped by Afghani
tribesmen, Indy rides to the rescue.
Notes from the Indiana Jones chronology
Indiana Jones: Thunder in the Orient is a 6-issue
mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics in 1993-94. The story
takes place in October
1938.
Notes from
The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones is a 2008 publication
that
purports to be Indy's journal as seen throughout The
Young Indiana Chronicles
TV series
and the big screen Indiana
Jones movies. The publication is also annotated with notes
from a functionary of the
Federal Security
Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation, the successor
agency of the Soviet Union's KGB security agency. The KGB relieved Indy of his
journal in 1957 during the events of Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The notations imply the journal was released to other
governments by the FSB in the early 21st Century. However, some
bookend segments of The
Young Indiana Chronicles
depict Old Indy still in
possession of the journal in 1992. The discrepancy has never
been resolved.
The journal as published does not mention the events of this
issue,
going from entries shortly after the events of The
Last Crusade in
June 1938 to those of The
Fate of Atlantis in
May 1939. Almost a year gap seemingly left un-journaled.
Characters appearing or mentioned in this issue
Indiana Jones
Dr.
Patar Kali
Sophia Hapgood
Khamal
Afghani bandits
Gurkhas
(mentioned only)
Japanese soldiers
British soldiers
Lieutenant Jeffrey Talbot-Weiss
Khan Muzzad Ram
Akbiq
Muzzad Ram's slaves (mentioned only)
Khogyani tribespeople
Afridi
tribespeople
Didja Notice?
On page 1, Dr. Kali remarks that the Buddhist shrines that
were left everywhere the Buddhists traveled may hold some
clues as to the location of the Covenant of Buddha, but Indy
comments that most of the shrines in Afghanistan were
destroyed by Genghis Khan or the later Moslem invasion.
"Genghis Khan" (Great Emperor) was the title given to
Temujin, the son of a 12th Century leader of the Mongols,
who went on to found the Mongol Empire by uniting many of
the nomadic tribes of the region and building a powerful
army from them.
On page 11, donjon is a
French term for a keep (fortified tower).
Indy sees a Union Jack at the fort the expedition comes
across as they attempt to find the kidnapped Sophie. The
Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom.
On page 12, Lt. Talbot-Weiss refers to Indy as "Yank". This
is a shorthand version of "Yankee", a term which refers to a
person from the United States in other countries.
Page 13 introduces
Khan Muzzad Ram, chieftain of the Waziri clan. The Wazir are
one of three major clans of the Khogyani tribe of Karlani
Pashtun, largely found in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
On page 14, Akbiq tells the Khan that a fair woman like
Sophia is a worthy bride for a ruler like him and every
Pathan Bey would burn with envy. "Pathan" refers to the
Pashtun people, an ethnic group primarily residing in
Afghanistan. "Bey" is an historical title for a chieftain in
the region.
On page 15, Sophie remarks that her would-be assassin may
think the Khan is Tyrone Power, "...but, really...he's just
not my type!" Tyrone Power (1914–1958) was an American actor
known for his swashbuckler and romantic lead roles in films
of the 1930s-1950s.
The Khan decides he will give Sophia away to the winner of
buz kashi. Buz kashi is a favored
traditional sport of Afghanistan in which horse-mounted
players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass into a goal.
On page 22, Indy is said to be wearing the headdress of the
Afridi. The Afridi are a rival Pashtun tribe to the
Waziri.
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