Indiana Jones Chronicles" explains how Indiana becomes solitary and less idealistic following his service in World War I. In "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", Jones is older and wiser, whereas his sidekicks Mutt and Mac are youthfully arrogant and greedy, respectively. Indiana Jones is modeled after the strong-jawed heroes of the matinée serials and pulp magazines that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg enjoyed in their childhoods (such as the Republic Pictures serials, and the Doc Savage series). Sir H. Rider Haggard's safari guide/big game hunter Allan Quatermain of "King Solomon's Mines", who dates back to 1885, is a
Indiana Jones (comics) for 34 issues until March 1986. The series had Marcus Brody and Marion Ravenwood in regular supporting roles, and Sallah, Katanga, and Short Round also appeared. A three-issue adaptation of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and a four-issue adaptation of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" were also published. The series is notable for having tried to develop its own continuity, adding up original content and characters to pre-existing Indiana Jones mythology, with villains such as rival archeologist Ian McIver and Ali Ben Ayoob, a levantine tycoon employing Ishmaelite assassins as agents. UGO Networks called Marvel's series "clunky"