Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Sallah escape the temple and then ride off into the sunset. Lucas and Spielberg had intended to make a trilogy of "Indiana Jones" films since Lucas had first pitched "Raiders of the Lost Ark" to Spielberg in 1977. After the mixed critical and public reaction to "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", Spielberg decided to complete the trilogy to fulfill his promise to Lucas and "to apologize for the second one". The pair had the intention of revitalizing the series by evoking the spirit and tone of "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Throughout the film's development and pre-production,
Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods characters to lend the new run of DH Jones comics in its own tone, but also used Brody, who is his favorite element of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". He chose the Ahnenerbe (which Heinrich Himmler founded) to make the comic "not just Indy versus your typical Nazi goons, [but] Indy up against his counterparts from within the Nazi party". He promised they would be recurring enemies, in a need to give Indiana "his own Doctor Doom or Joker". Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods is a Dark Horse