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Indiana Jones: Swords and Spikes Indiana Jones
"The Fourth Nail, Chapter 2: Swords and Spikes"
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones
#12
Marvel Comics
Plot/Script: David Michelinie
Pencil art: Kerry Gammill and Luke McDonnell
Finishes: Mel Candido
Letters: Joe Rosen
Colors: Julianna Firetti
Cover: Bob McLeod
December 1983


Indy faces down a mad bull and much more as he closes in on the fourth nail of the crucifixion!

 

Read the story summary at the Indiana Jones Wiki

 

Notes from the Indiana Jones chronology

 

This issue takes place immediately after the events of "Blood and Sand".

 

Didja Know?

 

This two-part story from The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #s 11 and 12 was adapted into a game module for the Adventures of Indiana Jones role-playing game published by TSR.

 

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 the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1936 to Indy's recovery of the Cross of Coronado in 1938 in The Last Crusade.

 

Characters appearing or mentioned in this issue

 

Indiana Jones

bull

Torino

swindled Spaniards

policia

Marion Ravenwood

Marcus Brody (mentioned only)

Ismaili assassins

Australian aborigines (mentioned only)

Ben Ali Ayoob

Rashid (dies in this issue)

Hassan

Torino's uncle's cousin (mentioned only)

Big Spaniard

phuri dai

Maximilian 

 

Didja Notice?

 

On page 4, Indy bids the bullfighting arena a heartfelt adios. This is Spanish for "goodbye".

 

In "Blood and Sand", Marcus had offered Marion an unrevealed job. Here, it is revealed she accepted the job of public relations officer for the National Museum.

 

On page 8, Torino sees the fight Indy finishes against a pack of Ismaili assassins and thinks, "Caramba! I have never seen such fighters as these! If I were only free! So I could run like the bunny!" Caramba is a Spanish interjection, basically meaning "Gee!"

 

On page 9, Torino shouts out to Indy, "Amigo! Look out--!" Amigo is Spanish for "friend".

 

On page 10, Torino refers to Marion as señorita. This is Spanish for "miss". On page 14, señor is Spanish for "sir".

 

On page 13, Torino says, ", I do apologize." is Spanish for "yes".

 

On page 14, Torino offers Marion some more hotchiwitchi. This is a Romany word for hedgehog.

 

On page 15, Dios is Spanish for "God".

 

When Indy finally lays eyes on the fourth nail on page 18, he is incredulous with doubt that the rusty spike he sees is the real thing, proclaiming it to be an old railroad spike. But soon, when the Ismailis try to take possession of it, the torches in the room flicker out, the nail begins to glow, and the Ismaili assassins are soon found dead, each by a spike hole through the heart! Indy wisely decides to let the phuri dai keep the artifact in her custody. Perhaps it was his premature judgment of the artifact here that leads Indy to choose more humbly in The Last Crusade when he decides upon a commonplace clay vessel as the most likely grail cup over the shiny and bejeweled options in the crusader's chamber.

 

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