Indiana Jones franchise

The Indiana Jones franchise, based on the adventure of the eponymous fictional archaeologist, began in 1981 with the release of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. A prequel entitled Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom followed in 1984, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was released in 1989. In 1992, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles began airing on television. A fourth film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was released on May 22 2008. The franchise was created by George Lucas, and the films are directed by Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford. In addition, Marvel Comics began publishing The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones in 1983, and Dark Horse Comics earned the comic book rights to Indiana Jones in 1991. Novelizations of the films have been published, in addition to a series of German novels by Wolfgang Hohlbein, and twelve novels set before the films published by Bantam Books. Numerous video games about the character have been released since 1982,... full article at wikipedia