The Enterprise Experiment, Part 1
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| COMIC | |
| The Enterprise Experiment, Part 1 | |
| Cover by Rob & Joe Sharp | |
| Attribution | |
| Series: | The Original Series |
| Miniseries: | Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment, No. 1 |
| Writer(s): | D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester |
| Penciller(s): | Gordon Purcell |
| Inker(s): | Terry Pallot & Gordon Purcell |
| Colorist(s): | Mario Boon |
| Letterer(s): | Chris Mowry |
| Editor(s): | Andrew Steven Harris |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher: | IDW Publishing |
| Published: | April 2008 |
| Pages: | 32, 22 of which are story |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | 2269 |
| Cover B, by Rob and Joe Sharp | |
Contents |
[edit] Introduction (blurb)
From solicitations: A sequel to the classic episode "The Enterprise Incident"—originally written by Fontana herself—where Kirk and Spock found themselves trapped on an Enterprise out of phase with space itself and facing a plot of revenge from Romulans!
[edit] Summary
[edit] References
[edit] Characters
- Arex • Charvanek • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu
- Referenced only
- Carol Marcus • David Marcus • Friedrich Nietzsche
[edit] Starships and vehicles
- Referenced only
- Tholian starship
[edit] Locations
- Referenced only
- K-12 • Starfleet Academy
[edit] Races and cultures
[edit] States and organisations
[edit] Other
- bridge • captain's chair • cell • cloaking device • cloaking field • disaster beacon • engineering deck • environment suit • Guardian of Forever • hangar deck • mind meld • mint julep • molecular cohesion • pattern buffer • phasing • quantum mechanics • radiation • scanner • sensor • scotch • shielding • sickbay • spatial interphase • subspace letter • telepathy • Tholian web • transporter • transporter platform • viewscreen • white dwarf
[edit] Appendices
- The ten pages of editorial content for this issue include a one-page advert for the next issue of the miniseries, and a two-page feature on the Assignment: Earth miniseries, including an interview with John Byrne.
[edit] Covers
- This issue was available in three covers; Two widely available covers, both by Rob and Joe Sharp, and both with colors by Leonard O'Grady; and a third, retail incentive, cover featuring a photo of Kirk disguised as a Romulan, from the TOS episode: "The Enterprise Incident".
[edit] Related stories
- The Enterprise Incident (TOS episode) - This comic is a sequel to the TOS episode with a guest appearance from the female Romulan commander and a continuation of the Starfleet/cloaking device story, with the Enterprise testing a new cloak designed to better the Romulan version.
- TOS references - The issue features several references to TOS' episodes and movies:
- The first page depicts the San Francisco air tram station, as seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
- A mysterious character on said first page reviews data on the Guardian of Forever, first seen in "The City on the Edge of Forever".
- Kirk and Spock discuss Carol and David Marcus, Kirk's former lover and son respectively, as established in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
- Spock makes note of how he was previously able to alter Kirk's telepathic perceptions with a mind meld when they encounter the Melkotians in the episode "Spectre of the Gun"
- McCoy references Kirk's experience going out of phase during the Enterprise's encounter with the Tholians, from the episode "The Tholian Web".
- Phasing - Individuals going out of phase, and cloaking devices being used for that purpose, have been shown before in several stories; The TOS episode: "The Tholian Web" and the TNG episodes "The Next Phase" and "The Pegasus".
[edit] Timeline
| Published Order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: First issue of the miniseries. Preceded by Year Four, Issue 6 | TOS comics Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment | Next comic: The Enterprise Experiment, Part 2 |
| Previous story: Legacy | Stories by: D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester | Next story: The Enterprise Experiment, Part 2 |
| Chronological Order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Not yet placed | Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Not yet placed |
