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From the first five-year mission!

Background information

At this point in the series, the Paramount Pictures licensing approval for comics was being made stricter, as a result it was not known at the time of this issue's publication that the series would be canceled for retooling.
One detail of this story that may have proven contentious to the studio was the use of a religious plot-line, since dealing with belief (and God) was rare for Star Trek. This also crossed into story territory covered in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, which was in production at the time.
This story takes place after TOS: "Shore Leave", when Barrows was an Enterprise yeoman, but before TOS: "The Tholian Web", when the Defiant was subsequently lost.
This issue was the first time cover artist Jerome K. Moore inked his own work. [1]

Creators

Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
Writer: Martin Pasko
Artists:
- Gray Morrow (interior art)
- Michele Wolfman (color art)
- Tim Harkins (letter art)
- Jerome K. Moore (cover art)
Editor: Robert Greenberger

Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in DC TOS volume 1 characters.

Star Trek TOS cast — *Enterprise* senior staff

James T. Kirk: Enterprise captain.
Spock: Vulcan Enterprise exec and science officer.
Leonard McCoy: Enterprise surgeon.
Montgomery Scott: Enterprise chief engineer.
Hikaru Sulu: Enterprise helmsman.
Uhura: Enterprise communications officer.
Pavel Chekov: Enterprise navigator.
Christine Chapel: Enterprise nurse.

File:MBenga.jpg

M'Benga.

M'Benga: Enterprise staff doctor.
En-Lai: Starfleet chaplain.
Malesa Norabi: Terminally ill Starfleet veteran. Norabi had previously served aboard a Constitution-class Federation starship. Norabi helped hijack the Enterprise at En-Lai's command, but Kirk suspected that Norabi would be granted clemency for the crime. Norabi's illness was completely healed by the lady of Calydon.

File:ToniaBarrows.jpg

Barrows

Tonia Barrows: Defiant lieutenant. When Barrows was a yeoman, she served aboard Enterprise and had a close relationship with Dr. McCoy. She was on the edge of death, but was completely healed at Calydon. McCoy and Barrows were able to reunite and catch up on old times after the ordeal.
Haak Trobis: Terminally ill Starfleet veteran, originally from Daran V. Blue-skinned Trobis had previously served aboard a Constitution-class Federation starship. Trobis helped hijack the Enterprise at En-Lai's command, but Kirk suspected that Trobis would be granted clemency for the crime. Trobis's illness was completely healed by the lady of Calydon.
Rakaar: Terminally ill Starfleet veteran, originally from Kazar. Purple-skinned Rakaar had previously served aboard a Constitution-class Federation starship. Rakaar helped hijack the Enterprise at En-Lai's command, but Kirk suspected that Rakaar would be granted clemency for the crime. Rakaar's illness was completely healed by the lady of Calydon.

Fitzpatrick: Starfleet Admiral Fitzpatrick relayed orders that Kirk should not divert the Enterprise for any reason. The message was only received after the vessel had completed its unscheduled, forced stopover at Calydon.
Pitkin: Medical doctor of the Starfleet Veterans' Hospital on Lavinius V.
Lady of Calydon: Being, previously thought to be partially mythical, which appears to the ill and injured on planet Calydon.

References

Berthold radiation: Type of radiation emitted by the star in the Beta Aurigae system. When the USS Defiant hull breached, nineteen of the exposed crew survived, albeit with life-threatening radiation poisoning
Beta Aurigae: Star system where the Defiant was crippled by an accident while on patrol. Nineteen crewman were recovered from a breached engineering hull section after being exposed to deadly Berthold energy.
Calydon: Planet which is reputed to have a healing power, in the form of a "bright lady" who appears to the terminally ill.
Daran V: Planetary origin of Terminally ill Starfleet veteran Haak Trobis. Trobis was shown to be some type of alien, but it was not established whether Daran V was home to his species, or if his species was simply one of the races that lived on Daran V.

USS Defiant: Constitution-class Federation starship. The Defiant had a hull breach in the Beta Aurigae system, causing severe casualties. The ship met with USS Enterprise to transfer wounded, including Lt. Barrows, to a starbase facility.
Elba II: Mental asylum where Dr. Pitkin hoped En-Lai would be sent.

USS Enterprise, TOS opening credits — *Enterprise*.

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701): Constitution-class Federation starship.
Kazar: Homeworld of Rakaar. Presumably, this was intended to reference the homeworld of the Kazarite species, but Rakaar looks like he is of a different breed.
Lavinius V: Planet location of the Starfleet Veterans' Hospital. En-Lai was assigned here under Dr. Pitkin's authority. Lavinius was home to ancient technology, such as a stasis array used to incapacitate the Enterprise crew.
Priority one: Type of distress call received by Captain Kirk.
sandovalyn: Radiation treatment drug. Presumably named after Elias Sandoval.
Starbase 27: Federation starbase with radiation treatment facilities. This was the only nearby base able to accommodate the severe medical problems faced by the survivors of the Defiant accident.
Starfleet Veterans' Hospital: Federation Starfleet outpost on Lavinius V.
stasis: The hospital inhabitants are armed with stasis weapons.

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+== Background information ==
-==Creators==
+* At this point in the series, the [[Paramount Pictures]] licensing approval for [[comics]] was being made stricter, as a result it was not known at the time of this issue's publication that the series would be canceled for retooling.
+* One detail of this story that may have proven contentious to the studio was the use of a [[religion|religious]] plot-line, since dealing with belief (and [[God]]) was rare for ''Star Trek''. This also crossed into story territory covered in {{film|5}}, which was in production at the time.
+* This story takes place after {{TOS|Shore Leave}}, when Barrows was an ''Enterprise'' [[yeoman]], but before {{TOS|The Tholian Web}}, when the ''[[USS Defiant (NCC-1764)|Defiant]]'' was subsequently lost.
+* This issue was the first time cover artist [[Jerome K. Moore]] inked his own work. [http://jerome-k-moore.deviantart.com/art/CLASSIC-STAR-TREK-1-41693192]
+=== Creators ===
 * Based on ''[[Star Trek]]'' created by [[Gene Roddenberry]]
 * Writer: [[Martin Pasko]]
 * Artists:
-** [[Gray Morrow]] (interior [[art]])
+** [[Gray Morrow]] (interior art)
-** [[Jerome K. Moore|Jerome Moore]] (cover art)
+** [[Michele Wolfman]] (color art)
+** [[Tim Harkins]] (letter art)
+** [[Jerome K. Moore]] (cover art)
 * Editor: [[Robert Greenberger]]
-==Background==
+== Characters ==
-*At this point in the series, the [[Paramount Pictures]] licensing approval for [[comic book|comics]] was being made stricter, as a result it was not known at the [[time]] of this issue's publication that the series would be cancelled for retooling.
-*One detail of this story that might have proved contentious to the studio was the use of a [[religion|religious]] plot-line, since dealing with belief (and [[God]]) was rare for ''Star Trek''. This also crossed into story territory covered in ''[[Star Trek V]]'', which was in production at the time.
-*This story takes place after [[TOS]]: "[[Shore Leave]]", when Barrows was an ''Enterprise'' [[yeoman]], but before [[TOS]]: "[[The Tholian Web]]", when the ''[[USS Defiant (NCC-1764)|Defiant]]'' was subsequently lost.
-==Characters==
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-[[Image:Original.JPG|thumb|''Enterprise'' [[senior staff]].]]
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 ; [[James T. Kirk]] : [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] [[captain]].
-; [[Spock]] : [[Vulcan]] ''Enterprise'' [[xO|exec]] and [[science officer]].
+; [[Spock]] : [[Vulcan]] ''Enterprise'' [[XO|exec]] and [[science officer]].
-; [[Leonard McCoy]] : ''Enterprise'' [[cMO|surgeon]].
+; [[Leonard McCoy]] : ''Enterprise'' [[CMO|surgeon]].
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 ;[[Hikaru Sulu]] : ''Enterprise'' [[helmsman]].
-;[[Uhura]] : ''Enterprise'' [[communications officer]].
+;[[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] : ''Enterprise'' [[communications officer]].
 ;[[Pavel Chekov]] : ''Enterprise'' [[navigator]].
 ;[[Christine Chapel]] : ''Enterprise'' [[nurse]].
-[[Image:MBenga.jpg|thumb|M'Benga.]]
+[[File:MBenga.jpg|thumb|M'Benga.]]
 ;[[M'Benga]] : ''Enterprise'' staff [[doctor]].
 ;En-Lai : Starfleet chaplain.
-;Malesa Norabi : Terminally [[disease|ill]] [[Starfleet]] veteran. Norabi had previously served aboard a [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]] [[Federation]] [[starship]]. Norabi helped hijack the ''Enterprise'' at En-Lai's command, but Kirk suspected that Norabi would be granted clemency for the [[crime]]. Norabi's illness was completely healed by the lady of Calydon.
+;Malesa Norabi : Terminally [[disease|ill]] [[Starfleet]] veteran. Norabi had previously served aboard a {{Class|Constitution}} [[Federation]] [[starship]]. Norabi helped hijack the ''Enterprise'' at En-Lai's command, but Kirk suspected that Norabi would be granted clemency for the [[crime]]. Norabi's illness was completely healed by the lady of Calydon.
-[[Image:ToniaBarrows.jpg|thumb|Barrows.]]
+[[File:ToniaBarrows.jpg|thumb|Barrows]]
 ; [[Tonia Barrows]] : ''Defiant'' [[lieutenant]]. When Barrows was a [[yeoman]], she served aboard ''Enterprise'' and had a close relationship with Dr. McCoy. She was on the edge of [[death]], but was completely healed at Calydon. McCoy and Barrows were able to reunite and catch up on old times after the ordeal.
 ;Haak Trobis : Terminally ill Starfleet veteran, originally from [[Daran V]]. Blue-[[skin]]ned Trobis had previously served aboard a ''Constitution''-class Federation starship. Trobis helped hijack the ''Enterprise'' at En-Lai's command, but Kirk suspected that Trobis would be granted clemency for the crime. Trobis's illness was completely healed by the lady of Calydon.
 ;Rakaar : Terminally ill Starfleet veteran, originally from Kazar. Purple-skinned Rakaar had previously served aboard a ''Constitution''-class Federation starship. Rakaar helped hijack the ''Enterprise'' at En-Lai's command, but Kirk suspected that Rakaar would be granted clemency for the crime. Rakaar's illness was completely healed by the lady of Calydon.
-[[Image:Fitzpatrick.JPG|thumb|Fitzpatrick.]]
+[[File:Fitzpatrick_(Admiral).jpg|thumb|Fitzpatrick]]
 ; [[Fitzpatrick (Admiral)|Fitzpatrick]] : Starfleet [[Admiral]] Fitzpatrick relayed orders that Kirk should not divert the ''Enterprise'' for any reason. The message was only received after the vessel had completed its unscheduled, forced stopover at Calydon.
 ; Pitkin : Medical doctor of the Starfleet Veterans' Hospital on Lavinius V.
 ; Lady of Calydon : Being, previously thought to be partially [[mythology|mythical]], which appears to the ill and injured on planet Calydon.
-==References==
+== References ==
 ;[[Berthold radiation]] : Type of [[radiation]] emitted by the [[star]] in the [[Beta Aurigae]] [[star system|system]]. When the USS ''Defiant'' [[hull]] [[hull breach|breached]], nineteen of the exposed crew survived, albeit with life-threatening [[radiation poisoning]]
 ;[[Beta Aurigae]] : [[Star system]] where the ''Defiant'' was crippled by an accident while on patrol. Nineteen crewman were recovered from a breached [[engineering hull]] section after being exposed to deadly Berthold [[energy]].
 ;Calydon : [[Planet]] which is reputed to have a healing power, in the form of a "bright lady" who appears to the terminally ill.
 ;[[Daran V]] : Planetary origin of Terminally ill Starfleet veteran Haak Trobis. ''Trobis was shown to be some type of [[alien]], but it was not established whether Daran V was home to his [[species]], or if his species was simply one of the [[races]] that lived on Daran V.
-[[Image:Defianttosera.jpg|thumb|150px|''Defiant''.]]
+[[File:USS_Defiant,_NCC-1764.jpg|thumb|''Defiant'']]
-;[[USS Defiant (NCC-1764)|USS ''Defiant'' (NCC-1764)]] : ''Constitution''-class Federation starship. The ''Defiant'' had a hull breach in the [[Beta Aurigae system]], causing severe casualties. The ship met with USS ''Enterprise'' to transfer wounded, including Lt. Barrows, to a [[starbase]] facility.
+;{{USS|Defiant|NCC-1764}} : ''Constitution''-class Federation starship. The ''Defiant'' had a hull breach in the [[Beta Aurigae system]], causing severe casualties. The ship met with USS ''Enterprise'' to transfer wounded, including Lt. Barrows, to a [[starbase]] facility.
 ;[[Elba II]] : Mental [[asylum]] where Dr. Pitkin hoped En-Lai would be sent.
-[[Image:Ent1701mk2 orbit comp.jpg|thumb|150px|''Enterprise''.]]
+[[File:USS Enterprise, TOS opening credits.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise''.]]
 ;[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] : ''Constitution''-class Federation starship.
 ;Kazar : Homeworld of Rakaar. ''Presumably, this was intended to reference the [[homeworld]] of the [[Kazarite]] species, but Rakaar looks like he is of a different breed.
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 ;sandovalyn : Radiation treatment [[drug]]. ''Presumably named after [[Elias Sandoval]].''
-;[[Starbase 27]] : Federation starbase with radiation treatment facilities. This was the only nearby base able to accomodate the severe [[medicine|medical]] problems faced by the survivors of the ''Defiant'' accident.
+;[[Starbase 27]] : Federation starbase with radiation treatment facilities. This was the only nearby base able to accommodate the severe [[medicine|medical]] problems faced by the survivors of the ''Defiant'' accident.
 ;Starfleet Veterans' Hospital : Federation Starfleet [[outpost]] on Lavinius V.
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