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| image = Star Trek Photostory Cover 1.jpg
 
| image = Star Trek Photostory Cover 1.jpg
| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
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| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]<br/>Tatsumi Mook (Japanese)
 
| Editor = [[Richard J. Anobile]]
 
| Editor = [[Richard J. Anobile]]
| Series = [[Star Trek Photostories (Pocket)|Star Trek Photostories]]
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| Series = [[Star Trek Photostories|''Star Trek'' Photostories]]
| Published = {{m|May|1980}}
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| Published = {{m|May|1980}}<br/>{{y|1980}} (Japanese)
 
| Pages = 152
 
| Pages = 152
| Year = [[2272]]
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| Year = mid-[[2270s]]
| Stardate =
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| Stardate = 7410.2
| ISBN = 0671830899
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| ISBN = 0671830899<br/>''unknown'' (Japanese)
 
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'''''Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Photostory''''' was an adaptation of {{film|1}} into a comic book-style story. It is done in similar style to the older [[Bantam Books]] ''[[Star Trek Fotonovels]]'': the images are in full color with "word bubbles" for the characters dialog and comic-style text boxes around the expositionary text.
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'''''Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Photostory''''' was an adaptation of stills taken from {{film|1}} into a [[Photonovels|photonovel]].
   
The adaptation is missing several scenes, among them [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s discussion with Commander [[Sonak]] in the [[San Francisco]] tramway station, the death of Sonak in the [[transporter room]], and [[Matt Decker|Decker]]'s interlude with the [[Ilia]] probe on the [[recreation deck]].
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The adaptation is missing several scenes in the film, among them [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s discussion with Commander [[Sonak]] in the [[San Francisco]] [[air tram station]], the death of Sonak in the [[transporter room]], and [[Matt Decker|Decker]]'s interlude with the [[Ilia]] probe on the [[recreation deck]].
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==Summary==
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;From the back cover
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:''[[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], [[Spock]], [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] and he rest of the crew meet their greatest challenge &ndash; in all the brilliant color and excitement of the great motion picture hit!''
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== Background information ==
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No internationally translated editions are known to exist, save one. In 1980, on the occasion of the release of ''The Motion Picture'' in Japan, a Japanese language version of the photonovel was published in that country as well. The release was accompanied with the stand-alone Japanese translation of [[Bantam Books]]' photonovel ''{{dis|Where No Man Has Gone Before|fotonovel}}''.
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===Cover gallery===
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<gallery>
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File:Star Trek Photostory Japan Cover 1.jpg|1980: Japanese edition cover
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File:Star Trek Photostory Japan Back Cover 1.jpg|1980: Japanese edition back cover
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</gallery>
   
 
== External link ==
 
== External link ==
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{{Novel nav
 
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|series = [[Star Trek Photostories (Pocket)|Star Trek Photostories]]
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|series = [[Star Trek Photostories|''Star Trek'' Photostories]]
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|series2 = [[Photonovels]]
 
|prev = {{first|novel}}
 
|prev = {{first|novel}}
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|prev2 = ''{{dis|Amok Time|fotonovel}}''
 
|next = ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Photostory]]''
 
|next = ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Photostory]]''
 
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[[Category:Comics|The Motion Picture - The Photostory]]
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[[Category:Photonovels]]

Revision as of 16:48, 4 July 2015

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Photostory was an adaptation of stills taken from Star Trek: The Motion Picture into a photonovel.

The adaptation is missing several scenes in the film, among them Kirk's discussion with Commander Sonak in the San Francisco air tram station, the death of Sonak in the transporter room, and Decker's interlude with the Ilia probe on the recreation deck.

Summary

From the back cover
Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty and he rest of the crew meet their greatest challenge – in all the brilliant color and excitement of the great motion picture hit!

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Background information

No internationally translated editions are known to exist, save one. In 1980, on the occasion of the release of The Motion Picture in Japan, a Japanese language version of the photonovel was published in that country as well. The release was accompanied with the stand-alone Japanese translation of Bantam Books' photonovel Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Cover gallery

External link


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