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{{Sidebar comic|
 
{{Sidebar comic|
| image = TOS special 2 comic cover.jpg
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|image = TOS special 2 comic cover.jpg
| Publisher = [[DC Comics]]
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|publisher = [[DC Comics]]
| Series = [[DC TOS Special]] #2
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|series = [[DC TOS Special]] #2
| Published = {{y|1994}}
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|published = {{y|1994}}
| Pages = 64
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|pages = 64
| Year = ''Various''
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|year = ''Various''
| Stardate = 8544.9 and 9481.1
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|stardate = 8544.9 and 9481.1
 
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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
==Raise the Defiant==
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==Raise the ''Defiant''==
The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)|''Enterprise'']] is sent to retrieve the {{USS|Defiant|NCC-1764}} from [[Tholian]] space.
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The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} is sent to retrieve the {{USS|Defiant|NCC-1764}} from [[Tholian]] space.
   
===Background Information===
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===Background information===
 
* This story acts as a loose sequel to {{TOS|The Tholian Web}}, [[2268|twenty years]] later.
 
* This story acts as a loose sequel to {{TOS|The Tholian Web}}, [[2268|twenty years]] later.
   
 
====Creators====
 
====Creators====
* Writer: [[Kevin J. Ryan]]
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* Writer: [[Kevin Ryan]]
 
* Artists:
 
* Artists:
 
** [[Chris Wozniak]] (pencil art)
 
** [[Chris Wozniak]] (pencil art)
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On a training mission, [[Lieutenant]] [[Saavik]] meets [[Ensign]] [[Valeris]].
 
On a training mission, [[Lieutenant]] [[Saavik]] meets [[Ensign]] [[Valeris]].
   
===Background Information===
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===Background information===
 
* This story is set before the events of {{film|6}}.
 
* This story is set before the events of {{film|6}}.
 
* The ship rescue sub-plot was not in writer [[Steven H. Wilson]]'s original outline, and Wilson stated, "''it was added to make the story fit the then-current PTB definition of what ALL Trek stories were supposed to be: the ship or a planet is in danger, and the crew must race against time to save the day.''" [https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37940560&postID=3448293250655359356]
 
* The ship rescue sub-plot was not in writer [[Steven H. Wilson]]'s original outline, and Wilson stated, "''it was added to make the story fit the then-current PTB definition of what ALL Trek stories were supposed to be: the ship or a planet is in danger, and the crew must race against time to save the day.''" [https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37940560&postID=3448293250655359356]
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* This 64 page special featured 2 stories from different writers.
 
* This 64 page special featured 2 stories from different writers.
   

Latest revision as of 16:42, 17 October 2021

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Summary

Raise the Defiant

The USS Enterprise is sent to retrieve the USS Defiant from Tholian space.

Background information

Creators

A Question of Loyalty

On a training mission, Lieutenant Saavik meets Ensign Valeris.

Background information

  • This story is set before the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
  • The ship rescue sub-plot was not in writer Steven H. Wilson's original outline, and Wilson stated, "it was added to make the story fit the then-current PTB definition of what ALL Trek stories were supposed to be: the ship or a planet is in danger, and the crew must race against time to save the day." [1]

Creators

Background information

  • This 64 page special featured 2 stories from different writers.

Creators

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 characters.


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