Nancy Bryce

Nancy Bryce was a human Starfleet officer who served aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) in the early 2280s. Her father was Andre Bryce, science officer of the USS Gallant under the command of Captain John Bearclaw.

Bryce graduated from Starfleet Academy in the top 3% of her class, and was selected by Captain Spock for a special training cruise on the Enterprise in 2285. Bryce nearly lost her life when the Enterprise was attacked by Khan Noonien Singh near the Mutara Nebula. She was pulled out of harms way by classmate Peter Preston, who was fatally uinjured at his post soon after. Following the incident, she was assigned to the Enterprise as an ensign, under Admiral James T. Kirk. (DC Comic, "Who's Who in Star Trek" #1)

When the Gallant was destroyed with all hands in 2285 while patrolling the Klingon Neutral Zone, William Bearclaw blamed his father's death on the perceived incompetence of Bryce's father and attacked her. The fight was stopped by Captain James T. Kirk who later chose her to accompany him on a reconnaisance mission into a wormhole that had been stabilized by the Klingons for use as a staging area. (TOS DC Comic #1: "The Wormhole Connection")

The mission quickly turned into one of survival once she and Kirk infiltrated the Klingon space station found inside the wormhole. After encountering Konom, a Klingon defector, she and Kirk soon destroyed the station's wormhole stabilizer and were rescued by Lieutenant Saavik. (TOS comic #2: "The Only Good Klingon")

Following the wormhole mission, Kirk noted in Bryce's file that, "Aboard the station, she handled herself quite well under combat conditions, pausing only briefly when confronted with a kill-or-be-killed situation". (DC Comic, "Who's Who in Star Trek" #1)

Following the rescue of the Klingon Konom, Bryce and Konom began an unlikely relationship that resulted in the two of them getting married. Bryce and Konom were influential in the education and rise to influence of the albino Klingon Ambassador, the Honorable Kobry. (TOS comic #50: "Marriage of Inconvienience"; TNG novel Strike Zone)