Adventure

Adventure was a 13-panel comic strip, the first of two released by Larami Corporation in 1979. The story was printed on a paper spool and read by loading it into a Star Trek Space Viewer toy. In this story, a transporter malfunction plagued the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701).

Publisher's description

 * Omnibus teaser
 * After Kirk and Spock undertake a dangerous mission on a strange, new world, a thick fog shorts out the Enterprise's transporter, nearly stranding them on the planet.

Summary
Leonard McCoy warned that Kirk and Spock were taking on a dangerous mission, and both officers showed concern as they stood on the transporter platform. Montgomery Scott was worried that the planet's fog would interfere with the system, but Kirk and Spock safely beamed down and completed their mission. However, the transporter shorted out when Kirk called for beam-out. Scott repaired the system in about a minute. Spock thought it was a close call.

Characters

 * James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock

Starships and vehicles

 * USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) ( heavy cruiser)

Locations

 * Unidentified planet

Races and cultures

 * Human • Vulcan

Science and technology

 * communicator • transporter

Ranks and titles

 * captain • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • Starfleet ranks

Other references

 * bridge • fog • minute • planet • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • Starfleet uniform (early 2270s) • transporter room

Timeline

 * The comic strip's packaging was branded for . While crew uniforms were colored using the palette from the Starfleet uniform (early 2270s), the detailing on the uniforms was that of the older style Starfleet uniform (2265-2270). The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), both inside and out, was depicted in its pre-refit configuration, suggesting a placement in the late 2260s.

Background

 * The details of the dangerous mission were unspecified.

Related stories

 * – In 2266, a transporter malfunction on the Enterprise duplicated James T. Kirk.
 * – in 2273, a transporter malfunction on the Enterprise killed Lori Ciana and Sonak.
 * – A transporter malfunction on the Enterprise whisked Nyota Uhura from the distant past into the far future.