"A Bite of the Apple" was a one-page Star Trek: The Original Series comic strip published in 1970. It was the second of 11 annual stories from the UK comic strips series and was printed in the United Kingdom in Radio Times #27 on 27 June 1970. It was an homage to the last scene in TOS episode: "The Apple".
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Captain James T. Kirk teased Spock about his resemblance to Satan. Spock innocently denied the implication.
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- The story was not printed with a title, but it was given one ("A Bite of the Apple") for its reprinting in the omnibus The Classic UK Comics, Volume 3.
- The page was signed by artist Frank Bellamy and accompanied an interview with Gene Roddenberry.
- The story's stardate and ship's location were established in "The Apple".
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| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: Target: Zargot |
TOS comics (UK comic strips Annuals) | Next comic: Captives in Space |
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| Previous adventure: The Star to Every Wandering Crucible, Chapter 2, Section 3 |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Mirror, Mirror |
| Previous comic: The Apple |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Year Three | Next comic: Mirror, Mirror |
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- 27 June 1970
- Printed on page 49 of Radio Times #27 (BBC Worldwide)
- September 2017
- Reprinted in the omnibus The Classic UK Comics, Volume 3. (IDW Publishing)
- 16 July 2020
- Reprinted in the omnibus Graphic Novel Collection, Volume 121. (Eaglemoss Collections)
External links[]
- A Bite of the Apple article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Frank Bellamy and Star Trek article at the Frank Bellamy Checklist Blog.
- Star Trek on the BBC: 1970 article at the Space Doubt website.