A Bright Particular Star

Star-crossed – "A Bright Particular Star" was the 75th issue of DC Comics' 1989 series of Star Trek comics, released September 1995. The issue consisted of a 22 page story that was a third and final part of the Star-Crossed story arc, as written by Howard Weinstein. The art was penciled by Rachel Ketchum and inked by Mark Heike, with Margaret Clark credited as editor.

Publisher's description[edit | edit source]

The extra-sized Star Trek #75 concludes the three-part “Star-Crossed.” At the end of Kirk’s first five-year mission aboard the starship Enterprise, Starfleet’s Intrawarp Development Project offers the promise of a revolution in spaceflight and reveals disturbing flaws in Starfleet Command. To set things right, Kirk must make a decision that will affect not only his life, but that of Carol Marcus and their son, David.

Summary[edit | edit source]

The USS Enterprise approaches Earth following the completion of its five-year mission. The crew witnesses the loss of an experimental starship during an engine test, but their offers of assistance are declined. After arriving home, the crew is informed that the Enterprise is to be completely refit. Leonard McCoy and Spock resign from Starfleet in protest to the secrecy and cancellation of further missions, while James T. Kirk reluctantly accepts promotion, to learn more about the mysterious transwarp drive program.

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Log entries[edit | edit source]

Captain's log, stardate 6558.2: Having completed our assigned five-year mission, the Enterprise is coming home. After shore leave and standard maintenance on the ship, I look forward to a second five-year deployment.

Captain's log, supplemental: My senior officers and i have a scheduled meeting with Admiral Balzay, presumably to discuss details of our next deployment.

References[edit | edit source]

Shipboard areas[edit | edit source]

USS Enterprise: bridge • corridor • quarters

Races and cultures[edit | edit source]

Human • Vulcan

States and organizations[edit | edit source]

Federation Council • JPL • Starfleet • Starfleet Medical • Starfleet Operations • United Federation of Planets
Referenced only: Oxford University • Starfleet Academy

Science and technology[edit | edit source]

atmosphere • deflector shield • galaxy • gene • humanoid • impulse engine • infokiosk • intra-warp drive • lifeform • light-year • matter • plasma • plasma injector • space • space station • star • star system • starship • subspace • time • transwarp drive • universe • warp drive • warp factor • warp field

Ranks and titles[edit | edit source]

admiral • captain • chef • chief engineer • chief medical officer • chief of Starfleet Operations • commander • command division • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • flag officer • helmsman • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • one star admiral • operations division • science officer • sciences division • scientist • second officer • security • security chief • senior staff • tactical officer • weapons officer

Other references[edit | edit source]

alcohol • assignment patch • award • bacon • captain's log • clothing • dress uniform • egg • fishing • five-year mission • food • goat • god • government • homeworld • language • log entry • logic • month • nation-state • NCC • oil • planet • races and cultures • rank • refit • shore leave • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • tartan • technology • title • uniform • USS • war • water • weapon • week • wine • year

Chronology[edit | edit source]

2263: James T. Kirk and Carol Marcus part ways. (7 years prior to story)
stardate 6558.2, 2270 (2270s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages): Enterprise travels home.

Appendices[edit | edit source]

Background[edit | edit source]

There are numerous accounts of the end of Kirk's five-year mission. In particular, the depiction of Enterprise returning home overlaps with the opening sequence of TOS novel: The Lost Years, and the voyage back to Earth and the crew disembarking was shown in TOS comic: "The Final Voyage".
The story's title is a line from Act 1, Scene 1 of All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare. (All's Well That Ends Well Act 1, Scene 1 at the MIT Shakespeare website)