A Handful of Dust

The First Casualty
Cover by Gordon Purcell and Terry Pallot.
Attribution
Series:	The Next Generation No. 72
Miniseries:	War and Madness No. 2
Writer(s):	Michael Jan Friedman
Penciller(s):	Gordon Purcell
Inker(s):	Terry Pallot
Colorist(s):	Rick Taylor
Letterer(s):	Chris Eliopoulos
Editor(s):	Margaret Clark
Publication information
Publisher:	DC Comics
Published:	June 1995
Pages:	24
Chronology
Date:	2371
Stardate:	48252.6

Trapped in a Tholian web.

Summary

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While investigating the Tholian attack on Alpha Unuria, Will Riker and Kyle Riker are increasingly at odds. The Tholian first officer, Nethrax, is having second thoughts about his commander's plans. The Enterprise-D receives a distress call and arrives to find three Tholian ships. Trapped in a Tholian web, the crew of the Enterprise must discover a way out before their ship is destroyed.

References

Characters

Alpha Unuria residents • Ben • Beverly Crusher • Data • Glenda • Guinan • Hans • Narqal personnel • Nethrax • Alyssa Ogawa • Jean-Luc Picard • Kyle Riker • William Riker • Selar • Deanna Troi • Worf

Referenced only

Brenda Sorenson • USS Stockholm personnel

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • Narqal (Tholian web-spinner)

Referenced only

USS Stockholm (Miranda-class, referenced)

Locations

Alpha Unuria • Beta Barania • Beta Exorpa • Starfleet Academy

Races and cultures

Human • Tholian • Vulcan

States and organizations

Tholian Assembly • United Federation of Planets

Appendices

Related stories

• TOS episode: "The Tholian Web"
• TNG episodes:
  • "The Icarus Factor"
  • "Peak Performance"

Connections

published order
Previous comic: The First Casualty	TNG comics DC monthly series	Next comic: The Dying of the Light
Previous story: The First Casualty	Comics by: Michael Jan Friedman	Next story: The Dying of the Light
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The First Casualty	Memory Beta Chronology	Next Adventure: The Dying of the Light
Previous Adventure: The First Casualty	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)	Next Adventure: The Dying of the Light