The First Mission! — "All Those Years Ago..." is the first Star Trek: The Original Series annual published by DC Comics. Released in October 1985, it was the first of two annuals written by Mike W. Barr and the fourth of five comics inked by Bob Smith. It was the sole story pencilled by David Ross.
Description[]
- "Charting the First Frontier" by Mike W. Barr
- One of the stories we had never seen was Kirk's first mission on the Enterprise. This would also be his first meeting with most of the crew, and allow us to show characters that had never been seen in Trek comics before – like Gary Mitchell, the mysterious Number One (whose actress returned to Trek as Nurse Christine Chapel), and – perhaps most intriguing – Captain Christopher Pike...
Summary[]
2285: Kirk reminisces about his first mission aboard the Enterprise...
2264: The first mission of the Enterprise under Captain Kirk is to transport Captain Pike to his next assignment on Draxis II. En route, the Enterprise encounters the Tralmanii, a race that Pike had once dealt with before when he commanded the Enterprise.
References[]
Characters[]
- Phillip Boyce • Kabaka Bugunda • Earlenbaugh • Matilda Johnson • Keleway • Lee Kelso • John Kendricks • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Gary Mitchell • Heihachiro Nogura • "Number One" • Phelps • Christopher Pike • Saavik • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • unnamed Tralmanii
- Referenced only
- Robert April • Joanna McCoy • Mark Piper
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Churchill (Baton Rouge-class) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class) • USS Saladin (Baton Rouge-class) • USS Surak (Oberth-class) • Tralmanii ship
- Referenced only
- USS El Dorado • USS Farragut
Locations[]
- Draxis II • Earth • Earth Spacedock • Wrigley's Pleasure Planet
- Referenced only
- Talos IV
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- computer • deflector shield • drug • environmental suit • intercom • medical tricorder • phaser • scalpel • stasis field • sword • tractor beam • transporter
Occupations and titles[]
- admiral • captain • chief engineer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • ensign • first officer • fleet captain • lieutenant • nurse • science officer •
Other references[]
- breakfast • bridge • captain's log • captain's oath • cargo hold • chess • college • conference room • diary • divorce • engine room • IDIC • IDIC medallion • language • leave of absence • millimeter • mind meld • nova • Prime Directive • radiation • retirement • science • serpent • shore leave • sickbay • skin • star • stardate • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • technology • Tralmanii language • transporter room • viewer • warp factor • wedding ring
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS novel: Enterprise: The First Adventure – Gives an alternate version of Captain Kirk's first mission aboard the Enterprise than that given in this comic.
- TOS novel: The Captain's Oath – Acknowledged the ship's visit to Draxis II.
Background[]
- Published in 1985, this story featured the first licensed appearances of Christopher Pike, Number One, Phillip Boyce, Gary Mitchell, and Lee Kelso in comics. All would be showcased two years later in the comic reference work Who's Who in Star Trek. The characters first appeared in print in the novelizations of their canon appearance: Pike, Number One, and Boyce in TOS - Star Trek 4 novelization: The Cage in 1971; Mitchell and Kelso in TOS - Star Trek 8 novelization: Where No Man Has Gone Before in 1972.
- This is also Admiral Heihachiro Nogura's first appearance in comics, although he was referenced in TOS comic: "The Nogura Regatta" in 1981. He first appeared in print in the novelization of The Motion Picture, but was not shown in that film's comic adaptation.
Log entries[]
Images[]
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Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: Rock and a Hard Place |
TOS comics (Annuals) |
Next comic: The Final Voyage |
| Previous comic: Chekov's Choice |
TOS comics | Next comic: Giri |
| Previous story: Homecoming... |
Stories by: Mike W. Barr |
Next story: The Final Voyage |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Dreamworld |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Wolf on the Prowl |
| Previous story: Enterprise: The First Adventure |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Year One | Next story: Uhura's Story Backstory |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2285. The Memory Beta Chronology places events from this story in 2 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous adventure: Cadet Kirk Starfleet Academy |
2251 | Next adventure: Garth of Izar 2251 sections |
| Previous adventure: Enterprise: The First Adventure |
2264 | Next adventure: Seasons of Light and Darkness 2264 section |
External links[]
- All Those Years Ago... article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.