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.
Publisher's 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
- 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
Other references
- admiral • breakfast • bridge • captain • captain's log • captain's oath • cargo hold • chess • chief engineer • college • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • computer • conference room • deflector shield • diary • divorce • doctor • drug • engine room • engineer • ensign • environmental suit • first officer • fleet captain • IDIC • IDIC medallion • intercom • leave of absence • lieutenant • medical tricorder • millimeter • mind meld • nova • nurse • phaser • Prime Directive • radiation • retirement • scalpel • science • science officer • serpent • shore leave • sickbay • skin • star • stardate • stasis field • sword • technology • tractor beam • Tralmanii language • transporter • transporter room • viewer • warp factor • wedding ring
Appendices
Related stories
- Enterprise: The First Adventure (TOS novel) - Gives an alternate version of Captain Kirk's first mission aboard the Enterprise than that given in this comic.
Log entries
Images
Connections
published order | ||
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Previous comic: First Annual in Series |
TOS comics Annuals |
Next comic: The Final Voyage |
Previous comic: Chekov's Choice |
TOS comics | Next comic: Giri |
chronological order | ||
Previous Adventure: Enterprise: The First Adventure |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Mirror Images, Issue 1 |
Previous Adventure: Enterprise: The First Adventure |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Uhura's Story Backstory |
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2285. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in two other timeframes: | ||
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.