"Behind Enemy Lines!" is a Star Trek: The Original Series comic published by DC Comics in 1985. The comic was written by Mike W. Barr, with art by Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran. It is the fourteenth comic in DC's first TOS comic series, and the sixth part of the New Frontiers story-arc. The title refers to two plots in the issue: The Spocks taking the Bird-of-Prey into Klingon space, and the Excelsior crew's rescue mission to a Terran prison.
Summary[]
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Log Entries[]
- Personal Log, Stardate 8221.6
- My plan has failed! Posing as our ruthless counterparts of this parallel universe, my crew and I hoped to lead their invasion fleet to defeat! But though the Empire council has not discovered our true identities, they are aware of our intent!
References[]
Characters[]
- Blaine • Kahless IV • James T. Kirk • Konom • David Marcus • Leonard McCoy • Saavik • Saavik • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
Starships and vehicles[]
- IKS B'rel (B'rel-class) • USS Armstrong (Miranda-class) • USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class) • ISS Farragut • IKS Ravager
Locations[]
- Gamma Trianguli • Gamma Trianguli XII • Kash • mirror universe
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Other references[]
- Test of Truth
Appendices[]
Background[]
- This issue shows the Bird-of-Prey firing while still under cloak, which is curiously inconsistent with The Search for Spock which established the vessel and its capabilities, including its having to decloak before firing. It is similarly inconsistent with later stories, notably The Undiscovered Country, where a Bird-of-Prey being able to fire while cloaked was a notable and exceptional tactical advantage.
- The Klingon homeworld in the mirror universe is identified as Kash in this issue, as opposed to the later widely used Qo'noS.
Related stories[]
- New Frontiers (TOS comic miniseries) - This is the sixth part of the New Frontiers story arc, continuing on from the previous issue with the story opening with the Excelsior under attack from the Terran Empire fleet. The story continues into the next two issues with the Klingon alliance established in this issue allowing the Excelsior crew to fight back against the Terrans.
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: Masquerade! |
TOS comics first DC monthly series |
Next comic: The Beginning of the End... |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Masquerade! |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: The Beginning of the End... |
Images[]
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The Bird-of-Prey fires under cloak.
The Bird-of-Prey enters Klingon space.
Publication history[]
- May 1985
- First published by DC Comics.
- April 1991
- Reprinted in The Mirror Universe Saga omnibus. (DC Comics)
- September 2009
- Reprinted in the Best of Alternate Universes omnibus. (IDW)
- 19 July 2018
- Reprinted in Graphic Novel Collection, Volume 41. (Eaglemoss Collections)
- 15 March 2022
- Reprinted in The Mirror Universe Saga omnibus. (IDW Publishing, ISBN 978-1684058730)
Translations[]
- October 1985
- French: Part 1 in Suspense Intergalactique, omnibus Star Trek #5. (Arédit)
- December 1985
- French: Part 2 in Le Commencement de la Fin, omnibus Star Trek #6. (Arédit)
- March 1995
- German: As "Feindliche Linien", translated by Uwe Anton, collected in Die Spiegelwelt part 2, Star Trek #2. (Carlsen)
External link[]
- Behind Enemy Lines! article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.