Destination … Annihilation! was a comic book story published by Gold Key Comics in 1978. It was the 12th of 22 stories drawn by Alden McWilliams and the 4th of 10 stories written by George Kashdan.
Publisher's description[edit | edit source]
- Teaser summary
- The serenity of deep space prevailed aboard the USS Enterprise until they took on the unexpected passenger! From then on, it was only a matter of time until his unique brain would drive the Enterprise crew into an inexorable, maddening disaster.
Summary[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Ariman high priest • Pavel Chekov • James T. Kirk • Mazdan high priest • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Osric Whipple
- Referenced only
- Grolgar • Vengwal
Starships and vehicles[edit | edit source]
- Ariman ships • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • Galileo (II) (class F shuttlecraft) • ground car • Mazdan ships
Locations[edit | edit source]
- R-517 star system (Arima • Mazda) • Quaraxus
Races and cultures[edit | edit source]
States and organizations[edit | edit source]
Science and technology[edit | edit source]
- astrogator • brain • communicator • computer • electromagnetism • deflector • flagship • frequency • gravitational field • orbit • phaton • radio • radio wave • space • transformer • transporter • tricorder • warp drive
Ranks and titles[edit | edit source]
- captain • high priest • knight • lieutenant • professor • security officer
Other references[edit | edit source]
- caveman • crime • heaven • criminal code • deity • fleet • logic • meteorite • military • moon • peace treaty • planetoid • planet • religion • sector • shield • regulations • sword • temple • tribe • Vulcan nerve pinch • war
Timeline[edit | edit source]
Chronology[edit | edit source]
- At some point prior to 2233, Osric Whipple invented the deflector shield generator mechanism.
- It was prior to 2233 because the USS Kelvin had deflector shields when the Narada attacked in 2233. (TOS movie & novelization: Star Trek)
- At some point, Kirk and Whipple became acquainted. Whipple called Kirk an old friend and knew he was a captain. Kirk knew Whipple had invented the phaton, saying the deflector mechanism had saved his life many times, and he was sympathetic to the professor.
Appendices[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
- The cover artist mislabeled the warring spacecraft. The saucer-shaped "Mazda R-517" was actually the Ariman ship, whereas the rocket-shaped "Arima R-517" was the Mazdan ship.
- Spock said when people awoke from a Vulcan nerve pinch, they felt refreshed and rested.
- "Osric" was a character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Wikipedia)
- Whipple said he’d rewired a tricorder into a personal transporter, but it seemed as likely that his quick tinkering could have turned it into a portable transporter console linked to the Enterprise's transporter.
- The title was printed Destination ... Annihilation! in part one and Destination .... Annihilation! in part two.
- The use of stardate 2604.4 was inconsistent with Pavel Chekov’s appearance as navigator.
- Scott’s uniform tunic was colored blue when Kirk and Spock beamed down to Quaraxus, but red when he beamed them back.
Related stories[edit | edit source]
- TOS comic: "The Ghost Planet" – Ongoing planetary war on Numero Uno was led by Justin I and Justin II, paused only by the formation of radioactive rings around the planet.
- TOS episode: "Operation -- Annihilate!" – Similar-sounding title for the story of Deneva under attack by Denevan neural parasites.
- TOS comic: "Operation: Annihilate" – Similar-sounding title for the Denevan events as they occurred in the Kelvin timeline.
Images[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Destination Annihilation article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Connections[edit | edit source]
| published order | ||
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| Previous comic: The Planet of No Life |
TOS comics (Gold Key) |
Next comic: And a Child Shall Lead Them |
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