Is this the end of the road for Number One? – "Futures, Part One" is a TOS comic published by Marvel-Paramount Comics in 1997, the 12th issue in the Star Trek: Early Voyages series, set during Christopher Pike's captaincy of the USS Enterprise. It begins a four-part arc in which Mia Colt is sent into an alternate future.
Contents
Description[]
- While on the planet Algol, Colt and Tyler discover a "keepsake", an artifact that shows the holder images of his or her own future.
Summary[]
Log entries[]
- Captain's log, stardate 389.4
- After the cessation of hostilities between Starfleet and the Tholian Assembly over the disputed Theta Kalyb colony, the Enterprise and the Nelson have pulled into Starbase 45 at Algol II to lick our wounds.
- The Chakuun, the Tholians' shock troops, really chewed us up and spat us out. We were the fortunate ones, however, unlike the Brazzaville and the Achilles.
References[]
Characters[]
- Robert April • Phillip Boyce • Mia Colt • Sita Mohindas • Moves-With-Burning-Grace • Nano • Number One • Christopher Pike • Nils Pitcairn • Renzo • Shane Samson • Spock • Strickland • José Tyler • unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (technicians) • unnamed Starfleet personnel (José Tyler's bridge crew, 2293 security officer)
- Referenced only
- Well of Tomorrows
Starships and vehicles[]
- class F shuttlecraft • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Nelson
- Referenced only
- USS Achilles • USS Brazzaville
Locations[]
- Earth (San Francisco • Smithsonian Museum of Air, Sea and Space) • Algol II (Ithahulan • Starbase 45)
- Referenced only
- Theta Kalyb
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- biobed • circuitry • environmental suit • intercom • keepsake • transporter • tricorder • trident scanner • type-2 phaser • viewscreen • warp drive
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • assistant chief engineer • captain • chief engineer • commodore • doctor • ensign • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • provost • senior officer
Other references[]
- assignment patch • beam • bridge • captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2254 • century • city • crew • day • energy • engine room • Federation Starfleet ranks (2240s-2260s) • fly • glass • magic • mirror • mountain • plant • primary hull • quarters • secondary hull • shore leave • sickbay • star • Starfleet ranks • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • Starfleet uniform (2278-2350s) • tachyon • transporter room • turbolift • UFP pennant • water • year
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- EV comic: "Thanatos" – Christopher Pike's secret mission was shown in this issue.
- EV comic: "Flesh of My Flesh" – Robert April and Pike conferred before Pike assumed command of the Enterprise.
- TAS episode: "The Counter-Clock Incident" – Robert April's first appearance.
Background[]
- This is the first part of a four-part story with an unclear arc title. The second part was titled "Future Tense, Part Two", whereas the third part was again titled "Futures", but did not specify its part.
- Spock was referenced, but only appeared on the cover.
- The cover, per an "after John & Terry!" reference, homaged the cover of X-Men #138 by John Byrne and Terry Austin, in which Scott Summers was shown leaving while in the background were his teammates Bobby Drake, Logan, Henry McCoy, Ororo Monroe, Piotr Rasputin, Kurt Wagner, Warren Worthington, and Professor Charles Xavier.
- Renzo, depicted black on the last page, would be drawn differently when a new art team took over next issue.
Images[]
From the cover: The Early Voyages crew.
José Tyler's future.
Algol II from orbit.
Algol II surface.
Algolian keepsake.
A wall Intercom
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| Published Order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: The Fallen, Part Two |
EV comics | Next story: Future Tense, Part Two |
| Previous story: The Fallen, Part Two |
Stories by: Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton |
Next story: An Infinite Jest |
| Chronological Order | ||
| Previous adventure: The Fallen, Part Two |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Now and Then Pages 21-22 |
| Previous story: The Fallen, Part Two |
The Early Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) | Next story: Now and Then Pages 21-22 |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2254. The Memory Beta Chronology places events from this story in 1 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous adventure: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Chapter 1; section 1 |
2293 (Pages 21-22) | Next adventure: Future Tense, Part Two |
Production history[]
- September 1997
- First published by Marvel Comics.
- September 2008
- Re-released on The Complete Comic Book Collection DVD, by Graphic Imaging Technologies.
- May 2009
- Reprinted in Star Trek Omnibus, Volume 2, by IDW Publishing.
- 15 April 2014
- Reprinted in the omnibus The Stardate Collection, Volume 2 by IDW Publishing.
- 15 February 2018
- Reprinted in Graphic Novel Collection #30 by Eaglemoss Collections.
External links[]
- Futures, Part One article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Future Tense, Part One article at the bw media spotlight blog.
