"Mission's End, Issue 1" is the first of five issues in the TOS comic miniseries Mission's End from IDW Publishing. Written by Ty Templeton and drawn by Steve Molnar, it was released in March 2009.
Description[]
- From solicitations
- The most important "lost" tale of the Star Trek saga can now be told: The final mission of the original Starship Enterprise and her crew. What prompts Mr. Spock and Doctor McCoy to retire from Starfleet? What earns Kirk his promotion to Admiral? And what is the mystery of Archenar-IV that threatens to tear the Federation itself apart? All will be revealed in this five-issue miniseries, with appearances by fan-favorite characters Gary Mitchell, Lee Kelso, and Dr. Piper in this special opening chapter. Fan-favorite artist Kevin Maguire provides this issue’s cover!
Summary[]
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Log Entries[]
- Captain's log, stardate 1136.2.
- The Enterprise is participating in a first contact mission with the spider civilization of Archernar IV. As big as our moon, Archernar IV is not a natural formation, but the remains of huge, ancient space station, abandoned by a crew of giants millions of years ago, and left in orbit in the Archernar system with life support systems still on. Over that time, the lower lifeforms that had been left behind — the insects — evolved into a race of sentient beings with a unique culture and science. Their recent experimental warp flight to a neighboring star has made the Archernarians prime candidates for contact with the Federation.
- We'll be working with a Starfleet planetary survey team commanded by Captain Cassady. She's been covertly observing the Archernarian society for six months, and comes highly recommended. I look forward to this mission, not only for the chance to see this unusual world, but for the opportunity to observe the Enterprise crew in action. We'll be out here for the next five years together. It's about time I see how they'll function as a team.
- Captain's log, Supplemental
- The Archernarian first contact was achieved with great success. Much of the credit should go to Captain Cassady, who quickly realized that our size may have been making the Archernarians uneasy when we first stepped off the shuttlecraft, and asked us all to crouch for better diplomatic relations. From there, a set of rituals common in first contact situations came into play. The crew met the high administrator of the Archernarian people. Gifts were exchanged... And a feast was held in our honor. Doctor Piper examined the food and determined that first officer Spock is allergic to it, but the rest of the crew is not. So to give Spock something to do while the crew enjoyed an interesting meal, I told him to accept to tour the Archernarian holy site — a place they call "The Heart of God". It will do his analytical mind some good to study illogic and faith for a change. He could use the balance.
References[]
Characters[]
- Elizabeth Cassady • High Administrator • Kel-M • Lee Kelso • James T. Kirk • Gary Mitchell • Moore • Mark Piper • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • crawlers • unnamed USS Enterprise personnel
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Archernar IV (Archernar airlock station • capital • "Heart of God") • the galaxy
- Referenced only
- Earth • Luna
Races and cultures[]
- Archernarian • crawler • Human • Mendak • Vulcan
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- broadcast • docking rim • energy generator • engineering chamber • evolution • hatch • life support • medikit • phaser • photon torpedo • psychology • radio • science • space station • starship • sword • sub-quantum warp field • tricorder • universal translator • warp speed
Lifeforms[]
- alien • animal • bug • cockroach • dragon • insect • lobster • pet • plant • species • spider • tree
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • doctor • first officer • lieutenant • officer • scientist
Other references[]
- assignment patch • Battles of See-N • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2264 • century • civilization • culture • death • diplomacy • English language • entertainment • evasive maneuver • far future • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • fiction • first contact • food • government • gravity • hangar bay • history • hour • jungle • kilometer • language • logic • millions of years ago • minute • month • news • orbit • philosophy • religion • sport • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • survey team • stun • water • year
Appendices[]
Background[]
The setting of the issue is one of the first missions of the USS Enterprise under Captain Kirk. A reference to Dr. Piper places it after the 2264 section of Strangers from the Sky.
Images[]
Cover gallery[]
This issue was available in two covers:
Cover "A" by Joe Corroney.
Cover "B" by Kevin Maguire with colors by Chris Sotomayor.
Maguire cover without titles.
Other images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: Shakedown Crew |
TOS comics | Next comic: Countdown, Number Four Countdown |
| Previous comic: First issue |
TOS comics (Mission's End) |
Next comic: Mission's End, Issue 2 |
| Previous story: First Star Trek comic |
Stories by: Ty Templeton |
Next story: Mission's End, Issue 2 |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Chapter 14, Leonard McCoy's flashback |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Enterprise My Brother's Keeper, Chapter 5 |
| Previous comic: Strangers from the Sky Book Two: Chapters 1-2 |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Year One | Next comic: Enterprise My Brother's Keeper, Chapter 5 |
Publication history[]
- 25 March 2009
- First released by IDW Publishing.
- 21 October 2009
- Collected in the Mission's End miniseries omnibus.
- 16 November 2011
- Collected in IDW Publishing's 100-Page Spectacular.
- 20 February 2020
- Collected in Graphic Novel Collection, Volume 100. (Eaglemoss Collections)
External links[]
- Mission's End, Issue 1 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.